Directories Of Asanas
| SANSKRIT | ENGLISH | VARIATION |
| Adho Mukha Svanasana | Downward Facing Dog | |
| Adho Mukha Vrksasana | Handstand | |
| Ardha Chandrasana | Half Moon | |
| Ardha | Half | -baddha padmottanasana/see padmasana -matsyendrasana -paschimottanasana |
| Ashwa Sanchalanasana | Equestrian | -1(one knee bent to the floor) -2(front knee at 90˚ and back leg extended) (a)drop arms n head forward parallel to the floor (b)arms to the back with interlocked fingers (c)arms to the back with palms in prayer |
| Ashwini Mudra | Horse | -bring knees to R and L of the head -R knee on forehead,L knee straight and parallel to the floor,place R foot on L knee |
| Baddha Konasana | Cobbler/Bound Angle | -forward bend -supta -lift both legs above the floor -lift leg with bent knee |
| Bakasana | Crane | |
| Balasana | Child | |
| Bharadvajasana | Simple Twist | -1(fingers on the floor) -2(one leg in half lotus,arm around back clasping the big toe,other arm holding on to one knee) |
| Bhujangasana | Cobra | -1(elbows on mat) -2(elbows slightly lifted) -3(straight arms) -unsupported(niralamba) -tiryaka(twisting) |
| Chakki Chalanasana | Mill Churning | |
| Chakra Padasana | Leg Rotation | |
| Chakrasana/Urdhva Dhanurasana | Wheel | -raise one leg towards the celing |
| Chaturanga Dandasana/Santolanasana | Four Limbed Staff/Plank/ Balancing | -lift leg backward -lift hand forward -elbows bent -one arm to the back with bent elbow -one knee straight,one bent -one knee bent to the side and -feet to rest on other leg |
| Dandasana | Staff | |
| Dhanurasana | Bow | -1(knees bent,elbows bent at 90˚) -2(hold on to ankle,knees on the ground, lift chest)/saral/ easy bow -3(lift the thighs and chest)bow -4(clasp the big toe,bring the feet close to the head)/poorna/full -rock side by side & front 2 back -legs crossed |
| Eka Pada | Single Leg | -Hastasana/single hand to both feet -Hamsa Parsvottanasana/single leg swan balance -Malasana -Padmottanasana(one leg raised 2 head) |
| Eka Pada Rajakapotasana | Pigeon | -1(back leg lenghtened,front leg with bent knee,body drop forward) -2(back leg bent,hand to hold on to ankle,look towards feet)) -3(full-hand 2 bring upward and down to hold on to feet,look up) |
| Garudasana | Eagle | -palms in prayer/wrapped hands |
| Gatyatmak Meru Vakrasana | Dynamic Spinal Twist | |
| Gomukhasana | Cow Face | -1(tricep stretch) -2(full-interlock fingers) |
| Halasana | Plow | -poorwa(preliminary plough) -palms supporting the hips -hands on the floor with interlocked fingers,elbows straight -vistritapada/spread legs plow -move legs to the R and L of the head |
| Hanumanasana | Monkey | -back slightly arched,hands 2 ceiling -hands forward parallel to floor -bowing monkey |
| Hasta Utthanasana/Urdhva Hastasana | Raised Arms/Volcano | |
| Janu Sirsasana | Head To Knee Forward Bend/ One-Legged Forward Bend | -one arm to the back and opposite arm to extended leg |
| Jatara Parivartanasana (aka Shava Udarakarshanasana) | Supine/Reclined Twist | -1,knees bent(both then one) -2,straight leg(one then both) |
| Kakasana | Crow | -1(legs to the back) -2(legs to the side-together) -3(legs to the side-arm in the middle) -4(legs open wide to the side) |
| Kandharasana | Shoulder (Lift butt up like bridge,rest on upper back,hands to hold onto ankle) | |
| Karnapidasana | Knee To Ear | |
| Kashtha Takshanasana | Chopping Wood | |
| Krounchasana/Eka Pada Padmottanasana | Heron/One Leg Raised To Head | |
| Kurmasana | Tortoise | |
| Lolasana | Swinging/Pendant | -sitting -utthita/standing |
| Malasana | Garland (squat with hands in prayer) | -both hands to the back and interlocked -eka pada/one legged garland(standing with bounded arms)-front and twisted |
| Marichyasana | Dedicated to the Sage Marichi | -1(a)elbow inside knee (b)interlock fingers behind the back -2(a)elbow outside knee (b)interlock fingers behind the back |
| Marjariasana | Cat Stretch | |
| Matsyasana | Fish | -hands in prayer in front of the chest -hands raised above the floor |
| Matsyendrasana | Spinal Twist | -ardha 1(twist like vakrasana) -ardha 2(hands bounded with palms in between the legs) -ardha 3(bend R knee as in padmasana, L leg straight,twist waist to the L,hold L foot with R hand,L hand to the back and hold on to R ankle) |
| Mayurasana | Peacock | |
| Merudandasana | Spinal Column (from Baddhakonasana,hold onto big toe,lift legs straight to the sides) | |
| Meru Akarshanasana | Spinal Bending (lay on the side and raise one leg up,hand to hold on to to big toe) | |
| Mridangbadh | Drummer | -alternate heel lifts |
| Namaskarasana | Salutation | |
| Natarajasana | Dancer/Lord Shiva | -1(hold on to ankle) -2(hold on to big toe) |
| Naukasana | Boat | -ardha/half (a)knees bent,feet on the ground, hands holding on to thigh (b)legs extended,arms extended, both slightly above the ground (c)legs lifted and extended,hands behind the head -paripurna/full |
| Nauka Sanchalanasana | Rowing The Boat | -feet together -spread at about one metre apart |
| Pada Prasar Paschimottanasana | Legs Spread Back Stretch (open legs wide,interlock fingers to the back,drop head,raise hands) | -drop head to knee -drop head forward |
| Padahastasana | Hand To Foot/Forward Bending | -parivrtta with R hand to L foot and vice versa -parivrtta with palms in prayer,R elbow to L knee |
| Padmasana/Padmottanasana | Lotus | -surrendering lotus/sharanagat mudra -ardha-standing -ardha baddha/half bound lotus stretch (a)standing (b)folded |
| Parighasana | Gate | |
| Parsva Konasana | Side Angle | -utthita(usual parsvakonasana)/stretch -parivrtta/twisted/revolved -hand over the head parallel to floor -one arm to the back with bent elbow -niralamba/unsupported/bounded (a)both legs on the ground (b)standing split |
| Parivrtta | Twisted | -upavistha konasana(seated angle) -janu sirsasana(head to knee) |
| Parivritti Janu Sirshasana | Spiralled Head To Knee (similar to Janu Shirshasana but drop body to the side like Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana) | |
| Parsvottanasana | Intense Side Stretch/Pyramid | |
| Pasasana | Noose | |
| Paschimottanasana | Seated Forward Bend | -ardha padma/half lotus |
| Pawanmuktasana | Wind Relieving/Knee Hugging | -ardha |
| 44.Prasarita Padottanasana | Standing Wide Angle Forward Bend | -fingertips on the ground,chest lifted -head on the ground,elbows bent -hands interlaced behind the back -hands behind the back in prayer -palms together with upper forearms resting on the floor |
| Purvottanasana | Reverse Plank | -1(sit in dandasana,elbows bent) -2(reverse table) -3(full,legs straight) |
| Saithalyasana | Animal Relaxation | -parivrtta |
| Sankatasana | ||
| Sarpasana | Snake/Niralamba Bhujangasana | |
| Sarvangasana | Shoulderstand | -1/2(Viparita Karni) -knees in eagle -split forwards & sideways -padmasana -ardha padmasana |
| Savasana | Corpse | |
| Setubandhasana | Bridge | -alt leg lift (a)2 inches above the floor (b)straight parallel to floor (c)Straight towards the ceiling -bend at knee,place foot onto other leg’s thigh |
| Shalabhasana | Locust | -alternate leg lift(hands by the side) -both leg lift(hands by the side) -full -niralamba -arms reached forward and legs extended to the back -R leg raised and extended,L knee bent and resting on the floor,L foot to support R knee |
| Sharanagat Mudra | Surrendering Lotus | |
| Simhasana | Lion | |
| Sirsasana | Headstand | |
| Sukhasana | Cross-Legged | -forward bend -parsva/twist (a)1, simple twist (b)2, legs in half lotus,one hand behind to hold on to other toe |
| Supta | Reclined | -baddha konasana -padangustasana(finger to toe stretch) (a)drop leg to floor (b)leg extended to ceiling -virasana -vajrasana |
| Tadasana | Mountain | |
| Tiryaka Kati Chakrasana | Swaying Waist Rotating | |
| Tolasana | Scale | |
| Trikonasana | Triangle | -parivrtta/twisted -extend one hand over the head -one arm to the back with bent elbow |
| Ugrasana/Upavistha Konasana | Seated Spread Legs Forward Bend | |
| Upavistha Konasana/Ugrasana | Open Angle (split legs with body bent forward) | |
| Urdhva | Upward | -hastasana/volcano/backward bend (also see hasta utthanasana) (a)hands toward the sky (b)hands on the butt -mukha paschimottanasana/supine double leg stretch -mukha svanasana/upward facing dog -dhanurasana/wheel/chakrasana -prasarita eka padasana/standing split |
| Ushtrasana | Camel | -ardha/half -urdhva/upward(crossed legs and sucked in cheeks) |
| Utkatasana | Chair | -one leg extended to the back -druta/synamic energy(lower down the body until butt is almost touching the floor) |
| Uttanasana | Squat And Rise | |
| Uttanpadasana | Ekapada & Dwipada (One & Two Leg Raise) | -leg at 30/45 degrees -one leg at 90 and the other at 45 -scissors -chakra padasana/leg rotation |
| Utthan Pristhasana | Lizard (like Plank but knees bent to the floor and elbows locked and placed on the floor) | -1(hold) -2(lower head down so that chin is slightly above the floor and lift up into 1 and move down again then up) -alternate leg lifts |
| Utthita Hasta Padangustasana | Standing Hand To Toe | |
| Vajrasana | Thunderbolt (butt resting on the heels) | -yoga mudra -supta (a)1,arch the back and drop the crown of the head to the floor (b)2, lie upper body flat on the floor -parsva |
| Vakrasana | Spinal Twist | |
| Vasisthasana | Side Plank/One Arm Stand | -one arm raised towards the sky -one arm to the back with bent elbow |
| Viparita Karni | Inverted | |
| Virabhadrasana | Warrior | -1,2,3 -cow face arms |
| Virasana | Hero (butt resting on the floor) | -crooked -yoga mudra -supta (a)1,arch the back and drop the crown of the head to the floor (b)2, lie upper body flat on the floor |
| Vrkshasana | Tree | -crooked -place foot on front thigh |
| Vyaghrasana | Tiger (tabletop position with one leg raised and feet pointing to head -then bend knee in and swing leg under hips and bend head down to knee) | |
| Yoga Mudra | Hands Interlocked On The Back | -padmasana -vajrasana |
