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…
Revolved Triangle Pose – Parivrtta Trikonasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘parivrtta’ = ‘revolve’ , ‘trikona’ = ‘triangle’ and ‘asana’ = ‘posture’. In other words, referred…
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…
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.…
Eagle Pose – Garudasana
About the pose The name comes from the Sanskrit words ‘garuda’ = ‘eagle’ and ‘asana’ = ‘ ‘posture’. Garuda is…
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…
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…
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…