Asana Library

Adho Mukha Matsyasana	Downward Facing Fish Pose	Ardha Bhekasana	Half Frog Pose
Adho Mukha Svanasana	Downward Facing Dog	Ardha Bhekasana in Ustrasana	Half Frog Pose in Camel
Adho Mukha Utkatasana	"Upside Down" Chair or Awkward Pose	Ardha Bhujangasana	Low Cobra Posture Half Cobra Pose
Adho Mukha Virasana	Downward Facing Hero's Pose	Ardha Chandrasana	Half-moon or Half-circle Posture Iyengar Tradition Bikram Variation
Adho Mukha Vrkshasana	Downward Facing Tree, Full Arm Balance, or Hand Stand	Ardha Kurmasana	Half Tortoise Posture Bikram Style
Adho Mukha Vrkshasana in Padmasana	Handstand in Lotus Posture or Downward Facing Lotus Tree	Ardha Mandalasana	Half Circle Pose
Advasana	Prone Posture	Ardha Matsyendrasana	Lord of the Fishes or Half-spinal-twist Posture Variation I Variation II
Agnistambhasana	Burning Logs or Fire Log Pose	Ardha Namaskar	Half Prayer Pose
Akarna Dhanurasana	Shooting Bow Posture Variation I Variation II	Ardha Padmasana	Half-Lotus Posture
Anantasana	Lord Vishnu's Couch	Ardha Pavanamuktasana	Half Wind Releasing Pose
Anjaneyasana	Lunge Pose or Exalted Warrior	Ardha Pincha Mayurasana	Half Peacock Pose, Dolphin Pose, or Pincha Mayurasana Preparation
Anuvittasana	Standing Back Bend	Ardha Shalabhasana	Half-Locust Posture
Ardha Urdhva Padmasana	Half-aloft Lotus Posture	Ardha Savasana	Semi-Supine Posture
Ardha Baddha Pada Mayurasana	Half-bound Lotus in Peacock Pose	Ardha Sirsasana	Half Headstand Pose
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana	Seated, Bound Half Lotus	Ardha Uttanasana	Half Forward Bend
Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana	Standing Half Lotus Posture	Ashwa Sanchalanasana	Equestrian Pose
Ardha Baddha Padmasana	Seated Half Bound Lotus Posture	Astavakrasana	Arm Balancing Pose

Baddha Dandayamana Surya Yantrasana	Bound, Standing Sun Dial Pose	Baddha Padmasana	Bound Lotus Posture
Baddha Dhanurasana	Revolved Bow Pose	Bhadrasana	Gentle, Auspicious or Throne Pose
Baddha Konasana	Cobbler's Pose or Bound Angle Posture Cobbler's Pose Variations	Bhairavasana	Terrible or Formidable Pose
Baddha Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana	Bound, Revolved, Half Moon Pose	Bharadvajasana	Variation I: Seated Twist Variation II: Seated Twist in Half Lotus
Baddha Parivrtta Parighasana	Bound Gate Latch Pose	Bhekasana	Frog Pose
Baddha Parivrtta Parsva Konasana	Bound, Revolved, Extended Side Angle Pose Variation I Variation II	Bhujangasana	Cobra, Snake or Serpent Posture Variation I Variation II
Baddha Parivrtta Vatsayasana	Bound, Revolved Equestrian Pose	Bhujapidasana	Arm Pressing Pose
Baddha Trivikramasana	Bound Three-Step or Three-Stride Pose	Bidalasana	Cat Pose
Baddha Vatayanasana	Bound Horse or Equestrian Pose	Brahmacharyasana	The Controlled One The Continence Position
Bakasana	Crow Posture	Buddhasana	Buddha, or Enlightened Pose
Balasana	Child's Pose Variations of Child Pose

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Chakra Bhandasana

Chakra-stimulating Pose

Dwi Pada Sirsasana

Two Feet Behind the Head Pose

Chakravakasana

Tiger Pose

Eka Bhuja Adho Mukha Vrkshasana

One-Armed Downward Facing Tree
(or Hand Stand) Pose

Chakrasana

Wheel or (Inverted) Bow Posture

Eka Bujha Adho Mukha Vrkshasana in Padmasana

One-Armed Downward Facing Tree in Lotus

Chakorasana

Partridge(-like) Pose

Eka Hasta Bhujasana

One Hand-Arm Pose

Chandrasana

Moon Posture

Eka Hasta Mayurasana

One Handed Peacock or Peacock's Feather Pose

Chaturanga Dandasana

Four-Limbed Staff Pose or Push-up Prep

Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana

One-Legged Dog Pose, aka Three-Legged Dog Pose

Dandasana

Stick or Staff Posture
Commonly Found Version
Tantra Version, or Pose of the Rod

Eka Pada Baddha Parivrtta Parsva Konasana

One Legged, Bound, Revolved Extended Side Angle Pose

Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimottanasana

Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose

Eka Pada Bakasana

One-Legged Crow Posture
Variation I
Variation II

Dandayamana Dhanurasana

Standing Bow Pose

Eka Pada Galavasana

A One-legged pose dedicated to the sage Galavasana

Dandayamana Janu Sirsasana

Standing Head to Knee

Eka Pada Parivrtta Koundinyasana

One-Legged Sage Pose

Dandayamana Surya Yantrasana

Standing Sun Dial Pose

Eka Pada Pavanamuktasana

One-Legged Wind Releasing Pose

Dandayamana Yoga Mudrasana

Standing Yoga Mudra

Eka Padasana

One-foot, One-legged Posture or Warrior III

Dhanurasana

Bow Posture

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

One-Legged Royal Pigeon Pose

Variation I, Step 1
Variation I, Step 2
Variation I, Step 3
Variation I, Full Pose

Variation II
Variation III
Variation IV

Dradhasana

Firm (side) Posture

Eka Pada Parsva Sirsasana

One Legged, Side Head Stand

Durvasasana

Durvasa, an Irascible Sage's Pose

Eka Pada Sirsasana

One Legged Head Pose
Variation I
Variation II

Dwi Hasta Bhujasana

Arm Pressing Pose

Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana

Inverted One-Legged Bow (or Wheel) Posture
Step I
Full Pose

Dwi Pada Parivrtta Koundinyasana

Two-Legged Sage Pose

Eka Pada Viparita Mastakasparasasana

One Legged Soles of Feet to Head Pose

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana

Inverted Two-Limbed Staff Pose

Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana

One Legged Soles of Feet to Head Pose
Version I
Version II

Galavasana	A pose dedicated to the sage Galavasana	Gherandasana	(Another) Sage Pose Version I Version II
Ganda Bherundasana	A Mythical Bird with Two Heads	Gomukhasana	Bull or Cow-faced Posture Preparation Variation A Variation B
Garbhasana	Child's Pose	Gorakshasana	Cow Herd Posture
Garbha Pindasana	Embryo in the Womb Posture	Guptasana	Hidden Posture
Garudasana	Eagle Posture or Standing Spinal Twist

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Halasana	Plow Posture	Janu Sirsasana (A, B & C)	Head to Knee Forward Bends
Hamsasana	Swan Pose	Jalandhara Bandha	Chin Lock
Hanumanasana	Monkey Pose or "Splits"	Jathara Parivartanasana	Supine Twist
Hasta Padasana	Hands to (under, in this case) Feet Pose	Jiva Balasana	The Pose of the Life's Energy Will
Hasta Padangusthasana	Hand to Foot (Forward) Bend

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Kala Bhairavasana	Shiva, Destroyer of the Universe Pose	Khandapitasana	Crippled, or Clubfoot Posture
Kakasana	Crow Posture	Krounchasana	Heron Pose
Kapilasana	The Sage Kapila's Pose	Kukkutasana	Cock or Rooster Posture
Kapinjalasana	The Chataka Bird Pose	Kumbhakasana	Plank Pose
Kapotasana	Pigeon or Dove Pose	Kurmasana	Tortoise Posture
Karandavasana	Duck Posture	Laghuvajrasana	Little Thunderbolt Posture
Karnapidasana	Ear Pressure Posture	Lolasana	Swinging Posture
Kasyapasana	Pose dedicated to Kasyapa, the son of Marichi	Langalasana	Plough Posture

Maha Mudra	Great Seal Pose	Mayurasana	Peacock Posture
Mahavirasana	Hero's Pose	Mayura Padmasana	Peacock Lotus Posture
Makarasana	Crocodile Pose	Merudandasana	Dancing Bear Pose
Malasana	Squatting Pose	Mrtasana	Corpse Pose
Mandukasana or Manduka Mudra in Sirsasana	Frog Posture	Mulabandhasana	Pose of the Root Lock
Marichyasana	Sage Pose Variation (A) Variation (B) Variation (C) Variation (D) Variation (E) Variation (F) Variation (G) Variation (H)	Mudhasana	Extended Child's Pose or Supplicant's Pose
Marjaryasana	Cow Pose	Muktasana	Free, or Freed Posture
Matsyasana	Fish Pose or Matsyandra's Posture

Nabhiasana	Pose of the Navel	Nauli	Stomach, or Abdominal Exercise with the Breath Dakshina Nauli Madhyama Nauli Vama Nauli
Nagasana	Cobra, Snake or Serpent Posture	Naukasana
Nakrasana	Crocodile Pose	Navasana	Boat Posture
Namaskarasana	Prayer pose or Prayer Squat	Niralamba Konasana	Unsupported Angle Pose
Natarajasana	Nataraja's, Shiva's Posture or Dancer's Pose Formal Posture Bikram Style	Niralamba Sarvangasana	Unsupported Shoulder Stand

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Omkarasana	The Pose of Om	Parsva Bakasana	Side or lateral Crow Posture
Padahastasana	Hand (under) Feet Posture Traditional Variation Bikram Style	Parsva Adho Mukha Svanasana	Side Downward Facing Dog
Padahasta Chakrasana	Hands (under) Feet Wheel (or Bow) Pose	Parsva Halasana	Side or Lateral Plough Posture
Padangusthasana	Forward Bend, Big Toe Hold Posture	Parsva Karnapidasana	Side or Lateral Ear Pressing Pose
Padanghusta Dhanurasana	Big Toe to Forehead in Bow Pose	Parsva Konasana	Side or Lateral Prayer Pose
Padanghusta Halasana	Big Toe Hold in Plow Position	Parsva Kukkutasana	Side or Lateral Rooster Pose
Padasana	Foot Posture	Parsva Padma Sarvangasana	Lotus in Side Shoulder Stand
Padmasana	Lotus Posture	Parsva Pindasana in Sarvangasana	Side or lateral Embryo in Shoulder Stand
Padma Mayurasana	Peacock in Lotus Posture	Parsva Sarvangasana	Side or Lateral Shoulder Stand
Parighasana	Gate Latch Posture Variation I Variation II Variation III	Parsva Setu Bandha	Side Bridge Pose
Paripurna Matseyendrasana	Final Half Spinal-twist Posture or Final Half Lord of the Fishes Pose	Parsva Tolasana	Side or Tilted Scale Pose
Paripurna Navasana	Complete Boat Pose	Parsvottanasana	Asymmetric Forward Bend or Reverse Prayer Pose
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana	Revolved Half-Moon Posture	Parvatasana	Mountain or Daughter of the Mountain Pose
Parivrtta Akarna Dhanurasana	Revolved Archer Pose	Paryankasana	Cot, Sofa or Bed Pose Version 1 Version 2
Parivrtta Baddha Ardha Chandrasana	Bound, Revolved Half Moon Pose	Pasasana	Noose Posture
Parivrtta Gherandasana	Revolved Sage Pose	Paschimottanasana	Back-stretching or Powerful Posture (Full Pose) Ashtanga Series, A, B, C, & D
Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana	Revolved Head-to-Knee Posture	Pasini Mudrasana	Noose Posture
Parivrtta Padmasana	Revolved Lotus Posture	Pavanmuktasana	Wind-freeing or releasing Posture
Parivrtta Parighasana	Revolved Gate Latch Pose	Pincha Mayruasana	Forearm Balance Forearm Balance Preparation
Parivrtta Parsva Konasana	Revolved Side Angle Pose	Pindasana	Embryo Posture
Parivrtta Paschimottanasana	Revolved Back-stretching Pose, Revolved Forward Bend or Revolved Powerful Posture	Phalahakasana	Plank Pose
Parivrtta Siddhasana	Revolved Adept's, or Perfect, or Perfected Posture	Prarthanasana	Prayer Posture
Parivrtta Vajra Sirsasana	Revolved Thunderbolt in Head Stand Posture	Purna Chakrasana	Full-circle Posture
Parivrtta Trikonasana	Revolved Triangle Pose Common Variation Viniyoga Tradition	Purna Halasana	Full-Plow Posture
Parivrtta Urdhva Dhanurasana	Revolved Lifted Wheel or (Inverted) Bow Posture	Purna Matseyendrasana	(Advanced) Spinal-twist Posture
Parivrtta Vatayanasana	Revolved Horse or Equestrian Pose	Purna Padasana	Erect-standing Posture
Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana	Revolved Sundial or Compass Pose	Purna Shalabhasana	Full Locust Pose
Prasarita Padottanasana	Wide-Legged Forward Bends	Purvottanasana	Intense Eastern Stretch or Reverse Plank Position

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Rajakapotasana

Royal Pigeon Pose

Ruchikasana

Ruchika the Sage's Pose

Sadhakasana	Lotus Position	Siddhasana	Adept's, or Perfect, or Perfected Posture
Salamba Adho Mukha Svanasana	Supported Downward Facing Dog	Simhasana or Simhagarjanasana	Lion Posture
Salamba Baddha Konasana	Supported Cobbler's or Bound Angle Pose	Sirsasana	Headstand or Topsy-turvy Posture
Salamba Halasana	Supported Plough Pose	Sirsa Ardha Padmasana	Headstand Half-lotus Posture
Salamba Paschimottanasana	Supported Seated Forward Bend	Sirsa Padasana	Foot to Head Pose
Salamba Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana	Supported Revolved Half Moon Pose	Sirsa Padmasana	Headstand Lotus Posture
Salamba Rajakapotasana	Supported Royal Pigeon Pose	Sirsa Vajrasana	Headstand Thunderbolt Posture
Salamba Setu Bandha	Supported Bridge Pose (No. 1)	Skandasana	Skanda is the name of Kartikeya, the God of War
Salamba Savasana	Supported Corpse Pose	Sankatasana	Difficult Pose
Salamba Uphavista Konasana	Supported, Seated Angle Pose	Sthasana	STABLE.Index Posture
Salamba Urdhva Dhanurasana	Supported, Inverted Bow (or Wheel) Posture Variation I Variation II	Sthitasana	Standing Upright Posture
Salamba Uttanasana	Supported Forward Bend	Sthita Paschimottanasana	Standing Back-Stretching Posture
Salamba Viparita Karani	Supported Shoulder Stand, Legs Up the Wall Posture, or Waterfall	Sucirandhrasana	"Eye of the Needle" Pose or Figure 4 pose
Salamba Supta Virasana	Supported, Reclining Hero's Pose	Sugrivasana in Mukta Mayurasana Sanskrit/Italian/English Translation
Samakonasana	Straight Angle Pose	Sukhasana	Easy Posture
Samasana	Symmetrical or Equal Posture	Supta Ardha Padmasana	Supine Half-Lotus Posture
Samastitihi	Prayer Pose or Mountain Pose with Anjali Mudra	Supta Baddha Konasana	Supine Cobbler's Pose or Bound Angle Posture
Samkatasana	Contracted, or Dangerous Posture	Supta Konasana	Supine Angle Posture
Sanmukhi Mudra		Supta Kurmasana	Reclining or Supine Tortoise Posture
Sarvanga Ardha Padmasana	Shoulder Stand Half-lotus Posture	Supta Padangusthasana	Reclining or Supine Big Toe Hold Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3
Sarvangasana	Shoulder Stand, or All Members Posture	Supta Padmasana	Supine Lotus Posture
Sarvanga Vadmasana	Shoulder Standing Lotus Posture	Supta Paschimottanasana	Reclining or Supine Forward Bend with Big Toe Hold
Sarvanga Vajrasana	Shoulder Standing Thunderbolt Posture	Supta Trivikramasana	Reclining Three-Step or Stride Pose
Sasangasana	Rabbit Posture	Supta Ubhaya Padangusthasana	Reclining or Supine Both Toes Held Posture
Sasankrasana	Moon Pose	Supta Vajrasana	Supine or Sleeping Thunderbolt Posture
Savasana	Most Relaxed, Supine or Corpse Posture	Supta Virasana	Reclining Hero's Pose
Sayanasana	Headstand Variation	Surya Namaskar	Sun Salutation Ashtanga Tradition, A & B Sivananda Tradition
Setu Bandhasana	Bridge Pose Ashtanga Tradition Iyengar Tradition	Surya Yantrasana	Sun Dial Pose
Shalabhasana	Locust Posture	Svastikasana	Prosperous or Auspicious Posture
Sashankasana	Child's Pose

Tadasana	Mountain or Balance Posture	Tolasana Tolangulasana, Tulasana or Tulitasana	Scale Posture
Trianga Mukta Eka Pada Paschimottanasana	Folded Leg Forward Bend or Runner's Stretch	Trikonasana	Triangle Pose
Trianga Mukhottanasana	Intense Reversed-facing Pose	Trivikramasana	Three-Step or Stride Pose
Tittibhasana	Insect or Firefly Pose Variation A Variation B Variation C Variation D

Ubhaya Padangusthasana	Both Big Toes Held	Urdhva Paschimottanasana	Elevated or Lifted Forward Bend
Uddiyana Bandha	Bound Abdominal Posture with Breath	Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana	Upright, Wide, One-Foot Pose
Ugrasana	Powerful or Back-stretching Posture	Urdhva Prasarita Padasana	Upright, Wide Foot Pose or more commonly known as "Leg Raises"
Uphavista Konasana	Seated, Wide-Legged Forward Bend	Urdhva Uphavista Konasana	Upright, Seated, Wide-Legged Forward Bend
Urdhva Ardha Padmasana	Upright Half-Lotus Posture	Ustrasana	Camel Posture
Urdhva Bhekasana	Upward Frog Pose	Utkatasana	Fierce Posture, Awkward Pose or Chair Ashtanga Tradition Bikram Style Iyengar Tradition (Prep & Full Pose) Viniyoga Tradition
Urdhva Dandasana or Ardha Sirsasana	Upright Staff Pose	Uttana Kurmasana	Intense or Extended Tortoise Posture
Urdhva Dhanurasana	Lifted Wheel or (Inverted) Bow Posture	Uttana Padasana	Intense or Extended Leg Posture
Urdhva Eka Pada Baddha Parivrtta Parsva Konasana	Lifted, One Legged, Bound, Revolved Extended Side Angle Pose	Utthita Parsva Konasana	Extended Side Angle Pose
Urdhva Eka Pada Sirsasana	Lifted One-Legged Head Pose	Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana	Extended Hand-Toe Posture or Standing Big Toe Hold
Urdhva Dwi Pada Sirsasana	Raised or Lifted Two Feet Behind the Head Pose	Utthita Parsva Sahitasana	Extended, Side Big Toe Hold
Urdhva Hastasana	Upward or Lifted Hand Position	Uddhata Padmasana	Elevated Lotus Posture
Urdhva Kukkutasana	Lifted or elevated Rooster Pose	Utthita Paschimottanasana	Extended Forward Bend
Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana	Upward Facing Forward Bend Variation I Variation II	Utthita Supta Padangusthasana	Extended, Reclining or Supine Big Toe Hold
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana	Upward Facing Dog	Utthita Trikonasana	Extended Triangle Pose Anusara & Iyengar Tradition Ashtanga Tradition Bikram Tradition Kripalu Tradition Sivananda Tradition
Urdhva Navasana	Upward Boat Pose	Uttpluthi	Uplifting Posture
Urdhva Mukha Padmasana	Upward Facing Lotus Posture

Vaanarasana	Monkey Pose	Viparita Konasana Parivrtti	Inverted, Rotated Angle Pose
Vajrasana	Thunderbolt Posture	Viparita Padangustha Sirasparshasana	Toes-to-Head Bow Pose
Vajra Sirsasana	Thunderbolt in Head Stand Posture	Viparita Virabhadrasana	Reverse Warrior (II)
Vajroli Mudrasana	Thunderbolt in Head Stand Posture	Viparita Shalabhasana	Locust Pose Variation I Variation II Variation C
Vakrasana	Twisting Posture	Viranchyasana	Viranchi or Virancha's Pose Variation I Variation II
Valakhilyasana	A Pigeon Pose Variation	Virasana	Hero's Pose
Vamadevasana	Pose dedicated to a sage; an aspect of Shiva	Virabhadrasana	Warrior I Warrior II Warrior III
Vasisthasana	Side Plank Pose Step 1 Full Pose	Vistritahastapadachakrasana	Heels-on-Head Wheel Posture
Vatayanasana	Horse or Equestrian Pose	Visvamitrasana	Side Angle Balance
Vatyasana	Banyan Tree Posture	Vrschikasana	Scorpion Posture Variation I Variation II
Vichitra Karani		Vrkshasana	Tree Pose (Iyengar Tradition) Tree Pose & Toe Stand (Bikram Style) Tree Pose Variations
Viparita Karani	Supported Inverted Pose or Waterfall Pose	Vyaghrasana	Tiger Pose
Viparita Matsyendrasana	Reverse Fish Pose

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Yaghasana		Yoganidrasana	Yogi's Sleeping Pose
Yastikasana		Yogasana	Yogi's Staff Posture
Yogadandasana	Yogi's Staff Posture	Yogavristhasana	The Yogic Chair