Requires deep hip flexibility and arm strength.
In the vast tradition of Hatha Yoga, the number holds a sacred and symbolic significance. It is traditionally said that the Hindu deity Lord Shiva , regarded as the Adi Yogi (the first yogi), taught 8.4 million asanas, representing the 8.4 million species of life. From these, he distilled 84 primary asanas (often written as chaurasi asanas ) as the essential postures for human spiritual and physical development.