Yoga Poses 230 asanas · Sanskrit names · step-by-step guides

Standing53 poses

Bikram Triangle Pose (Left)Utthita Trikoṇāsana, Bikram variation Bikram Triangle Pose (Right)Utthita Trikoṇāsana, Bikram variation Both Big Toes PoseUbhaya Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Chair PoseUtkaṭāsana Chair Pose on ToesUtkaṭāsana Chair Pose on Toes with Knees TogetherUtkaṭāsana Chair Pose with Straight Arms ForwardUtkaṭāsana Easy Forward Bend Pose with Legs Half BentUttānāsana Extended Arms and Legs PoseUtthita Hastapādāsana Extended Left Side Angle PoseUtthita Pārśvakoṇāsana Extended Right Side Angle PoseUtthita Pārśvakoṇāsana Forward Bend with Hands Against BackUttānāsana Garland PoseMālāsana Horse Face Pose (Right)Vātāyanāsana Intense Left Stretch PosePārśvottānāsana Intense Left Stretch Pose with Hands Behind Back in NamastePārśvottānāsana Intense Right Stretch PosePārśvottānāsana Intense Right Stretch Pose with Hands Behind Back in NamastePārśvottānāsana Intense Side Stretch Pose, Left Leg ForwardPārśvottānāsana Intense Side Stretch to Right LegPārśvottānāsana Left Half Bound Lotus Intense Stretch PoseArdha Baddha Padmottānāsana Left Triangle PoseTrikoṇāsana Low Lunge with Left Leg ForwardAñjaneyāsana Low Lunge with Left Leg StraightAñjaneyāsana Low Lunge with Right Leg ForwardAñjaneyāsana Low Lunge with Upward Stretch (Left Leg Forward)Añjaneyāsana Low Lunge with Upward Stretch (Right Leg Forward)Añjaneyāsana Mountain PoseTāḍāsana Mountain Pose with Upward StretchTāḍāsana Right BendPārśvāsana Right Half Bound Lotus Intense Stretch PoseArdha Baddha Padmottānāsana Right Triangle PoseTrikoṇāsana Standing Bend to Left LegPārśvottānāsana Standing Forward BendUttānāsana Standing Forward Bend with Hands on the FloorUttānāsana Standing Half Forward BendArdha Uttānāsana Standing Half Forward Bend with BlocksArdha Uttānāsana Standing Split - Forward Stretch with Left Leg UpŪrdhva Prasārita Eka Pādāsana Two Arm Left BendPārśvāsana Two Arm Right BendPārśvāsana Warrior Pose on Half-Bent Left LegVīrabhadrāsana I Warrior Pose on Left FootVīrabhadrāsana III Warrior Pose on Right FootVīrabhadrāsana III Warrior Pose with Left Leg BentVīrabhadrāsana I Warrior Pose with Left Leg Forward, Right Leg StraightVīrabhadrāsana II Warrior Pose with Right Leg BentVīrabhadrāsana I Warrior Pose with Right Leg Forward, Left Leg StraightVīrabhadrāsana II Wide Legged Forward BendPrasārita Pādottānāsana Wide-Legged Forward Bend with Feet GrabPrasārita Pādottānāsana Wide-Legged Forward Bend with Hands in NamastePrasārita Pādottānāsana Wide-Legged Forward Bend with Hands LockPrasārita Pādottānāsana Wide-Legged Forward Bend with Hands on HipsPrasārita Pādottānāsana Wrist Grab Left BendPārśvāsana

Seated32 poses

Bend to Left LegJānuśīrṣāsana Bend to Right LegJānuśīrṣāsana Bound Angle PoseBaddha Koṇāsana Buddhist Stupa PoseStūpāsana Cow Face Pose (Left Leg and Right Arm Up)Gomukhāsana Cow Face Pose (Right Leg and Left Arm Up)Gomukhāsana Cow Face Pose with Left Hand Up GrabGomukhāsana Cow Face Pose with Right Hand Up GrabGomukhāsana Diamond PoseVajrāsana Easy Boat PoseNāvāsana Easy PoseSukhāsana Easy Staff PoseDaṇḍāsana Greeting PoseAñjalāsana Half Boat PoseArdha Nāvāsana Half Lotus Pose with Left Leg UpArdha Padmāsana Half Lotus Pose with Right Leg UpArdha Padmāsana Hero Pose with Cow-Face Arms, Left Arm UpVīrāsana with Gomukhāsana arms Hero Pose with Cow-Face Arms, Right Arm UpVīrāsana with Gomukhāsana arms Hero Pose with Hands on ThighsVīrāsana High Boat PoseParipūrṇa Nāvāsana Lion PoseSiṃhāsana Lotus PosePadmāsana Low Boat PoseArdha Nāvāsana Perfect PoseSiddhāsana Pigeon Pose with Head Down on Left FootEka Pāda Rājakapotāsana Seated Forward BendPaścimottānāsana Seated Pose with Legs Wide Apart, Back StraightUpaviṣṭha Koṇāsana Staff Pose with Left Leg UpDaṇḍāsana Staff Pose with Right Leg UpDaṇḍāsana Tortoise PoseKūrmāsana Upward Facing Intense StretchŪrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana Wide-Angle Seated Forward BendUpaviṣṭa Koṇāsana

Backbends31 poses

Bow PoseDhanurāsana Bridge PoseSetu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana Bridge Pose on ElbowsSetu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana Bridge Pose on Elbows with Head HangingSetu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana Camel Pose with Palms Set Against FeetUṣṭrāsana Cobra PoseBhujaṅgāsana Dove Pose from Diamond PoseKapotāsana Easy Bow PoseArdha Dhanurāsana Easy Camel Pose with Palms Against BackUṣṭrāsana Fish Out of Hero PoseMatsyāsana Fish Pose in Lotus PosePadma Matsyāsana Fish Pose with Straight LegsMatsyāsana Fish Pose with Straight Legs UpMatsyāsana variation, Uttāna Pādāsana Half Cobra PoseArdha Bhujaṅgāsana Half Wheel PoseArdha Cakrāsana Locust PoseŚalabhāsana Locust Pose with Left Leg UpEka Pāda Śalabhāsana Locust Pose with Right Leg UpŚalabhāsana One Leg Bridge Pose (Left)Setu Bandhāsana Pigeon PoseEka Pāda Rājākapotāsana Pigeon Pose on Left Foot, Head UpEka Pāda Rājakapotāsana, preparation Pigeon Pose on Right Foot, Head UpEka Pāda Rājakapotāsana, preparation Pigeon Pose with One Hand Left Leg GrabEka Pāda Rājakapotāsana Upward Bow PoseŪrdhva Dhanurāsana Upward Bow Pose - Easy VariationŪrdhva Dhanurāsana Upward Bow Pose with Straight LegsŪrdhva Dhanurāsana Upward Plank PosePūrvottānāsana Upward Plank Pose with Left Leg UpPūrvottānāsana Upward Plank Pose with Right Leg UpPūrvottānāsana Upward Table PoseArdha Pūrvottānāsana Upward-Facing Dog PoseŪrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana

Twists24 poses

Bend to Left Leg with RotationParivṛtta Jānuśīrṣāsana Bend to Right Leg with RotationParivṛtta Jānuśīrṣāsana Left Twist with Left Leg BentArdha Matsyendrāsana Left Waist Rotation PoseKaṭicakrāsana Monkey King Pose with Rotation to Left Leg, Hands UpHanumanāsana Monkey King Pose with Rotation to Right Leg, Hands UpHanumanāsana Reclining Crocodile Twist, Left SideJaṭhara Parivartanāsana variant Reclining Crocodile Twist, Right SideJaṭhara Parivartanāsana variant Revolved Side Angle Pose with Rotation to Left LegParivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana Revolved Side Angle Pose with Rotation to Right LegParivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana Revolved Triangle Pose with Left Arm Behind Right FootParivṛtta Trikoṇāsana Revolved Triangle Pose with Right Arm Behind Left FootParivṛtta Trikoṇāsana Right Twist with Right Leg BentArdha Matsyendrāsana Right Waist Rotation PoseKaṭicakrāsana Rotated Warrior Pose on Left FootParivṛtta Vīrabhadrāsana Rotated Warrior Pose on Right FootParivṛtta Vīrabhadrāsana Rotation Pose with Legs to the LeftJāṭhara Parivartanāsana Rotation Pose with Legs to the RightJāṭhara Parivartanāsana Sage Twist (Left)Bharadvājāsana Sage Twist (Right)Bharadvājāsana Sitting Left TwistArdha Matsyendrāsana Sitting Right TwistArdha Matsyendrāsana Spinal Bend Pose with Legs to the LeftJāṭhara Parivartanāsana Spinal Bend Pose with Legs to the RightJāṭhara Parivartanāsana

Balancing22 poses

Advanced Extended Left Hand to Big Toe PoseUtthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Advanced Extended Right Hand to Big Toe PoseUtthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Dancing Shiva Balance, Left Leg CrossedNaṭarājāsana, iconographic variant Dancing Shiva Balance, Right Leg CrossedNaṭarājāsana, iconographic variant Eagle Pose (Left)Garuḍāsana Eagle Pose (Right)Garuḍāsana Extended Left Hand to Big Toe PoseUtthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Extended Right Hand to Big Toe PoseUtthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Half Moon PoseArdha Candrāsana Half Moon Pose (Left)Ardha Candrāsana Half Moon Pose (Right)Ardha Candrāsana Half Moon Pose with StretchArdha Candrāsana Left ToestandPrapadāsana Lord of the Dance Pose (Left)Naṭarājāsana Lord of the Dance Pose (Right)Naṭarājāsana Standing Lord of Dance Pose with Right Foot Near the HeadNaṭarājāsana Tree Pose on Left FootVṛkṣāsana Tree Pose on Right FootVṛkṣāsana Tree Pose with Hands in Namaste Extended Forward (Left Support)Vṛkṣāsana Tree Pose with Hands in Namaste Extended Forward (Right Support)Vṛkṣāsana Tree Pose with Left Foot in Half LotusArdha Padma Vṛkṣāsana Tree Pose with Right Foot in Half LotusArdha Padma Vṛkṣāsana

Arm Balances25 poses

Crane PoseBakāsana Crane Pose with Head on the MatBakāsana Crane Pose with Right Leg Extended BackEka Pāda Bakāsana Crane Pose, Full ExpressionBakāsana Crane Pose, Heels Drawn HighBakāsana Easy Crow PoseBakāsana Eight Angle PoseAṣṭavakrāsana Four-Limbed Staff PoseCaturaṅga Daṇḍāsana Half Side Plank Pose on Left HandVasiṣṭhāsana Half Side Plank Pose on Left Hand with Legs CrossedVasiṣṭhāsana Half Side Plank Pose on Right HandVasiṣṭhāsana Half Side Plank Pose on Right Hand with Legs CrossedVasiṣṭhāsana Plank PosePhalakāsana Roller PoseLolāsana Scale Pose in Lotus VariationTolāsana Side Plank on Left Arm with Side BendVasiṣṭhāsana variation Side Plank on Right Arm with Side BendVasiṣṭhāsana variation Side Plank Pose on Left Hand with Legs TogetherVasiṣṭhāsana Side Plank Pose on Right Hand with Legs TogetherVasiṣṭhāsana Side Plank Pose with Left Hand GrabVasiṣṭhāsana Side Plank Pose with Left Leg UpVasiṣṭhāsana Side Plank Pose with Right Hand GrabVasiṣṭhāsana Side Plank Pose with Right Leg UpVasiṣṭhāsana Side Plank with Overhead Arc, Right Arm DownVasiṣṭhāsana variation Simple Peacock PoseMayūrāsana

Inversions24 poses

Downward-Facing Dog PoseAdho Mukha Śvānāsana Downward-Facing Dog Pose with Left Leg UpEka Pāda Adho Mukha Śvānāsana Downward-Facing Dog Pose with Right Leg UpAdho Mukha Śvānāsana Ear Pressure PoseKarṇapīḍāsana Easy Plow PoseHalāsana Easy Supported ShoulderstandSālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Easy Supported Shoulderstand with Tilted LegsSālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Feathered Peacock PosePīñcha Mayūrāsana Great Plow PoseMahā Halāsana Headstand Preparation Pose IŚīrṣāsana Pūrva-abhyāsa I Headstand Preparation Pose IIŚīrṣāsana Siddhi II Lotus in Shoulderstand (Advanced)Ūrdhva Padmāsana Plow PoseHalāsana Plow Pose with Hands Under HeadHalāsana Supported HeadstandSālamba Śīrṣāsana Supported Headstand with Feet TogetherSālamba Śīrṣāsana Supported Headstand with Legs Parallel to FloorŪrdhva Daṇḍāsana, Sālamba Śīrṣāsana stage Supported Plow PoseSālamba Halāsana Supported ShoulderstandSālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Supported Shoulderstand with Left Leg Lowered Behind the HeadEka Pāda Sarvāṅgāsana Supported Shoulderstand with Right Leg Lowered Behind the HeadEka Pāda Sarvāṅgāsana Unsupported ShoulderstandNirālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Unsupported Shoulderstand with Hands Behind BackNirālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Upward Lotus PoseŪrdhva Padmāsana

Prone10 poses

Cat PoseMārjārāsana Child's PoseBālāsana Cow PoseBitilāsana Crocodile PoseMakarāsana Hare PoseŚaśāṅkāsana Hare Pose with Thighs Forward and Arms Alongside LegsŚaśāṅkāsana Head Down Hero PoseAdho Mukha Vīrāsana Knees, Chest and Chin PoseAṣṭāṅga Namaskāra Reverse Corpse PoseAdho Mukha Śavāsana Table PoseBhārmanāsana

Supine9 poses

Corpse PoseŚavāsana Knee Press Both LegsApānāsana Left Leg Wind Freeing PoseEka Pāda Pavanamuktāsana Lying Diamond PoseSupta Vajrāsana Lying Hero PoseSupta Vīrāsana Reclining Bound Angle PoseSupta Baddha Koṇāsana Right Leg Wind Freeing PoseEka Pāda Pavanamuktāsana Upward Extended Feet PoseŪrdhva Prasārita Pādāsana Upward Extended Feet Pose with SupportŪrdhva Prasārita Pādāsana