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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…