Handstand Pose – Adho Mukha Vrksasana
About the pose Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand Pose) forms part of the arm balance sequence which requires the engaging of the physical…
Splits Pose – Hanumanasana
About the pose Hanumanasana (Splits Pose) is a challenging seated pose that requires the work of the hips and hamstrings,…
Sage Marichi B – Marichyasana B
About the pose Sage Twist Pose B helps boost energy in the body and hence can be included in flow…
Revolved Head to Knee Pose – Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
Anatomy Revolved Head To Knee Pose benefits the following muscles and hence can be included in yoga sequences with the…
Half Lord Of The Fishes Pose – Ardha Matsyendrasana
About the pose Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose) is named after the great yogi Matsyendranath who founded…
Sage Marichi A – Marichyasana A
About the pose Marichi was a sage whose father, Brahma, is the Creator of this Universe under the Hindu mythology.…
Sage Marichi C – Marichyasana C
Anatomy Sage Marichi C – Marichyasana C benefits the following muscles and hence can be included in yoga sequences with…
Four Limbed Staff Pose – Chaturanga Dandasana
About the pose In Sanskrit ‘Chatur’ means ‘four limbs’, ‘Danda’ means ‘staff of support’ and ‘Asana’, means ‘posture’. In Four…
Standing Splits – Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana
About the pose Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana (Standing Split Pose) is an Intermediate to Advanced Level pose practiced for the…
Revolved Triangle Pose – Parivrtta Trikonasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘parivrtta’ = ‘revolve’ , ‘trikona’ = ‘triangle’ and ‘asana’ = ‘posture’. In other words, referred…
Triangle Pose – Utthita Trikonasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘tri’ = ‘three’, ‘kona’ = ‘angle, corners’, ‘asana’ = ‘posture’. Hence Trikonasana just means ‘three…
Plank Pose – Phalakasana
About the pose Plank Pose (Phalakasana), as the name suggests, the body is held in a way that looks like…
Upward Facing Dog Pose – Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
About the pose The name Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, comes from the Sanskrit words, ‘urdhva’ = ‘ ‘upward’ ,‘mukha’ = ‘face’…
Cow Face Pose – Gomukhasana
About the pose Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose): the name comes from the Sanskrit words ‘Gow’, meaning ‘Cow’ and ‘Mukha’, meaning…
Easy Pose – Sukhasana
About the pose Sukhasana (Easy Pose) title comes from the Sanskrit word ‘Sukha’ meaning ‘Pleasure’. This pose is a meditative…
Seated Forward Bend – Paschimottanasana
About the pose Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend Pose) is a seated posture and comes under the category of seated yoga…
Half Pigeon Pose – Ardha Kapotasana
About the pose Ardha Kapotasana is derived from the Sanskrit word, ‘kapota’, meaning ‘pigeon’ and ‘asana’, meaning ‘posture’. It is…
Locust Pose – Salabhasana
About the pose This pose is categorised under the lying down on the belly poses and as Back bend poses.…
Wild Thing Pose – Camatkarasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘camatka’ = ‘astonished’ or ‘surprised’. Giving more emphasis to this word it reads as ‘…
Bird of Paradise Pose – Svarga Dvijasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘Svarga’ = ‘Heavenly world’ or ‘Paradise’, and ‘Dvija’ = ‘twice born’. This pose gets its…
Side Plank Pose – Vasisthasana
About the pose The most important part of the practice of Vasisthasana (Side Plank Pose) apart from strengthening the arms and…
Reverse Warrior Pose – Viparita Virabhadrasana
About the pose Viparita Virabhadrasana (Reverse Warrior Pose) is a standing backbend posture that compresses the entire spine while stretching…
Warrior I Pose – Virabhadrasana I
About the pose As per Hindu Mythology, ‘ Virabhadra’, was the name of a ‘Warrior’, created by Lord Shiva. Hence…
Warrior II Pose – Virabhadrasana II
About the pose As per Hindu Mythology, Virabhadra was the name of a Warrior created by Lord Shiva. Hence this…
Warrior III Pose – Virabhadrasana III
About the pose Most of the Warrior Poses are considered difficult under the category of Standing and Balancing Asanas. The…
Half Moon Pose – Ardha Chandrasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘Ardha’ = ‘Half’, ‘Chandra’ = ‘Moon’ or ‘Luminous’. This graceful standing balancing pose mirrors the…
Wheel Pose – Urdhva Dhanurasana (Chakrasana)
About the pose In Chakrasana, ‘Chakra’ means ‘wheel’ and hence the English title ‘Wheel Pose’. The body in this pose…
Forearm Balance – Pincha Mayurasana
About the pose Pincha Mayurasana (Feathered Peacock Pose) is a forearm inversion pose, done with the legs extended to 90…
Headstand – Salamba Sirsasana
About the pose In Sirsasana, ‘Sirsa’ means ‘the head’. It is also called Headstand pose which is one of the…
Forearm Plank – Phalakasana
About the pose Forearm Plank (Plank Pose II Dolphin Arms) or Phalakasana II requires more stamina and strength to hold…
Eagle Pose – Garudasana
About the pose The name comes from the Sanskrit words ‘garuda’ = ‘eagle’ and ‘asana’ = ‘ ‘posture’. Garuda is…
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
About the pose In Sanskrit ‘Utthita’ = ‘stretched’, ‘Parsva’ = ‘side’, ‘kona’ = ‘angle’ and ‘asana’ = ‘posture’. Together Utthita…
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
About the pose This name, Marjary comes from Sanskrit script, meaning ‘cat’. The pose Marjaryasana (cat) – Bitilasana (cow) is…
Bridge Pose – Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
About the pose Setubandhasana; setu=bridge, bandha=bind /lock. So as the name suggests the pose resembles a bridge. Here the entire…
Cow Pose – Bitilasana
About the pose This name, Bitil comes from Sanskrit script, meaning ‘cow’. The pose Marjaryasana (cat) – Bitilasana (cow) is…
Downward Facing Dog Pose -Adho Mukha Svanasana
About the pose Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose) is named as such because in this yoga pose body…