Yoga Asanas Poses

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Yoga asana is a balance of effort and ease. We give effort to get into the posture and then we relax. Yoga asana brings that balance in every aspect of our life. It teaches us to put effort and then let go, get detached from the result. Yoga asana increases our physical flexibility and expands our mind.
Yoga has to be done with the breath, and with awareness. When we lift our hands for yoga, first we become aware of the arm and then we slowly lift it, synchronized with the breath. It is as graceful as a dance, gliding into one posture from another. The key is to stretch a little more, in each asana, than what we are comfortable and then relax and let go. This little effort to take the body beyond its agreeable limit expands our mind.
Another Yoga Sutra by Patanjali says “prayatna shaithilyaananta samapattibhyam”–Again it reiterates the same philosophy. Give effort and then let go and by doing so Infinity dawns in our awareness, our awareness expands!
1. Standing yoga asana:
English Name Sanskrit Name
Standing Sideways Bending One arm
Konasana
Sideways Bending Using Both arms
Konasana 2
Standing Spinal Twist
Katichakrasana
Standing Forward Bend
Hastapadasana
Standing Backward Bend
Ardha Chakrasana
Triangle Pose
Trikonasana
Warrior Pose
Veerabhadrasana or Virabhadrasana
Standing Forward Bend with Feet Apart
Parsarita Padotanasana
Tree Pose
Vrikshasana
Reverse Prayer Pose
Paschim Namaskarasana
Eagle Pose
Garudasana
Chair Pose
Utkatasana

2. Sitting yoga asanas:
English Name Sanskrit Name
One-Legged Forward Bend
Janu Shirasasana
Two-Legged Forward Bend
Paschimottanasana
Upward Plank Pose
Poorvottanasana
Sitting Half Spinal Twist
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Butterfly Pose
Badhakonasana
Lotus Pose
Padmasana
One-Legged Pigeon Pose
Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana
Camel Pose
Ustrasana
Child Pose
Shishuasana
Mill Churning Pose
Chakki Chalanasana
3. Lying down on stomach yoga asanas:
English Name Sanskrit Name
Side Plank Pose
Vasisthasana
Downward Facing Dog Pose
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Dolphin Plank Pose
Makara Adho Mukha Svanasana
Cat Stretch
Marjariasana
Bow Pose
Dhanurasana
Cobra Pose
Bhujangasana
Sphinx Pose
Salamba Bhujangasana
Superman Pose
Viparita Shalabhasana
Locust Pose
Shalabasana
4. Lying down on back yoga asanas:
English Name Sanskrit Name
Boat Pose
Naukasana
Bridge Pose
Setu Bandhasana
Fish Pose
Matsyasana
Wind-Relieving Pose
Pavanamuktasana
Shoulder Stand
Sarvangasana
Plow Pose
Halasana
Lying-down Body Twist
Natrajasana
Lying-down on sides
Vishnuasana
Corpse Pose
Shavasana
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