Asana Chart
Below is a list of some of the asanas which are commonly practiced in most yoga styles. To hear the Sanskrit name of the asana, please click on the corresponding 'play' button.
Click on the name in Sanskrit for an asana, given in the first column below, to go to detailed instructions for that asana. Visit my blog for many other asana related articles.
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ardhachandrasana Half Moon Pose |
अर्धचन्द्रासन |
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Spinal Twist |
अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन |
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Child Pose |
बालासन |
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Cobra |
भुजङ्गासन |
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chaturaa~NgadanDaasana Four-limbed staff |
चतुराङ्गदन्डासन |
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Bow |
धनुरासन |
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Cow face |
गोमुखासन |
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halaasana Plough |
हलासन |
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Head-to-knee |
जानुशीर्षासन |
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jathaparivrittasana Reclining Stomach Twist |
जठरपरिवृत्तासन |
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Cat and cow stretch |
मार्जरासन |
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Fish |
मत्स्यासन |
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navasana Boat Pose |
नावासन |
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paarshvottanasana Intense Side Stretch |
पार्श्वोत्तानासन | |
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Full Forward Bend |
पश्चिमोत्तानासन |
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Supine knees to chest pose |
पवनमुक्तासन |
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prasaritapadottana Standing Straddled Forward Bend |
प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन | |
rajakapotasana King Pigeon Pose |
राजकपोतासन | |
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Shoulder Stand |
सर्वाङ्गासन |
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Locust |
शलभासन |
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setubandhasana Bridge Pose |
सेतुबन्धासन |
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shavaasana Corpse |
शवासन |
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| सूर्यनमस्कार | Click here for a chart of the Surya Namaskara sequence |
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trikoNaasana Triangle |
त्रिकोणासन |
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urdhvamukhashvanasana Upward Facing Dog Pose |
ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन |
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ushtrasna Camel Pose |
उष्ट्रासन |
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utkatasana Chair Pose |
उत्कटासन | |
utthitaparshvakonasana Side Angle Pose |
उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन | |
vajrasana Thunderbolt (Diamond) Pose |
वज्रासन |
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viparitakarani Legs up the Wall Pose |
विपरीतकरणी | |
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Warrior 1 |
वीरभद्रासन |
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Warrior 2 |
वीरभद्रासन 2 |
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Tree Pose |
वृक्षासन |
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yogamudraa Yoga Seal |
योगमुद्रा |
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