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Common
Names for Asanas
The
table below maps the common names for asanas to their traditional
names.
Arm
Balance |
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Vashishthassana |
Boat
Pose |
|
Naukasana |
Bound
Angle Posture |
|
Baddhakonasana |
Bridge
Pose |
|
Setu
Bandha Saravangasana |
Butterfly
Pose |
|
Baddha
Konasana |
Camel |
|
Ustrasana |
Child's
Pose |
|
Mudhasana |
Cobra
Pose |
|
Bhujangasana
|
Corpse
Pose |
|
Savasana
|
Crow
Pose |
|
Bhujapidasana |
Fish
Pose |
|
Matsyasana |
Half
Moon Pose |
|
Ardha
Chandrasana |
Headstand |
|
Shirshasana |
Hero
Pose |
|
Virasana |
Locust
Pose |
|
Shalabhasana |
Lotus
Pose |
|
Padmasana |
Mountain
Pose |
|
Tadasana |
Plough |
|
Halasna |
Reclining
Hero Pose |
|
Supta
Virasana |
Rooster
Pose |
|
Kukkutasana |
Side
Angle Stretch |
|
Parshvakonasana |
Seated
Wide Angle Posture |
|
Upavista
Konaasna |
Shive
Pose |
|
Natarajasana |
Shoulderstand |
|
Sarvangasana |
Spinal
Twist |
|
Maricyasana |
Tree
Pose |
|
Vrikshasana |
Triangle
Pose |
|
Trikonasana |
Warrior
Pose |
|
Virabhadrasana |
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