List of Yoga asanas

This is a list of asanas. Different names may be given depending on the school, the origin of the system within that school, or the yogi or guru who developed the system in question. A case in point would be Hanumanasana, the supported version of which is typically called "Runner's Stretch" by Kripalu practitioners. Also, a "Flat Back Forward Bend" in the Shivananda system is referred to as "Stretching Pose" in both Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Bikram Yoga.^{[citation needed]}

Sanskrit transliteration	Sanskrit	English	Image
Adho Mukha Śvānāsana	अधोमुखश्वानासन	Downward-Facing Dog Pose
Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana	अधोमुखवृक्षासन	Handstand (Downward-Facing Tree)
Aekpaadprasarnaasana		Lunge
Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana	आकर्णधनुरासन	Bow posture up to ear
Anantāsana	अनन्तासन	Posture of Ananta one of the names of Vishnu
Añjali Mudrā	अञ्जलिमुद्रा	Salutation hand posture
Anjaneyasana	अञ्नेयरासन	Crescent Moon
Ardha Candrāsana	अर्धचन्द्रासन	Half Moon
Ardha Matsyendrāsana	अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन	Half Spinal Twist
Ardha Navāsana	अर्धनावासन	Half boat posture
Baddha Koṇāsana	बद्धकोणसन	Bound Angle
Bakāsana	बकासन	Crane
Bālāsana	बालासन	Child's Pose
Garbhāsana	गर्भासन
Bhekāsana	भेकासन	Frog
Bharadvājāsana	भरद्वाजासन	Bharadvaja's Twist
Bhujaṅgāsana	भुजङ्गासन	Cobra
Bhujapīḍāsana	भुजपीडासन	Arm-pressing posture
Chakrāsana	चक्रासन	Wheel
Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana	चतुरङ्गदण्डासन	Four-Limbed Staff
Daṇḍāsana	दण्डासन	Staff pose
Dhanurāsana	धनुरासन	Bow
Dwi pada sirsasana		Both feet behind head
Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana	द्विपदविपरितदन्दसन	Two-Legged Inverted Staff Pose
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	एकपादरजकपोतसन	One-Legged King Pigeon
Ekapādaśīrṣāsana	एकपादशीर्षासन	Head stand one foot
		Head stand by only holding) one foot
Ekapādaprasāraṇa-sarvāṅgatulāsana	एकपादप्रसारणसर्वाङ्गतुलासन	Balance posture for the whole body, by extending one leg
Eka Pada Sirsasana		Foot behind Head
Garbhāsana	गर्भासन	Fetus
Garuḍāsana	गरुडासन	Eagle
Gomukhāsana	गोमुखासन	Cow Face
Halāsana	हलासन	Plough
Hanumanāsana	हनुमनासन	Named after Hanuman
Jaṭharaparivartanāsana	जठरपरिवर्तनासन	Belly-revolving posture
Jānuśīrṣāsana	जानुशीर्षासन	Head-to-Knee Forward Bend
Kākāsana	काकासन	Crow
Kapotāsana	कपोतासन	Pigeon
Karṇapīḍāsana	कपोतासन	Ear-pressing
Krāuñcāsana	क्रौञ्चासन	Heron
Kukkuṭāsana	कुक्कुटासन	Cockerel
Kūrmāsana	कूर्मासन	Tortoise
Lolāsana	लोलासन	Pendant
Mahāmudrā	महामुद्रा	Great hand posture
Makarāsana	मकरासन	Crocodile
Muktahastaśīrṣāsana	मुक्तहस्तशीर्षासन	Head stand
Maṇḍalāsana	मण्डलासन	Circle
Matsyāsana	मत्स्यासन	Fish
Matsyendrāsana	मत्स्येन्द्रासन	Lord of the Fishes
Mayūrāsana	मयूरासन	Peacock
Naṭarājāsana	नटराजासन	Lord of the Dance or Dancer
Nirālambasarvāṅgāsana	निरालम्बसर्वाङ्गासन	Posture for the whole body
Pādahastāsana	पादहस्तासन	Standing Forward Bend
Padmāsana	पद्मासन	Lotus
Paripūrṇanāvāsana	परिपूर्णनावासन	Full Boat
Parivṛttapārśvakoṇāsana	परिवृत्तपार्श्वकोणासन	Revolved Side Angle
Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana	परिवृत्तत्रिकोणासन	Revolved Triangle
Paryaṅkāsana	पर्यङ्कासन	Bed
Pāśāsana	पाशासन	Noose
Paścimottānāsana	पश्चिमोत्तानासन	Seated Forward Bend
Paccimasana
Paschima tana
Prasāritapādottānāsana	प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन	Intense Spread Leg Stretch
Rājakapotāsana	राजकपोतासन	Royal pigeon
Śalabhāsana	शलभासन	Locust
		Grass-hopper
Samakoṇāsana	समकोणासन	Straight angle
Sarvāṅgāsana	सर्वाङ्गासन	Shoulder Stand
Śavāsana	शवासन	Corpse Pose
Shavasana
Sarvasana
Mrtasana
Setubandhasarvāṅgāsana	सेतुबन्धसर्वाङ्गासन	Bridge
Sethubandasana	सेतुबन्धसन	Half Wheel
Siddhāsana	सिद्धासन	Perfect Pose
Muk-tasana	मुक्तसन
Guptasana	गुप्तसन
Siṁhāsana	सिंहासन	Lion
Śīrṣāsana	शीर्षासन	Head Stand
Sukhāsana	सुखासन	Auspicious Pose
Suptabaddhakoṇāsana	सुप्तभदकोणासन	Reclining Bound Angle
Suptakoṇāsana	सुप्तकोणासन	Angle
Suptapādāṅguṣṭhāsana	सुप्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन	Reclining Big Toe
Suptavīrāsana	सुप्तवीरासन	Reclining Hero
Suptavajrāsana	सुप्तवज्रासन	Thunderbolt
Svastikāsana	स्वस्तिकासन	Prosperous Pose
Tāḍāsana	ताडासन	Mountain Pose
Samasthiti
Tiṭṭibhāsana	टिट्टिभासन	Firefly Pose
Trikoṇāsana	त्रिकोणासन	Triangle
Tulāsana	तुलासन	Balance posture
Uḍḍīyānabandha	उड्डीयानबन्ध	The abdominal lock
Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana	उपविष्टकोणासन	Open Angle
Ūrdhvadhanurāsana	ऊर्ध्वधनुरासन	Upward Bow
		Backbend
Ūrdhvamukhaśvānāsana	ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन	Upward-Facing Dog
Ūrdhvadaṇḍāsana	ऊर्ध्वदण्डासन	Stick
Uṣṭhāsana	उष्ठासन	Camel
Uttanakūrmāsana	उत्तानकूर्मासन	Upside-Down Tortoise
Utkaṭāsana	उत्कटासन	Chair
Uttānāsana	उत्तानासन	Standing Forward Bend
Utthitahastapādāṅguṣṭhāsana	उत्थितहस्तपादाङ्गुष्ठासन	Raised Hand to Big Toe
Utthitapārśvakoṇāsana	उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन	Extended Side Angle
Utthitatrikoṇāsana	उत्थितत्रिकोणासन	Extended Triangle
Vasiṣṭhāsana	वसिष्ठासन	Side Plank
Vātāyanāsana	वातायनासन	Horse
Viparītakaraṇi	विपरीतकरणि	Legs-up-the-Wall
Vajrāsana	वज्रासन	Thunderbolt
Vīrāsana	वीरासन	Hero
Vīrabhadrāsana	वीरभद्रासन	Distinguished hero
Vīrabhadrāsana II	वीरभद्रासन II	Warrior II
Vṛkṣāsana	वृक्षासन	Tree
Vṛścikāsana	वृश्चिकासन	scorpion

[edit]Sanskrit terms

Some terms in Sanskrit are repeatedly used in the names of asanas. Generally these are prefixes and can be used on any pose to explain a variation.

English	Sanskrit	Meaning
Adho	अधो	downward
Ardha	अर्ध	half
Eka	एक	one
		single
Dhánus		Bow
Parivṛtta	परिवृत्त	revolved
		twisted
Supta	सुप्त	supine
		reclining
tulā	तुला	balance
Ūrdhva	ऊर्ध्व	upward
Upaviṣṭha	उपविष्ट	seated
Utthita	उत्थित	extended