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…
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…
Wild Thing Pose – Camatkarasana
About the pose In Sanskrit, ‘camatka’ = ‘astonished’ or ‘surprised’. Giving more emphasis to this word it reads as ‘…
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…
Headstand – Salamba Sirsasana
About the pose In Sirsasana, ‘Sirsa’ means ‘the head’. It is also called Headstand pose which is one of the…
Mountain Pose – Tadasana
About the pose ‘Tada’ = mountain, ‘Sama’ = Upright or straight and ‘Sthiti’ = standing still. Tadasana therefore implies a…
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’…
Bow Pose – Dhanurasana
About the pose Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) yoga posture has been named after the shape it takes – that of a…
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…