Sanskrit Yoga Asanas

Front 1

Shanti Virabhadrasana/Balasana

Back 1

Peaceful Warrior

Hint 1

Forehead to Floor, Hips to wide knees

Front 2

Marjaryasana

Back 2

Cat/Cow

Hint 2

On Hands and knees, dropping belly and round spine upward

Front 3

Adho Mukha Svanasana

Back 3

Downward Facing Dog

Hint 3

Palms and feet on ground with tail lifted up, chest melting to top of thighs

Front 4

Uttihita Chaturanga

Back 4

Plank

Hint 4

Toes tucked, shoulders shifted over elbows and wrists, legs and spine in one line

Front 5

Chaturanga

Back 5

Four Limbed Staff Pose/Low Plank

Hint 5

Toes tucked, body shifted forward, elbows over wrist at 90° angle, legs and spine aligned

Front 6

Urdhva Muka Svanasana

Back 6

Upward Facing Dog

Hint 6

Tops of feet press into mat, chest comes forward between arms, upper thighs lift away from mat

Front 7

Uttanasana

Back 7

Forward fold

Hint 7

Standing, Hinge at waist, hands down to mat, allow head to hang

Front 8

Eka pada adho mukha svanasana

Back 8

One Legged Downward Facing Dog

Hint 8

One leg up, one leg and both hands grounded into floor, lengthen spine

Front 9

Surya Namaskar

Back 9

Sun Salutations

Front 10

Chandra Namaskar

Back 10

Moon Salutations

Front 11

Anjaneyasana

Back 11

Low Lunge

Hint 11

Back leg extend back with knee down, front knee bent at 90°

Front 12

(Ardha)Hanumanasa

Back 12

(Half)Split

Hint 12

Either back leg bent at 90° with front leg extended forward with active foot towards face, hinge at waist fold over extend leg.

Or one leg fully extend back and other fully extended forward

Front 13

Dandayamana Bibhaktapada pashcimotthanasana

Back 13

Standing Separate Leg Stretching

Hint 13

Hinged forward at hips, one leg extended and groumded to floor, other left lifted behind, aligned with squared hips.

Front 14

Parivrtta anjaneyasana

Back 14

Side Twisted Lunge

Hint 14

Back leg extends towards Back of mat, front leg at 90°. Opposite arm of front leg placed on ground, other arm and chest opens up towards front leg.

Front 15

Alanasana

Back 15

Crescent Lunge

Hint 15

Back leg extends towards back of mat, front knee bends at 90° hinge at hips and extend arms above head.

Front 16

Parivrtta

Back 16

Revolved Crecent Lunge

Front 17

Virabhadrasana 1

Back 17

Warrior 1

Front 18

Virabhadrasana 2

Back 18

Warrior 2

Front 19

Viparita Virabhadrasana

Back 19

Humble Warrior

Front 20

Ardha Chandrasana

Back 20

Half Moon

Front 21

Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana

Back 21

Standing Split

Front 22

Padahastasana

Back 22

Hands to Feet Pose

Front 23

Utkatasana

Back 23

Chair

Front 24

Dandayamma Dhanurasana

Back 24

Standing Bow

Front 25

Virabhadrasana 3

Back 25

Warrior 3

Front 26

Garudasana

Back 26

Eagle