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A curated list of yoga poses
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Transliteration | Sanskrit | English | Description | Type | Variation | |
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Sukhasana, Yogasana, Svastikasana | सुखासन, स्वस्तिकसन | Auspicious, Lucky mark | Warm up | |||
Siddhasana, Muktasana, Siddha Yoni Asana | मुक्तासन, सिद्धासन | Liberated, Accomplished, The Adept's Pose | Seated cross-legged with knees down | Warm up | ||
Shavasana | शवासन | Corpse | Warm up | Butterfly legs, buttterfly legs and arms, reverse corpse (lying on the front) | ||
Pavan Muktasana, apanasana | Wind Release pose | Supine with knees to chest | Warm up | |||
Ardha Pavan Muktasana, apanasana | Half Wind Release pose | Supine with one knee to chest | Warm up | |||
Ananda Balasana | Happy Baby, stirred up | Warm up | Straight legs | |||
Jathara Parivartanasana | ञटर परिवर्तनासन | Belly twist | Lie on back and windscreen wiper the legs over to one side | Warm up | Cat tail: hold trailing foot | |
Makarasana | मकरासन | Crocodile | Supine with elbows down and supporting head in hands | Warm up | ||
Bidalasana, Marjariasana / Bitilasana | बिडालासन, मार्जरीआसन | Cat / Cow | On all fours arch back upwards then downwards | Kneeling | Reverse hands, side bend look backwards on cow | |
Tadasana | ताडासन | Mountain | Standing tall with hands by sides | Warm up | Side bend, back bend | |
Pranamasana | Prayer | Standing with hands in prayer | Warm up | |||
Uttanasana | उत्तानासन | Standing Forward Bend | Fold | Prayer hands, revolving, hands clasped behind back, holding opposite elbows, holding calves | ||
Parighasana | परिघासन | Gate | Kneeling | |||
Adho Mukha Svanasana | अधोमुखश्वानासन | Downward-Facing Dog | Shoulders | |||
Ardha Pincha Mayurasana | Dolphin | Down face dog with forearms down | Shoulders | |||
Virabhadrasana I | वीरभद्रासन | Warrior I | Legs | |||
Virabhadrasana II | वीरभद्रासन II | Warrior II | Legs | Reach backwards (like Trikonasana) | ||
Anjaneyasana | अञ्जनेयासन | Crescent Moon/lunge | Legs | |||
Viparita Virabhadrasana | विपरीतवीरभद्रासन | Reversed Warrior, Sun warrior | Legs | |||
Dragon | Dragon | Deep lunging warrior | Legs | Hands on floor, arm behind back, turn chest upward | ||
Trikonasana, Utthita Trikonasana | त्रिकोणासन, उत्थित त्रिकोणासन | Triangle | Fold | |||
Reversed Trikonasana | त्रिकोणासन, उत्थित त्रिकोणासन | Reversed triangle | Fold | |||
Parshvottanasana | पार्श्वोत्तनासन | Short trikonasana with forward fold | Fold | Clasp hands behind back | ||
Parshvakonasana | पार्श्वकोणासन | Side angle | Legs | |||
Utthita Parsvakonasana | उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन | Extended Side Angle | Legs | |||
Virabhadrasana III | वीरभद्रासन III | Warrior III | Balance | |||
Ardha Chandrasana | अर्धचन्द्रासन | Half moon | Balance | |||
Utkatasana | उत्कटासन | Awkward, Powerful, Chair | Squatting | Lift one foot from the floor | ||
Revolved Utkatasana | उत्कटासन | Awkward pose with twist | Squatting | |||
Vrikshasana, ek pad pranamasana | वृक्षासन | Tree, one foot prayer | Balance | |||
Garudasana | गरुडासन | Eagle | Balance | |||
Single leg Utkatasana | उत्कटासन | Single leg chair | Pistol squat | Squatting | ||
Prasarita Padottanasana | प्रसारित पादोत्तानासन | Wide Stance Forward Bend | Fold | Clasp hands behind back | ||
Natarajasana | नटराजासन | Lord of the Dance, Nataraja's Pose | Balance | |||
Utthita Hastapadangusthasana | उत्थित हस्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन | Standing Big Toe Hold | Balance | Leg to the side, leg to the front | ||
Trivikramasana, Svarga Dvijasana | त्रिविक्रमासन | Trivikrama's pose, Durva’s pose, Bird of Paradise pose | Standing splits | Splits | ||
Kumbhakasana, Phalakasana | Plank | Straight armed plank | Plank | One hand, one hand one foot | ||
Chaturanga Dandasana | चतुरङ्ग दण्डासन | Four-Limbed Staff | Low Plank | Plank | ||
Ashtanga Namaskara, Chaturanga | अष्टाङ्ग नमस्कार | Eight-Limbed Salutation, Caterpillar | Plank | One leg | ||
Vasishtasana | वसिष्ठासन | Vasishta's pose | Side plank | Plank | Extend top leg | |
Bhairavasana | भैरवासन अण्कुशासन | Formidable | Side plank with front leg behind head | Plank | ||
Balasana | बालासन | Child | Kneeling | Wide legs, arms back | ||
Vajrasana | वज्रासन | Thunderbolt | Sitting on the heels | Kneeling | ||
Broken toe pose | Broken toe pose | Kneeling with bent toes | Kneeling | |||
Bharadvajasana | भरद्वाजासन | Bharadvaja's twist | Kneeling to one side with upper body twist | Kneeling | Half lotus | |
Virasana, Dhyana Virasana | वीरासन, ध्यान वीरासन | Hero, Hero's Meditation | Quads | |||
Laghu Vajrasana | Little Thunderbolt | Quads | ||||
Supta Virasana | सुप्त वीरासन | Reclined hero | Quads | |||
Mandukasana | मन्दुकासन | Frog | Face down wide kneel | Kneeling | ||
Malasana | मालासन | Garland | Wide knee squat | Squatting | ||
Pashasana | पाशासन | Noose | Squat with bind | Squatting | ||
Simhasana | सिंहासन | Lion | Wide kneel, reversed hands and tongue out | Hips | ||
Ardha Padmasana | अर्धपद्मासन | Half lotus, square pose | Lotus | |||
Gorakshasana | गोरक्षासन | Cowherd, Gorakhnath's pose | Seated with knees spread and soles of feet pressed together | Lotus | ||
Gomukhasana | गोमुखासन | Cow face | Lotus | Shoelace – lean over legs | ||
Padmasana | पद्मासन | Lotus | Lotus | |||
Lolasana | लोलासन | Pendant | Start kneeling and elevate legs with arms | Arms | ||
Tulasana | तुलासन | Balance, Scales | Elevated lotus with arms outside legs | Lotus | ||
Kukkutasana | कुक्कुटासन | Cockerel | Elevated lotus with arms inside legs | Arms | ||
Garbha Pindasana | गर्भासन | Embryo in Womb | Lotus holding face with arms through legs | Lotus | ||
Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana | Half lotus forward fold | Lotus | ||||
Ek pada galavasana | Flying pigeon | Lotus | ||||
Maksikanagasana | मक्सिकानागासन | Dragonfly, Hummingbird, Grasshopper | Arms | |||
Ardha Baddha Padma Prapadasana | Half lotus tiptoe | Lotus | ||||
Supta Trivikramasana | सुप्त त्रिविक्रमासन | Trivikrama's pose | Supine front splits | Splits | ||
Rajakapotasana | राजकपोतासन | King Pigeon | Splits | |||
Hanumanasana | हनुमनासन | Hanuman, Monkey | Front splits with arms pointing upwards | Splits | ||
Samakonasana | समकोणासन | Side splits | Splits | |||
Baby Kakasana | ककासन | Baby crow | Crow with forearms on the floor and knees to triceps | Arms | ||
Kakasana | ककासन | Crow (arms bent) | Arms | |||
Bakasana | बकासन | Crane (straight arm crow) | Arms | |||
Dvi Pada Koundinyasana | कौण्डिन्यसन | Side crow | Arms | |||
Eka Pada Koundinyasana | कौण्डिन्यसन | Side crow with split legs | Arms | One elbow down | ||
Tittibhasana | टिट्टिभासन | Firefly | Arms | |||
Astavakrasana | अष्टावक्रासन | Aṣṭāvakra's pose, eight-angle pose | Arms | |||
Mayurasana | मयूरासन | Peacock | Arms | |||
Vrischikasana | वृश्चिकासन | Scorpion | Inversion | |||
Shirshasana, Kapalasana | शीर्षासन | Headstand, forearm balance | Inversion | Butterfly legs, rotated splits | ||
Straight arm Shirshasana | शीर्षासन | Straight arm headstand | Inversion | Palms up | ||
Pincha Mayurasana | पिञ्चमयूरासन | Feathered Peacock | Inversion | |||
Adho Mukha Vrikshasana | अधोमुखवृक्षासन | Handstand, Downward-Facing Tree | Inversion | |||
Viparita Karani, Uttanapadasana | विपरीतकरणि | Supported back bend | With shoulders down and legs upwards | Backbend1 | Legs up the wall | |
Bhujangasana | भुजङ्गासन | Cobra | Backbend1 | |||
Bhujapidasana | भुजपीडासन | Arm-pressing posture, seal, sphinx | Backbend1 | |||
Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana | ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन | Upward-Facing Dog | Backbend1 | |||
Dhanurasana | धनुरासन | Bow | Prone backbend holding ankles | Backbend1 | ||
Shalabhasana | शलभासन | Locust | Prone backbend with legs elevated and straight arms pushing forward | Backbend1 | Face down with hands flat | |
Sarpasana | Snake | Prone backbend with legs elevated and straight arms pushing backwards | Backbend1 | |||
Janusirsasana | जानुशीर्षासन | Head to knee | Seated forward fold | Fold | ||
Kraunchasana | क्रौञ्चासन | Heron | Seated with one foot back like hero and lift straight leg to head | Fold | ||
Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana | Compass Pose | Seated with one leg bent and other straight behind shoulder | Fold | |||
Ushtrasana | उष्ट्रासन | Camel | Backbend2 | |||
Matsyasana | मत्स्यासन | Fish | Supine backbend with hands under glutes and back of head on floor | Backbend2 | ||
Urdhva Dhanurasana, Chakrasana | ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन, चक्रासन | Upwards-facing bow, wheel | Backbend2 | |||
Ek pada urdhva dhanurasana | ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन, चक्रासन | One foot upwards-facing bow | Backbend2 | Lift opposite hand | ||
Viparita Dandasana | विपरीत दण्डासन | Inverted Staff | Backbend2 | |||
Ek pada viparita dandasana | विपरीत दण्डासन | One foot inverted Staff | Backbend2 | |||
Karnapidasana | कर्णपीडासन | Ear-pressing | Shoulders | |||
Sarvangasana | सालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन | Shoulder Stand | Shoulders | Split legs | ||
Niralamba Sarvangasana | Unsupported shoulder Stand | Shoulders | ||||
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana | सेतुबन्धसर्वाङ्गासन | Shoulder supported bridge | Shoulders | |||
Halasana | हलासन | Plough, snail | Shoulder stand with legs straight over head | Shoulders | ||
Dandasana | दण्डासन | Staff | Seated | |||
Baddha Konasana, Bhadrasana | बद्धकोणासन | Bound angle, Cobbler's pose | Seated | Lean to front and side | ||
Akarna Dhanurasana | आकर्णधनुरासन | Shooting bow, Archer, Bow and arrow | Seated | |||
Navasana, Paripurna Navasana, Naukasana | नावासन, परिपूर्णनावासन, नौकासन | Boat, Full Boat | Seated | |||
Marichyasana | मरीच्यासना | Marichi's Pose | Seated one leg straight with upper body twist | Squatting | ||
Matsyendrasana | मत्स्येन्द्रासन | Lord of the Fishes, Matsyendra's pose | Loose cow face with upper body twist | Seated | Bind | |
Paschimottanasana | पश्चिमोत्तानासन | Seated Forward Bend | Fold | |||
Upavishta Konasana | उपविष्टकोणासन | Open Angle | Seated straddle forward fold | Fold | ||
Kapotasana | कपोतासन | Pigeon | Hips | |||
Kurmasana | कूर्मासन | Tortoise | Straddle forward fold with arms under legs | Hips | ||
Yoganidrasana, Pasini Mudra | योगनिद्रासन | Yogic sleep, Noose Mudra | Both legs behind head | Hips | ||
Anantasana | अनन्तासन | Ananta's pose, Vishnu's Couch pose | Straight leg lift lying on the side | Hips | ||
Ardha Bhekasana | भेकासन | Frog | Prone backbend holding top of one foot | Quads | ||
Bhekasana | भेकासन | Frog | Prone backbend holding top of feet | Quads | ||
Supta Padangusthasana | सुप्त पादाङ्गुष्ठासन | Reclining hand to big toe pose | Supine straight leg raise | Fold |
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