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Phalakasana(plank pose) This is the plank pose. Start in the cat position, with your hands and knees on the floor and your knees hip distance

Dhanurasana(bow pose)  This is the bow pose. Start by lying in a prone position on your stomach. As you exhale bend your knees and bring

Bhujangasana(cobra pose) This is the low cobra pose. Lie flat on your stomach. Your legs are stretched behind you. Place your palms by your chest

Sarpasana(snake pose) This is the snake pose. It is a precursor to the low cobra pose. Lie flat on your stomach. Your legs are stretched

Ardha Shalabhasana(Half Locust Pose) This is the half locust pose. Lie flat on your stomach. Place your palms under your inner thighs. Engage your lower

Makarasana(Crocodile Pose)   This is the crocodile pose. Lie flat on your stomach. Your legs are stretched behind you. Place your palms on the floor

Urdhva Cakrasana (Upward Bow or Wheel Pose) This is the upward wheel pose or upward bow pose. Lie flat on your back on your mat.

Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulder Stand Pose) This is the supported shoulder stand. Start by lying flat on your back on the floor with your legs

Jathara Parivartanasana(Master Revolved Abdomen Pose) This is an abdominal twist. Start by lying flat on your back on the floor. Reach your arms out to

Supta Pavanamuktasana(Reclining Wind Relieving Pose)  This is the reclined wind relieving pose. You must lie flat on your back on your mat. Slowly inhale and

This is the corpse pose. You must lie flat on your back on your mat. Keep your feet slightly apart and your hands on the

Eka Pada Raja Kapot Asana(One Legged King Pigeon Pose) This is pigeon pose or single legged pigeon pose. Start by sitting on the floor with

Parighasana(gate pose) This is the gate pose. Start in a kneeling position on your mat. Inhale and rise up so that your upper thighs are

Prasarita Padottanasana(Wide-Legged Forward Bend Pose) This is a forward bend with a wide stance. Step your feet three and a half to four feet apart

Natarajasana(Lord of the Dance Pose) This is the Lord of the Dance pose named for Lord Shiva. Start in Tadasana. Inhale and lift your left

Parsvottanasana(Intense Side Stretch Pose) This is the intense side stretch. Start in Tadasana. Then walk, step or jump your feet three or three and a

Utkatasana(chair pose or mighty pose) This is the chair pose. Start in Tadasana. From there inhale and raise your hands over your head with palms

Garudasana(eagle pose) This is the eagle pose. Start in Tadasana. From there bend your knees then take your left thigh and cross it over your

Ardha Chakrasana(Half Wheel Pose) Ardha Chakrasana is the half wheel pose. It is a standing backward bend. Start in Tadasana. From there inhale and raise

Padhastasana(hand under foot pose) Padhastasana is the hand under foot pose. It is not to be confused with Uttanasana, which is a general forward fold.

Ardha Uttanasana(Standing Half Forward Bend Pose) This is the half standing half forward bend. Start in Tadasana. From there fold forward completely from the lower

Vrksasana(Tree Pose) This is the tree pose. You must stand straight and erect.  Your hands must be locked straight by your sides, your heels and

This is the upright pose. You must stand straight and erect. Your hands must be locked straight by your sides, your heels and big toes

This is the eight angle pose. Start by sitting on the mat with your legs stretched out in front of you. Place your hands on

This is the lotus peacock pose. Sit in padmasana and then balance on the knees. Place the palms on the floor facing backwards so the

This is the peacock pose. Kneel on the floor with a small space between the knees. Bend forward and place the palms backwards on the