Yoga Postures and their Sanskrit Names

Yoga Postures and their Sanskrit Names The Eight Limbs Sanskrit
Tadasana	-	Mountain Pose
Utthita Trikonasana	-	Extended Triangle Pose
Ardha Chandrasana	-	Half Moon Pose
Utthita Parsvakonasana	-	Extended Lateral Angle Pose
Virabhadrasana I	-	Warrior I Pose
Virabhadrasana II	-	Warrior II Pose
Adho Mukha Svanasana	-	Downward Facing Dog Pose
Chaturanga Dandasana	-	Four-Limbed Staff Pose
UrdhvaMukhaSvanasana	-	Upward Facing Dog Pose
Setu Bandasana	-	Bridge Pose
Jathara Parivartanasana	-	Revolved Abdominal Pose
Supta Padangusthasana	-	Supine Big Toe Pose
Dandasana	-	Staff Pose
Paripurna Navasana	-	Complete Boat Pose
Baddha Konasana	-	Bound Angle Pose
Plank	-	Plank
Chaturangadandasana	-	Crocodile
Cat-Cow	-	Cat-Cow
Vajrasana	-	Thunder Bolt Pose
Bharadvajasana	-	Seated Side Twist
Suptaikapadaparivrttasana	-	Supine Twist
Bhujadhanurasana	-	Shoulder Bow
Uttanasana	-	Standing Forward Bend
Uttanasana	-	Intense Stretch Pose
Lunge	-	Lunge
Utktasana	-	Chair Pose
Bhujangasana	-	Cobra
Savasana	-	Corpse Pose


The Eight Limbs
Yama	-	Consideration for others, right communication, non-covetousness, moderation and non-greed.
Niyama	-	Purity, contentment, removal of impurities, self study and reverence to a higher intelligence (divine energy).
Asana	-	Alert, relaxed practice of posture.
Pranayama	-	Regulated breathing.
Pratyahara	-	Restraint of the senses, relaxation through inward focus.
Dharana	-	Concentration - the ability to direct our minds.
Dhyana	-	Meditation - The unbroken flow of thought toward the object of concentration.
Samadhi	-	Illumination