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Asanas,

​The 3rd of the 8 limbs of Patanjali

Asanas or postures in English
The poses are announced in Sanskrit, to allow practitioners from any country to recognize them.

You will find below some of the poses teached in beginner or general  yoga class. The poses with * are challenging poses and are more general level. They require 2 years of beginner practice.

More pictures will be available shortly to illustrate the postures .


Utthistha sthiti or standing poses

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 Tadasana or mountain pose
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Vrksasana or Tree pose
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Utkatasana or fierce pose
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Utthita Trikonasana or extended triangle pose
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Virabhadrasana 2 or warrior 2
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Virabhradrasana 1 or warrior 1
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Utthita Parsvakonasana or extended side angle pose
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Ardha chandrasana or half moon pose
Virabhradrasana III * or warrior III

Parivrtta Trikonasana* or revolved triangle pose


Parivrtta Parsvakonasana* or revolved side angle pose

Parighasana or gate pose

Parsvottanasana or intense side stretch pose

Prasarita Padottanasana or wide legged forward bend pose

Uttanasana or intense forward stretch pose

Padagusthasana or extended hand to big toe pose

​Adho Mukha Svanasana or down dog pose
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Upavistha sthiti or sitting poses and Paschima Pratana sthiti or forward extension poses

Dandasana or staff pose

Baddha Konasana or bound angle pose

Upavistha Konasana or seated angle pose

Gomukhasana or cow face pose
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Janu Sirsasana or head to knee pose
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Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana or 3 limbs facing intense west stretch pose - west is the back of the body

Marichyasana 1 or 1st pose dedicated to the sage Marichy

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Parivrtta sthiti or lateral extension
Bharadvajasana 1 or 1st  pose dedicated to the sage Bharadvaja

Bharadvajasana 2* or 2nd pose dedicated to the sage Bharadvaja

Viparita sthiti or inversions poses

Salamba Sirsasana * or supported  head stand pose

Salamba Sarvangasana or shoulder stand pose

Halasana or plow pose

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Udara Akunchana Sthiti or Abdominal Asanas

Urdhva prasarita padasana or upward extended feet pose

Paripurna navasana
or full boat pose

SuptaPadangusthasana I and II or reclining hand to big toe pose

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