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.
WAnantasana, Sleeping Vishnu Pose or Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift is an asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WĀñjaneyāsana, Crescent Moon Pose or Ashwa Sanchalanasana, Equestrian Pose is a lunging back bending asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WArdha Chandrasana or Half Moon Pose is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise.
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.
WAstavakrasana or Eight-Angle Pose is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise dedicated to the sage Astavakra, the spiritual guru of King Janaka.
WBhairavasana or formidable pose, sometimes called Supta Bhairavasana, is a reclining asana in hatha yoga; the variation Kala Bhairavasana has the body balanced on the straight leg and one arm, as in Vasiṣṭhāsana. Bhairava is one of the eight aspects of the god Shiva. The pose has also been called Aṇkuśāsana (अण्कुशआसन), the elephant goad pose.
WBharadvajasana or Bharadvaja's twist is a twisting āsana in modern yoga as exercise.
WEka Pada Rajakapotasana or [One-legged] King Pigeon Pose is a seated back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. The Yin Yoga form of the asana is named Swan Pose.
WGarbha Pindasana, Embryo in Womb Pose, sometimes shortened to Garbhasana, is a seated balancing asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.
WGarudasana or Eagle Pose is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name was used in medieval hatha yoga for a different pose.
WGomukhasana or Cow Face Pose is a seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, sometimes used for meditation.
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.
WJathara Parivartanasana, Revolved Abdomen pose, Belly twist, or Spinal twist is a reclining twist asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WKrauñcāsana or Heron pose, also written Krounchasana, is a sitting asana in modern yoga as exercise.
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.
WA lunge can refer to any position of the human body where one leg is positioned forward with knee bent and foot flat on the ground while the other leg is positioned behind. It is used by athletes in cross-training for sports, by weight-trainers as a fitness exercise, and by practitioners of yoga as part of an asana regimen.
WMarichyasana is a sitting twist asana in modern yoga as exercise, in some forms combined with a forward bend.
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.
WParighasana or Gate Pose is a kneeling asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WParshvottanasana or Intense Side Stretch Pose is a standing and forward bending asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WPasasana or Noose Pose is an asana.
WPavanamuktasana, Vatayanasana, or Wind-Relieving pose is an asana in 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.
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.
WTrikonasana or Utthita Trikonasana, [Extended] Triangle Pose is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise. Variations include Baddha Trikonasana and Parivrtta Trikonasana.
WTulasana, Balance pose, Dolasana, Tolasana, or Utthita Padmasana is a hand-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WUtthita Vasisthasana or Side Plank pose is a balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise.
WVirabhadrasana or Warrior Pose is a group of related lunging standing asanas in modern yoga as exercise commemorating the exploits of a mythical warrior, Virabhadra. The name of the pose derives from the Hindu myth of the warrior Virabhadra, but the pose is not recorded in the hatha yoga tradition until the 20th century.
WVrikshasana or Tree Pose is a balancing asana. It is one of the very few standing poses in medieval hatha yoga, and remains popular in modern yoga as exercise.
WYoganidrasana, or Yogic Sleep Pose is a reclining forward-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is sometimes called Dvi Pada Sirsasana, but that name describes the balancing form of the pose.