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 | Alternative Sanskrit names | English |
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| Adho Mukha Śvānāsana अधोमुखश्वानासन | Downward-Facing Dog | |
| Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana अधोमुखवृक्षसन | Handstand (Downward-Facing Tree) | |
| Añjali Mudrā अञ्जलिमुद्रा | Salutation Seal | |
| Ardha Candrāsana अर्धचन्द्रासन | Half Moon | |
| Ardha Matsyendrāsana अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन | Half Spinal Twist | |
| Baddha Koṇāsana बद्धकोणसन | Bound Angle | |
| Bakāsana बकासन | Crane | |
| Bālāsana बालासन | Garbhāsana गर्भासन | Child's Pose (relaxation) |
| Bharadvājāsana भरद्वाजासन | Bharadvaja's Twist | |
| Bhujaṅgāsana भुजङ्गासन | Cobra | |
| Cakrāsana चक्रासन | Wheel | |
| Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana चतुरङ्गदण्डासन | Four-Limbed Staff | |
| Daṇḍāsana दण्डासन | Staff pose | |
| Dhanurāsana धनुरसन | Bow | |
| Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana एकपादरजकपोतसन | One-Legged King Pigeon | |
| Garuḍāsana गरुडासन | Eagle | |
| Gomukhāsana गोमुखासन | Cow Face | |
| Halāsana हलासन | Plow | |
| Hanumanāsana हनुमनासन | Monkey (named after Hanuman) | |
| Jānuśīrṣāsana जानुशीर्षासन | Head-to-Knee Forward Bend | |
| Kākāsana काकासन | Crow | |
| Krāuñcāsana क्रौञ्चासन | Heron | |
| Kukkuṭāsana कुक्कुटासन | Cockerel | |
| Kūrmāsana कूर्मासन | Tortoise | |
| Makarāsana मकरासन | Crocodile (relaxation) | |
| Matsyāsana मत्स्यासन | Fish | |
| Matsyendrāsana मत्स्येन्द्रासन | Lord of the Fishes (named after Matsyendra) | |
| Mayūrāsana मयूरासन | Peacock | |
| Naṭarājāsana नटराजासन | Lord of the Dance | |
| Pādahastāsana पादहस्तासन | Standing Forward Bend | |
| Padmāsana पद्मासन | Lotus | |
| Paripūrṇanāvāsana परिपूर्णनावासन | Full Boat | |
| Parivṛttapārśvakoṇāsana परिवृत्तपार्श्वकोणासन | Revolved Side Angle | |
| Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन | Revolved Triangle | |
| Pāśāsana पाशासन | Noose | |
| Paścimottānāsana पश्चिमोत्तानासन | Paccimasana, Paschima tana | Seated Forward Bend |
| Prasāritapādottānāsana प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन | Intense Spread Leg Stretch | |
| Śalabhāsana शलभासन | Locust | |
| 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 | |
| Suptapādāṅguṣṭhāsana सुप्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन | Reclining Big Toe | |
| Suptavīrāsana सुप्तवीरासन | Reclining Hero | |
| Svastikāsana स्वस्तिकासन | Prosperous Pose | |
| Tāḍāsana ताडासन | Samasthiti | Mountain Pose |
| Trikoṇāsana त्रिकोणासन | Triangle | |
| Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana उपविष्टकोणासन | Open Angle | |
| Ūrdhvadhanurāsana ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन | Upward Bow, Backbend, or Wheel | |
| Ūrdhvamukhaśvānāsana ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन | Upward-Facing Dog | |
| 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 | |
| Viparītakaraṇi विपरीतकरणि | Legs-up-the-Wall | |
| Vajrāsana वज्रासन | Thunderbolt | |
| Vīrāsana वीरासन | Hero | |
| Vṛkṣāsana वृक्षासन | Tree |
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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)
[edit] External links
- HathaYoga.com.br - Data base with 600 asanas
- Yoga Dancer - large review of asanas
- Yoga Journal - large asana review
- BKS Iyengar - asana review (numbered index)
- Yoga Download - pictures and detailed descriptions
- Santosha - asana review
- Sample Yoga Routine - list of asanas
- Hatha Yoga Asanas - Radha Yoga: Asanas and Reflections
- Yoga Exercises
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