List of yoga poses
There is several yoga asanas practiced since centuries and with each new day there is a new or modified asana that is added to the list of existing ones.
Just to help you tick of the list I have added some of the poses in the list. So if you are practicing yoga under the guidance of a supervisor or by yourself and there is a pose that interests you, then you can always look for guidance.
There are several 100s of yoga poses practiced throughout the world; the list gets bigger and bigger.
These poses can be split into standing poses, sitting poses, twists, bends, lying poses, breathing techniques and finally meditation.
Yoga breathing techniques
- Pranayama
Standing poses
- Mountain pose
- Forward bend
- Backward bend
- Triangle pose
- Chair pose
- Tree pose
- Dolphin pose
- Downward facing dog pose
- Big toe pose
- Eagle pose
- Extended hand to big toe pose
- Extended side angle pose
- Half moon pose
- Gate pose
- Warrior pose
- Lord of the dance pose
- Intense side stretch pose
- Revolved side angle pose
- Standing half forward bend
- Standing split
- Upward salute
- Wide legged forward bend
- High and low lunge poses
Sitting poses
- Bharadvaja’s twist
- Cow pose
- Cat pose
- Boat pose
- Bound angle pose
- Fire log pose
- Easy pose
- Half lord of the fishes pose
- Hero pose
- Lion pose
- Lotus pose
- Monkey pose
- Heron pose
- Head to knee forward bend pose
- Marichi’s pose
- Cobblers pose
- Staff pose
- Noose pose
- Wide angle seated forward bend
- Revolved head to knee pose
- Scale pose
- Crane pose
- Shoulder pressing pose
- Peacock pose
- Firefly pose
- Childs pose
- Extended puppy pose
- Camel pose
Lying down poses
- Corpse pose
- Legs up the wall pose
- Frog pose
- Reclining hero pose
- Reclining bound angle pose
- Reclining big toe pose
- Wheel pose
- Bow pose
- Plow pose
- Feathered peacock pose
- Shoulder stand
- Head stand
- Bridge pose
- Cobra pose
- Fish pose
- Locust pose
- Upward facing dog pose
These are some of the most commonly practiced poses around the world. Each pose has its own benefits. Some of them are easy to practice while the other are more advanced. It is recommended to practice the easy poses first before embracing the more advanced ones.
Another important part of yoga is the meditation. This is done either and the beginning or at the end of each yoga session.
Different yoga styles have a different set of asanas or routines incorporated into them. So you can also choose the type of asana you wish to practice depending on its benefits.
