List of yoga postures

List of yoga postures

This is a list of some "common" Yoga postures, or asanas. It would be impossible to delineate all recognized postures and their variations. In addition, other labels may be given to postures, 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 "Preparation for Chair" in both Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Bikram Yoga. fact|date=October 2007

anskrit

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.
*"Adho" अधो means "downward"
*"Ardha" अर्ध means "half"
*"Eka" एक means "one" or "single"
*"Parivrtta" परिवृत्त means "revolved" or "twisted"
*"Supta" सुप्त means "reclining"
*"Urdhva" ऊर्ध्व means "upward"
*"Upavistha" उपविष्ट means "seated"
*"Utthita" उत्थित means "extended"

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References

*Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Svatmarama
* The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnu-devananda
* Devereux, G. (1998) Dynamic yoga: The ultimate workout that chills your mind as it charges your body (Thorsons, London)
* Farhi, D. (2000) Yoga mind, body and spirit: A return to wholeness (New leaf: New Zealand)
* Hewitt, J. (1977) The Complete Yoga Book (Rider, London)
* Iyengar, B.K.S (2000) Light on Yoga (Thorsons, London)
* Iyengar, B.K.S (2001) Yoga: The path to holistic health (Dorling Kindersley, London)
* Mira, S. and Methta, S. (1990) Yoga: The Iyengar Way (Dorling Kindersley, London)
* Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre (1996) Yoga, Mind and Body (DK, London)
* Sturgess, S. (1997) The Yoga Book (Element)
* Swami Muktibodhananda (1993) Hatha Yoga Pradipika (Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India)
* Swami Satyananda Saraswati (1996) Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha (Yoga Publications Trust, India)
* Swenson, D. (1999) Ashtanga yoga: The Practice Manual (Ashtanga yoga production, Houston)

External links

* [http://www.hathayoga.com.br/asanas.php HathaYoga.com.br] - Data base with 600 asanas
* [http://www.yogadancer.com/Asana.shtml Yoga Dancer] - large review of asanas
* [http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/finder/browse_categories/ Yoga Journal] - large asana review
* [http://www.bksiyengar.com/modules/IYoga/asanas.htm BKS Iyengar] - asana review ( [http://geocities.com/lightonyogaindex/ numbered index)]
* [http://www.yogadownload.com/pose-guide.asp Yoga Download] - pictures and detailed descriptions
* [http://www.santosha.com/asanas/ Santosha] - asana review
* [http://www.abs-exercise-advice.com/free-yoga-exercises-online.html Sample Yoga Routine] - list of asanas
* [http://www.yasodhara.org/learn_hatha_bow.html Hatha Yoga Asanas] - Radha Yoga: Asanas and Reflections
* [http://www.yoga-exercises.net Yoga Exercises]


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