Asana Chart

Below is a list of some of the asanas which are commonly practiced in most yoga styles. To hear the Sanskrit name of the asana, please click on the corresponding ‘play’ button.

Click on the name in Sanskrit for an asana, given in the first column below, to go to detailed instructions for that asana. Visit my blog for many other asana related articles.

Aasanas - Sights and Sound

ardhachandrasana​

Half Moon Pose​

अर्धचन्द्रासन

Spinal Twist

अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन

Child Pose

बालासन

Cobra

भुजङ्गासन

chaturaa~NgadanDaasana

Four-limbed staff

चतुराङ्गदन्डासन

Bow

धनुरासन

Cow face

गोमुखासन

halaasana

Plough

हलासन

Head-to-knee

जानुशीर्षासन

jathaparivrittasana

Reclining Stomach Twist

जठरपरिवृत्तासन

Cat and cow stretch

मार्जरासन

Fish

मत्स्यासन

navasana

Boat Pose

नावासन

paarshvottanasana

Intense Side Stretch

पार्श्वोत्तानासन

Full Forward Bend

पश्चिमोत्तानासन

Supine knees to chest pose

पवनमुक्तासन

prasaritapadottana

Standing Straddled Forward Bend

प्रसारितपादोत्तानासन

rajakapotasana

King Pigeon Pose

राजकपोतासन

Shoulder Stand

सर्वाङ्गासन

Locust

शलभासन

setubandhasana

Bridge Pose

सेतुबन्धासन

shavaasana

Corpse

शवासन

Sun Salutation

सूर्यनमस्कार

trikoNaasana

Triangle

त्रिकोणासन

urdhvamukhashvanasana

Upward Facing Dog Pose

ऊर्ध्वमुखश्वानासन

ushtrasna

Camel Pose

उष्ट्रासन

utkatasana

Chair Pose

उत्कटासन

utthitaparshvakonasana

Side Angle Pose

उत्थितपार्श्वकोणासन

vajrasana

Thunderbolt (Diamond) Pose

वज्रासन

viparitakarani

Legs up the Wall Pose

विपरीतकरणी

Warrior 1

वीरभद्रासन

Warrior 2

वीरभद्रासन 2

Tree Pose

वृक्षासन

yogamudraa

Yoga Seal

योगमुद्रा