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Akarna-Dhanura-asana - The Shooting - bow - Pose
The Sanskrit word karna means ear and the prefix "a" means near to or towards.
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Pavana - mukta - asana
The Sanskrit word pavana means air or wind and mukta means freedom or release, therefore this is the..
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Sarvanga - asana
The Sanskrit word sarvaanga means limb or body. Sarvanga therefore translates as either "all-limb" o..
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Shalabha - asana - The Locust Pose
The Sanskrit word Shalabha means locust or grasshopper. There is a variation of this posture called ..
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Shava - asana - The Corpse Pose
The Sanskrit word shava means corpse hence this is the Corpse. The shava-asana is also known as the ..
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Siddha - asana - The Adept Pose
The Sanskrit word siddha means accomplished or adept, one who has attained the highest
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Simha - asana - The Lion Pose
The Sanskrit word simha which literally means "the powerful one" is the word for "lion."
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Sirsha - asana - The Head Stand
This posture is the well known headstand posture, and perhaps second only to the padma-asana or lotu..
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Tada - asana - The mountain Pose
The Sanskrit word tada means mountain. This posture is also known by the name samasthiti-asana.
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The Sun salutation - Suryanamaskar
The Sanskrit word surya means sun. Namaskar is the Hindi word for Namaste, from the root nam, to bow..
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Trikona - asana - The Triangle Pose
The Sanskrit word tri means three and kona means corner or angle. Thus "three corner or three angle ..
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Ugra - asana - The Noble Pose
The Sanskrit word ugra means powerful, mighty, strong or noble. We usually keep this posture untrans..
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Ushtra - asana - The Camel Pose
The Sanskrit word ushtra means camel
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Vajra - asana - The Thunderbolt Pose
The vajra-asana is a seated posture. Begin by sitting back on your heels and placing
your knees, le..
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Vira - asana - The Hero Pose
Kneel on the floor with the calves and tops of the feet flat on the floor and the thighs touching
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Vriksha - asana - The Tree Pose
"Standing straight on the left leg, bend the right leg and place the right foot on the root of the l..
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Parivritta-parshvakona-asana
The Sanskrit word parivritta means revolved, turned round or back, parsva means side and kona means ..
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Padmasana - The Lotus Posture
The Sanskrit word naga means snake or serpent. The nagaasana is also known as the bhujanga-asana.
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Anjanaya-asana - The Salutation Pose
The anjaneya-asana combines several postures and mudras (gestures) in a fluid, evolving flow that co..
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Ardhachandra-asana - The Half - moon Pose
The ardha-chandra-asana is a basic stretching and balancing pose that benefits principly the lower b..
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Ardha-matsyendra-asana - The Half Spinal Twist Pose
The Half Spinal Twist is one of the best Yoga postures for cultivating flexibility and strength in t..
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Baddha-kona-asana - The Restrained Angle Pose
The Sanskrit word baddha means a bond, chain, caught or restrained
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Bala-asana - The Child Pose
"As inumerable cups full of water, many reflections of the sun are seen, but the sun is the same; si..
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Chakra-asana
Chakra, from the root cak ("to move") means wheel and therefore this is the Wheel Posture
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Dhanura-asana
The Sanskrit word dhanur means bow-shaped, curved or bent. The bow referred is a bow as in "bow and ..
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Ekapada-asana
The Sanskrit word eka means one and pada means foot making this the one-foot, or more commonly, one-..
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Garuda
The Sanskrit word garuda means eagle. In Hindu mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds.
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Gomukha
This posture stretches the arms, upper back, chest and the sides of the chest and abdomen.
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Hala-asana - The Plow Pose
The Sanskrit word Hala means plow, as in a traditional plow that is drawn by a horse or oxen
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Hasta - pada - angusta - asana
The Sanskrit word hasta means hand, pada means foot, and angusta means big toe therefore this is the..
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Matsya - sana
The Sanskrit word matsya means fish, therefore this is the fish posture
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Naga-asana - The Cobra Pose
The Sanskrit word naga means snake or serpent. The nagaasana is also known as the bhujanga-asana
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Nataraja - asana
The Sanskrit word nata means dancer and raja means king. Nataraja is another name for Shiva, the Lor..
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Vrischika - asana - The Scorpion Pose
Vrischika is the Sanskrit word for scorpion. This posture is so named because the body resembles a s..
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