List of Hatha yoga postures

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This is a list of common postures (also called asanas) used in Hatha Yoga. Depending on the style other names may also be used.

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.

• Adho means "downward"
• Ardha means "half"
• Eka means "one" or "single"
• Parivrtta means "revolved" or "twisted"
• Supta means "reclining"
• Urdhva means "upward"
• Upavistha means "seated"
• Utthita means "extended"

Sanskrit	Alternative Sanskrit names	English
Adho Mukha Svanasana		Downward-Facing Dog
Adho Mukha Vrksasana		Handstand (Downward-Facing Tree)
Anjali Mudra		Salutation Seal
Ardha Chandrasana		Half Moon
Ardha Matsyendrasana		Half Spinal Twist
Baddha Konasana		Bound Angle
Bakasana		Crane
Balasana		Child's Pose (relaxation)
Bhadrasana		Auspicious Pose
Bharadvajasana		Bharadvaja's Twist
Bhujangasana		Cobra
Chakrasana		Wheel
Chaturanga Dandasana		Four-Limbed Staff
Dandasana		Staff pose
Dhanurasana		Bow
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana		One-Legged King Pigeon
Garudasana		Eagle
Gomukhasana		Cow Face
Gomukhasana		Cow Head
Halasana		Plow
Hanumanasana		Monkey (named after Hanuman)
Janu Sirsasana		Head-to-Knee Forward Bend
Kakasana		Crow
Krounchasana		Heron
Kukutasana		Cockerel
Kurmasana		Tortoise
Makarasana		Crocodile (relaxation)
Matsyasana		Fish
Matsyendrasana		Half Lord of the Fishes (named after Matsyendra)
Mayurasana		Peacock
Natarajasana		Lord of the Dance
Pada Hasthasana		Standing Forward Bend
Padmasana		Lotus
Paripurna Navasana		Full Boat
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana		Revolved Side Angle
Parivrtta Trikonasana		Revolved Triangle
Pasasana		Noose
Paschimottanasana	Paccimasana, Paschima tana	Seated Forward Bend
Prasarita Padottanasana		Intense Spread Leg Stretch
Salabhasana		Locust
Sarvangasana		Shoulder Stand
Savasana	Shavasana, Sarvasana	Corpse Pose (relaxation)
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana	Sethubandasana	Bridge, Half Wheel
Siddhasana	Vajrasana, Muk-tasana, Guptasana	Perfect Pose
Simhasana		Lion
Sirsasana		Head Stand
Supta Baddha Konasana		Reclining Bound Angle
Supta Padangusthasana		Reclining Big Toe
Supta Virasana		Reclining Hero
Svastikasana		Prosperous Pose
Tadasana	Samasthiti	Mountain
Trikonasana		Triangle
Upavistha Konasana		Open Angle
Urdhva Dhanurasana		Upward Bow, Backbend, or Wheel
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana		Upward-Facing Dog
Ustrasana		Camel
Utaana Kurmasana		Upside-Down Tortoise
Utkatasana		Chair
Uttanasana		Standing Forward Bend
Utthita Parsvakonasana		Extended Side Angle
Utthita Trikonasana		Extended Triangle
Vasisthasana		Side Plank
Viparita Karani		Legs-up-the-Wall
Virasana		Hero
Vrksasana		Tree

[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] See also

• Asana
• Surya Namaskara
• Pranayama

[edit] External links

• http://www.yogajournal.com/poses
• http://www.conjurer.org/library/yoga/hyp.pdf
• http://www.santosha.com/philosophy/hathayoga-pradipika-chapter1.html
• Asanas
• http://www.dlshq.org/download/easysteps.htm#_VPID_56