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Splits Pose – Hanumanasana
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Sage Marichi C – Marichyasana C
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Standing Splits – Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
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Revolved Triangle Pose – Parivrtta Trikonasana
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Triangle Pose – Utthita Trikonasana
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Upward Facing Dog Pose – Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
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Easy Pose – Sukhasana
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Seated Forward Bend – Paschimottanasana
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Half Pigeon Pose – Ardha Kapotasana
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Wild Thing Pose – Camatkarasana
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Bird of Paradise Pose – Svarga Dvijasana
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Side Plank Pose – Vasisthasana
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Reverse Warrior Pose – Viparita Virabhadrasana
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Warrior I Pose – Virabhadrasana I
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Warrior II Pose – Virabhadrasana II
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Warrior III Pose – Virabhadrasana III
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Half Moon Pose – Ardha Chandrasana
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Wheel Pose – Urdhva Dhanurasana (Chakrasana)
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Forearm Balance – Pincha Mayurasana
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Headstand – Salamba Sirsasana
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Forearm Plank – Phalakasana
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Eagle Pose – Garudasana
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Mountain Pose – Tadasana
About the pose ‘Tada’ = mountain, ‘Sama’ = Upright or straight and ‘Sthiti’ = standing still. Tadasana therefore implies a…
Tree Pose – Vrksasana
About the pose ‘Vrksa’ means ‘Tree’ and hence Vrksasana means ‘Tree Pose’. The very name suggests the body in the…
Extended Side Angle Pose – Utthita Parsvakonasana
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Extended Hand To Big Toe Pose – Utthita Hasta Padangustasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘utthita’ = ‘stretched’, ‘hasta’ = ‘hand’, ‘pada’ = ‘foot’, ‘angustha’ = ‘big toe’, and ‘asana’…
Dolphin Pose – Catur Svanasana
About the pose Dolphin Pose or Catur Svanasana is considered as an easy pose to strengthen the arms in order…
Bow Pose – Dhanurasana
About the pose Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) yoga posture has been named after the shape it takes – that of a…
Chair Pose – Utkatasana
About the pose Though Utkatasana is also called Chair Pose, one should not think that the meaning of utkata in…
Dancer’s Pose – Natarajasana
About the pose In Natarajasana (Dancer Pose), Nata = Dancer and Raja = Lord or King. Dancer Pose is also…
Crow Pose – Bakasana
About the pose Crow pose (Crane Pose) or otherwise called as Bakasana in Sanskrit, is a powerful, yet simple arm…
Cobra Pose – Bhujangasana
About the pose In Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose), as the name suggests, the body resembles a serpent with its hood raised.…
Camel Pose – Ustrasana
About the pose In Ustrasana, Ustra means Camel and Asana means Pose and hence the name Camel Pose. In this…
Cat Pose – Majaryasana
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Bridge Pose – Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
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