List of asanas
Āsana is a generic term for postures used in the practice of yoga, derived from the Sanskrit word for 'seat'. While many of the oldest mentioned asanas are seated postures for meditation, asanas may be standing, seated, arm-balances, inversions, prone and supine postures as well. There is limited uniformity in naming postures since there are many competing schools of postural yoga. Different authors or schools of yoga may have different names for the same asana while many asanas have multiple names among different practitioners.[1]
Affixes
Many asana names include the following Sanskrit words as affixes:
English | Sanskrit | Meaning |
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Adho | अधो | downward |
Ardha | अर्ध | half |
Bandha | बंध | lock |
Dhánus | धनुः | bow |
Dvī | द्वि | two |
Eka | एक | one |
single | ||
Parivṛtta | परिवृत्त | revolved |
twisted | ||
Supta | सुप्त | supine |
reclining | ||
Tulā | तुला | balance |
Upaviṣṭha | उपविष्ठ | seated |
Ubhaya | उभय | both, together |
Ūrdhva | ऊर्ध्व | upward |
Utthita | उत्थित | extended |
Asanas
International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration | Sanskrit | English | Classification | Image |
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Adho Mukha Śvānāsana | अधोमुखश्वानासन | Downward-Facing Dog Pose | Arm balance and backward Bend | |
Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana | अधोमुखवृक्षासन | Downward-Facing Tree | Full Arm balance | |
Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana | आकर्णधनुरासन | Bow posture up to ear | Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Baddha Vīrabhadrāsana | बद्धवीरभद्रासन | Bound Warrior Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Ardha Baddha Parivṛtta Mālāsana | अर्धबद्धपरिवृत्तमालासन | Half Bound Revolved Garland Pose | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Ardha Baddha Nantum Naṭarājāsana | अर्धबद्धनन्तुन्नटराजासन | Half Bound Bowing with Respect Lord of the Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Ardha Baddha Nirālamba Baddha Eka Pāda Uttānāsana | अर्धबद्धनिरालम्बबद्धएकपादौत्तानासन | Half Bound Unsupported Bound One Legged Intense Stretch | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Ardha Padma Eka Pāda Mālāsana | अर्धपद्मएकपादमालासन | Half Lotus One Legged Garland Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Ānanda Bālāsana | आनन्दबालासन | Happy Baby Pose | Supine | |
Anantāsana | अनन्तासन | Ananta's pose | Supine Leg stretch | |
Aṅjaneyāsana | अञ्जनेयासन | Honorable Pose, Crescent Moon, Crescent Lunge | Standing (Hip opener) | |
Ardha Candrāsana | अर्धचन्द्रासन | Half moon | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Ardha Candra Cāpāsana Prep. | अर्धचन्द्रचापासन | Half Moon Bow Pose Preparation | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Ardha Kamalamunyāsana | अर्धकमलमुन्यासन | Half Pose Dedicated to Siddhar Kamalamuni | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Ardha Matsyendrāsana | अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन | Half Lord of the Fishes' pose | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Ardha Navāsana | अर्धनवासन | Half boat posture | Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti) | |
Ardha Padma Anantāsana | अर्धपद्मानन्तासन | Half Lotus Infinity Pose | Supine | |
Ardha Padma Sukha Matsyāsana | अर्धपद्मसुखमत्स्यासन | Half Lotus Easy Fish Pose | Supine | |
Ardha Uṣṭrāsana | अर्धौष्ट्रासन | Half Camel Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Aṣṭāvakrāsana | अष्टावक्रासन | Aṣṭāvakra's pose | Arm balance | |
Baddha Gomukhāsana | बद्धगोमुखासन | Bound Cow Faced Pose | Sitting (Upaviṣṭha) | |
Baddha Hasta Mālāsana | बद्धहस्तमालासन | Hands Bound Garland Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Baddha Hasta Karṇapīḍā Utkaṭāsana | बद्धहस्तकर्णपीडाउत्कटासन | Hands Bound Ear Pressure Fierce Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Baddha Hasta Utthita Sthiti Śalabhāsana | बद्धहस्तौत्थितस्थितिशलभासन | Bound Hands Rising Standing Locust Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Baddha Hasta Utthita Sthiti Vāyu Muktyāsana Prep. | बद्धहस्तौत्थितस्थितिवायुमुक्त्यासन | Hands Bound Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose Preparation | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Baddha Hasta Tāḍāsana | बद्धहस्तताडासन | Hands Bound Mountain Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Baddha Pāda Koormamunyāsana | बद्धपादकूर्ममुन्यासन | Bound Pose Dedicated to Koormamuni | Sitting | |
Baddha Koṇāsana | बद्धकोणासन | Bound angle | Sitting/Forward Bend (Upavista Sthiti/Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Pārśva Baddha Koṇāsana Śīrṣāsana 1 | पार्श्वबद्धकोणासनशीरषासन | Sideways Bound Angle Headstand 1 | Inversion | |
Baddha Mālāsana | बद्धमालासन | Bound Garland Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Baddha Naṭarājāsana | बद्धनटराजासन | Bound Lord of Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Baddha Samakoṇāsana | बद्धसमकोणासन | Bound Equal Angle Pose | Sitting (Upaviṣṭha Sthiti) | |
Baddha Viparīta Kūrmāsana | बद्धविपरीतकूर्मासन | Bound Inverted Tortoise Pose | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Bakāsana | बकासन | Crane | Arm balance | |
Bālāsana | बालासन | Child's Pose | Kneeling forward bend | |
Bāla Śalabhāsana | बालशलभासन | Baby Grasshopper Pose | Arm balance | |
Bharadvājāsana | भरद्वाजासन | Bharadvaja's twist | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Bhekāsana | भेकासन | Frog | Backbend (Extension) (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Bhujaṅgāsana | भुजङ्गासन | Cobra | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Bhujapīḍāsana | भुजपीडासन | Arm-pressing posture | Arm balance | |
Biḍālāsana | बिडालासन | Cat Pose | Kneeling | |
Camatkārāsana | चमत्कारासन | Wild Thing Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana | चतुरङ्गदण्डासन | Four-Limbed Staff | Arm balance | |
Cakra Bandhāsana | चक्रबन्धासन | Bound Wheel Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Cakrāsana or Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana | चक्रासन or ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन | Wheel Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Daṇḍāsana | दण्डासन | Staff pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Dhanurāsana | धनुरासन | Bow | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Dvi Hasta Pāda Utthita Sthiti Eka Pāda Bhekāsana | द्विहस्तपादौत्थितस्थितिएकपादभेकासन | Both Hands to Feet Rising Standing One Legged Frog Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Dvi Pāda Kauṇḍiṇyāsana | द्विपादकौण्डिन्यसन | Two Feet Kauṇḍiṇya's Pose | Arm balance | |
Dvi Pāda Śīrṣāsana | द्विपादशीर्षासन | two-footed head pose | Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana | द्विपदविपरीतदण्डासन | Two-Legged Inverted Staff Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Dvi Hasta Pādāsana | द्विहस्तपादासन | Both Hands to Foot Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Baddha Mālāsana | एकपादबद्धमालासन | One Leg Bound Garland Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Bakāsana 1 | एकपादबकासन | One Legged Crane Pose 1 | Arm balance | |
Eka Hasta Bhujāsana | एकहस्तभुजासन | One Arm Pressure Pose | Arm balance | |
Eka Hasta Pāda Utthita Sthiti Eka Pāda Bhekāsana | एकहस्तपादौत्थितस्थितिएकपादभेकासन | One Hand to Foot Rising Standing One Legged Frog Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Eka Hasta Pārśvāsana | एकहस्तपार्शासन | One Arm Sideways Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Gālavāsana | एकपादगालवासन | Pose Dedicated to Gālava - One Legged Variation | Arm balance | |
Eka Pāda Indudalāsana | एकपादैन्दुदलासन | One Legged Crescent Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Kauṇḍiṇyāsana I | एकपादकौण्डिण्यासन | Kauṇḍiṇya's pose, twisted one legged arm balance | Arm balance | |
Eka Pāda Kauṇḍiṇyasana II | एकपादकौण्डिण्यासन | Kauṇḍiṇya's pose, one legged arm balance with straight legs | Arm balance | |
Eka Pāda Nirālamba Nāvāsana | एकपादनिरालम्भनावासन | One Legged Unsupported Boat Pose | Sitting | |
Eka Pāda Paripūrṇa Vṛścikāsana | एकपादपरिपूर्णवृश्चिकासन | One Legged Stretched Out Scorpion Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana I | एकपादराजकपोतासन | One-Legged King Pigeon | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana II | एकपादराजकपोतासन | One-Legged King Pigeon 2 | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana | एकपादशीर्षासन | Foot behind Head Pose | Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Śīrṣa Bakāsana | एकपादशीर्षबकासन | One Leg Behind the Head Crane Pose | Arm balance | |
Eka Pāda Śīrṣa Prapadāsana | एकपादशीर्षप्रपदासन | One Leg Behind the Head Tiptoe Pose | Standing | |
Eka Pāda Śīrṣottāna Pṛṣṭhāsana | एकपादशीर्षोत्तानपृष्ठासन | Eka Pada Shirshottana Prshthasana One Foot Behind the Head Extended Lizard Tail Lunge Pose | Standing | |
Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana | एकपादशीर्षासन | One legged supported head balance | Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana | एकपादौउर्ध्वधनुरासन | One Legged Upward Bow Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Uṣṭrāsana | एकपादौष्ट्रासन | One Legged Camel Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana | एकपादविपरीतदण्डासन | One Legged Inverted Staff Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Eka Pāda Vṛścikāsana | एकपादवृश्चिकासन | One Legged Scorpion Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Gālavāsana | गालवासन | Pose Dedicated to Gālava | Arm balance | |
Gaja Vadivu | Elephant Old Form | Standing | ||
Garbhāsana | गर्भासन | Fetus | Sitting Pose | |
Garuḍāsana | गरुडासन | Eagle pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Gitanandasana | Pose Dedicated to Gitananda | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Gomukhāsana | गोमुखासन | Cow faced pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Guptāsana | गुप्तासन | Hidden Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Halāsana | हलासन | Plough | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Hanumanāsana | हनुमनासन | Lord Hanuman Pose | Leg Stretch | |
Hasta Nāginyāsana in Nantum Naṭarājāsana | हस्तनागिन्यासननन्तुन्नटराजासन | Mermaid Hand Position in Bowing Lord of Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Hasta Nāginyāsana in Naṭarājāsana | हस्तनागिन्यासननटराजासन | Mermaid Hand Position in Lord of Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Hasta Pādāsana 1 | हस्तपादासन | Hands to Foot Squatting Pose 1 | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Hasta Pāda Parivṛtta Ardha Candra Cāpāsana | हस्तपादपरिवृत्तार्धचन्द्रचापासन | Hand to Foot Revolved Half Moon Bow Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Hasta Pāda Pārśva Prapadāsana | हस्तपादपार्श्वप्रपदासन | Hand to Foot to Side Tip Toe Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Hindolāsana in Eka Pāda Prapadāsana | हिदोलासनएकपादप्रपदासन | Baby Cradle Pose in One Legged Tip Toe Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Indudalāsana | इन्दुदलासन | Crescent Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Jānu Śīrṣāsana | जानुशीर्षासन | Head-to-Knee Forward Bend | Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Jāṭhara Parivṛttāsana | जाठरपरिवृत्तासन | Belly-revolving posture | Supine | |
Jāṭhara Parivṛtta Svastikāsana | जाठरपरिवृत्तस्वस्तिकासन | Svastika Legs in Belly Revolving Pose | Supine | |
Jāṭhara Ūrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana | जाठरौउर्ध्वमुखपश्चिमोत्तानासन | Abdominal Lift Upward Facing Western Intense Stretch Pose | Supine | |
Kāla Bhairavāsana | कालभैरवासन | Pose Dedicated to Shiva the Destroyer | Arm balance | |
Kālyāsana | काल्यासन | Pose Dedicated to Goddess Kālī | Standing | |
Karṇa Pīḍāsana | कर्णपीडासन | Ear-pressing | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Krauñcāsana | क्रौञ्चासन | Heron | Seated | |
Kukkuṭāsana | कुक्कुटासन | Cockerel | Arm balance | |
Kūrmāsana | कूर्मासन | Tortoise | Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Laghu Vajrāsana | लघुवज्रासन | Little Thunderbolt Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Lāsyāsana | लास्यासन | Dancing Pose | Standing | |
Lolāsana | लोलासन | Pendant | Arm balance | |
Mahāmudrā | महामुद्रा | The great seal posture | Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Makarāsana | मकरासन | Crocodile | Prone | |
Mālāsana | मालासन | Garland[2] | Standing | |
Maṇḍalāsana | मण्डलासन | Circle | Inversion | |
Mārjāryāsana | मार्जार्यासन | Cat pose | Quadruped | |
Matsyāsana | मत्स्यासन | Fish Pose | Supine backbend | |
Matsyendrāsana | मत्स्येन्द्रासन | Lord of the Fishes' Pose | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Mayūrāsana | मयूरासन | Peacock Pose | Arm balance | |
Mukta Hasta Śīrṣāsana | मुक्तहस्तशीर्षासन | "Hands-Free" Head stand | Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Muktāsana | मुक्तासन | The liberated Pose | Supine | |
Mūla Bandhāsana | मूलबनधासन | Root Lock Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Nama Baddha Hasta Vīrabhadrāsana | नमबद्धहस्तवीरभद्रासन | Bowing Hands Bound Warrior Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Namaskāra Naṭarājāsana | नमस्कारनटराजासन | Lord of the Dance Pose Hands in Prayer | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Nantum Naṭarājāsana | नन्तुन्नटराजासन | Bowing with Respect Lord of the Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Narasiṁhāsana in Mālāsana | नरसिंहासनमालासन | Lion's Pose in Garland Pose | Standing | |
Naṭarājāsana | नटराजासन | Dancer or Lord of the Dance Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Nāvāsana | नावासन | Boat | Sitting | |
Nindra Utthita Vāyu Muktyāsana | Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Nirālamba Baddha Eka Pāda Uttānāsana 1 | निरालम्बबद्धएकपादौत्तानासन | Unsupported Bound One Legged Intense Stretch Pose 1 | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Nirālamba Baddha Eka Pāda Uttanasana 2 | निरालम्बबद्धएकपादौत्तानासन | Unsupported Bound One Legged Intense Stretch Pose 2 | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Nirālamba Jāṭhara Padmāsana | निरालम्बजाठरपद्मासन | Unsupported Abdominal Lift Lotus Pose | Inversion | |
Nirālamba Pārśva Hasta Jānu Naṭarājāsana | निरालम्बपार्श्वहस्तजानुनटराजासन | Unsupported Sideways Hand to Knee Lord of the Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Nirālamba Prapada Kañjanāsana 1 | निरालम्बप्रपदकञ्जनासन | Unsupported Tip Toe Wagtail Pose 1 | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Nirālamba Sarvāṅgāsana | निरालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन | Unsupported shoulder stand | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Pādahastāsana | पादहस्तासन | Standing Forward Bend | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Padma Pinya Mayūrāsana | पद्मपिन्यमयूरासन | Peacock Feather Pose with legs in Padmasana/Elbow balance | Arm balance | |
Padmāsana | पद्मासन | Lotus Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Padmāsana in Mayūrāsana | पद्मासनमयूरासन | Lotus Pose in Peacock Pose | Arm balance | |
Padmāsana in Śīrṣāsana | पद्मासनशीर्षासन | Lotus in Headstand | Inversion | |
Parighāsana | परिघासन | Gate Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Paripūrṇa Nāvāsana | परिपूर्णनावासन | Full Boat Pose | Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Ardha Candrāsana | परिवृत्तारधचन्द्रासन | Revolved Half Moon Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Ardha Candra Cāpāsana | परिवृत्तारधचन्द्रचापासन | Revolved Half Moon Bow Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Baddha Pārśvakoṇāsana | परिवृत्तबद्धपार्श्वकोणासन | Revolved Bound Side Angle | Asymmetrical standing twist with hand lock | |
Parivṛtta Baddha Sthiti Utthita Vayū Muktyāsana | परिवृत्तबद्धस्थितिउत्थितवयूमुक्त्यासन | Revolved Bound Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Dvi Pāda Baddha Utkaṭāsana | परिवृत्तद्विपादबद्धौत्कटासन | Revolved Both Legs Bound Fierce Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Nāvāsana | परिवृत्तनावासन | Revolved Boat Pose | Sitting | |
Parivṛtta Namaskar Sthiti Ūrdhva Vayū Muktyāsana | परिवृत्तनमस्कर्स्थितिऊर्ध्ववयूमुक्यासन | Revolved Prayer Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Prapadāsana | परिवृत्तप्रपदासन | Revolved Tip Toe Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Pārśva Koṇāsana | परिवृत्तपार्श्वकोणासन | Revolved Side Angle | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Sālamba Hasta Pādāsana | परिवृत्तसालम्बहस्तपादासन | Revolved Supported Hand to Foot Pose | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Svarga Dvijāsana | परिवृत्तस्वर्गद्विजासन | Revolved Bird of Paradise Pose | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Trikoṇāsana | परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन | Revolved Triangle | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Ũrdhva Tāḍāsana Ũrdhva Baddha Hastāsana | परिवृत्तौउर्ध्वताडासनौउर्ध्वबद्धहस्तासन | Revolved Upward Mountain Pose with Raised Bound Hands | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Parivṛtta Utthita Pāda Hastāsana | परिवृत्तौत्थितपादहस्तासन | Revolved Extended Hand to Foot Pose | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Pārśva Daṇḍāsana | पार्श्वदण्डासन | Sideways Staff Pose | Arm balance | |
Pārśva Tāḍāsana Ũrdhva Baddha Hastāsana | पार्श्वताडासनौउर्ध्वबद्धहस्तासन | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Pārśvāsana | पार्श्वासन | Side Stretch Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Pārśva Ardha Padma Pādāṇguṣṭha Dhanurāsana | पार्श्वार्धपद्मपादाण्गुष्ठधनुरासन | Sideways Half Lotus Bigtoe Bow Pose | Supine on the side | |
Pārśvottanāsana | पार्श्वोत्तनासन | Intense stretch to the side | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Paryaṅkāsana | पर्यङ्कासन | Couch Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Pāśāsana | पाशासन | Noose Pose | Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti) | |
Paścimottānāsana | पश्चिमोत्तानासन | Extension of the posterior (western) part of the body | Forward Bend (Pashchima Prattana Sthiti) | |
Patan Vṛkṣāsana 1 | पतन्वृक्षासन | Toppling Tree Pose 1 | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Patan Vṛkṣāsana 2 | पतन्वृक्षासन | Toppling Tree Pose 2 | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Piñcha Mayūrāsana | पिञ्चमयूरासन | Feathered Peacock Pose, forearm balance | Arm balance | |
Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja | पिण्डोलभारद्वाज | Pose dedicated to Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Prapada Kapotāsana | प्रपदकपोतासन | Tip Toe Pigeon Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Prapada Matsyendrāsana | प्रपदमत्स्येद्रासन | Tip Toe Lord of the Fishes' Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Prapada Vīrāsana | प्रपदवीरासन | Tiptoe Hero Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Prapadāsana | प्रपदासन | Tip Toe Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Prasārita Pādottānāsana | प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन | Wide Stance Forward Bend | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Paripūrṇa Vajrāsana | परिपूर्णवज्रासन | Complete Thunderbolt Pose | Sitting Pose | |
Rājakapotāsana | राजकपोतासन | King Pigeon Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Śalabhāsana | शलभासन | Locust Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Sālamba Pārśva Hasta Jānu Naṭarājāsana | सलम्बपार्श्वहस्तजानुनटराजासन | Supported Sideways Hand to Knee Lord of the Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana I | सालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन | Shoulder Stand | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Sālamba Śīrṣāsana I | सालम्बशीर्षासन | Supported Headstand | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Śīrṣāsana 5-6 | शीर्षासन | Headstand 5-6 | Inversion | |
Samakoṇāsana | समकोणासन | Straight angle pose | Seated | |
Samasthitiḥ | समस्थितिः | Equal Standing | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Śaśakāsana | शशकासन | Rabbit Pose | Inversion | |
Śavāsana | शवासन | Corpse Pose | Resting asana (Visranta Karaka Asana) | |
Setu Bandhāsana | सेतुबन्धासन | Bridge Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana | सेतुबन्धसर्वाङ्गासन | Shoulder supported Bridge | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Ṣaṭkoṇāsana | षट्कोणासन | Six Triangles Pose | Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti) | |
Siddhāsana | सिद्धासन | Siddhi's Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Siṁhāsana | सिंहासन | Lion Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Sthiti Baddha Yogadaṇḍāsana | स्थितिबद्धयोगदण्डासन | Standing Bound Yogic Staff Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Stiti Vayu Muktyuttonasana | Standing Wind Relieving Intense Stretch Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Sthiti Urdhva Mukhottana Kulpha Dhanurasana | Standing Upward Facing Intense Ankle Stretch Bow Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Sthiti Utthita Eka Pada Chibi Janu Shirshasana Prep. | Standing Rising One Legged Chin to Knee Pose Preparation | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Sukhāsana | सुखासन | Auspicious (Easy) Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Suptabaddha-koṇāsana | सुप्तभद्धकोणासन | Reclining Bound Angle | Resting asana (Visranta Karaka Asana) | |
Supta Baddha Aṣṭāvakrāsana | सुप्तबद्धाष्टावक्रासन | Reclined Bound Aṣṭāvakrā's Pose | Supine | |
Supta Jāṭhara Garuḍāsana | सुप्तजाठरगरुडासन | Reclined Abdominal Lift Eagle Pose | Supine | |
Supta Koṇāsana | सुप्तकोणासन | Reclined Angle | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana I | सुप्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन | Catching the big toe supine pose | Supine Leg stretch | |
Supta Vajrāsana | सुप्तवज्रासन | Reclined Thunderbolt | Supine | |
Supta Vīrāsana | सुप्तवीरासन | Reclining Hero | Resting asana (Visrana Karaka Asana) | |
Surya Namaskārāsana | सुर्यनमस्कारासन | Sun Salutation Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Surya Namaskārāsana Urdhva Baddha Hastāsana | सुर्यनमस्कारासनौर्ध्वबद्धहस्तासन | Sun Salutation Pose - Raised Bound Hands | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Svarga Dvijāsana | स्वर्गद्विजासन | Bird of Paradise Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Svastikāsana | स्वस्तिकासन | Cross Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Tāḍāsana Namaskāra | ताडासननमस्कार | Mountain Pose with Hands in Prayer | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Tāḍāsana | ताडासन | Mountain Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Tāḍāsana Ūrdhva Baddha Hastāsana | ताडासनौउर्ध्वबद्धहस्तासन | Mountain Pose - Raised Bound Hands | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Tāṇḍavāsana | ताण्डवासन | Shiva's Cycle of Life Dance Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Tārāsana | तारासन | Star Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Tiryak Tāla Vṛkṣāsana | तिर्यक्तालवृक्षासन | Swaying Palm Tree Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Tiryang Mukhottanasana | Reverse Facing Intense Stretch | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | ||
Ṭiṭṭibhāsana 1 | टिट्टिभासन | Firefly Pose 1 | Arm balance | |
Ṭiṭṭibhāsana 2 | टिट्टिभासन | Firefly Pose 2 | Standing | |
Trikoṇāsana | त्रिकोणासन | Triangle Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Trivikrāmāsana | त्रिविक्रामासन | Trivikrāma's Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Tulāsana (Tolasana) | तुलासन | Balance / Scales posture | Arm balance | |
Uḍḍīyāna Bandha | उड्डीयानबन्ध | The abdominal lock | NA | |
Upavesāsana | उपवेसासन | Squatting Pose | Squatting | |
Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana | उपविष्टकोणासन | Open Angle | Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti) | |
Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana | ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन | Upwards-facing bow | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Ūrdhva Eka Pāda Ardha Padma Paścimottānāsana | ऊर्ध्वएकपादार्धपद्मपश्चिमोत्तानासन | Upward One Legged Half Lotus Western Intense Stretch | Sitting | |
Ūrdhva Eka Pāda Ardha Baddha Padma Paścimottānāsana | ऊर्ध्वएकपादार्धबद्धपद्मपश्चिमोत्तानासन | Upward One Legged Half Bound Lotus Western Intense Stretch | Sitting | |
Ūrdhva Hāstāsana | ऊर्ध्व हास्तासन | Upward hands pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana | ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन | Upward-Facing Dog | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Ūrdhva Padmāsana in Nirālamba Sarvāṅgāsana | ऊर्ध्वपद्मासननिरालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन | Upward Lotus Pose in Unsupported Shoulderstand Pose | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Ūrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana | ऊर्ध्वमुखपश्चिमोत्तानासन | Upward Western Intense Stretch Pose | Sitting | |
Ūrdhva Prasārita Eka Pādāsana | ऊर्ध्वप्रसारितएकपादासन | One Leg Stretched Upwards Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Uṣṭrāsana | उष्ट्रासन | Camel Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Utkaṭāsana | उत्कटासन | Awkward Pose/Powerful pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Uttana Kulpha Prapada Utkatasana 3 | Intense Ankle Stretch Tip Toe Chair Pose 3 | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Uttana Kulpha Prapada Natarajasana | Intense Ankle Stretch Lord of Dance Pose | Standing | ||
Uttanakūrmāsana | उत्तानकूर्मासन | Inverted Tortoise | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Uttanapadasana | Intense Leg Stretch | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | ||
Uttānāsana | उत्तानासन | Standing Forward Bend | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Utthita Ekapadasana | Extended One Foot Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Utthita Hasta Padangushthasana in Uttana Kulpha Eka Pada Setu Bandha Sarvangasana | Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose Intense Ankle Stretch | Supine | ||
Utthita Parshva Pashasana | Extended Side Noose Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Utthita Trivikramasana | Extended Trivikrama's Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Utthita hastapādāṅguṣṭhāsana | उत्थित हस्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन | Standing Big Toe Hold | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Utthita-pārśvakoṇāsana | उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन | Extended Side Angle | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Utthita Sthiti Bhujangasana | Rising Standing Cobra Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Utthita Sthiti Surya Yantrasana | Extended Standing Sundial Pose
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Vajrāsana | वज्रासन | Thunderbolt | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Vasiṣṭhāsana | वसिष्ठासन | Vasishta's pose/Vasishta is the name of a sage | Arm balance (Side Plank Pose) | |
Vātāyanāsana | वातायनासन | Horse Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Viparītakaraṇi | विपरीतकरणि | Legs-up-the-Wall | Inversion (Viparita Sthiti) | |
Viparita Namaskara Tadasana | Reverse Prayer Mountain Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Viparita Prapada Dhanurasana | Inverted Tiptoe Bow Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | ||
Viparita Virabhadrasana | Reversed Warrior Pose | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | ||
Vīrabhadrāsana I | वीरभद्रासन | Warrior I | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Vīrabhadrāsana II | वीरभद्रासन II | Warrior II | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Vīrabhadrāsana III | वीरभद्रासन III | Warrior III | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Vīrāsana | वीरासन | Hero | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | |
Vṛkṣāsana | वृक्षासन | Tree | Standing (Uttihista Sthiti) | |
Vṛścikāsana | वृश्चिकासन | scorpion | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | |
Yogadandasana | Yogic Staff Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | ||
Yoga Mudrasana | Yogic Seal Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) | ||
Yoganandasana | Yogananda's Pose | Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti) | ||
Yoganidrasana | Yogic Sleep Pose | Supine (Reclining) | ||
Yoni Dandasana | Womb Staff Pose | Sitting (Upavista Sthiti) |
See also
- Mudra
- List of mudras
- Pranayama
- Surya Namaskara
- Supta vajrasana
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