The name malasana is sometimes used in the West for the "regular squat pose," Upaveśāsana, in which the palms of the hands are folded together in Añjali Mudrā ( ...MālāsanaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchFortheareaofMadridinSpain,seeMalasaña.MālāsanaIIfromthefrontMālāsanaIIfromthesideThenameMalasanaisusedforvarioussquattingasanasinhathayogaandmodernyogaasexercise.[1][2]Traditionally,andinB.K.S.Iyengar'sLightonYoga,Malasana,orGarlandPose,isusedforadifferentsquattingposewiththefeettogetherandthebackroundedwithmultiplehandplacementvariations.[3]WhenthehandsareboundaroundthebackthisposeisalsocalledKanchyasana("goldenbeltpose").[2]IntheWest,thenameMalasanaisalsousedforthe"regularsquatpose",alsocalledupavesasana,[4]inwhichthehandpalmsarefoldedtogetherintheso-callednamaskarmudrainfrontofthechest,andthefeetaresetwiderapart.IntheSritattvanidhi,thenameMalasanaisgiventobhujapidasana,the"shoulderpress",inwhichthepalmsareplacedontheground,thebodybalancingonthehands,andthelegsrestingontheshoulders.[5]Contents1Etymology2Descriptionandvariants2.1Upavesasana2.2MalasanaI/Kanchyasana2.3MalasanaII2.4Bhujapidasana3Seealso4Notes5References6Sources7ExternallinksEtymology[edit]ThisarticlecontainsIndictext.Withoutproperrenderingsupport,youmayseequestionmarksorboxes,misplacedvowelsormissingconjunctsinsteadofIndictext.ThenameMalasanaisfromtheSanskrit"माला"mālā,agarland,necklace,orrosary;[6]and"आसन"āsana,"seat"or"posture".AccordingtoIyengar,thenamederivesfromthearms"hangingfromthenecklikeagarland."[7]Descriptionandvariants[edit]Thenamemalasanaisusedforfourdifferentasanas:[1][2][5]Upavesasana[edit]UpavesasanaThenamemalasanaissometimesusedintheWestforthe"regularsquatpose,"Upaveśāsana,[4]inwhichthepalmsofthehandsarefoldedtogetherinAñjaliMudrā(prayerposture)infrontofthechest,andthefeetaresetapart.YogaJournalstatesthatMalasanastretchestheankles,groinsandback,andtonesthebelly,butcautionsaboutusingtheasanawhentherearelowerbackorkneeinjuries.[8]Avariantofthispose,Prapadasa