List of yoga postures
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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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[edit] Sanskrit
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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| Sanskrit name (alternative Sanskrit names bracketed) | English |
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| Adho Mukha Śvānāsana अधोमुखश्वानासन | Downward-Facing Dog |
| Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana अधोमुखवृक्षसन | Handstand (Downward-Facing Tree) |
| Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana आकर्णधनुरासन | Bow posture up to ear |
| Añjali Mudrā अञ्जलिमुद्रा | Salutation Seal |
| Anantāsana अनन्तासन | Posture of the Infinite |
| Ardha Candrāsana अर्धचन्द्रासन | Half Moon |
| Ardha Matsyendrāsana अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन | Half Spinal Twist |
| Ardha Navāsana अर्धनावासन | Half boat posture |
| Baddha Koṇāsana बद्धकोणसन | Bound Angle |
| Bakāsana बकासन | Crane |
| Bālāsana बालासन (Garbhāsana गर्भासन) | Child's Pose (relaxation) |
| Bhekāsana भेकासन | Frog |
| Bharadvājāsana भरद्वाजासन | Bharadvaja's Twist |
| Bhujaṅgāsana भुजङ्गासन | Cobra |
| Bhujapīdāsana भुजपीडासन | Arm-pressing posture |
| Cakrāsana चक्रासन | Wheel |
| Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana चतुरङ्गदण्डासन | Four-Limbed Staff |
| Daṇḍāsana दण्डासन | Staff pose |
| Dhanurāsana धनुरासन | Bow |
| Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana एकपादरजकपोतसन | One-Legged King Pigeon |
| Ekapādaśīrṣāsana एकपादशीर्षासन | Head stand ( by only holding) one foot) |
| Ekapādaprasāraṇasarvāṅgatulāsana एकपादप्रसारणसर्वाङ्गतुलासन | Balance posture for the whole body, by extending one leg |
| Garuḍāsana गरुडासन | Eagle |
| Garbhāsana गर्भासन | Fetus |
| Gomukhāsana गोमुखासन | Cow Face |
| Halāsana हलासन | Plow |
| Hanumanāsana हनुमनासन | Monkey (named after Hanuman) |
| Jaṭharaparivartanāsana जठरपरिवर्तनासन | Belly-revolving posture |
| Jānuśīrṣāsana जानुशीर्षासन | Head-to-Knee Forward Bend |
| Kākāsana काकासन | Crow |
| Kapotāsana कपोतासन | Pigeon |
| Karṇapīḍāsana कपोतासन | Ear-pressing |
| Krāuñcāsana क्रौञ्चासन | Heron |
| Kukkuṭāsana कुक्कुटासन | Cockerel |
| Kūrmāsana कूर्मासन | Tortoise |
| Lolāsana लोलासन | Pendant |
| Mahāmudrā महामुद्रा | Great seal |
| Makarāsana मकरासन | Crocodile (relaxation) |
| Muktahastaśīrṣāsana मुक्तहस्तशीर्षासन | Head stand |
| Maṇḍalāsana मण्डलासन | Circle |
| Matsyāsana मत्स्यासन | Fish |
| Matsyendrāsana मत्स्येन्द्रासन | Lord of the Fishes (named after Matsyendra) |
| Mayūrāsana मयूरासन | Peacock |
| Naṭarājāsana नटराजासन | Lord of the Dance |
| Nirālambasarvāṅgāsana निरालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन | Posture for the whole body |
| Pādahastāsana पादहस्तासन | Standing Forward Bend |
| Padmāsana पद्मासन | Lotus |
| Paripūrṇanāvāsana परिपूर्णनावासन | Full Boat |
| Parivṛttapārśvakoṇāsana परिवृत्तपार्श्वकोणासन | Revolved Side Angle |
| Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन | Revolved Triangle |
| Paryaṅkāsana पर्यङ्कासन | Bed |
| Pāśāsana पाशासन | Noose |
| Paścimottānāsana पश्चिमोत्तानासन (Paccimasana, Paschima tana) | Seated Forward Bend |
| Prasāritapādottānāsana प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन | Intense Spread Leg Stretch |
| Rājakapotāsana राजकपोतासन | Royal pigeon |
| Śalabhāsana शलभासन | Grass-hopper |
| Śalabhāsana शलभासन | Locust |
| Śavāsana शवासन | Corpse |
| Samakoṇāsana समकोणासन | Straight angle |
| Sarvāṅgāsana सर्वाङ्गासन | Shoulder Stand |
| Śavāsana शवासन (Shavasana, Sarvasana, Mrtasana) | Corpse Pose (relaxation) |
| Setubandhasarvāṅgāsana सेतुबन्धसर्वाङ्गासन,
(Sethubandasana सेतुबन्धसन) |
Bridge, Half Wheel |
| Siddhāsana सिद्धासन (Muk-tasana मुक्तसन, Guptasana गुप्तसन) | Perfect Pose |
| Siṁhāsana सिंहासन | Lion |
| Śīrṣāsana शीर्षासन | Head Stand |
| Sukhāsana सुखासन | Auspicious Pose |
| Suptabaddhakoṇāsana सुप्तभदकोणासन | Reclining Bound Angle |
| Suptakoṇāsana सुप्तकोणासन | Angle |
| Suptapādāṅguṣṭhāsana सुप्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन | Reclining Big Toe |
| Suptavīrāsana सुप्तवीरासन | Reclining Hero |
| Suptavajrāsana सुप्तवज्रासन | Thunderbolt |
| Svastikāsana स्वस्तिकासन | Prosperous Pose |
| Tāḍāsana ताडासन (Samasthiti) | Mountain Pose |
| Trikoṇāsana त्रिकोणासन | Triangle |
| Tulāsana तुलासन | Balance posture |
| Uḍḍīyānabandha उड्डीयानबन्ध | The abdominal lock |
| Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana उपविष्टकोणासन | Open Angle |
| Ūrdhvadhanurāsana ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन | Upward Bow, Backbend, or Wheel |
| Ūrdhvamukhaśvānāsana ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन | Upward-Facing Dog |
| Ūrdhvadaṇḍāsana ऊर्ध्वदण्डासन | Stick |
| Uṣṭhāsana उष्ठासन | Camel |
| Uttanakūrmāsana उत्तानकूर्मासन | Upside-Down Tortoise |
| Utkaṭāsana उत्कटासन | Chair |
| Uttānāsana उत्तानासन | Standing Forward Bend |
| Utthitahastapādāṅguṣṭhāsana उत्थितहस्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन | Raised Hand to Big Toe |
| Utthitapārśvakoṇāsana उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन | Extended Side Angle |
| Utthitatrikoṇāsana उत्थितत्रिकोणासन | Extended Triangle |
| Vasiṣṭhāsana वसिष्ठासन | Side Plank |
| Vātāyanāsana वातायनासन | Horse |
| Viparītakaraṇi विपरीतकरणि | Legs-up-the-Wall |
| Vajrāsana वज्रासन | Thunderbolt |
| Vīrāsana वीरासन | Hero |
| Vīrabhadrāsana वीरभद्रासन | Distinguished hero |
| Vṛkṣāsana वृक्षासन | Tree |
| Vṛścikāsana वृश्चिकासन | scorpion |
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 Sarvangasana |
 Halasana |
 Sirsasana |
 Savasana |
 Ardha Padmasana |
 Uttanasana |
 Paschimottanasana |
 Adho Mukha Svanasana |
 Bhujangasana |
 Dhanurasana |
 Urdhva Dhanurasana |
 Krauncasana |
 Bakasana |
 Mayurasana |
 Natarajasana |
 Salabhasana |
[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)
- Swami Satyananda Saraswati (1996) Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha (Yoga Publications Trust, India)
- Swenson, D. (1999) Ashtanga yoga: The Practice Manual (Ashtanga yoga production, Houston)
- Moksharth Yoga yogi dr. Jitender
[edit] External links
- Yoga Dancer - large review of asanas
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