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Asanas collectively constitute the physical aspect of worship in ancient Yoga and various stretches and meditative poses of modern Yoga. The poses and stretches are thought to have physical and mental health benefits and can lead to injury in roughly 1 in 20 practitioners a year in the U.S.[8][1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Different authors or schools of yoga may have different names for an asana. Many asanas have multiple names or one name may refer to multiple asanas.[8]

Affixes

Many asana names include the following Sanskrit words as affixes:

English Sanskrit Meaning
Adho अधो downward
Ardha अर्ध half
Eka एक one
single
Bandha बंध lock
Dhánus धनुः bow
Dvī द्वि two
Parivṛtta परिवृत्त revolved
twisted
Supta सुप्त supine
reclining
Tulā तुला balance
Upaviṣṭha उपविष्ठ seated
Ubhaya उभय both, together
Ūrdhva ऊर्ध्व upward
Utthita उत्थित extended

Modern Asanas

Sanskrit transliteration Sanskrit English Image Classification
Adho Mukha Śvānāsana अधोमुखश्वानासन Downward-Facing Dog Pose Arm Balance and Forward Bend.
Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana अधोमुखवृक्षासन Downward-Facing Tree (Full Arm Balance) Arm Balance
Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana आकर्णधनुरासन Bow posture up to ear Forward Bend (Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Anantāsana अनन्तासन Ananta's pose Supine Leg stretch
Anjaneyasana अञ्जनेयासन Honorable Pose, Crescent Moon, Crescent Lunge Standing asana (Hip opener)
Ardha Candrāsana अर्धचन्द्रासन Half moon Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ardha Matsyendrāsana अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन Half lord of the fishes pose Twisting (Parivrrta Sthiti)
Ardha Navāsana अर्धनवासन Half boat posture Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti)
Aṣṭāvakrāsana अष्टावक्रासन Aṣṭāvakra's pose Arm SECe
Baddha Koṇāsana बद्धकोणासन Bound angle Sitting asana/Forward Bend (Upavista Sthiti/Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Bakāsana बकासन Crane Arm Balance
Bālāsana बालासन Child's Pose Kneeling forward bend
Bharadvājāsana भरद्वाजासन Bharadvaja's twist Twisting (Parivrrta 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
Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana चतुरङ्गदण्डासन Four-Limbed Staff Arm Balance
Chakrāsana or Urdva Dhanurāsana चक्रासन Wheel Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Daṇḍāsana दण्डासन Staff pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Dhanurāsana धनुरासन Bow Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Dvi Pāda Śīrṣāsana द्विपादशीर्षासन Both feet behind head (lit: two-footed head pose) Forward Bend (Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana द्विपदविपरीतदण्डासन Two-Legged Inverted Staff Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Eka Pada Kauṇḍiṇyāsana I एकपादकौण्डिण्यासन Kauṇḍiṇya's pose, twisted one legged arm balance Arm balance
Eka Pada Kauṇḍiṇyasana II एकपादकौण्डिण्यासन Kauṇḍiṇya's pose, one legged arm balance with straight legs Arm balance
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana I एकपादराजकपोतासन One-Legged King Pigeon Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Ekapādaśīrṣāsana एकपादशीर्षासन Foot behind Head Pose Forward Bend (Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Eka pāda śīrṣāsana एकपादशीर्षासन One legged supported head balance Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Garbhāsana गर्भासन Fetus
Garuḍāsana गरुडासन Eagle pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Gomukhāsana गोमुखासन Cow faced pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Guptāsana गुप्तासन
Halāsana हलासन Plough Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Hanumanāsana हनुमनासन Monkey Pose Leg Stretch
Jānuśīrṣāsana जानुशीर्षासन Head-to-Knee Forward Bend Forward Bend (Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Jāṭharaparivṛttāsana जाठरपरिवृत्तासन Belly-revolving posture
Karṇapīḍāsana कर्णपीडासन Ear-pressing Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Krāuñcāsana क्रौञ्चासन Heron
Kukkuṭāsana कुक्कुटासन Cockerel Arm Balance
Kūrmāsana कूर्मासन Tortoise Forward Bend (Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Lolāsana लोलासन Pendant
Mahāmudrā महामुद्रा The great seal posture Forward Bend (Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Makarāsana मकरासन Crocodile
Mālāsana मालासन Garland[9]
Maṇḍalāsana मण्डलासन Circle
Mārjāryāsana मार्जार्यासन Cat pose
Matsyāsana मत्स्यासन Fish Supine backbend
Matsyendrāsana मत्स्येन्द्रासन Lord of the Fishes Twisting (Parivrrta Sthiti)
Mayūrāsana मयूरासन Peacock Arm Balance
Muktahastaśīrṣāsana मुक्तहस्तशीर्षासन "Hands-Free" Head stand Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Muktāsana मुक्तासन The liberated Pose
Naṭarājāsana नटराजासन Dancer or Lord of the Dance Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Nāvāsana नावासन Boat Sitting asana
Nirālambasarvāṅgāsana निरालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन Unsupported shoulder stand Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Pādahastāsana पादहस्तासन Standing Forward Bend Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Padma Pinyamayūrasana पद्मपिन्यमयूरासन Peacock Feather Pose with legs in Padmasana/Elbow Balance Arm Balance
Padmāsana पद्मासन Lotus Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Paripūrṇanāvāsana परिपूर्णनावासन Full Boat Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti)
Parivṛtta Baddha Pārśvakoṇāsana परिवृत्तबद्धपार्श्वकोणासन Revolved Bound Side Angle Asymmetrical standing twist with hand lock
Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana परिवृत्तपार्श्वकोणासन Revolved Side Angle Twisting (Parivrrta Sthiti)
Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन Revolved Triangle Twisting (Parivrrta Sthiti)
Parśvottanāsana पर्श्वोत्तनासन Intense stretch to the side Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Paryaṅkāsana पर्यङ्कासन Couch Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Pāśāsana पाशासन Noose Twisting (Parivrrta Sthiti)
Paścimottānāsana पश्चिमोत्तानासन Extension of the posterior (western) part of the body Forward Bend (Paschima Prattana Sthiti)
Pincha Mayūrāsana पिन्चमयूरासन Feathered Peacock Pose, forearm balance Arm Balance
Prasāritapādottānāsana प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन Wide Stance Forward Bend Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Rajakapotāsana रजकपोतासन King Pigeon Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Śalabhāsana शलभासन Locust Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Salamba Sarvāṅgāsana I सलम्बसर्वाङ्गासन Shoulder Stand Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Salamba Śīrṣāsana I सलम्बशीर्षासन Supported Headstand Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Samakoṇāsana समकोणासन Straight angle
Samasthitiḥ समस्थितिः Equal Standing Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Śaśakāsana शशकासन Rabbit
Śavāsana
Shavasana
Sarvasana
Mrtasana 		शवासन Corpse Pose Resting asana (Visranta Karaka Asana)
Setubandhāsana सेतुबन्धासन Bridge Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Setubandhasarvāṅgāsana सेतुबन्धसर्वाङ्गासन Shoulder supported Bridge Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Siddhāsana सिद्धासन Siddhi's Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Siṁhāsana सिंहासन Lion
Sukhāsana सुखासन Auspicious (Easy) Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Suptabaddhakoṇāsana सुप्तभद्धकोणासन Reclining Bound Angle Resting asana (Visranta Karaka Asana)
Suptakoṇāsana सुप्तकोणासन Angle Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Supta Pādaṅgustāsana I सुप्तपादङ्गुस्तासन Catching the big toe supine pose Supine Leg stretch
Suptavajrāsana सुप्तवज्रासन Thunderbolt
Suptavīrāsana सुप्तवीरासन Reclining Hero Resting asana (Visrana Karaka Asana)
Svastikāsana स्वस्तिकासन Cross Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Tāḍāsana ताडासन Mountain Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ṭiṭṭibhāsana टिट्टिभासन Insect Pose Arm balance
Trikoṇāsana त्रिकोणासन Triangle Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tulāsana तुलासन Balance posture Arm Balance
Uḍḍīyānabandha उड्डीयानबन्ध The abdominal lock
Upavesāsana उपवेसासन Squatting Pose File:Malasana.jpg Squatting asana
Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana उपविष्टकोणासन Open Angle Forward Bend (Paschima Pratana Sthiti)
Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन Upwards-facing bow Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Ūrdhvamukhaśvānāsana ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन Upward-Facing Dog Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Uṣṭrāsana उष्ट्रासन Camel Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Utkaṭāsana उत्कटासन Awkward Pose/Powerful pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Uttanakūrmāsana उत्तानकूर्मासन Inverted Tortoise
Uttānāsana उत्तानासन Standing Forward Bend Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Utthitahastapādāṅguṣṭhāsana उत्थितहस्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन Standing Big Toe Hold Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Utthitapārśvakoṇāsana उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन Extended Side Angle Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Vajrāsana वज्रासन Thunderbolt Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Vasiṣṭhāsana वसिष्ठासन Vasista's pose/Vasista is the name of a sage Arm Balance (Side Plank Pose)
Vātāyanāsana वातायनासन Horse Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Viparītakaraṇi विपरीतकरणि Legs-up-the-Wall Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Vīrabhadrāsana I वीरभद्रासन Warrior I Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Vīrabhadrāsana II वीरभद्रासन II Warrior II Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Vīrabhadrāsana III वीरभद्रासन III Warrior III Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Vīrāsana वीरासन Hero Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Vṛkṣāsana वृक्षासन Tree Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Vṛścikāsana वृश्चिकासन scorpion Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)

See also

References

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Yoga
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asana.
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  2. ^ "Yoga for anxiety and depression". Harvard University. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ "38 Health Benefits of Yoga". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Yoga Health Benefits: Flexibility, Strength, Posture, and More". WEBMD. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Yoga and Spirituality". Art of Living. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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  7. ^ "101 Benefits of Yoga". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  8. ^ Master Murugan, Chillayah (20 October 2012). "Yoga Asanas for Health and Fitness". Silambam. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  9. ^ Iyengar 2000.

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