Yoga Poses A to Z: Names, Sanskrit and Families

In short: every pose in our library, A to Z by its English name. Other English names point to the pose’s one page (for example “Shavasana → Corpse Pose”), so you can find a pose under whatever name your teacher uses. Looking for the Sanskrit? Use the Sanskrit A to Z.

Each pose has a single page, even when it goes by several names. Named variations that are taught as part of a pose (such as the A to D versions of the wide-legged forward fold) are sections on that pose’s page rather than separate entries. Modern poses without an established Sanskrit name are marked “modern name”. This index grows as we add poses; no list of yoga poses is complete, because traditions name and shape postures differently. For a guided route through the basics, start with the beginner pathway, or filter the full pose library by family, position and difficulty.

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A

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Abdominal Twist → Revolved Abdomen Pose	Jaṭhara Parivartanāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine, Twist	Intermediate
Accomplished Pose	Siddhāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Intermediate
All Fours → Tabletop	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Ankle Stretch (Yin)	modern name	Kneeling	Beginner
Ankle Stretch Pose → Ankle Stretch (Yin)	modern name	Kneeling	Beginner
Ankle to Knee Pose → Fire Log Pose	Agnistambhāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Arm Pressure Pose → Shoulder-Pressing Pose	Bhujapīḍāsana	Arm balance	Advanced
Auspicious Pose	Svastikāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Intermediate

B

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Baby Cobra → Cobra Pose	Bhujaṅgāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Baby Dragon → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Balancing Table → Bird Dog	modern name	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Banana (Yin)	modern name	Side bend, Supine	Beginner
Banana Pose → Banana (Yin)	modern name	Side bend, Supine	Beginner
Belly Twist → Revolved Abdomen Pose	Jaṭhara Parivartanāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine, Twist	Intermediate
Bharadvaja Twist → Bharadvaja’s Twist	Bharadvājāsana	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Bharadvaja’s Twist	Bharadvājāsana	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Big Toe Pose	Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Bird Dog	modern name	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Bird of Paradise	modern name	Balancing, Standing	Advanced
Bird of Paradise Pose → Bird of Paradise	modern name	Balancing, Standing	Advanced
Block Bridge → Supported Bridge	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Boat → Boat Pose	Paripūrṇa Nāvāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Seated	Intermediate
Boat Pose	Paripūrṇa Nāvāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Seated	Intermediate
Bolster Fish → Supported Fish	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Both Big Toes Pose	Ubhaya Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Both Feet Big Toe Pose → Both Big Toes Pose	Ubhaya Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Both Legs Behind the Head	Dvi Pāda Śīrṣāsana	Balancing, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Bound Angle → Bound Angle Pose	Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Bound Angle Pose	Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Bound Half-Lotus Forward Bend → Half-Bound Lotus Standing Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padmottānāsana	Balancing, Forward bend, Standing	Advanced
Bound Lotus	Baddha Padmāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Advanced
Bound Lotus Pose → Bound Lotus	Baddha Padmāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Advanced
Bound Side Angle → Extended Side Angle	Utthita Pārśvakoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Bow Pose	Dhanurāsana	Backbend, Prone	Intermediate
Bowing Warrior → Humble Warrior	modern name	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Box Pose → Tabletop	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Bridge Pose	Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana	Backbend, Supine	Beginner
Bridge Pose with a Block → Supported Bridge	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Butterfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Butterfly Pose (non-yin classes) → Bound Angle Pose	Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Butterfly Pose (yin) → Butterfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner

C

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Camel Pose	Uṣṭrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
Cat and cow → Cat-Cow	Marjaryasana-Bitilasana	Backbend, Forward bend, Kneeling	Beginner
Cat pose → Cat-Cow	Marjaryasana-Bitilasana	Backbend, Forward bend, Kneeling	Beginner
Cat-Cow	Marjaryasana-Bitilasana	Backbend, Forward bend, Kneeling	Beginner
Cat-cow stretch → Cat-Cow	Marjaryasana-Bitilasana	Backbend, Forward bend, Kneeling	Beginner
Caterpillar (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Chair Pose	Utkaṭāsana	Standing	Beginner
Chair Viparita Dandasana → Two-Legged Inverted Staff	Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana	Backbend, Inversion	Advanced
Chaturanga	Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana	Prone	Intermediate
Child Pose → Child's Pose	Bālāsana	Forward bend, Kneeling, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Child's Pose	Bālāsana	Forward bend, Kneeling, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Child's Pose on a Bolster → Child's Pose	Bālāsana	Forward bend, Kneeling, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Cobbler's Pose → Bound Angle Pose	Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Cobra Pose	Bhujaṅgāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Cock Pose → Rooster Pose	Kukkuṭāsana	Arm balance, Seated	Advanced
Complete Lord of the Fishes Pose → Full Lord of the Fishes	Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Advanced
Corpse Pose	Śavāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Cow Face → Cow Face Pose	Gomukhāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Cow Face Arms (arm position only) → Cow Face Pose	Gomukhāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Cow Face Pose	Gomukhāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Cow pose → Cat-Cow	Marjaryasana-Bitilasana	Backbend, Forward bend, Kneeling	Beginner
Crab-like Table (reverse tabletop) → Upward Plank	Pūrvottānāsana	Backbend, Seated	Intermediate
Crane → Crane Pose	Bakāsana	Arm balance, Balancing	Advanced
Crane Pose	Bakāsana	Arm balance, Balancing	Advanced
Crane pose (straight-arm version) → Crow Pose	Kākāsana	Arm balance, Balancing	Intermediate
Crescent Lunge → High Lunge	modern name	Standing	Intermediate
Crescent Lunge on the Knee → Low Lunge	Āñjaneyāsana	Backbend, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Crescent Pose → High Lunge	modern name	Standing	Intermediate
Crocodile Pose	Makarāsana	Prone, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Crocodile Posture → Crocodile Pose	Makarāsana	Prone, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Cross-Legged Reclining Spinal Twist (Paul Grilley) → Twisted Roots (Yin)	modern name	Supine, Twist	Beginner
Cross-Legged Seat → Easy Pose	Sukhāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Cross-Legged Twist → Revolved Easy Seat	modern name	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Crow Pose	Kākāsana	Arm balance, Balancing	Intermediate
Curlew Pose → Heron Pose	Krauñcāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate

D

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Dancer Pose	Naṭarājāsana	Backbend, Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Dangling (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Dangling Pose → Dangling (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Dead Bug (some schools) → Happy Baby Pose	Ānanda Bālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Dead Pigeon → Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Deep Squat → Garland Pose	Mālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Deer (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated, Twist	Beginner
Deer Pose (yin) → Deer (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated, Twist	Beginner
Devotional Warrior → Humble Warrior	modern name	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Diamond Pose → Thunderbolt Pose	Vajrāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Dolphin → Dolphin Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Dolphin Plank → Plank Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Dolphin Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Double Pigeon → Fire Log Pose	Agnistambhāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Double Pigeon (yin) → Square (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Down dog → Downward Dog	Adho Mukha Śvānāsana	Forward bend, Inversion, Standing	Beginner
Downdog → Downward Dog	Adho Mukha Śvānāsana	Forward bend, Inversion, Standing	Beginner
Downward Dog	Adho Mukha Śvānāsana	Forward bend, Inversion, Standing	Beginner
Downward-facing dog → Downward Dog	Adho Mukha Śvānāsana	Forward bend, Inversion, Standing	Beginner
Downward-Facing Tree → Handstand	Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana	Arm balance, Inversion	Advanced
Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Dragon Flying High → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Dragon Flying Low → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Dragon Pose → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Dragonfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Dragonfly Pose → Dragonfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner

E

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Eagle → Eagle Pose	Garuḍāsana	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Eagle Pose	Garuḍāsana	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Ear Pressure Pose	Karṇapīḍāsana	Forward bend, Inversion	Advanced
Easy Cobra → Sphinx Pose	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Easy Pose	Sukhāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Easy Seat → Easy Pose	Sukhāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Easy Seated Twist → Revolved Easy Seat	modern name	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Eight-Angle Pose	Aṣṭāvakrāsana	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Eight-Crooked Pose → Eight-Angle Pose	Aṣṭāvakrāsana	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Eight-Limbed Pose → Eight-Point Salute	Aṣṭāṅga Namaskāra	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Eight-Point Salute	Aṣṭāṅga Namaskāra	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Elbow Balance → Forearm Stand	Piñcha Mayūrāsana	Arm balance, Inversion	Advanced
Embryo in the Womb	Garbha Piṇḍāsana	Balancing, Seated	Advanced
Embryo in Womb Pose → Embryo in the Womb	Garbha Piṇḍāsana	Balancing, Seated	Advanced
Equal Standing → Mountain Pose	Tāḍāsana	Standing	Beginner
Equal Standing Pose → Mountain Pose	Tāḍāsana	Standing	Beginner
Equestrian Lunge → Equestrian Pose	Aśva Sañcalanāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Equestrian Pose	Aśva Sañcalanāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Exalted Warrior → Reverse Warrior	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Extended Child's Pose → Child's Pose	Bālāsana	Forward bend, Kneeling, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Utthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Extended Lateral Angle Pose → Extended Side Angle	Utthita Pārśvakoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Extended Puppy Pose	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Beginner
Extended Side Angle	Utthita Pārśvakoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Extended Triangle → Triangle Pose	Utthita Trikoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Extended Triangle Pose → Triangle Pose	Utthita Trikoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Eye of the Needle → Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner

F

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Feathered Peacock → Forearm Stand	Piñcha Mayūrāsana	Arm balance, Inversion	Advanced
Fierce Angle Pose → Goddess Pose	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Fierce Pose → Chair Pose	Utkaṭāsana	Standing	Beginner
Figure Four → Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Figure Four Chair → Standing Figure Four	modern name	Balancing, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Figure-4 Chair → Standing Figure Four	modern name	Balancing, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Final Relaxation → Corpse Pose	Śavāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Fire Log Pose	Agnistambhāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Fire-Breathing Dragon → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Firefly Pose	Ṭiṭṭibhāsana	Arm balance	Advanced
Firm/Auspicious Posture (Common Yoga Protocol) → Gracious Pose	Bhadrāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Fish in Lotus → Fish Pose	Matsyāsana	Backbend, Supine	Intermediate
Fish Pose	Matsyāsana	Backbend, Supine	Intermediate
Fish Pose with Blocks → Supported Fish	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Five-Pointed Star	modern name	Standing	Beginner
Five-Pointed Star Pose → Five-Pointed Star	modern name	Standing	Beginner
Flat Back → Half Standing Forward Fold	Ardha Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Flip Dog (related) → Wild Thing	modern name	Arm balance, Backbend	Intermediate
Flying Dragon → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Flying Pigeon	Eka Pāda Gālavāsana	Arm balance, Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Flying Pigeon Pose → Flying Pigeon	Eka Pāda Gālavāsana	Arm balance, Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Foot-Behind-the-Head Pose → One Leg Behind the Head	Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Forearm Balance → Forearm Stand	Piñcha Mayūrāsana	Arm balance, Inversion	Advanced
Forearm Dog → Dolphin Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Forearm Downward Dog → Dolphin Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Forearm Plank → Plank Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Forearm Stand	Piñcha Mayūrāsana	Arm balance, Inversion	Advanced
Forward Fold → Standing Forward Fold	Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Four-limbed staff pose → Chaturanga	Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana	Prone	Intermediate
Frog (hip opener) → Wide-Knee Frog	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Frog (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Frog Backbend → Frog Pose (Bhekasana)	Bhekāsana	Backbend, Prone	Advanced
Frog Pose (Bhekasana)	Bhekāsana	Backbend, Prone	Advanced
Front Splits → Monkey Pose (Full Split)	Hanumānāsana	Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Full Boat → Boat Pose	Paripūrṇa Nāvāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Seated	Intermediate
Full Frog (yin) → Frog (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Full Lord of the Fishes	Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Advanced
Full lotus → Lotus Pose	Padmāsana	Seated	Advanced
Full Spinal Twist → Full Lord of the Fishes	Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Advanced
Full Split → Monkey Pose (Full Split)	Hanumānāsana	Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Full Wheel → Wheel Pose	Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana	Backbend, Supine	Advanced

G

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Garland Pose	Mālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Gentle Pose (Bihar School; Sivananda) → Gracious Pose	Bhadrāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Goddess Pose	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Goddess Squat → Goddess Pose	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Gorilla Pose → Hands Under Feet Pose	Pādahastāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Gracious Pose	Bhadrāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Grasshopper Pose → Locust Pose	Śalabhāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Great Sage Pose I → Marichi’s Pose (A and B)	Marīcyāsana A	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate

H

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Half Boat → Boat Pose	Paripūrṇa Nāvāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Seated	Intermediate
Half Bound Lotus Forward Fold → Half-Bound Lotus Standing Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padmottānāsana	Balancing, Forward bend, Standing	Advanced
Half Bound Lotus Seated Forward Fold → Half-Bound Lotus Seated Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padma Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Half Butterfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Half Butterfly Pose → Half Butterfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Half Camel → Camel Pose	Uṣṭrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
Half Frog → Frog Pose (Bhekasana)	Bhekāsana	Backbend, Prone	Advanced
Half Frog (yin) → Frog (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Half Lift → Half Standing Forward Fold	Ardha Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Half Locust → Locust Pose	Śalabhāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Half Lord of the Fishes	Ardha Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Beginner, Intermediate
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose → Half Lord of the Fishes	Ardha Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Beginner, Intermediate
Half Lotus	Ardha Padmāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Intermediate
Half Lotus Pose → Half Lotus	Ardha Padmāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Intermediate
Half Lotus Tree → Half-Bound Lotus Standing Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padmottānāsana	Balancing, Forward bend, Standing	Advanced
Half Monkey → Half Split	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension	Beginner
Half Moon → Half Moon Pose	Ardha Candrāsana	Balancing, Side bend, Standing	Intermediate
Half Moon Pose	Ardha Candrāsana	Balancing, Side bend, Standing	Intermediate
Half pigeon → Pigeon Pose	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Half Saddle → Saddle (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
Half Shoelace (bottom leg straight) → Shoelace (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Half Spinal Twist → Half Lord of the Fishes	Ardha Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Beginner, Intermediate
Half Split	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension	Beginner
Half Splits → Half Split	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension	Beginner
Half Standing Forward Fold	Ardha Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Half Wind-Relieving Pose → Wind-Relieving Pose	Pavanamuktāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Half-Bound Lotus Forward Bend (seated) → Half-Bound Lotus Seated Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padma Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Half-Bound Lotus Seated Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padma Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Half-Bound Lotus Standing Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padmottānāsana	Balancing, Forward bend, Standing	Advanced
Halfway Lift → Half Standing Forward Fold	Ardha Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Hand to Foot Pose → Hands Under Feet Pose	Pādahastāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose → Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Utthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Hands and Knees → Tabletop	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Hands Under Feet Pose	Pādahastāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Hands-to-Feet Posture → Hands Under Feet Pose	Pādahastāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Handstand	Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana	Arm balance, Inversion	Advanced
Happy Baby → Happy Baby Pose	Ānanda Bālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Happy Baby Pose	Ānanda Bālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Head and Knee Pose → Head-to-Knee Pose	Jānu Śīrṣāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Head to Knee Forward Bend → Head-to-Knee Pose	Jānu Śīrṣāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Head-to-Knee Pose	Jānu Śīrṣāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Headstand → Supported Headstand	Sālamba Śīrṣāsana	Inversion	Advanced
Headstand II → Tripod Headstand	Sālamba Śīrṣāsana II	Inversion	Advanced
Hero → Hero Pose	Vīrāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Intermediate
Hero Pose	Vīrāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Intermediate
Heron Pose	Krauñcāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
High Crescent Lunge → High Lunge	modern name	Standing	Intermediate
High Lunge	modern name	Standing	Intermediate
High Plank → Plank Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Humble Warrior	modern name	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Humble Warrior Pose → Humble Warrior	modern name	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate

I

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Insect Pose → Firefly Pose	Ṭiṭṭibhāsana	Arm balance	Advanced
Intense East Stretch → Upward Plank	Pūrvottānāsana	Backbend, Seated	Intermediate
Intense Posture → Chair Pose	Utkaṭāsana	Standing	Beginner
Intense Side Stretch → Pyramid Pose	Pārśvottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Intense Side Stretch Pose → Pyramid Pose	Pārśvottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Intense Stretch of the West → Seated Forward Bend	Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Inverted Action → Viparita Karani	Viparīta Karaṇī	Inversion, Resting and restorative	Intermediate
Inverted Pose → Viparita Karani	Viparīta Karaṇī	Inversion, Resting and restorative	Intermediate
Inverted Staff Pose → Two-Legged Inverted Staff	Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana	Backbend, Inversion	Advanced

K

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Kapotasana	Kapotāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Advanced
King Pigeon → One-Legged King Pigeon	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Backbend, Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Knee to Ear Pose → Ear Pressure Pose	Karṇapīḍāsana	Forward bend, Inversion	Advanced
Kneeling Lunge → Low Lunge	Āñjaneyāsana	Backbend, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Kneeling Pigeon Backbend → Kapotasana	Kapotāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Advanced
Kneeling Pose → Thunderbolt Pose	Vajrāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Kneeling seat → Thunderbolt Pose	Vajrāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Knees to Ears Pose → Ear Pressure Pose	Karṇapīḍāsana	Forward bend, Inversion	Advanced
Knees-Chest-Chin → Eight-Point Salute	Aṣṭāṅga Namaskāra	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Knees-to-Chest Pose → Wind-Relieving Pose	Pavanamuktāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner

L

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Lateral Rest → Corpse Pose	Śavāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Leg Behind Head → One Leg Behind the Head	Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Leg Lock Pose → Wind-Relieving Pose	Pavanamuktāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Legs Up the Wall	modern name	Inversion, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Legs Up the Wall Pose → Legs Up the Wall	modern name	Inversion, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose → Legs Up the Wall	modern name	Inversion, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Lifted Lotus → Scale Pose	Tolāsana	Arm balance, Seated	Advanced
Lion → Lion Pose	Siṃhāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Lion Pose	Siṃhāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Little Thunderbolt	Laghu Vajrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Advanced
Little Thunderbolt Pose → Little Thunderbolt	Laghu Vajrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Advanced
Lizard → Lizard Pose	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Lizard Lunge → Lizard Pose	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Lizard Pose	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Locked Lotus → Bound Lotus	Baddha Padmāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Advanced
Locust Pose	Śalabhāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Lord of the Dance Pose → Dancer Pose	Naṭarājāsana	Backbend, Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Lotus Forward Fold → Yoga Seal Pose	Yoga Mudrāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Advanced
Lotus Peacock → Peacock Pose	Mayūrāsana	Arm balance	Advanced
Lotus Pose	Padmāsana	Seated	Advanced
Lotus position → Lotus Pose	Padmāsana	Seated	Advanced
Low Cobra → Cobra Pose	Bhujaṅgāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Low Crescent Lunge → Low Lunge	Āñjaneyāsana	Backbend, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Low Lunge	Āñjaneyāsana	Backbend, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Low plank → Chaturanga	Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana	Prone	Intermediate
Low Plank on Forearms → Plank Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Lying Twist → Reclining Spinal Twist	modern name	Resting and restorative, Supine, Twist	Beginner

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Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Marichi’s Pose (A and B)	Marīcyāsana A	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Marichi’s Pose C → Marichi’s Twist (C and D)	Marīcyāsana C	Seated, Twist	Intermediate
Marichi’s Twist (C and D)	Marīcyāsana C	Seated, Twist	Intermediate
Matsyendra’s Pose → Full Lord of the Fishes	Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Advanced
Mellow standing side bend → Standing Side Bend	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Melting Heart (non-yin usage) → Extended Puppy Pose	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Beginner
Melting Heart (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Beginner
Melting Heart Pose → Melting Heart (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Beginner
Monkey Pose → Monkey Pose (Full Split)	Hanumānāsana	Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Monkey Pose (Full Split)	Hanumānāsana	Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Mountain Pose	Tāḍāsana	Standing	Beginner

N

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Noose Pose	Pāśāsana	Standing, Twist	Advanced

O

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
One Leg Behind the Head	Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
One-Footed King Pigeon → One-Legged King Pigeon	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Backbend, Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
One-Handed Camel → Camel Pose	Uṣṭrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
One-Legged Bridge → Bridge Pose	Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana	Backbend, Supine	Beginner
One-Legged Chair → Standing Figure Four	modern name	Balancing, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
One-Legged Crane → Crane Pose	Bakāsana	Arm balance, Balancing	Advanced
One-Legged Inverted Staff → Two-Legged Inverted Staff	Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana	Backbend, Inversion	Advanced
One-Legged King Pigeon	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Backbend, Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose (variation) → Pigeon Pose	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
One-Legged Locust → Locust Pose	Śalabhāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
One-Legged Wheel → Wheel Pose	Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana	Backbend, Supine	Advanced
One-Legged Wind-Relieving Pose → Wind-Relieving Pose	Pavanamuktāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Opposite Arm and Leg Raise → Bird Dog	modern name	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Opposite Arm and Leg Reach → Bird Dog	modern name	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Overstepping Dragon → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner

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Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Peaceful Warrior → Reverse Warrior	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Peacock Pose	Mayūrāsana	Arm balance	Advanced
Pendant Pose	Lolāsana	Arm balance, Kneeling	Advanced
Perfect Pose → Accomplished Pose	Siddhāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Intermediate
Pigeon Backbend → Kapotasana	Kapotāsana	Backbend, Kneeling	Advanced
Pigeon Pose	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Pigeon prep → Pigeon Pose	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Plank → Plank Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Plank Pose	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Plough → Plow Pose	Halāsana	Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Plough Pose → Plow Pose	Halāsana	Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Plow Pose	Halāsana	Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Astavakra → Eight-Angle Pose	Aṣṭāvakrāsana	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Bharadvaja → Bharadvaja’s Twist	Bharadvājāsana	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya → Sage Koundinya’s Pose	Eka Pāda Kauṇḍinyāsana I	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi I → Marichi’s Pose (A and B)	Marīcyāsana A	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi III → Marichi’s Twist (C and D)	Marīcyāsana C	Seated, Twist	Intermediate
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Visvamitra → Sage Visvamitra’s Pose	Viśvāmitrāsana	Arm balance, Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Powerful Pose → Chair Pose	Utkaṭāsana	Standing	Beginner
Prayer Pose	Praṇāmāsana	Standing	Beginner
Prayer position → Prayer Pose	Praṇāmāsana	Standing	Beginner
Proud Warrior → Reverse Warrior	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Puppy Dog Pose → Extended Puppy Pose	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Beginner
Puppy Pose → Extended Puppy Pose	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Beginner
Pyramid → Pyramid Pose	Pārśvottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Pyramid Pose	Pārśvottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner

Q

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Quadruped → Bird Dog	modern name	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner

R

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Raised arms backward bend → Raised Arms with Backbend	Hasta Uttānāsana	Backbend, Standing	Beginner
Raised Arms Pose → Upward Salute	Ūrdhva Hastāsana	Standing	Beginner
Raised Arms Pose (sun salutation) → Raised Arms with Backbend	Hasta Uttānāsana	Backbend, Standing	Beginner
Raised Arms with Backbend	Hasta Uttānāsana	Backbend, Standing	Beginner
Raised Hands Pose → Upward Salute	Ūrdhva Hastāsana	Standing	Beginner
Raised Stretched-Out Foot Pose → Upward Extended Legs	Ūrdhva Prasārita Pādāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine	Intermediate
Reclined Bound Angle Pose → Reclining Bound Angle	Supta Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclined Cobbler's Pose → Reclining Bound Angle	Supta Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclined Figure Four → Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Reclined Twist → Reclining Spinal Twist	modern name	Resting and restorative, Supine, Twist	Beginner
Reclining Big Toe Pose → Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Bound Angle	Supta Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Butterfly → Reclining Bound Angle	Supta Baddha Koṇāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose II → Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose III → Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Hero	Supta Vīrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling, Supine	Intermediate
Reclining Hero Pose → Reclining Hero	Supta Vīrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling, Supine	Intermediate
Reclining Pigeon → Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Reclining Spinal Twist	modern name	Resting and restorative, Supine, Twist	Beginner
Reclining Tortoise	Supta Kūrmāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Reclining Twist → Reclining Spinal Twist	modern name	Resting and restorative, Supine, Twist	Beginner
Reclining Vishnu Pose → Side-Reclining Leg Lift	Anantāsana	Balancing, Supine	Intermediate
Relaxation Pose → Corpse Pose	Śavāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Resting Pose → Child's Pose	Bālāsana	Forward bend, Kneeling, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Restorative Bridge → Supported Bridge	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Reverse Plank → Upward Plank	Pūrvottānāsana	Backbend, Seated	Intermediate
Reverse Tabletop → Upward Plank	Pūrvottānāsana	Backbend, Seated	Intermediate
Reverse Warrior	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Revolved Abdomen Pose	Jaṭhara Parivartanāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Belly Pose → Revolved Abdomen Pose	Jaṭhara Parivartanāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Chair Pose	Parivṛtta Utkaṭāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Crescent Lunge → Revolved Lunge	modern name	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Easy Pose → Revolved Easy Seat	modern name	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Revolved Easy Seat	modern name	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Revolved Fierce Pose → Revolved Chair Pose	Parivṛtta Utkaṭāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Half Moon	Parivṛtta Ardha Candrāsana	Balancing, Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose (section on this page) → Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Utthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Revolved Head-of-the-Knee Pose → Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose	Parivṛtta Jānu Śīrṣāsana	Seated, Side bend, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose	Parivṛtta Jānu Śīrṣāsana	Seated, Side bend, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved High Lunge → Revolved Lunge	modern name	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Lunge	modern name	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Powerful Pose → Revolved Chair Pose	Parivṛtta Utkaṭāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Seated Wide Angle → Seated Wide-Angle Forward Bend	Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Revolved Side Angle	Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Side Angle Pose → Revolved Side Angle	Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Staff → Staff Pose	Daṇḍāsana	Seated	Beginner
Revolved Triangle	Parivṛtta Trikoṇāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolved Triangle Pose → Revolved Triangle	Parivṛtta Trikoṇāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Revolving Abdomen Pose → Revolved Abdomen Pose	Jaṭhara Parivartanāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine, Twist	Intermediate
Rock Star Pose (Yoga International) → Wild Thing	modern name	Arm balance, Backbend	Intermediate
Rooster Pose	Kukkuṭāsana	Arm balance, Seated	Advanced
Rope Pose → Noose Pose	Pāśāsana	Standing, Twist	Advanced
Runner's Stretch → Half Split	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension	Beginner

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Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Saddle (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
Saddle Pose → Saddle (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
Sage Astavakra Pose → Eight-Angle Pose	Aṣṭāvakrāsana	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Sage Koundinya’s Pose	Eka Pāda Kauṇḍinyāsana I	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Sage Koundinya’s Pose II → Sage Koundinya’s Pose	Eka Pāda Kauṇḍinyāsana I	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Sage Marichi Pose → Marichi’s Pose (A and B)	Marīcyāsana A	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Sage Vasistha's Pose → Side Plank	Vasiṣṭhāsana	Arm balance, Balancing, Floor foundations and core	Intermediate
Sage Visvamitra’s Pose	Viśvāmitrāsana	Arm balance, Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Salute with Eight Limbs → Eight-Point Salute	Aṣṭāṅga Namaskāra	Floor foundations and core, Prone	Beginner
Scale Pose	Tolāsana	Arm balance, Seated	Advanced
Scales → Scale Pose	Tolāsana	Arm balance, Seated	Advanced
Scorpion in Forearm Balance → Scorpion Pose	Vṛścikāsana	Arm balance, Backbend, Inversion	Advanced
Scorpion in Handstand → Scorpion Pose	Vṛścikāsana	Arm balance, Backbend, Inversion	Advanced
Scorpion Pose	Vṛścikāsana	Arm balance, Backbend, Inversion	Advanced
Seal → Sphinx (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Seal Pose → Sphinx (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Seated Big Toe Balance → Both Big Toes Pose	Ubhaya Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Seated Forward Bend	Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Seated Forward Fold → Seated Forward Bend	Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Seated Staff → Staff Pose	Daṇḍāsana	Seated	Beginner
Seated Twist → Half Lord of the Fishes	Ardha Matsyendrāsana	Seated, Twist	Beginner, Intermediate
Seated Twist → Revolved Easy Seat	modern name	Seated, Twist	Beginner
Seated Wide Angle → Seated Wide-Angle Forward Bend	Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Seated Wide-Angle Forward Bend	Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Serpent Pose → Cobra Pose	Bhujaṅgāsana	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Shoelace (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Shoelace Pose → Shoelace (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Shoulder Pose → Bridge Pose	Setu Bandha Sarvāṅgāsana	Backbend, Supine	Beginner
Shoulder Stand → Supported Shoulderstand	Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana	Inversion	Advanced
Shoulder-Pressing Pose	Bhujapīḍāsana	Arm balance	Advanced
Shoulderstand → Supported Shoulderstand	Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana	Inversion	Advanced
Side Angle Pose → Extended Side Angle	Utthita Pārśvakoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Side Bow → Bow Pose	Dhanurāsana	Backbend, Prone	Intermediate
Side Crane → Side Crow Pose	Pārśva Bakāsana	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Side Crane Pose → Side Crow Pose	Pārśva Bakāsana	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Side Crow Pose	Pārśva Bakāsana	Arm balance, Twist	Advanced
Side Lunge	Skandāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Side Lunge Pose → Side Lunge	Skandāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Side Lunge Squat → Side Lunge	Skandāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Side Plank	Vasiṣṭhāsana	Arm balance, Balancing, Floor foundations and core	Intermediate
Side Plank Pose → Side Plank	Vasiṣṭhāsana	Arm balance, Balancing, Floor foundations and core	Intermediate
Side Plow → Plow Pose	Halāsana	Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Side Stretch → Standing Side Bend	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Side Warrior → Reverse Warrior	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Side-Lying Rest → Corpse Pose	Śavāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Side-Lying Savasana → Corpse Pose	Śavāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Side-Reclining Leg Lift	Anantāsana	Balancing, Supine	Intermediate
Sitting cross-legged → Easy Pose	Sukhāsana	Seated, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Sitting Forward Bend → Seated Forward Bend	Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Sleeping pigeon → Pigeon Pose	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Sleeping Swan → Swan (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Sleeping Tortoise → Reclining Tortoise	Supta Kūrmāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Sleeping Vishnu Pose → Side-Reclining Leg Lift	Anantāsana	Balancing, Supine	Intermediate
Sleeping Yogi → Yoga Sleep Pose (Yoganidrasana)	Yoganidrāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Advanced
Snail (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Snail Pose → Snail (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Snare Pose → Noose Pose	Pāśāsana	Standing, Twist	Advanced
Sphinx → Sphinx Pose	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Sphinx (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Sphinx Pose	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Sphinx Pose (yin) → Sphinx (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Splits → Monkey Pose (Full Split)	Hanumānāsana	Hip opener and leg extension	Advanced
Square (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Square Pose → Square (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Square Pose (yang) → Fire Log Pose	Agnistambhāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Squat Pose → Garland Pose	Mālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Staff → Staff Pose	Daṇḍāsana	Seated	Beginner
Staff Pose	Daṇḍāsana	Seated	Beginner
Standing Big Toe Pose → Big Toe Pose	Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Standing Big-Toe Hold → Big Toe Pose	Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Standing Crescent → Standing Side Bend	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Standing Figure Four	modern name	Balancing, Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Intermediate
Standing Forward Bend → Standing Forward Fold	Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Standing Forward Fold	Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Standing Half Forward Bend → Half Standing Forward Fold	Ardha Uttānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Standing Half Lotus (first stage, section on this page) → Half-Bound Lotus Standing Forward Bend	Ardha Baddha Padmottānāsana	Balancing, Forward bend, Standing	Advanced
Standing Hand to Big Toe → Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Utthita Hasta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Standing pose → Mountain Pose	Tāḍāsana	Standing	Beginner
Standing Prayer → Prayer Pose	Praṇāmāsana	Standing	Beginner
Standing prayer pose → Prayer Pose	Praṇāmāsana	Standing	Beginner
Standing Side Bend	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Standing side stretch → Standing Side Bend	modern name	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Standing Split	Ūrdhva Prasārita Ekapādāsana	Balancing, Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Standing Splits → Standing Split	Ūrdhva Prasārita Ekapādāsana	Balancing, Forward bend, Standing	Intermediate
Star Pose → Five-Pointed Star	modern name	Standing	Beginner
Straddle → Dragonfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Supine Hamstring Stretch with Strap → Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose	Supta Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Forward bend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Supine Hero → Reclining Hero	Supta Vīrāsana	Backbend, Kneeling, Supine	Intermediate
Supine Pigeon → Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Supine Spinal Twist → Reclining Spinal Twist	modern name	Resting and restorative, Supine, Twist	Beginner
Supine Tortoise → Reclining Tortoise	Supta Kūrmāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Supine Twist → Reclining Spinal Twist	modern name	Resting and restorative, Supine, Twist	Beginner
Supported Bridge	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Supported Bridge Pose → Supported Bridge	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Supported Child's Pose → Child's Pose	Bālāsana	Forward bend, Kneeling, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Supported Cobra → Sphinx Pose	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Supported Fish	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Supported Fish Pose → Supported Fish	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Supported Headstand	Sālamba Śīrṣāsana	Inversion	Advanced
Supported Heart Opener → Supported Fish	modern name	Backbend, Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Supported Shoulderstand	Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana	Inversion	Advanced
Swan (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Swan Pose → Swan (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Swan pose (yin yoga) → Pigeon Pose	Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Swaying Palm Tree	Tiryaka Tāḍāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Swaying Palm Tree Pose → Swaying Palm Tree	Tiryaka Tāḍāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Swinging Pose → Pendant Pose	Lolāsana	Arm balance, Kneeling	Advanced

T

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Table Pose → Tabletop	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Tabletop	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Tabletop Position → Tabletop	modern name	Floor foundations and core, Kneeling	Beginner
Tadpole → Frog (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Thread the Needle (legs) → Reclining Figure Four	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Beginner
Three Parts of the Body Facing One Leg → Three-Limbed Forward Bend	Triaṅga Mukhaikapāda Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Three-Limbed Face to One Foot Forward Bend → Three-Limbed Forward Bend	Triaṅga Mukhaikapāda Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Three-Limbed Forward Bend	Triaṅga Mukhaikapāda Paścimottānāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Thunderbolt Pose	Vajrāsana	Kneeling, Seated and meditation	Beginner
Tiptoe Pose → Toe Stand	modern name	Balancing, Standing	Advanced
Toe Squat (Yin)	modern name	Kneeling	Beginner
Toe Squat Pose → Toe Squat (Yin)	modern name	Kneeling	Beginner
Toe Stand	modern name	Balancing, Standing	Advanced
Toe Stand Pose → Toe Stand	modern name	Balancing, Standing	Advanced
Toes Pose → Toe Squat (Yin)	modern name	Kneeling	Beginner
Tortoise Pose	Kūrmāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Tree → Tree Pose	Vṛkṣāsana	Balancing, Standing	Beginner
Tree Pose	Vṛkṣāsana	Balancing, Standing	Beginner
Triangle → Triangle Pose	Utthita Trikoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Triangle Pose	Utthita Trikoṇāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Tripod Headstand	Sālamba Śīrṣāsana II	Inversion	Advanced
Tripod Headstand Pose → Tripod Headstand	Sālamba Śīrṣāsana II	Inversion	Advanced
Turtle Pose → Tortoise Pose	Kūrmāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Twisted Chair → Revolved Chair Pose	Parivṛtta Utkaṭāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Twisted Deer → Deer (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated, Twist	Beginner
Twisted Dragon → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Twisted Half Moon → Revolved Half Moon	Parivṛtta Ardha Candrāsana	Balancing, Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Twisted Lunge → Revolved Lunge	modern name	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Twisted Root Pose → Twisted Roots (Yin)	modern name	Supine, Twist	Beginner
Twisted Roots (Yin)	modern name	Supine, Twist	Beginner
Twisted Side Angle → Revolved Side Angle	Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Twisted Triangle → Revolved Triangle	Parivṛtta Trikoṇāsana	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Twisting Low Lunge → Revolved Lunge	modern name	Standing, Twist	Intermediate
Two Feet Behind the Head → Both Legs Behind the Head	Dvi Pāda Śīrṣāsana	Balancing, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Advanced
Two-Legged Inverted Staff	Dvi Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana	Backbend, Inversion	Advanced

U

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Up Dog → Upward-Facing Dog	Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana	Backbend, Prone	Intermediate
Updog → Upward-Facing Dog	Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana	Backbend, Prone	Intermediate
Upward Bow → Wheel Pose	Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana	Backbend, Supine	Advanced
Upward Dog → Upward-Facing Dog	Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana	Backbend, Prone	Intermediate
Upward Extended Feet Pose → Upward Extended Legs	Ūrdhva Prasārita Pādāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine	Intermediate
Upward Extended Legs	Ūrdhva Prasārita Pādāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine	Intermediate
Upward Extended Legs Pose → Upward Extended Legs	Ūrdhva Prasārita Pādāsana	Floor foundations and core, Supine	Intermediate
Upward Hands Pose → Upward Salute	Ūrdhva Hastāsana	Standing	Beginner
Upward Plank	Pūrvottānāsana	Backbend, Seated	Intermediate
Upward Rooster → Rooster Pose	Kukkuṭāsana	Arm balance, Seated	Advanced
Upward Salute	Ūrdhva Hastāsana	Standing	Beginner
Upward-Facing Bow → Wheel Pose	Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana	Backbend, Supine	Advanced
Upward-Facing Dog	Ūrdhva Mukha Śvānāsana	Backbend, Prone	Intermediate
Upward-Facing Intense Stretch	Ūrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Upward-Facing Intense Stretch Pose → Upward-Facing Intense Stretch	Ūrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate
Upward-Facing Seated Forward Bend → Upward-Facing Intense Stretch	Ūrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana	Balancing, Floor foundations and core, Forward bend, Seated	Intermediate

V

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Viparita Karani	Viparīta Karaṇī	Inversion, Resting and restorative	Intermediate
Vishnu's Couch Pose → Side-Reclining Leg Lift	Anantāsana	Balancing, Supine	Intermediate

W

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Warrior 1 → Warrior I	Vīrabhadrāsana I	Standing	Beginner
Warrior 2 → Warrior II	Vīrabhadrāsana II	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Warrior 3 → Warrior III	Vīrabhadrāsana III	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Warrior A → Warrior I	Vīrabhadrāsana I	Standing	Beginner
Warrior B → Warrior II	Vīrabhadrāsana II	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Warrior I	Vīrabhadrāsana I	Standing	Beginner
Warrior II	Vīrabhadrāsana II	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Warrior III	Vīrabhadrāsana III	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Warrior One → Warrior I	Vīrabhadrāsana I	Standing	Beginner
Warrior Three → Warrior III	Vīrabhadrāsana III	Balancing, Standing	Intermediate
Warrior Two → Warrior II	Vīrabhadrāsana II	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Wheel Pose	Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana	Backbend, Supine	Advanced
Wide Knee Frog Pose → Wide-Knee Frog	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend → Seated Wide-Angle Forward Bend	Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Wide-Angled Seated Forward Bend → Seated Wide-Angle Forward Bend	Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Wide-Knee Child's Pose → Child's Pose	Bālāsana	Forward bend, Kneeling, Resting and restorative	Beginner
Wide-Knee Frog	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Wide-Leg Forward Fold → Wide-Legged Forward Fold	Prasārita Pādottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Wide-Legged Forward Bend → Wide-Legged Forward Fold	Prasārita Pādottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Wide-Legged Forward Fold	Prasārita Pādottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend → Wide-Legged Forward Fold	Prasārita Pādottānāsana	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Wild Thing	modern name	Arm balance, Backbend	Intermediate
Wind blown tree pose → Swaying Palm Tree	Tiryaka Tāḍāsana	Side bend, Standing	Beginner
Wind-Relieving Pose	Pavanamuktāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Wind-Removing Pose → Wind-Relieving Pose	Pavanamuktāsana	Resting and restorative, Supine	Beginner
Winged Dragon → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Womb Embryo Pose → Embryo in the Womb	Garbha Piṇḍāsana	Balancing, Seated	Advanced

Y

Pose	Sanskrit name	Family	Difficulty
Yin Ankle Stretch → Ankle Stretch (Yin)	modern name	Kneeling	Beginner
Yin Banana → Banana (Yin)	modern name	Side bend, Supine	Beginner
Yin Butterfly → Butterfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Yin Caterpillar → Caterpillar (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Yin Dangling → Dangling (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Standing	Beginner
Yin Deer → Deer (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated, Twist	Beginner
Yin Dragon → Dragon (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Beginner
Yin Dragonfly → Dragonfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Yin Forward Bend → Caterpillar (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Yin Frog → Frog (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Yin Half Butterfly → Half Butterfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Seated	Beginner
Yin Half Saddle → Saddle (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
Yin Melting Heart → Melting Heart (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Beginner
Yin Saddle → Saddle (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Kneeling	Intermediate
Yin Seal → Sphinx (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Yin Shoelace → Shoelace (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Yin Sleeping Swan → Swan (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Yin Snail → Snail (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Inversion	Intermediate
Yin Sphinx → Sphinx (Yin)	modern name	Backbend, Prone	Beginner
Yin Square → Square (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Intermediate
Yin Straddle → Dragonfly (Yin)	modern name	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Seated	Beginner
Yin Swan → Swan (Yin)	modern name	Hip opener and leg extension, Kneeling	Intermediate
Yin Toe Squat → Toe Squat (Yin)	modern name	Kneeling	Beginner
Yin Twisted Roots → Twisted Roots (Yin)	modern name	Supine, Twist	Beginner
Yoga Seal Pose	Yoga Mudrāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Advanced
Yoga Sleep Pose (Yoganidrasana)	Yoganidrāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Advanced
Yogi Squat → Garland Pose	Mālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner
Yogic Seal → Yoga Seal Pose	Yoga Mudrāsana	Forward bend, Seated	Advanced
Yogic Sleep Pose → Yoga Sleep Pose (Yoganidrasana)	Yoganidrāsana	Forward bend, Hip opener and leg extension, Supine	Advanced
Yogic Squat → Garland Pose	Mālāsana	Hip opener and leg extension, Standing	Beginner

Sequences such as the sun salutation are not single poses, so they are listed with the other sequences and flows.

Frequently asked questions

Why does a pose appear under more than one name?

Many poses have several English names, and traditions use different Sanskrit spellings. We keep one page per pose and list its other names in the index, each pointing to that page.

Does this list include every yoga pose?

No list can. Names, spellings and shapes vary between traditions and new variations keep appearing. The library covers the postures taught across the major traditions and keeps growing.