WAkarna Dhanurasana, also called the Archer pose, Bow and Arrow pose, or Shooting Bow pose is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The posture resembles an archer about to release an arrow.
WMatsyendrasana, Matsyendra's Pose or Lord of the Fishes Pose, is a seated twisting asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana. A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana. The asana usually appears as a seated spinal twist with many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga.
WBaddha Konasana, Bound Angle Pose, Throne Pose, Butterfly Pose, or Cobbler's Pose, and historically called Bhadrasana, is a seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. It is suitable as a meditation seat.
WBālāsana, Child's Pose, or Child's Resting Pose is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise. Balasana is a counter asana for various asanas and is usually practiced before and after Sirsasana.
WBharadvajasana or Bharadvaja's twist is a twisting āsana in modern yoga as exercise.
WDandasana or Staff Pose is a seated asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WGarbha Pindasana, Embryo in Womb Pose, sometimes shortened to Garbhasana, is a seated balancing asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
WGomukhasana or Cow Face Pose is a seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, sometimes used for meditation.
WGorakshasana is a seated asana in hatha yoga. It has been used for meditation and in tantric practice.
WHanumanasana or Monkey Pose is a seated asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is the yoga version of the front splits.
WJanu Sirsasana, Head-to-Knee Pose, is a seated twisting and forward bending asana in diverse schools of modern yoga as exercise.
WKrauñcāsana or Heron pose, also written Krounchasana, is a sitting asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WKurmasana, Tortoise Pose, or Turtle Pose is a sitting forward bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
WLalitasana is a pose or mudra in Indian art and the art of dharmic religions in other countries. It is often called "the royal position" or "royal ease" in English, and is a relaxed pose typical in royal portraits and those of religious figures whose "kingly" attributes are being emphasized. The figure sits on a throne with one leg tucked inwards on the seat and the other hanging down ("pendent") to touch the ground or rest on a support. Usually it is the proper right leg that dangles, but the reversed image can be found. Bare feet are normal. Asana is a general term for a seated pose, from Sanskrit: आसन āsana "sitting down", a sitting posture, a seat.
WLotus position or Padmasana is a cross-legged sitting meditation pose from ancient India, in which each foot is placed on the opposite thigh. It is an ancient asana in yoga, predating hatha yoga, and is widely used for meditation in Hindu, Tantra, Jain, and Buddhist traditions.
WMarichyasana is a sitting twist asana in modern yoga as exercise, in some forms combined with a forward bend.
WNavasana, Naukasana, Boat Pose, or Paripurna Navasana is a seated asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WPasasana or Noose Pose is an asana.
WPaschimottanasana, Seated Forward Bend, or Intense Dorsal Stretch is a seated forward-bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
WSiddhasana or Accomplished Pose, is an ancient seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise suitable for meditation. The names Muktasana and Burmese position are sometimes given to the same pose, sometimes to an easier variant.
WSimhasana or Lion Pose is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
WA split is a physical position in which the legs are in line with each other and extended in opposite directions. Splits are commonly performed in various athletic activities, including dance, figure skating, gymnastics, contortionism, synchronized swimming, cheerleading, martial arts and yoga as exercise, where a front split is named Hanumanasana and a side split is named Samakonasana. A person who has assumed a split position is said to be "in a split" or "doing the splits".
WSukhasana, easy pose, is a simple cross-legged sitting asana in hatha yoga, sometimes used for meditation in both Buddhism and Hinduism.
WSvastikasana is an ancient meditation asana in hatha yoga, sitting cross-legged.
WUpaviṣṭa Koṇāsana, also written Upavistha Konasana or "wide-angle seated forward bend" is an asana in modern yoga as exercise, sitting upright with the legs as wide apart as possible, grasping the toes and leaning forward.
WVajrasana, Thunderbolt Pose, or Diamond Pose, is a kneeling asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Medieval texts describe a variety of poses under this name.
WVirasana or Hero Pose is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise. Medieval hatha yoga texts describe a cross-legged meditation asana under the same name. Supta Virasana is the reclining form of the pose; it provides a stronger stretch.