An asana is any of a variety of bodily positions in yoga.

Padmasan is a posture.

Padma = lotus

asana = posture

it translates into lotus posture

Physical Yoga (Asana's or Postures) can be avoided.

Meditation and Pranayamam (breathing) Exercises can be done at any time (based on relevant experience of the practitioner)

the word asana is a 5 letter word. Asana means to sit in Hindu manner.

Kripalu yoga uses hatha yoga positions but emphasizes the mental and emotional components of each asana. Its teachers believe that tension and long-held emotional problems can be released from the body by a deep and meditative approach.