All Basic Yogasan Names With Images And Their Meanings

Hello, Welcome to “Weightlyfit.” Yoga is an increasingly preferred exercise in the 21st century, and people are interested to learn about yoga postures, yogasan names, and their health benefits. 

If you are one of them and want to know the asanas or yoga postures, don't worry here I have mentioned all the primary and most followed yoga asanas with images and Sanskrit names.

A Short Introduction To Yoga

Yoga is a Sanskrit word, and Sanskrit is an ancient language of India. According to the studies, Sanskrit is a highly developed and oldest language in the world, compared to the Greek and Latin languages. 

The word yoga means to connect yourself to the supreme truth said in Sanskrit scriptures. So, every one of us can take the material benefits of yoga postures and teach others but never achieve an actual yogic position(Master of yoga) due to its more challenging sacrifices.

Many types of yogic asanas, like karma yoga, gyana yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga, ashtanga yoga, and Hatha Yoga, are mentioned in the scriptures. The primary target of yoga is to control your mind and your five senses by following these ways. 

And the yoga that the world is following today is hatha yoga. So, all the yoga asanas or yogasan images with names you want to know come from Hatha Yoga. 

However, modern science accepted the health benefits and disease-healing capacity of yogasanas by conducting hundreds of studies. So, including yoga as a fitness exercise to lead a healthy lifestyle is not bad.

Classification and separation of yogasana names

In Sanskrit

Hatha yoga is the purification process of the whole body by stabilizing your breaths.

(Hatha=Hakara+Thakara)

Hakara means the Surya Nadi(Sun pulse) represents right nostril breath, and Thakara means the Chandra Nadi(moon pulse), which represents left nostril breath.

Hakara=sun pulse=Right nostril breath 

Thakara=Moon pulse=Left nostril breath  

So, the whole body purification happens while you stabilize the two breaths of your body by doing specific asanas or poses.

There are 84 yoga asanas described in hatha yoga. Visually they are divided into four categories.

• Seated Postures

• Supine postures

• Prone Postures

• Standing Postures

Here all the primary yoga posture names are listed below.

Seated poses

Seated yoga postures are done on the ground in a sitting position.

1. Sukhasana(Easy pose)

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2. Padmasana(Lotus pose)

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3. Sidhasana(Accomplished pose)

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4. Muktasana(Liberation pose)

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5. Agnistambhasana(FireLog pose)

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6. Vajrasana(Thunderbolt pose)

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7. Gaumukhasana(Cow Face pose)

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8. Dandasana(Staff pose)

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9. Paschimottanasana(Seated Forward Bend)

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10. Meru vakrasana(Spinal Twist Posture)

Supine poses

These yogasana poses are generally sleeping-like postures.

1. Shavasana(Sleeping pose)

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2. Uttana Padasana(Raised Leg pose)

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3. Navasana(Boat pose)

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4. Setu Bandhasana(Bridge pose)

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5. Supta Matsyendrasana(Reclined Twist pose)

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6. Matsyasana(Fish pose)

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7. Markatasana(Monkey pose)

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8. Supta BaddhaKonasana (Reclining Angle Pose)

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9. Supta Padangusthasana (Reclining Hand-To-Big-Toe pose)

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10. Halasana(Plough pose)

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prone poses

1. Salabhasana(Locust pose)

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2. Dhanurasana(Bow pose)

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3. Gupta Padmasana(Hidden Lotus pose)

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The combination of padmasana and Advasana (Reverse Corpse pose).

4. Purna Danda Namaskarasana

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5. Makarasana(Crocodile pose)

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6. Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)

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7. Vimanasana(Aeroplane pose)

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8. Ardha Salabhasana(Locust pose)

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9. Advasana(Reverse Corpse pose)

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10. Urdhwa Mukha Swanasana(Upper Face Duck pose)

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Standing poses

1. Tadasana(Palm Tree pose)

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2. Tiryaka Tadasana(Swaying Palm Tree pose)

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3. Kati Chakrasana(Waist Rotating pose)

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4. Vrkshasana(Tree pose)

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5. Utkatasana(Chair Pose)

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6. Trikonasana(Triangle pose)

7. Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana(Raised Hand-To-Big-Toe pose)

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8. Eka padasana(One Leg pose)

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9. Ardha Chandrasana(Half Moon pose)

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10. Parvatasana(Mountain pose)

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Takeaway

Thank you for visiting weightlyfit. There are several yogic postures are mentioned in hatha yoga, but I have tried to add the basic yoga poses that may help beginners. If you are a beginner then all the best for your yogic journey.

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