List of asanas

Uttanasana is a commonly practiced asana.

Asanas collectively constitute the physical aspect of worship in ancient Yoga and various stretches and meditative poses of modern Yoga. The poses and stretches are thought to have physical and mental health benefits and can lead to injury in roughly 1 in 20 practitioners a year in the U.S.[8]^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Different authors or schools of yoga may have different names for an asana. Many asanas have multiple names or one name may refer to multiplex asanas.^[8]

Affixes[edit]

Many asana names include the following Sanskrit words as affixes:

English	Sanskrit	Meaning
Adho	अधो	downward
Ardha	अर्ध	half
Eka	एक	one
Eka	एक	single
Bandha	बंध	lock
Dhánus	धनुः	bow
Dvī	द्वि	two
Parivṛtta	परिवृत्त	revolved
Parivṛtta	परिवृत्त	twisted
Supta	सुप्त	supine
Supta	सुप्त	reclining
Tulā	तुला	balance
Upaviṣṭha	उपविष्ठ	seated
Ubhaya	उभय	both, together
Ūrdhva	ऊर्ध्व	upward
Utthita	उत्थित	extended

Asanas[edit]

Sanskrit transliteration	English Notes	Image
Adho Mukha Śvānāsana	Downward-Facing Dog Pose Arm Balance and Forward Bend.	File:Ado-muka-shvanasana.jpg
Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana	Downward-Facing Tree (Full Arm Balance) Arm Balance	File:AcroDanceHandstand.jpg File:Mr-yoga-eagle-handstand-pose.jpg
Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana	Bow posture up to ear Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Anahata Chakra Baddha Hasta Virabhadrasana	Open Heart Chakra Hand Bound Warrior Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Open Heart Chakra Warrior.jpg
Ardha Baddha Parivrtta Malasana	Half Bound Revolved Garland Pose Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Ardha Baddha Nantum Natarajasana	Half Bound Bowing with Respect Lord of the Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-bound one legged unsupported forward bend.jpg
Ardha Baddha Niralamba Baddha Eka Pada Uttanasana	Half Bound Unsupported Buond One Legged Intense Stretch Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-half bound one legged forward bend.jpg
Ardha Padma Eka Pada Malasana	Half Lotus One Legged Garland Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Ananda Balasana	Happy Baby Pose Supine Pose
Anantāsana	Ananta's pose Supine Leg stretch	File:Anantāsana-posture of ananta.jpg File:Mr-yoga-infinity-pose.jpg
Anjaneyasana	Honorable Pose, Crescent Moon, Crescent Lunge Standing asana (Hip opener)
Ardha Candrāsana	Half moon Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Ardha-Chandrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Ardha Chandrachapasana Prep.	Half Moon Bow Pose Prep. Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-mermaid arms half moon bow pose.jpg File:Mr-yoga half moon bow pose prep.jpg
Ardha kamalamunyasana	Half Pose Dedicated to Siddhar Kamalamuni Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-half-kamalamuni.jpg
Ardha Matsyendrāsana	Half lord of the fishes pose Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)	File:Ardha-Matsyendrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Mr-yoga-half-lord-of-fishes-pose.jpg
Ardha Navāsana	Half boat posture Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti)	File:Ardha Navāsana-half-boat.jpg
Ardha Padma Anantasana	Half Lotus Infinity Pose Supine	File:Mr-yoga-half-lotus-infinity-pose.jpg
Ardhapadma Sukha Matsyasana	Half Lotus Easy Fish Pose Supine	File:Mr-yoga-half-lotus-easy-fish-pose.jpg
Ardha Ustrasana	Half Camel Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-half-camel-pose.png
Aṣṭāvakrāsana	Aṣṭāvakra's pose Arm SECe	File:Astavakrasana.jpg File:Mr-yoga-ashtavakra-prep.jpg
Avalokiteśvara	Goddess of mercy pose or Guanyin Reclined medial and lateral hip rotation. Avalokiteśvara (अवलोकितेश्वर) is the Goddess of mercy pose.	File:Lohan yoga goddess of mercy pose.jpg
Baddha Hasta Malasana	Hands Bound Garland Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Hasta Karnapida Utkatasana	Hands Bound Ear Pressure Fierce Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-ear-pressure-chair-pose.jpg
Baddha Hasta Utthita Sthiti Shalabhasana	Bound Hands Rising Standing Locust Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-standing-locust-pose.jpg
Baddha Hasta Utthita Sthiti Vayu Muktyasana Prep.	Hands Bound Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose Prep. Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-standing-wind-releiving-prep.jpg
Baddha Hasta Tadasana	Hands Bound Mountain Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-mountain-pose-bound hands.jpg
Baddha Pada Koormamunyasana	Bound Pose Dedicated to Koormamuni Sitting Pose	File:Mr-yoga-buond-koormamuni.jpg
Baddha Koṇāsana	Bound angle Sitting asana/Forward Bend (Upavista Sthiti/Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)	File:Baddha Koṇāsana-bound angle.jpg
Parshva Baddha Konasana Shirshasana 1	Sideways Bound Angle Headstand 1 Inversion	File:Mr-yoga-sideways-bound-angle-headstand-1.jpg
Baddha Malasana	Bound Garland Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Baddha Natarajasana	Bound Lord of Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga- bound lord of dance.jpg File:Mr-yoga-bound lord of dance 2.jpg File:Mr-yoga-bound lord of dance 7.jpg
Baddha Samakonasana	Bound Equal Angle Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-bound-equal-angle-pose.jpg
Baddha Viparita Kurmasana	Bound Inverted Tortoise Pose Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-inverted-tortoise.jpg
Bakāsana	Crane Arm Balance	File:Bakasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Bālāsana	Child's Pose Kneeling forward bend	File:Balasana.JPG
Bala Shalabhasana	Baby Grasshopper Pose Arm Balance
Bharadvājāsana	Bharadvaja's twist Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)	File:Bharadvajasana1 (cropped).JPG File:Mr-yoga-bharadvajas-twist.jpg
Bhekāsana	Frog Backbend (Extension) (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Bhekāsana-frog.jpg
Bhujaṅgāsana	Cobra Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Bhujangasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Bhujapīḍāsana	Arm-pressing posture Arm balance	File:Bhujapidasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Biḍālāsana	Cat Pose Kneeling
Chamatkarasana (Chamatkarasana)	Wild Thing Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-wild-thing.jpg File:Mr-yoga-wild-thing-2.jpg
Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana	Four-Limbed Staff Arm Balance	File:Chaturanga-Dandasana low Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Chakra Bandhasana	Bound Wheel Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Bound wheel pose.jpg
Chakrāsana or Urdhva Dhanurasana	Wheel Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Chakrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Daṇḍāsana	Staff pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Dandasana yoga posture.jpg
Dhanurāsana	Bow Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Dhanurasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Dvi Hasta Pada Utthita Sthiti Eka Pada Bhekasana	Both Hands to Feet Rising Standing One Legged Frog Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-standing borth arms to foot.jpg
Dvi Pada Kaundinyasana	Both Feet Kaundinya's Pose Arm Balance	File:Mr-yoga-two-legged-koundinya.jpg
Dvi Pāda Śīrṣāsana	Both feet behind head (lit: two-footed head pose) Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana	Two-Legged Inverted Staff Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana.jpg
Dvi Hasta Padasana	Both Hands to Foot Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Eka Pada Baddha Malasana	One Leg Bound Garland Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Eka Pada Bakasana 1	One Legged Crane Pose 1 Arm Balance	File:One legged crane pose 1.jpg
Eka Hasta Bhujasana	One Arm Pressure Pose Arm Balance
Eka Hasta Pada Utthita Sthiti Eka Pada Bhekasana	One Hand to Foot Rising Standing One Legged Frog Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one legged standing bound.jpg
Eka Hasta Parshvasana	One Arm Sideways Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one-arm-side-bend.jpg
Eka Pada Galavasana	Pose Dedicated to Galava - One Legged Variation Arm Balance	File:Mr-yoga-galavasana-one-leg.jpg
Eka Pada Indudalasana	One Legged Crescent Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one legged crescent.jpg
Eka Pada Kauṇḍiṇyāsana I	Kauṇḍiṇ ya's pose, twisted one legged arm balance Arm balance	File:Parivritta Eka Pada Koundinyasana.JPG File:Mr-yoga-koundinia-pose.jpg
Eka Pada Kauṇḍiṇyasana II	Kauṇḍiṇya's pose, one legged arm balance with straight legs Arm balance	File:Eka Pada koundinyasana.JPG
Eka Pada Niralamba Navasana	One Legged Usupported Boat Pose Sitting Pose	File:Mr-yoga-boat-pose.jpg
Eka Pada Paripurna Vrshchikasana	One Legged Stretched Out Scorpion Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-stretched-out-scorpion.jpg.png
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana I	One-Legged King Pigeon Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one-legged-king-pigeon-1- (2).jpg
Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana II	One-Legged King Pigeon 2 Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:One Legged King Pigeon 2.jpg
Ekapādaśīrṣāsana	Foot behind Head Pose Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Eka Pada Shirsha Bakasana	One Leg Behind the Head Crow Pose Arm Balance	File:Mr-yoga-foot-behind-head-crow-pose.jpg
Eka Pada Shirsha Prapadasana	One Leg Behind the Head Tiptoe Pose Standing asana	File:Mr-yoga-one-foot-behind-head-tiptoe-pose.jpg
Ekapādaśīrṣottānapṛṣṭhāsana	Eka Pada Shirshottana Prshthasana One Foot Behind the Head Extended Lizard Tail Lunge Pose Standing asana	File:Mr-yoga-foot-behind-head-lizard-pose.jpg
Eka pāda śīrṣāsana	One legged supported head balance Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana	One Legged Upward Bow Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one-legged-upward-bow.jpg
Eka Pada Ushtrasana	One Legged Camel Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one-legged-cammel.jpg
Eka Pada Viparita Dandasana	One Legged Inverted Staff Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-bound-inverted-staff-posel.jpg
Eka Pada Vrshchikasana	One Legged Scorpion Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-scorpion-pose.jpg
Galavasana	Pose Dedicated to Galava Arm Balance
Gaja Vadivu	Elephant Old Form Standing asana	File:Elephant Posture or Gaja Vadivu.jpg
Garbhāsana	Fetus Sitting Pose	File:Balasana or garbhasana.jpg
Garuḍāsana	Eagle pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Garudasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Gitanandasana	Pose Dedicated to Gitananda Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-yogananda 1.jpg File:Mr-yoga-yogananda 2.jpg
Gomukhāsana	Cow faced pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Gomukhasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Mr-yoga-cow-face-pose.jpg
Guptāsana	Hidden Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Halāsana	Plough Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Halasana.jpg
Hanumanāsana	Lord Hannuman Pose Leg Stretch	File:Hanumanasana - Hanuman's Posture - in Diagonal View.jpg
Hasta Naginyasana in Nantum Natarajasana	Mermaid Hand Position in Bowing Lord of Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-mermaid arms - lord of dance 2.jpg
Hasta Naginyasana in Natarajasana	Mermaid Hand Position in Lord of Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-mermaid arms - lord of dance.jpg
Hasta Padasana 1	Hands to Foot Squatting Pose 1 Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Hasta Pada Parivrtta Ardha Chandrachapasana	Hand to Foot Revolved Half Moon Bow Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-twisting one legged forward bend.jpg
Hasta Pada Parshva Prapadasana	Hand to Foot to Side Tip Toe Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Hindolasana in Eka Pada Prapadasana	Baby Cradle Pose in One Legged Tip Toe Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Indudalasana	Crescent Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-side bend.jpg
Jānuśīrṣāsana	Head-to-Knee Forward Bend Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)	File:Janusirsasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Jāṭharaparivṛttāsana	Belly-revolving posture Supine
Jatharaparivrttasvastikasana	Svastika Legs in Belly Revolving Pose Supine	File:Mr-yoga-svastika-legs-twist.jpg
Jathara Urdhva Mukha Pashchimottanasana	Abdominal Lift Upward Facing Western Intense Stretch Pose Supine	File:Mr-yoga-abdominal-lift.jpg
Kala Bhairavasana	Pose Dedicated to Shiva the Destroyer Arm Balance	File:Mr-yoga-shiva-destroyer-pose.jpg
Kalyasana	Pose Dedicated to Goddess Kali Standing asana	File:Mr-yoga-sideways-kali-squat.jpg
Karṇapīḍāsana	Ear-pressing Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Karnapidasana.jpg File:Mr-yoga-ear-pressure-pose.jpg
Krāuñcāsana	Heron Seated
Kukkuṭāsana	Cockerel Arm Balance	File:Yoga shaktipat kukkutasana by alexey baykov.jpg
Kūrmāsana	Tortoise Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)	File:Kurmasana.jpg
Laghuvajrasana	Thunderbolt Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-graceful-thunderbolt.jpg
Lasyasana	Lasya Dance Pose Standing	File:Mr-yoga-tandava backbend.jpg File:Mr-yoga-tandava 2.jpg
Lolāsana	Pendant Arm Balance	File:Mr-yoga-pendant pose.jpg
Mahāmudrā	The great seal posture Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)
Makarāsana	Crocodile Prone	File:Makarasana Asana (Crocodile Posture).jpg
Mālāsana	Garland^[9] Standing
Mandalasana	Circle Inversion
Mārjāryāsana	Cat pose Quadruped
Matsyāsana	Fish Supine backbend	File:Matsyasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Mr-yoga-fish-pose.jpg
Matsyendrāsana	Lord of the Fishes Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Mayūrāsana	Peacock Arm Balance	File:Peacock pose.jpg
Muktahasta-śīrṣāsana	"Hands-Free" Head stand Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Muktāsana	The liberated Pose Supine
Mulabandhasana	Root Lock Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)

Sanskrit transliteration	English Notes	Image
Nama Baddha Hasta Virabhadrasana	Bowing Hands Bound Warrior Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Nama Baddha Hasta Virabhadrasana.jpg
Namaskara Natarajasana	Lord Of Dance Pose Hands in Prayer Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-mermaid arms lord of dance 3.jpg
Nantum Natarajasana	Bowing with Respect Lord of the Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-bowign with respect lord of dance.jpg
Narasimhasana in Malasana	Lion's Pose in Garland Pose Standing	File:Mr-yoga-lion-pose-in-garland-pose.jpg
Naṭarājāsana	Dancer or Lord of the Dance Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Natarajasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Nāvāsana	Boat Sitting asana	File:Mr-yoga-boat-pose2.jpg File:Paripurna-Navasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Nindra Utthita Vayu Muktyasana	Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-bound wind reliving pose.jpg
Niralamba Baddha Eka Pada Uttanasana 1	Unsupported Bound One Legged Intense Stretch Pose 1 Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one legged forward bend 1.jpg
Niralamba Baddha Eka Pada Uttanasana 2	Unsupported Bound One Legged Intense Stretch Pose 2 Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one legged forward bend 2.jpg
Niralamba Jathara Padmasana	Unsupported Abdominal Lift Lotus Pose Inversion	File:Mr-yoga-upward-lotus-unsupported.jpg
Niralamba Parshva Hasta Janu Natarajasana	Unsupported Sideways Hand to Knee Lord of Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-unsupported bowing lord of dance.jpg
Niralamba Prapada Kanjanasana 1	Unsupported Tip Toe Wagtail Pose 1 Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Nirālamba-sarvāṅgāsana	Unsupported shoulder stand Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-unsupported-shoulderstand.jpg
Pādahastāsana	Standing Forward Bend Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Padma Pinyamayūrasana	Peacock Feather Pose with legs in Padmasana/Elbow Balance Arm Balance	File:Urdhva padmasana.jpg
Padmāsana	Lotus Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Tanumânasî en Meditacion Loto Padmasana.JPG
Padmasana in Mayurasana	Lotus Pose in Peacock Pose Arm Balance	File:Mr-yoga-lotus-peacock.jpg
Padmasana in Shirshasana	Lotus in Headstand Inversion	File:Mr-yoga-lotus-headstand7b.jpg
Parighasana	Gate Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Paripūrṇanāvāsana	Full Boat Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti)	File:Paripurna-Navasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana	Revolved Half Moon Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrachapasana	Revolved Half Moon Bow Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-revolved half moon bow pose.jpg
Parivṛtta Baddha Pārśvakoṇāsana	Revolved Bound Side Angle Asymmetrical standing twist with hand lock
Parivrtta Baddha Sthiti Utthita Vayu Muktyasana	Revolved Bound Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-twisting bound wind relieving pose.jpg File:Mr-yoga-bound twist 2.jpg File:Mr-yoga-standing-bound-twist.jpg File:Mr-yoga-bound-twist.jpg
Parivrtta Dvi Pada Baddha Utkatasana	Revolved Both Legs Bound Fierce Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivrtta Navasana	Revolved Boat Pose Sitting	File:Mr-yoga-revolved-boat-pose.jpg
Parivrtta Namaskar Sthiti Urdhva Vayu Muktyasana	Revolved Prayer Standing Rising Wind Relieving Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-hands in prayer twist.jpg
Parivrtta Prapadasana	Revolved Tip Toe Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana	Revolved Side Angle Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivrtta Salamba Hasta Padasana	Revolved Supported Hand to Foot Pose Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivrtta Svarga Dvijasana	Revolved Bird of Paradise Pose Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivṛttatrikoṇāsana	Revolved Triangle Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parivitta Urdhva Tadasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana	Revolved Upward Mountain Pose—Raised Bound Hands Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-arms bound side and backbend.jpg
Parivrtta Utthita Pada Hastasana	Revolved Extended Hand to Foot Pose Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)
Parsva Dandasana	Sideways Staff Pose Arm Balance	File:Parsva Dandasana.jpg
Parshva Tadasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana	Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-hands bound-side bend.jpg
Parshvasana	Side Stretch Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-sideways pose.jpg
Parshva Ardha Padma Padangushtha Dhanurasana	Sideways Half Lotus Bigtoe Bow Pose Supine on the side	File:Mr-yoga-sideways-half-bigtoe-bow-pose.jpg
Parśvottanāsana	Intense stretch to the side Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Parshvottanasana.jpg
Paryaṅkāsana	Couch Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Pāśāsana	Noose Twisting (Parivrtta Sthiti)	File:Pasasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Paścimottānāsana	Extension of the posterior (western) part of the body Forward Bend (Pashchima Prattana Sthiti)	File:Paschimotanasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Patan Vrkshasana 1	Toppling Tree Pose 1 Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-toppling tree 1.jpg
Patan Vrkshasana 2	Toppling Tree Pose 2 Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-toppling tree 2.jpg
Pincha Mayūrāsana	Feathered Peacock Pose, forearm balance Arm Balance
Pindola Bharadvaja	Deer Sitting Pose Advanced toe stand. "Deer Sitting Pose" in Sanskrit is Pindolabharadrāja ( हरिण आसन ) The pose is dedicated to Pindola the Lohan (Artat) an Enlightened disciple of the Buddha.	File:Deer sitting pose.jpg
Prapada Kapotasana	Tip Toe Pigeon Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-tiptoe-pigeon.jpg
Prapada Matsyendrasana	Tip Toe Lord of the Fishes Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Prapada Virasana	Tiptoe Hero Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-tip-toe-hero-pose.jpg
Prapadasana	Tip Toe Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Prasārita-pādottānāsana	Wide Stance Forward Bend Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Paripurna Vajrasana	Complete Thunderbolt Pose Sitting Pose	File:Mr-yoga-complete-thunderbolt.jpg
Rajakapotāsana	King Pigeon Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Yoga shaktipat rajakapotasana by alexey baykov.jpg
Śalabhāsana	Locust Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Salabhasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Salamba Parsva Hasta Janu Natarajasana	Supported Sideways Hand to Knee Lord of the Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga- supported bowing lord of dance.jpg
Salamba Sarvāṅgāsana I	Shoulder Stand Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Sarvangasana.jpg File:Mr-yoga-shouldertand.jpg
Salamba Śīrṣāsana I	Supported Headstand Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Shirshasana.jpg
Shirshasana 5-6	Headstand 5-6 Inversion	File:Mr-yoga-headstand-5-6.jpg
Samakoṇāsana	Straight angle Seated
Samasthitiḥ	Equal Standing Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Tadasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Śaśakāsana	Rabbit Inversion	File:Rabbit pose.jpg
Śavāsana Shavasana	Corpse Pose Resting asana (Visranta Karaka Asana)	File:Shavasana.jpg
Setubandhāsana	Bridge Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Setubandha-sarvāṅgāsana	Shoulder supported Bridge Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Shatkonasana	Six Triangles Pose Abdominal asana (Udara Akunchana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-six-triangles-pose.jpg
Siddhāsana	Siddhi's Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Sidhasana.JPG
Siṁhāsana	Lion Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Simhasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Sthiti Baddha Yogadandasana	Standing Bound Yogic Staff Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-standing-bound-yogic-staff.jpg
Stiti Vayu Muktyuttonasana	Standing Wind Relieving Intense Stretch Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Sthiti Urdhva Mukhottana Kulpha Dhanurasana	Standing Upward Facing Intense Ankle Stretch Bow Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-tip-toe bow pose 2.jpg File:Mr-yoga-upward-facing-bow-pose.jpg
Sthiti Utthita Eka Pada Chibi Janu Shirshasana Prep.	Standing Rising One Legged Chin to Knee Pose Prep. Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-chin to knee wind relieving.jpg File:Mr-yoga-wind relieving pose.jpg
Sukhāsana	Auspicious (Easy) Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Sukkasana.jpg
Suptabaddha-koṇāsana	Reclining Bound Angle Resting asana (Visranta Karaka Asana)	File:Mr-yoga-reclined-bound-angle.jpg
Supta Baddha Ashtavakrasana	Reclined Bound Ashtavakra's Pose Supine	File:Mr-yoga-reclined-bound-ashtavakra-pose.jpg
Supta Jathara Garudasana	Reclined Abdominal Lift Eagle Pose Supine	File:Mr-yoga-reclined-garuda-eagle-pose.jpg
Suptakoṇāsana	Reclined Angle Inversion (Viparita Sthiti)
Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana I	Catching the big toe supine pose Supine Leg stretch	File:Ardha maerudhandaasana.jpg
Suptavajrāsana	Reclined Thunderbolt Supine
Suptavīrāsana	Reclining Hero Resting asana (Visrana Karaka Asana)	File:Supta-Virasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Surya Namaskarasana	Sun Salutation Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-sun salutation 1.jpg File:Mr-yoga-sun salutation 2.jpg
Surya Namaskarasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana	Sun Salutation Pose - Raised Bound Hands Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-hands bound-sun salute.jpg
Svarga Dvijasana	Bird of Paradise Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Svastikāsana	Cross Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Tadasana Namaskara	Mountain Pose with Hands in Prayer Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-mountain-pose-hands in prayer.jpg
Tāḍāsana	Mountain Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-mountain-pose-2.jpg
Tadasana - Shoulder Stretch	Mountain Pose Shoulder Stretch Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-shoulder stretch 1.jpg
Tadasana Urdhva Baddha Hastasana	Mountain Pose - Raised Bound Hands Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-upward salute-bound hands.jpg
Tandavasana	Shiva's Cycle of Life Dance Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	Mr-yoga- tandava dance
Tarasana	Star Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-star-pose.jpg
Tiryak Tala-Vrkshasana	Swaying Palm Tree Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-toppling tree.jpg
Tiryang Mukhottanasana	Reverse Facing Intense Stretch Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-reverse facing stretch 5.jpg
Ṭiṭṭibhāsana 1	Jacana Pose 1 Arm balance	File:Mr-yoga-firefly-pose-1.jpg
Tittibhasana 2	Jacana Pose 2 Standing	File:Mr-yoga-firefly-pose-2a.jpg
Trikoṇāsana त्रिकोणासन	Triangle Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Trikonasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Trivikramasana	Trivikrama's Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Tulāsana (Tolasana)	Balance / Scales posture Arm Balance	File:Mr-yoga-scales-pose.jpg
Uḍḍīyānabandha	The abdominal lock NA
Upavesāsana	Squatting Pose Squatting asana
Upaviṣṭakoṇāsana	Open Angle Forward Bend (Pashchima Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-seated-angle-pose.jpg
Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana	Upwards-facing bow Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Chakrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Urdhva Eka Pada Ardha Padma Pashchimottanasana	Upward One Legged Half Lotus Western Intense Stretch Sitting	File:Mr-yoga-half-lotus-upward-intense-stretch.jpg
Urdhva Eka Pada Ardha Baddha Padma Pashchimottanasana	Upward One Legged Half Bound Lotus Western Intense Stretch Sitting	File:Mr-yoga-half-lotus-bound-boat-pose.jpg
Ūrdhva Hāstāsana	Upward hands pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-upward salute 2.jpg
Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana	Upward-Facing Dog Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Upward-facing dog pose.jpg
Urdhva Padmasana in Niralamba Sarvangasana	Upward Lotus Pose in Unsupported Shoulderstand Pose Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-lotus-shoulderstand.jpg
Urdhva Mukha Pashchimottanasana	Upward Western Intense Stretch Pose Sitting	File:Mr-yoga-upward-western-stretch.jpg
Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana	One Leg Stretched Upwards Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-one legged forward bend 1.jpg
Uṣṭrāsana	Camel Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Ustrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Utkaṭāsana	Awkward Pose/Powerful pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Utkatasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Uttana Kulpha Prapada Utkatasana 3	Intense Ankle Stretch Tip Toe Chair Pose 3 Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Uttana Kulpha Prapada Natarajasana	Intense Ankle Stretch Lord of Dance Pose Standing	File:Mr-yoga-tip-toe-dancer-pose.jpg
Uttanakūrmāsana	Inverted Tortoise Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)
Uttanapadasana	Intense Leg Stretch Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Uttānāsana	Standing Forward Bend Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Uttanasana.jpg
Utthita Ekapadasana	Extended One Foot Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Utthita Hasta Padangushthasana in Uttana Kulpha Eka Pada Setu Bandha Sarvangasana	Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose Intense Ankle Stretch Supine	File:Mr-yoga-leg-extended-bridge-pose.jpg
Utthita Parshva Pashasana	Extended Side Noose Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Utthita Trivikramasana	Extended Trivikrama's Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Utthitaha-stapādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Standing Big Toe Hold Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Utthita-Hasta-Padangusthasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Utthita-pārśvakoṇāsana	Extended Side Angle Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Utthita-Parshvakonasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Utthita Sthiti Bhujangasana	Rising Standing Cobra Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-standing-cobra-2.jpg
Utthita Sthiti Surya Yantrasana	Extended Standing Sundial Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Vajrāsana	Thunderbolt Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Vajrasana.jpg
Vasiṣṭhāsana	Vasishta's pose/Vasishta is the name of a sage Arm Balance (Side Plank Pose)	File:Yoga PLank.jpg
Vātāyanāsana	Horse Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)
Viparītakaraṇi	Legs-up-the-Wall Inverted asana (Viparita Sthiti)	File:Viparita-Karani Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Viparita Namaskara Tadasana	Reverse Prayer Mountain Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga--mountain-pose-reverse-prayer.jpg
Viparita Prapada Dhanurasana	Inverted Tiptoe Bow Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-tip-toe-bow.jpg
Viparita Virabhadrasana	Reversed Warrior Pose Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Reverse warrior pose.jpg
Vīrabhadrāsana I	Warrior I Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Virabhadrasana I - Warrior Pose I.jpg
Vīrabhadrāsana II	Warrior II Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Warrior II.jpg
Vīrabhadrāsana III	Warrior III Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Tuladandasana.jpg
Vīrāsana	Hero Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Virasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Vṛkṣāsana	Tree Standing asana (Uttihista Sthiti)	File:Vriksasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
Vṛścikāsana	scorpion Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Yogadandasana	Yogic Staff Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)
Yoga Mudrasana	Yogic Seal Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)	File:Mr-yoga-sideways-yogic-seals.jpg
Yoganandasana	Yogananda's Pose Backbend (Purva Pratana Sthiti)
Yoganidrasana	Yogic Sleep Pose Supine (Reclining)	File:Mr-yoga-yogic-sleep-pose.jpg
Yoni Dandasana	Womb Staff Pose Sitting asana (Upavista Sthiti)

Intellectual property and asana practice[edit]

The commercialisation of yogasana training has resulted in attempts at patenting various asana sequences. In response the Government of India documented asanas as a traditional knowledge of India, so that they are available as public knowledge.^[10]

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[FOOTNOTEIyengar2000-9] Iyengar 2000.

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v t e ^[archive] Asanas
Kriya•Mudra•Pranayama•Surya Namaskara•Asana
Arm balance	Ashtavakrasana
Uttihista Sthiti (Standing)	Ardha Chandrasana Malasana
Purva Pratana Sthiti (Backbend)	Chakrasana Uttanapadasana
Sitting	Navasana
other	Adho Mukha Shvanasana Eka pada prasaranasana Anantasana Anjaneyasana Ardha Matsyendrasana Akarna Dhanurasana Adho Mukha Vrkshasana Baddha Konasana Bakasana Balasana Bharadvajasana Bhekasana Bhujangasana Bhujapidasana Dandasana Chaturanga Dandasana Dhanurasana Dvi Pada Viparita Dandasana Eka Pada Kaundinyasana I Eka Pada Kaundinyasana II Garbhasana Garudasana Gomukhasana Halasana Hanumanasana Hasta Uttanasana Janushirshasana Kakasana Kapotasana Kukkutasana Kurmasana Makarasana Matsyasana Mayurasana Natarajasana Padahastasana Padmasana Parivrtta trikonasana Paschimottanasana Pashasana Pavanamuktasana Rajakapotasana Shalabhasana Samakonasana Sarvangasana Shavasana Siddhasana Simhasana Shirshasana Sukhasana Supta Virasana Tadasana Trikonasana Tulasana Urdhva Hastasana Urdhva mukha shvanasana Ushtrasana Utkatasana Uttana Shishosana Uttanasana Utthita Trikonasana Vajrasana Virasana Virabhadrasana I Virabhadrasana II Virabhadrasana III Viparita Karani Vrksasana

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