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INDIA INFO: Important Asanas
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Important Asanas

Important Asanas 

According to the Gheranda Samhita, a eighteenth century treatise on Hatha Yoga, there are eighty four thousands asanas. However, the Gheranda Samhita describes only thirty-two asanas, which must have been considered essential. Most of these thirty-two asanas are also listed in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Some important asanas are listed as below.

Standing

Trikonasana: Triangle

Parivrtta Trikonasana: Reversed (twisted) triangle

Parsvakonasana: Sideway strech

Prasarita Padotanasana: Wide leg forward bend

Virabadrasana: Warrior posture

Ardha Chandrasana: Half moon pose (balancing on one leg)

Uttanasana: Standing forward bend

Utkatasana: Half squat

Vrkasana: Tree pose

Garudasana: Eagle posture

Inversions

Sirsasana: Headstand

Sarvangasana: Shoulderstand

Halasana: Plough posture

Karnapidasana: Knee to ears posture (a variation of Halasana)

Urdhva Padmasana: Shoulderstand with legs in lotus

Pindasana: Inverted embryo posture

Ado Mukha Svanasana: Downward facing dog

Backbends

Ustrasana: Camel

Salabhasana: Locust

Dhanurasana: Bow,

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana: Upward facing dog

Bhujanghasana: Cobra

Forward bends

Paschimottanasana: Sitting forward bend

Janusirsasana: One leg head to knee forward bend

Kurmasana: Tortoise

Maha Mudra: The great seal, a variation of Janusirsasana

Sitting asanas

Badhakonasana: Cobbler's pose (sometimes called butterfly)

Siddhasana: Perfect posture

Padmasana: Lotus

Vajrasana: Diamond posture (kneeling)

Svastikasana:  Easy posture (simple cross legged sitting posture)

Virasana: Hero posture (kneeling)

Baddha Padmasana: Bound lotus

Gomukasana: Cow face posture

Balancing asanas

Tolasana: Scale posture (lifting up in lotus)

Bakasana: Crow posture

Mayurasana: Peacok

Kukutasana: Cock posture

Miscellaneous asanas

Navasana: Boat posture

Matsyasana: Fish posture

Savasana: Corpse posture

Uttanapadasana: a variation of Matsyasana

Simhasana: Lion posture

 

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