Yoga (Asana) Pose: Sanskrit Name, Preparatory poses, How-To

This is Yoga Journal’s Yoga Pose Finder. Need step-by-step instructions for a yoga pose? to find its Sanskrit name? Browse this alphabetical list for pose benefits, how-to information, and contraindications. Your go-to directory for all things asana.

English Name	Sanskrit Name	Pose Type
Bharadvaja’s Twist	Bharadvajasana I	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
Big Toe Pose	Padangusthasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Boat Pose	Paripurna Navasana	CORE YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Bound Angle Pose	Baddha Konasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Bow Pose	Dhanurasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Bridge Pose	Setu Bandha Sarvangasana	YOGA BACKBENDS
Camel Pose	Ustrasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Cat Pose	Marjaryasana	CORE YOGA POSES
Chair Pose	Utkatasana	CORE YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Child’s Pose	Balasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES RESTORATIVE YOGA POSES
Cobra Pose	Bhujangasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Corpse Pose	Savasana	RESTORATIVE YOGA POSES
Cow Face Pose	Gomukhasana	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Cow Pose	Bitilasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Crane (Crow) Pose	Bakasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES CORE YOGA POSES
Dolphin Plank Pose		ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES CORE YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Dolphin Pose		CORE YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Downward-Facing Dog	Adho Mukha Svanasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Eagle Pose	Garudasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Easy Pose	Sukhasana	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Eight-Angle Pose	Astavakrasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES
Extended Hand-To-Big-Toe Pose	Utthita Hasta Padangustasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Extended Puppy Pose	Uttana Shishosana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES
Extended Side Angle Pose	Utthita Parsvakonasana	STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Extended Triangle Pose	Utthita Trikonasana	STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Feathered Peacock Pose	Pincha Mayurasana	INVERSION YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Fire Log Pose	Agnistambhasana	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Firefly Pose	Tittibhasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES
Fish Pose	Matsyasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Four-Limbed Staff Pose	Chaturanga Dandasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES CORE YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Garland Pose	Malasana	STANDING YOGA POSES
Gate Pose	Parighasana	STANDING YOGA POSES
Half Frog Pose	Ardha Bhekasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose	Ardha Matsyendrasana	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
Half Moon Pose	Ardha Chandrasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Handstand	Adho Mukha Vrksasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES INVERSION YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Happy Baby Pose	Ananda Balasana	CORE YOGA POSES
Head-to-Knee Forward Bend	Janu Sirsasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Hero Pose	Virasana	SEATED YOGA POSES
Heron Pose	Krounchasana	SEATED YOGA POSES
High Lunge		STANDING YOGA POSES
High Lunge, Crescent Variation		STANDING YOGA POSES
Intense Side Stretch Pose	Parsvottanasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose	Viparita Karani	RESTORATIVE YOGA POSES
Locust Pose	Salabhasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Lord of the Dance Pose	Natarajasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Lotus Pose	Padmasana	SEATED YOGA POSES
Low Lunge	Anjaneyasana	STANDING YOGA POSES
Marichi’s Pose	Marichyasana III	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
Monkey Pose	Hanumanasana	SEATED YOGA POSES
Mountain Pose	Tadasana	STANDING YOGA POSES
Noose Pose	Pasasana	BINDING YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose	Eka Pada Rajakapotasana	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II	Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II	YOGA BACKBENDS
Peacock Pose	Mayurasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES
Pigeon Pose	Kapotasana	YOGA BACKBENDS
Plank Pose		ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES CORE YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Plow Pose	Halasana	INVERSION YOGA POSES
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I	Eka Pada Koundinyanasana I	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya II	Eka Pada Koundinyanasana II	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi I	Marichyasana I	BINDING YOGA POSES FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Reclining Bound Angle Pose	Supta Baddha Konasana	HIP OPENING YOGA POSES RESTORATIVE YOGA POSES
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Supta Padangusthasana	RESTORATIVE YOGA POSES
Reclining Hero Pose	Supta Virasana	RESTORATIVE YOGA POSES
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose	Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana	SEATED YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
Revolved Side Angle Pose	Parivrtta Parsvakonasana	STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
Revolved Triangle Pose	Parivrtta Trikonasana	STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES TWIST YOGA POSES
Scale Pose	Tolasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES CORE YOGA POSES
Seated Forward Bend	Paschimottanasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Shoulder-Pressing Pose	Bhujapidasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES
Side Crane (Crow) Pose	Parsva Bakasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES
Side Plank Pose	Vasisthasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES BALANCING YOGA POSES CORE YOGA POSES
Side-Reclining Leg Lift	Anantasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES CORE YOGA POSES
Sphinx Pose		CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Staff Pose	Dandasana	SEATED YOGA POSES
Standing Forward Bend	Uttanasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES
Standing Half Forward Bend	Ardha Uttanasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Standing Split	Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Supported Headstand	Salamba Sirsasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES INVERSION YOGA POSES
Supported Shoulderstand	Salamba Sarvangasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES INVERSION YOGA POSES
Tree Pose	Vrksasana	BALANCING YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES
Upward Bow (Wheel) Pose	Urdhva Dhanurasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose	Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Upward Plank Pose	Purvottanasana	STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Upward Salute	Urdhva Hastasana	STANDING YOGA POSES
Upward-Facing Dog Pose	Urdhva Mukha Svanasana	CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES YOGA BACKBENDS
Warrior I Pose	Virabhadrasana I	STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Warrior II Pose	Virabhadrasana II	STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Warrior III Pose	Virabhadrasana III	BALANCING YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend	Upavistha Konasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES SEATED YOGA POSES
Wide-Legged Forward Bend	Prasarita Padottanasana	FORWARD BEND YOGA POSES HIP OPENING YOGA POSES STANDING YOGA POSES STRENGTHENING YOGA POSES
Wild Thing	Camatkarasana	ARM BALANCE YOGA POSES CHEST OPENING YOGA POSES

English Name

Sanskrit Name

Pose Type

Bharadvaja’s Twist

Bharadvajasana I

HIP OPENING YOGA POSES

SEATED YOGA POSES

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