YOGATORY

downward

Downward Facing Dog Pose

Downward Facing Tree Pose

that on which one rests or leans, support

limb

big toe

Low Lunge Pose

Knees to Chest Pose

Half Lord of the Fish Pose

half

Plank Pose

Halfway Lift

a stable seat (Enfolding) or physical expression (Unfolding)

eight

Eight-Angle Pose

bound

Bound Angle Pose

crow, crane, heron

Crow Pose

young, childish, not fully grown or developed

Baby Grasshopper

Child’s Pose

lock

gentle, good

arm, shoulder

serpent

Cobra Pose

four

Four Limbed Stick Pose

staff, stick, rod

Staff Pose

bow

Bow Pose

two

one

Name of a Sage

One-legged Royal Pigeon Pose

Tree Pose

Flying Pigeon Pose

indian mythological figure (the carrier of Vishnu and enemy of the Nagas which are serpents, representing darkness)

Garuda = Indian mythological figure (the carrier of Vishnu and enemy of the Nagas which are serpents, representing darkness). A composite animal, partly bird, therefore commonly translated as eagle. - Eagle Pose.

cow

Cow Face Pose

Plow Pose

Splits Pose, Monkey Pose

having large jaws, monkey chief

hands

ruler, lord

knee

Head to Knee Pose

stomach, belly, abdomen, bowels, internal

Belly Twist

earth, water

Kaka = crow – Crow Pose.

dove, pigeon

ear

space

angle

Kumbhak = breath retention. (In the traditional practice of this pose, breath is retained for a brief moment before lowering the body into the low push-up position (either Chaturanga Dandasana or Ashtanga Namaskara).

Marjari = Cat – Cat (Stretch) Pose.

Cat Cow

fish

Fish Pose

peacock

facing, mouth

dancer

Dancer’s Pose

boat

Boat Pose

foot

pada = feet; hasta = hand also known as uttanasana

lotus

Lotus Pose

Seated Compass Pose

turning, rolling

side or flank

Side Crow Pose

Thread the Needle

behind, after, later, west, backside

west or backside

Seated Forward Fold

High Plank Pose

feather of a tail

Feathered Peacock Pose

fire, water

breathe

Breath=energy work

spread out, wide

The feeling of widening your stance, spreading your limbs wide. The word itself sounds like it's spreading out.

Prasarita = spread, extended, expanded. Pada = foot. Ut = upward, intense. Tan = stretch – Wide-Legged Forward Bend.

king

with

grasshopper, locust

supported

Supported Shoulder Stand

Supported Headstand

same, equal, upright

all

corpse

Corpse Pose

bridge, dam-like

Bridge Pose

Locust Pose

head, to touch with head

Dophin Pose

Tripod Headstand

head-stand

Side Lunge

firm, strong, attentive, alert

to establish/stand

comfortable, gentle, agreeable

comfortable, relaxed, at ease.

Easy Pose

expanded Reclined, supine

dog

mountain

Moutain Pose

stretch

Firefly Pose

three

Triangle Pose

seated

Seated Wide-Angle Pose

rising upward, raised, elevated

Standing Split Pose

camel

Camel Pose

upward, intense

fierce, proud or awkward

Chair Pose

intense, deliberate stretch

Lizard Pose

extended

Utthita = extended. Pada = foot. Hasta = hand. Angustha = big toe – Extended Hand-To-Big-Toe Pose.

Seated Wide-Angle Pose

diamond, thunderbolt

Vajra = Diamond, Thunderbolt – Diamond Pose / Thunderbolt Pose / Adamantine Pose.  Used by Muslims and ZEN Buddhists as a prayer or meditation position.

crooked, curved, bent

a sage, most excellent, best, richest

Vasistha = A sage, most excellent, best, richest – Side Plank Pose.

aether, air, wind

Inverted, reversed

warrior, hero, chief.

one of Shiva’s warriors

Vira = Warrior, Hero, Chief. Bhadra = Gentle, Good. Virabhadra = A superior being created by Shiva as a Warrior for his Army – Warrior Pose I

Vira = Warrior, Hero, Chief. Bhadra = Gentle, Good. Virabhadra = A superior being created by Shiva as a Warrior for his Army – Warrior Pose II.

Vira = warrior, hero, chief. Bhadra = gentle, good. Virabhadra = A superior being created by Shiva as a Warrior for his Army – Warrior Pose.  Also known as: Eka Padasana

Hero’s Pose

tree

Tree Pose. Also known as: Eka Padapranamasana.

The Practice: to yoke, bind, unite, join. Creating structure, linking breath to body, focusing the mind.

The Purpose: to liberate, expand awareness, realize the Self. Moving beyond limitations, achieving a state of wholeness.