DICCIONARIO DE ASANAS

Aquí les dejo la lista completa de las asanas de la primera y segunda serie de Ashtanga y su traducción en ingles, dentro de poco agrego su traducción en español y el diccionario en sánscrito de las asanas.

ASHTANGA YOGA ASANAS NAMES AND SEQUENCES.

LIST AND MEANING OF YOGA POSES OF PRIMARY SERIES OF THE ASHTANGA YOGA.

1) STANDING POSES

•   Samasthiti - Standing still

•   Surya Namaskara (A & B) - Sun salutation

•   Padangushtasana - Thumb to foot pose

•   Pada hastasana - Hand to foot pose

•   Utthita Trikonasana - Extended triangle pose

•   Parivritta Trikonasana - Revolved extended triangle pose

•   Utthita Parshvakonasana - Extended side way angle pose

•   Parivritta Parshvakonasana - Revolved extended side way angle pose

•   Prasarita Padottanasana (A, B, C & D) - Spread feet stretching pose

•   Parshvottanasana - Sideways stretching pose

•   Utthita Hasta Padangushtasana - Extended triangle pose

•   Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana - Half bound lotus stretching pose

•   Utkatanasana - Uneven pose

•   Virabhadrasana (A & B) - Warrior pose

2) SITTING POSES

•   Dandasana (Chaturanga Dandasana) - Four-Limbed Staff Pose (staff means spine, body  support)

•   Paschimattanasana (3 types) - West-Back (extended-intense) stretching pose

•   Purvatanasana - Est-Front (extended-intense) stretching pose

•   Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimattanasana - Half bound lotus forward pose

•   Triang Mukhaekapada Paschimattanasana - One foot transversely facing back forward stretch

•   Janu Shirshasana (A, B & C) - Head to knee pose

•   Marichyasana (A, B, C & D) - Marichya (Ray of light (of sun or moon)) pose

•   Navasana - Boat pose

•   Bhujapidasana - Arm pressure pose

•   Kurmasana - Tortoise pose

•   Supta Kurmasana - Sleeping tortoise pose

•   Garbha Pindasana - Embryo in the womb pose

•   Kukkutasana - Roster pose

•   Baddha Konasana - Bound angle pose

•   Upavishta Konasana - Seated angle pose

•   Supta Konasana - Sleeping angle pose

•   Supta Padangushtasana - Lateral sleeping thumb to foot pose

•   Ubhaya Padangushtasana - Both thumbs to feet pose

•   Urdhva Mukha Paschimattanasana - Upward facing forward stretch pose

•   Setu Bandhasana - Bridge configuration (construction) pose

•   Urdhva Dhanurasana - Elevated bow pose

•   Paschimattanasana - West-Back (extended-intense) stretching pose

3) FINISHING POSES

•   Salamba Sarvangasana - All limbs pose

•   Halasana - Plow pose

•   Karnapidasana - Ear pressure pose

•   Urdhva Padmasana - Elevated lotus pose

•   Pindasana - Embryo pose

•   Matsyasana - Fish pose

•   Uttana Padasana - Extended foot pose

•   Shirshasana - Head standing pose

•   Baddha Padmasana - Bound lotus pose

•   Yoga Mudra - Yoga gesture

•   Padmasana - Lotus pose

•   Uth Pluthi (Tolasana) - Sprung up

•   Shavasana - Corpse pose

ASHTANGA YOGA ASANAS NAMES AND SEQUENCES.

LIST AND MEANING OF YOGA POSES OF THE INTERMEDIATE SERIES, ALSO CALLED NADI SODHANA

1) STARTING STANDING POSES. Same asanas as in Primary series until Parshvottanasana

•   Samasthiti - Standing still

•   Surya Namaskara (A & B) - Sun salutation

•   Padangushtasana-  Thumb to foot pose

•   Pada hastasana - Hand to foot pose

•   Utthita Trikonasana -  Extended triangle pose

•   Parivritta Trikonasana -  Revolved extended triangle pose

•   Utthita Parshvakonasana -  Extended side way angle pose

•   Parivritta Parshvakonasana -  Revolved extended side way angle pose

•   Prasarita Padottanasana (A, B, C & D) -  Spread feet stretching pose

•   Parshvottanasana -  Sideways stretching pose

2) INTERMEDIATE POSES

•   Pashasana -   Noose Pose 

•   Krounchasana -  Heron Pose 

•   Shalabhasana A, B -  Locust Pose

•   Bhekasana -  Frog Pose

•   Dhanurasana -  Bow Pose

•   Parsvadhanurasana -  Side Bow Pose

•   Ustrasana -  Camel Pose

•   Laghu Vajrasana -  Little Thunderbolt Pose

•   Kapotasana -  Dove Pose

•   Supta Vajrasana -  Sleeping Thunderbolt Pose

•   Bakasana -  Crow Pose

•   Bharadvajasana -  Bharadvāja’s Pose (name of a sage)

•   Ardha Matsyendraasana -  Half Matsyendraasana’s Pose (name of a sage)

•   Ekapada Sirsasana A, B, C -  One foot behind the head Pose

•   Dwipada Sirsasana B -  Two feet behind the head Pose

•   Yoga nidrasana -  Yoga Sleep Pose

•   Tittibhasana A, B, C -  Firefly Pose

•   Pincha Mayurasana -  Peacock Tail Pose

•   Karandavasana -  Himalayan Goose Pose

•   Mayurasana -  Peacock Pose

•   Nakrasana -  Crocodile Pose

•   Vatayanasana -  Horse Face Pose

•   Parighasana -  Iron Bar Pose

•   Gomukhasana A, B, C -  Cow Face Pose

•   Supta Urdhvapada Vajrasana A, B -  Sleeping Elevated Vajra’s Pose

•   Mukta Hasta Sirsasana A, B, C -  Open Hand Head Stand

•   Baddha Hasta Sirsasana A, B, C, D -  Bound Hand Head Stand

•   Urdhva Dhanurasana -  Elevated Bow Pose

•   Drop back to Urdhva Dhanurasana

•   Paschimattanasana -   West-Back (extended-intense) stretching pose

3) FINISHING POSES

•   Salamba Sarvangasana - All limbs pose

•   Halasana - Plow pose

•   Karnapidasana - Ear pressure pose

•   Urdhva Padmasana - Elevated lotus pose

•   Pindasana - Embryo pose

•   Matsyasana - Fish pose

•   Uttana Padasana - Extended foot pose

•   Shirshasana - Head standing pose

•   Baddha Padmasana - Bound lotus pose

•   Yoga Mudra - Yoga gesture

•   Padmasana - Lotus pose

•   Uth Pluthi (Tolasana) - Sprung up

•   Shavasana - Corpse pose