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
Tadasana or mountain pose
Vrksasana or Tree pose
Utkatasana or fierce pose
Utthita Trikonasana or extended triangle pose
Virabhadrasana 2 or warrior 2
Virabhradrasana 1 or warrior 1
Utthita Parsvakonasana or extended side angle pose
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 |
Upavistha sthiti or sitting poses and Paschima Pratana sthiti or forward extension posesDandasana or staff pose
Baddha Konasana or bound angle pose Upavistha Konasana or seated angle pose Gomukhasana or cow face pose Janu Sirsasana or head to knee pose 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 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 posesSalamba Sirsasana * or supported head stand pose
Salamba Sarvangasana or shoulder stand pose Halasana or plow pose 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 |
