YOGA POSE NAMES

                                  WARM-UPS


Surya Namaskara                            sun salutation ( surya sun )
                          

                             STANDING POSURES



Padangusthasana                                Big toe pose (padangustha big toe)
 
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana                  Revolved side angle pose 
                                                             (parivrtta revolved)

Parivrtta Trikonasana                       Revolved triangle

Parsvakonasa                                    Side angle pose  (parsva flank, side)

Prasarita Padotanasana                     Wide leg forward bend

Trikonasana                                      Triangle  (tri three   kona  angle)

Uttihita Hasta Padangustasana         Extended hand to big toe pose

Uttihita Trikonasana                         Extended Triangle

Uttihita Parsvakonasana                   Extended side angle pose

Uttanasana                                       Standing forward bend (ut intense)

Utkatasana                                       Fierce pose (often called chair pose )

Virabhadrasana I & II                      Warrior pose ( Virabhadra was a hero
                                                             who commanded Shiva's army)

                                     

                            FORWARD BENDS


Janusirsasana                                 One leg head to knee forward bend (janu knee)

Kurmasana                                    Tortoise (kurma  tortoise)

Paschimottanasana                        Sitting forward bend (paschima west,
                                                         it's a metaphor for the back of the
                                                                  body)
                                     

                            SITTING ASANAS


Baddha Padmasana                       Bound lotus (baddha bound)

Badhakonasana                             Bound Angle or Cobbler's pos
                                                         
Gomukasana                                   Cow face posture (go cow)

Padmasana                                    Lotus (padma lotus)

Siddhasana                                    Perfect posture

Sukhasana                                     Easy pose (sukha easy)

Vajrasana                                       Diamond posture (vajra thunderbolt)

Virasana                                         Hero posture (kneeling)

                                    

                           BALANCING ASANAS


Ardha Chandrasana                    Half moon pose (balancing on one leg)

Bakasana                                     Crow pose

Garudasana                                 Eagle posture (garuda eagle)

Mayurasana                                Peacok (mayura peacock)

Matsyasana                                 Fish posture

Navasana                                    Boat posture (nava boat)

Vrkasana                                     Tree pose (vrksa tree)
                                   


                              BACKBENDS

Bhujangasana                             Cobra (bhujanga cobra, serpent)

Dhanurasana                               Bow, (dhanu bow)

Salabhasana                                Locust

Setu Bandhasana                        Bridge pose (setu bridge)

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana         Upward facing dog (urdhva upward)

Ustrasana                                    Camel (ustra camel)
                                   

                               INVERSIONS  

Adho Mukha Svanasana              Downward facing dog

Halasana                                       Plough posture

Sarvangasana                               Shoulderstand

Sirsasana                                      Headstand (sirsa head)

Urdhva Padmasana                      Shoulderstand with legs in lotus

Vrschikasana                                Scorpion pose (vrschika scorpion)
                                   
    
                                   RESTING

Savasana                                      Corpse pose