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This is a list of some common Yoga postures, or asanas. It would be impossible to delineate all recognized postures and
their variations. In addition, other labels may be given to postures, depending on the school, the origin of the system within that
school, or the yogi or guru who developed the system in question. A case in point would be Hanumanasana, the supported version of
which is typically called "Runner's Stretch" by Kripalu practitioners. Also, a "Flat Back Forward Bend" in the Shivananda system is
referred to as "Preparation for Chair" in both Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Bikram Yoga.[citation needed
]
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Sanskrit name English Image Notes
Adho Mukha Śvānāsana
••••••••••••••Downward-Facing Dog
Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana
•••••••••••••Handstand (Downward-Facing Tree)
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Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana
••••••••••••Bow posture up to ear
Añjali Mudrā
••••••••••••Salutation hand posture
Anantāsana
••••••••
Posture of Ananta, one of the names of
Vishnu.
Ardha Candrāsana
•••••••••••••Half Moon
Ardha Matsyendrāsana
•••••••••••••••••••Half Spinal Twist
Ardha Navāsana
••••••••••Half boat posture
Baddha Koṇāsana
•••••••••Bound Angle
Bakāsana
•••••Crane
Bālāsana
•••••• (Garbhāsana •••••••)Child's Pose (relaxation)
Bhekāsana
••••••Frog
Bharadvājāsana
••••••••••Bharadvaja's Twist
Bhujaṅgāsana
•••••••••Cobra
Bhujapīḍāsana
•••••••••Arm-pressing posture
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Cakrāsana
•••••••Wheel
Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana
••••••••••••••Four-Limbed Staff
Daṇḍāsana
•••••••Staff pose
Dhanurāsana
•••••••Bow
Both feet behind head
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana
•••••••••••••One-Legged King Pigeon
Ekapādaśīrṣāsana
•••••••••••••Head stand ( by only holding) one foot
Ekapādaprasāraṇa-sarvāṅgatulāsana
••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Balance posture for the whole body, by
extending one leg
Foot behind Head
Garuḍāsana
•••••••Eagle
Garbhāsana
•••••••Fetus
Gomukhāsana
••••••••Cow Face
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Halāsana
•••••Plough
Hanumanāsana
••••••••Named after Hanuman
Jaṭharaparivartanāsana
••••••••••••••Belly-revolving posture
Jānuśīrṣāsana
••••••••••••Head-to-Knee Forward Bend
Kākāsana
••••••Crow
Kapotāsana
•••••••Pigeon
Karṇapīḍāsana
•••••••Ear-pressing
Krāuñcāsana
••••••••••Heron
Kukkuṭāsana
••••••••••Cockerel
Kūrmāsana
••••••••Tortoise
Lolāsana
••••••Pendant
Mahāmudrā
•••••••••Great hand posture
Makarāsana
••••••Crocodile (relaxation)
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Muktahastaśīrṣāsana
•••••••••••••••••Head stand
Maṇḍalāsana
••••••••Circle
Matsyāsana
•••••••••Fish
Matsyendrāsana
•••••••••••••••Lord of the Fishes
Mayūrāsana
•••••••Peacock
Naṭarājāsana
••••••••Lord of the Dance or Dancer
Nirālambasarvāṅgāsana
•••••••••••••••••••Posture for the whole body
Pādahastāsana
••••••••••Standing Forward Bend
Padmāsana
•••••••Lotus
Paripūrṇanāvāsana
••••••••••••••Full Boat
Parivṛttapārśvakoṇāsana
•••••••••••••••••••••Revolved Side Angle
Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana
••••••••••••••••••Revolved Triangle
Paryaṅkāsana
••••••••••Bed
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Pāśāsana
••••••Noose
Paścimottānāsana
••••••••••••••• (Paccimasana, Paschima tana)Seated Forward Bend
Prasāritapādottānāsana
••••••••••••••••••••Intense Spread Leg Stretch
Rājakapotāsana
••••••••••Royal pigeon
Śalabhāsana
••••••Locust or Grass-hopper
Samakoṇāsana
••••••••Straight angle
Sarvāṅgāsana
•••••••••••Shoulder Stand
Śavāsana
••••• (Shavasana, Sarvasana, Mrtasana)Corpse Pose (relaxation)
Setubandhasarvāṅgāsana
•••••••••••••••••••,
(Sethubandasana ••••••••••)
Bridge, Half Wheel
Siddhāsana
•••••••• (Muk-tasana •••••••, Guptasana •••••••)Perfect Pose
Siṁhāsana
•••••••Lion
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Śīrṣāsana
••••••••Head Stand
Sukhāsana
••••••Auspicious Pose
Suptabaddhakoṇāsana
•••••••••••••Reclining Bound Angle
Suptakoṇāsana
•••••••••••Angle
Suptapādāṅguṣṭhāsana
•••••••••••••••••••Reclining Big Toe
Suptavīrāsana
•••••••••••Reclining Hero
Suptavajrāsana
••••••••••••Thunderbolt
Svastikāsana
•••••••••••Prosperous Pose
Tāḍāsana
•••••• (Samasthiti)Mountain Pose
Tiṭṭibhāsana
••••••••••Firefly Pose
Trikoṇāsana
••••••••••Triangle
Tulāsana
••••••Balance posture
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Uḍḍīyānabandha
••••••••••••The abdominal lock
Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana
•••••••••••••Open Angle
Ūrdhvadhanurāsana
•••••••••••••Upward Bow, Backbend, or Wheel
Ūrdhvamukhaśvānāsana
•••••••••••••••••Upward-Facing Dog
Ūrdhvadaṇḍāsana
•••••••••••••Stick
Uṣṭhāsana
•••••••Camel
Uttanakūrmāsana
••••••••••••••Upside-Down Tortoise
Utkaṭāsana
••••••••Chair
Uttānāsana
•••••••••Standing Forward Bend
Utthitahastapādāṅguṣṭhāsana
••••••••••••••••••••••••Raised Hand to Big Toe
Utthitapārśvakoṇāsana
•••••••••••••••••••Extended Side Angle
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Utthitatrikoṇāsana
••••••••••••••••Extended Triangle
Vasiṣṭhāsana
•••••••••Side Plank
Vātāyanāsana
•••••••••Horse
Viparītakaraṇi
••••••••••Legs-up-the-Wall
Vajrāsana
•••••••Thunderbolt
Vīrāsana
••••••Hero
Vīrabhadrāsana
••••••••••Distinguished hero
Vṛkṣāsana
••••••••Tree
Vṛścikāsana
••••••••••scorpion
[edit]Sanskrit terms
Some terms in Sanskrit are repeatedly used in the names of asanas. Generally these are prefixes and can be used on any pose to
explain a variation.
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● Adho ••• means "downward"
● Ardha •••• means "half"
● Eka •• means "one" or "single"
● Dhánus means "Bow"
● Pariv ṛ tta •••••••• means
"revolved" or "twisted"
● Supta ••••• means "supine" or "reclining"
● tul ā •••• means balance
● Ū rdhva •••••• means "upward"
● Upavi ṣṭ ha ••••••• means
"seated"
● Utthita •••••• means "extended"
[edit]References
● Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Svatmarama--
● The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnu-devananda
● Devereux, G. (1998) Dynamic yoga: The ultimate workout that chills your mind as it charges your body (Thorsons, London)
● Farhi, D. (2000) Yoga mind, body and spirit: A return to wholeness (New leaf: New Zealand)
● Hewitt, J. (1977) The Complete Yoga Book (Rider, London)
● Iyengar, B.K.S (2000) Light on Yoga (Thorsons, London)
● Iyengar, B.K.S (2001) Yoga: The path to holistic health (Dorling Kindersley, London)
● Mira, S. and Methta, S. (1990) Yoga: The Iyengar Way (Dorling Kindersley, London)
● Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre (1996) Yoga, Mind and Body (DK, London)
● Sturgess, S. (1997) The Yoga Book (Element)
● Swami Muktibodhananda (1993) Hatha Yoga Pradipika (Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India)
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● Swenson, D. (1999) Ashtanga yoga: The Practice Manual (Ashtanga yoga production, Houston)
● Moksharth Yoga yogi dr. Jitender www.yoga1.at
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