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.

Affixes

Many asana names include the following Sanskrit words as affixes:

English	Sanskrit	Meaning
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
Adho Mukha Śvānāsana	अधोमुखश्वानासन	Downward-Facing Dog Pose	Arm balance and Forward 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 Virabhadrasana		Bound Warrior Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Ardha Baddha Parivrtta Malasana		Half Bound Revolved Garland Pose	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Ardha Baddha Nantum Natarajasana		Half Bound Bowing with Respect Lord of the Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ardha Baddha Niralamba Baddha Eka Pada Uttanasana		Half Bound Unsupported Buond One Legged Intense Stretch	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ardha Padma Eka Pada Malasana		Half Lotus One Legged Garland Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ananda Balasana		Happy Baby Pose	Supine
Anantāsana	अनन्तासन	Ananta's pose	Supine Leg stretch
Anjaneyasana	अञ्जनेयासन	Honorable Pose, Crescent Moon, Crescent Lunge	Standing (Hip opener)
Ardha Candrāsana	अर्धचन्द्रासन	Half moon	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ardha Chandrachapasana Prep.		Half Moon Bow Pose Preparation	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ardha kamalamunyasana		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 Anantasana		Half Lotus Infinity Pose	Supine
Ardhapadma Sukha Matsyasana		Half Lotus Easy Fish Pose	Supine
Ardha Ustrasana		Half Camel Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Aṣṭāvakrāsana	अष्टावक्रासन	Aṣṭāvakra's pose	Arm balance
Baddha Hasta Malasana		Hands Bound Garland Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Hasta Karnapida Utkatasana		Hands Bound Ear Pressure Fierce Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Hasta Utthita Sthiti Shalabhasana		Bound Hands Rising Standing Locust Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Hasta Utthita Sthiti Vayu Muktyasana Prep.		Hands Bound Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose Preparation	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Hasta Tadasana		Hands Bound Mountain Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Pada Koormamunyasana		Bound Pose Dedicated to Koormamuni	Sitting
Baddha Koṇāsana	बद्धकोणासन	Bound angle	Sitting/Forward Bend (Upavista Sthiti/Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Parshva Baddha Konasana Shirshasana 1		Sideways Bound Angle Headstand 1	Inversion
Baddha Malasana		Bound Garland Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Natarajasana		Bound Lord of Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Samakonasana		Bound Equal Angle Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Viparita Kurmasana		Bound Inverted Tortoise Pose	Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Bakāsana	बकासन	Crane	Arm balance
Bālāsana	बालासन	Child's Pose	Kneeling forward bend
Bala Shalabhasana		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
Chamatkarasana		Wild Thing Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana	चतुरङ्गदण्डासन	Four-Limbed Staff	Arm balance
Chakra Bandhasana		Bound Wheel Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Chakrāsana or Urdhva Dhanurasana	चक्रासन	Wheel	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Daṇḍāsana	दण्डासन	Staff pose	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Dhanurāsana	धनुरासन	Bow	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Dvi Hasta Pada Utthita Sthiti Eka Pada Bhekasana		Both Hands to Feet Rising Standing One Legged Frog Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Dvi Pada Kaundinyasana		Both Feet Kaundinya'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 Padasana		Both Hands to Foot Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Eka Pada Baddha Malasana		One Leg Bound Garland Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Eka Pada Bakasana 1		One Legged Crane Pose 1	Arm balance
Eka Hasta Bhujasana		One Arm Pressure Pose	Arm balance
Eka Hasta Pada Utthita Sthiti Eka Pada Bhekasana		One Hand to Foot Rising Standing One Legged Frog Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Eka Hasta Parshvasana		One Arm Sideways Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Eka Pada Galavasana		Pose Dedicated to Galava - One Legged Variation	Arm balance
Eka Pada Indudalasana		One Legged Crescent Pose	Standing (Uttihista 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 Pada Niralamba Navasana		One Legged Usupported Boat Pose	Sitting
Eka Pada Paripurna Vrshchikasana		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		One-Legged King Pigeon 2	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Ekapādaśīrṣāsana	एकपादशीर्षासन	Foot behind Head Pose	Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Eka Pada Shirsha Bakasana		One Leg Behind the Head Crow Pose	Arm balance
Eka Pada Shirsha Prapadasana		One Leg Behind the Head Tiptoe Pose	Standing
Ekapādaśīrṣottānapṛṣṭhāsana	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 Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana		One Legged Upward Bow Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Eka Pada Ushtrasana		One Legged Camel Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana		One Legged Inverted Staff Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Eka Pada Vrshchikasana		One Legged Scorpion Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Galavasana		Pose Dedicated to Galava	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 Hannuman Pose	Leg Stretch
Hasta Naginyasana in Nantum Natarajasana		Mermaid Hand Position in Bowing Lord of Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Hasta Naginyasana in Natarajasana		Mermaid Hand Position in Lord of Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Hasta Padasana 1		Hands to Foot Squatting Pose 1	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Hasta Pada Parivrtta Ardha Chandrachapasana		Hand to Foot Revolved Half Moon Bow Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Hasta Pada Parshva Prapadasana		Hand to Foot to Side Tip Toe Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Hindolasana in Eka Pada Prapadasana		Baby Cradle Pose in One Legged Tip Toe Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Indudalasana		Crescent Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Jānuśīrṣāsana	जानुशीर्षासन	Head-to-Knee Forward Bend	Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Jāṭharaparivṛttāsana	जाठरपरिवृत्तासन	Belly-revolving posture	Supine
Jatharaparivrttasvastikasana		Svastika Legs in Belly Revolving Pose	Supine
Jathara Urdhva Mukha Pashchimottanasana		Abdominal Lift Upward Facing Western Intense Stretch Pose	Supine
Kala Bhairavasana		Pose Dedicated to Shiva the Destroyer	Arm balance
Kalyasana		Pose Dedicated to Goddess Kali	Standing
Karṇapīḍāsana	कर्णपीडासन	Ear-pressing	Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Krāuñcāsana	क्रौञ्चासन	Heron	Seated
Kukkuṭāsana	कुक्कुटासन	Cockerel	Arm balance
Kūrmāsana	कूर्मासन	Tortoise	Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Laghuvajrasana		Thunderbolt Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Lasyasana		Lasya Dance 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	Standing
Mandalasana	मण्डलासन	Circle	Inversion
Mārjāryāsana	मार्जार्यासन	Cat pose	Quadruped
Matsyāsana	मत्स्यासन	Fish	Supine backbend
Matsyendrāsana	मत्स्येन्द्रासन	Lord of the Fishes	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Mayūrāsana	मयूरासन	Peacock	Arm balance
Muktahasta-śīrṣāsana	मुक्तहस्तशीर्षासन	"Hands-Free" Head stand	Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Muktāsana	मुक्तासन	The liberated Pose	Supine
Mulabandhasana		Root Lock Pose	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Nama Baddha Hasta Virabhadrasana		Bowing Hands Bound Warrior Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Namaskara Natarajasana		Lord Of Dance Pose Hands in Prayer	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Nantum Natarajasana		Bowing with Respect Lord of the Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Narasimhasana in Malasana		Lion's Pose in Garland Pose	Standing
Naṭarājāsana	नटराजासन	Dancer or Lord of the Dance	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Nāvāsana	नावासन	Boat	Sitting
Nindra Utthita Vayu Muktyasana		Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Niralamba Baddha Eka Pada Uttanasana 1		Unsupported Bound One Legged Intense Stretch Pose 1	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Niralamba Baddha Eka Pada Uttanasana 2		Unsupported Bound One Legged Intense Stretch Pose 2	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Niralamba Jathara Padmasana		Unsupported Abdominal Lift Lotus Pose	Inversion
Niralamba Parshva Hasta Janu Natarajasana		Unsupported Sideways Hand to Knee Lord of Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Niralamba Prapada Kanjanasana 1		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 Pinyamayūrasana	पद्मपिन्यमयूरासन	Peacock Feather Pose with legs in Padmasana/Elbow balance	Arm balance
Padmāsana	पद्मासन	Lotus	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Padmasana in Mayurasana		Lotus Pose in Peacock Pose	Arm balance
Padmasana in Shirshasana		Lotus in Headstand	Inversion
Parighasana		Gate Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Paripūrṇanāvāsana	परिपूर्णनावासन	Full Boat	Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti)
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana		Revolved Half Moon Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrachapasana		Revolved Half Moon Bow Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivṛtta Baddha Pārśvakoṇāsana	परिवृत्तबद्धपार्श्वकोणासन	Revolved Bound Side Angle	Asymmetrical standing twist with hand lock
Parivrtta Baddha Sthiti Utthita Vayu Muktyasana		Revolved Bound Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivrtta Dvi Pada Baddha Utkatasana		Revolved Both Legs Bound Fierce Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivrtta Navasana		Revolved Boat Pose	Sitting
Parivrtta Namaskar Sthiti Urdhva Vayu Muktyasana		Revolved Prayer Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivrtta Prapadasana		Revolved Tip Toe Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana	परिवृत्तपार्श्वकोणासन	Revolved Side Angle	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivrtta Salamba Hasta Padasana		Revolved Supported Hand to Foot Pose	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivrtta Svarga Dvijasana		Revolved Bird of Paradise Pose	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana	परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन	Revolved Triangle	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivitta Urdhva Tadasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana		Revolved Upward Mountain Pose—Raised Bound Hands	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivrtta Utthita Pada Hastasana		Revolved Extended Hand to Foot Pose	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parsva Dandasana		Sideways Staff Pose	Arm balance
Parshva Tadasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana			Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parshvasana		Side Stretch Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parshva Ardha Padma Padangushtha Dhanurasana		Sideways Half Lotus Bigtoe Bow Pose	Supine on the side
Parśvottanāsana	पर्श्वोत्तनासन	Intense stretch to the side	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Paryaṅkāsana	पर्यङ्कासन	Couch Pose	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Pāśāsana	पाशासन	Noose	Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Paścimottānāsana	पश्चिमोत्तानासन	Extension of the posterior (western) part of the body	Forward Bend (Pashchima Prattana Sthiti)
Patan Vrkshasana 1		Toppling Tree Pose 1	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Patan Vrkshasana 2		Toppling Tree Pose 2	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Pincha Mayūrāsana	पिन्चमयूरासन	Feathered Peacock Pose, forearm balance	Arm balance
Pindola Bharadvaja	प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन	Deer Sitting Pose	Advanced toe stand. "Deer Sitting Pose" in Sanskrit is Pindolabharadrāja ( हरिण आसन ) The pose is dedicated to Pindola the Lohan (Artat) an Enlightened disciple of the Buddha.
Prapada Kapotasana		Tip Toe Pigeon Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Prapada Matsyendrasana		Tip Toe Lord of the Fishes Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Prapada Virasana		Tiptoe Hero Pose	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Prapadasana		Tip Toe Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Prasārita-pādottānāsana	प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन	Wide Stance Forward Bend	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Paripurna Vajrasana		Complete Thunderbolt Pose	Sitting Pose
Rajakapotāsana	राजकपोतासन	King Pigeon	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Śalabhāsana	शलभासन	Locust	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Salamba Parsva Hasta Janu Natarajasana		Supported Sideways Hand to Knee Lord of the Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Salamba Sarvāṅgāsana I	सलम्बसर्वाङ्गासन	Shoulder Stand	Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Salamba Śīrṣāsana I	सलम्बशीर्षासन	Supported Headstand	Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Shirshasana 5-6		Headstand 5-6	Inversion
Samakoṇāsana	समकोणासन	Straight angle	Seated
Samasthitiḥ	समस्थितिः	Equal Standing	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Śaśakāsana	शशकासन	Rabbit	Inversion
Śavāsana Shavasana Sarvasana Mrtasana	शवासन	Corpse Pose	Resting asana (Visranta Karaka Asana)
Setubandhāsana	सेतुबन्धासन	Bridge Pose	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Setubandha-sarvāṅgāsana	सेतुबन्धसर्वाङ्गासन	Shoulder supported Bridge	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Shatkonasana		Six Triangles Pose	Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti)
Siddhāsana	सिद्धासन	Siddhi's Pose	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Siṁhāsana	सिंहासन	Lion	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Sthiti Baddha Yogadandasana		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 Ashtavakrasana		Reclined Bound Ashtavakra's Pose	Supine
Supta Jathara Garudasana		Reclined Abdominal Lift Eagle Pose	Supine
Suptakoṇāsana	सुप्तकोणासन	Reclined Angle	Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana I	सुप्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन	Catching the big toe supine pose	Supine Leg stretch
Suptavajrāsana	सुप्तवज्रासन	Reclined Thunderbolt	Supine
Suptavīrāsana	सुप्तवीरासन	Reclining Hero	Resting asana (Visrana Karaka Asana)
Surya Namaskarasana		Sun Salutation Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Surya Namaskarasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana		Sun Salutation Pose - Raised Bound Hands	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Svarga Dvijasana		Bird of Paradise Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Svastikāsana	स्वस्तिकासन	Cross Pose	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Tadasana Namaskara		Mountain Pose with Hands in Prayer	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tāḍāsana	ताडासन	Mountain Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tadasana - Shoulder Stretch		Mountain Pose Shoulder Stretch	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tadasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana		Mountain Pose - Raised Bound Hands	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tandavasana		Shiva's Cycle of Life Dance Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tarasana		Star Pose	Sitting (Upavista Sthiti)
Tiryak Tala-Vrkshasana		Swaying Palm Tree Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tiryang Mukhottanasana		Reverse Facing Intense Stretch	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Ṭiṭṭibhāsana 1	टिट्टिभासन	Jacana Pose 1	Arm balance
Tittibhasana 2		Jacana Pose 2	Standing
Trikoṇāsana	त्रिकोणासन	Triangle	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Trivikramasana		Trivikrama's Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tulāsana (Tolasana)	तुलासन	Balance / Scales posture	Arm balance
Uḍḍīyānabandha	उड्डीयानबन्ध	The abdominal lock	NA
Upavesāsana	उपवेसासन	Squatting Pose	Squatting
Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana	उपविष्टकोणासन	Open Angle	Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana	ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन	Upwards-facing bow	Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Urdhva Eka Pada Ardha Padma Pashchimottanasana		Upward One Legged Half Lotus Western Intense Stretch	Sitting
Urdhva Eka Pada Ardha Baddha Padma Pashchimottanasana		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)
Urdhva Padmasana in Niralamba Sarvangasana		Upward Lotus Pose in Unsupported Shoulderstand Pose	Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Urdhva Mukha Pashchimottanasana		Upward Western Intense Stretch Pose	Sitting
Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana		One Leg Stretched Upwards Pose	Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
Uṣṭrāsana	उष्ट्रासन	Camel	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)
Utthitaha-stapādāṅguṣṭhāsana	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 Standing (Uttihista Sthiti)
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

References

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