Yoga Pose Library
Vrksasana "Tree Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This is often our first encounter with a balancing pose. As simple as it seems, it helps you develop good balance. It strengthens your core, legs, ankles, and feet.
Virasana "Hero Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This pose stretches your thighs, calves, and even your ankles. It can reduce gas, and improve digestion.
Virabhadrasana III "Warrior III Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
As the third Warrior pose this one also strengthens your legs, develops balance and core strength, stretches and strengthens your back, shoulders, and arms.
Virabhadrasana II "Warrior II Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
As you go into this pose, you can physically feel your confidence grow and your inner-warrior shine through. This position strengthens your legs and arms and helps you develop your core balance and concentration.
Virabhadrasana I "Warrior I Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
As with other Warrior poses, this stretches and strengthens your thighs, calves, and ankles, as well as your shoulders, arms, and back. It is a great stretch for the abdomen, neck, heart, and shoulders. This pose helps to develop your core and balance.
Viparita Shalabhasana "Inverted Locust Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This pose strengthens your lower back, legs, shoulders, arms, and neck.
Vasishtasana "Side Plank Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This arm balance helps to strengthen your wrists, arms, legs, and core.
Utthita Parsvakonasana "Extended Side Angle Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
Providing an excellent stretch to your side and arms, this pose strengthens your legs and calves at the same time.
Utthita Hasta Padangushtasana "Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This one-legged balancing pose will strengthen your core, stretch your hamstrings, and open your hips.
Uttanasana "Forward Fold Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This basic yoga pose has tremendous benefits. While increasing your flexibility, it stretches your whole body from the legs to the hips to the back to the neck. It relaxes you and calms your spirit.
Uttana Shishosana "Extended Puppy Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This pose is a combination of Dolphin Pose and Child's Pose. It opens your heart, stretches and lengthens your spine, and stretches your shoulders.
Utkatasana "Chair Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This is a great pose for strengthening your legs, calves, while stretching your shoulders and opening your chest. It is a great balancing pose.
Ushtrasana "Camel Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
Pronunciation: (oosh-TRAHS-ah-nuh)
Level:
Intermediate
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Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana "Standing Splits Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This is the splits on one leg - stretching your hamstrings, thighs, and calves while enhancing your core and balance.
Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana "Upward Facing Dog Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This heart opener provides a great stretch to the chest and shoulders; the mild backbend helps stretch the abdomen and increase flexibility in the back.
Urdhva Dhanurasana "Wheel Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
Because your weight is being supported by your legs and arms - you are strengthening your legs and arms, and wrists, glutes, the abdomen, and back.
Upavistha Konasana "Seated Wide Legged Forward Fold"
Posted on July 30 2019
Stretches the inner thigh and hamstrings, back, and opens the pelvis.
Tolasana "Scale Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This pose helps to strengthen your wrists, arms, and core.
Tittibhasana "Firefly Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This pose helps to strengthen your wrists, arms, shoulders, and core. Improves balance. Is great for back and inner thigh.
Tadasana "Mountain Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This grounding and balancing posture pose is a basic yoga pose. It centers you, helps you to focus, and clear your mind. It helps with balance and strengthens your back, legs, and ankles.
Supta Virasana "Reclined Hero Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
This delightful pose will make you feel long and strong as it stretches your knees, thighs, spine, shoulders, and arms.
Supta Padangushtasana "Reclining Big Toe Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
These are delightful poses to open your hips, and stretch your legs and hamstrings. This is a nice stretch for after a run or long walk.
Supta Dandasana "Reclined Staff Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
Many people use this pose as a sleeping aid because it helps in blood circulation. Shown here with legs in the air, it can also be done with legs against a wall.
Supta Baddha Konasana "Reclined Bound Angle Pose"
Posted on July 30 2019
When you're looking for a pose with relaxing and restorative powers in combination with a great hip opener and inner leg stretch, this is the one.
Sukhasana "Easy Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
This is a foundational pose often used to begin and end yoga classes in meditation. It calms and relaxes the mind and body. It promotes posture and opens hips.
Sukha Matsyasana "Easy Fish Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
This is an intense neck and back stretch which works well to release your shoulders as well.
Sirsasana I "Headstand Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
As with many of the inversion poses, when your brain needs to find peace, this is a pose to take away mind-fog, relieves stress, and boost your energy. It strengthens your arms, lungs, and core.
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana "Bridge Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
This is a very nice stretch for the chest, neck, and spine. It also stretches the thighs. It works the glutes and shoulders.
Savasana "Corpse Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
This is the great calming pose. The pose that everyone looks forward to at the end of yoga class. It calms and quiets the mind, relieves stress, and relaxes you.
Salamba Sarvangasana "Supported Shoulder Stand Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
When you need your brain to find peace, this is another pose to take away mind-fog, relieves stress, and boost your energy. It provides stretch to the neck and shoulders. Your back, abdomen, and legs are toned.
Salamba Bhujangasana "Sphinx Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
This back-bending pose encourages flexibility in the spine and opens the chest, shoulders, and lungs.
Purvottanasana "Upward Plank Pose"
Posted on July 29 2019
This is a whole body stretch - legs, chest, throat, and arms. It particularly stretches the muscles used in Chaturanga.
Prasarita Padottanasana 4 "Wide Forward Bend Pose"
Posted on July 28 2019
This pose allows to feel supported and free at the same time, countering the feelings of isolation and constriction that often accompany anxiety and depression.
Pincha Mayurasana "Forearm Stand"
Posted on July 28 2019
This inversion stimulates blood flow to your head, strengthens your shoulders, and promotes core balance.
Phalakasana "High Plank Pose"
Posted on July 28 2019
This is an excellent core building pose. It is a full-body toning exercise.
Paschimottanasana "Seated Forward Fold Pose"
Posted on July 28 2019
For a relaxing and calming pose, the forward fold is one of the best. While the pose will stretch your hamstrings, glutes, spine, and shoulders. Yogis use this pose to help with menopausal cramping, headaches, and to refresh.
Pasasana "Noose Pose"
Posted on July 28 2019
This twisting pose stretches the spine, groin, thighs, and ankles while opening the heart and shoulders.
Parsvottanasana "Pyramid Pose"
Posted on July 28 2019
This lengthening pose stretches the thigh, calf, hamstring, ankles, and ankles. When arms are in reverse prayer position there is a great stretch to the shoulders and triceps as well.
Parsva Bakasana "Side Crane Pose"
Posted on July 28 2019
This pose helps to strengthen your wrists, arms, shoulders, obliques, and core. Improves balance.
Parivrtta Trikonasana "Revolved Triangle Pose"
Posted on July 27 2019
In addition to approving your core strength and balance, this posture stretches your obliques (side muscles) and legs. It strengthens your thighs.
Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana "Revolved Head to Knee Pose"
Posted on July 27 2019
Great side stretch! The pose also lengthens your hamstrings and opens your hips and shoulders.
Parivrtta Anjaneyasana "Revolved Crescent Lunge Pose"
Posted on July 27 2019
In addition to approving your core strength and balance, this posture stretches your obliques (side muscles), and strengthens your thighs.
Paripurna Navasana "Boat Pose"
Posted on July 27 2019
This core pose strengthens your abdominal muscles (your core) and your hip flexors.
Parighasana "Gate Pose"
Posted on July 27 2019
This beautiful pose helps to stretch and elongate the rib (intercostal) muscles. Long muscles help to breathe. This pose also helps to develop core strength and balance.
Padmasana "Lotus Pose"
Posted on July 27 2019
This pose stretches your thighs, hips, ankles, and knees. This posture is very nice to open tight hips.
Natarajasana "Lord of the Dance Pose with Mermaid Bind"
Posted on July 26 2019
This iconic pose provides an all-around body stretch - thighs, hamstrings, calves, arms, shoulders, hips, and abdomen while helping you develop core balance.
Natarajasana "Lord of the Dance Pose with Flipped Grip"
Posted on July 26 2019
This iconic pose provides an all-around body stretch - thighs, hamstrings, calves, arms, shoulders, hips, and abdomen while helping you develop core balance.
Natarajasana "Lord of the Dance Pose I"
Posted on July 26 2019
This iconic pose provides an all-around body stretch - thighs, hamstrings, calves, arms, shoulders, hips, and abdomen while helping you develop core balance.
Narasimhasana in Virasana "Lion's Breath in Hero Pose"
Posted on July 26 2019
This sometimes comical pose is very beneficial. It's a great way to relax and ease tensions in your jaw, cheeks, forehead, and neck. It can expel toxins you've accumulated overnight when performed first thing in the morning. It can relieve stress at any time.
Mayurasana "Peacock Pose"
Posted on July 26 2019
This pose helps to strengthen your wrists, arms, shoulders, and core. Improves balance.