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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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