The Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana is an intermediate hip opening balancing pose. The sanskrit name translates to ardha (half), bahhda (bound),

In Sanskrit, utthita translates to stretched, hasta to hand, pada to foot, and angustha to big toe.

Prasarita Padottanasana D (Wide Legged Forward Bend D) is a great beginner forward bend, inversion asana for stretching your lower back, abs

Prasarita Padottanasana C (Wide Legged Forward Bend C) is a great beginner forward bend, inversion asana for stretching your lower back, abs

Prasarita Padottanasana B (Wide Legged Forward Bend B) is a great beginner forward bend, inversion asana for stretching your lower back,...

Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose) is a lengthening asana. Parivrtta translates to revolved, utthita to stretched,...

Utthita Parsvakonasana, Parsvakonasana or Extended Side Angle Pose is a lengthening asana. Utthita translates to stretched, parsva to...

The sanskrit word Dristhi, dristi or drshti translates to vision, and is first mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. By focusing our gaze we...

Challenge yourself to practice memorizing the basic sanskrit words to easier follow along (or teach) a yoga sequence. This glossary is a...

Learn about the traditional yogic lifestyle by exploring this summary of the eight limbs yoga. These eight limbs origins from the ancient...

In traditional yoga, the main idea of practicing asanas is to be able to sit for a long period of time. When we practice asanas, we work...

Virbhadrasana translated to Warrior Pose as "vira" means "hero" or 'Vigorous' and "bhadra" means good. Warrior III is a strengthening interm

Dandasana is a seated yoga pose also known as Staff Pose. In Sanskrit, "Danda" means staff or stick, and "asana" means pose. It is a basic p

Paschimottanasana A, B, and C are variations of the Seated Forward Bend Pose that build upon the basic posture with added elements of stretc

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, or Upward Facing Dog, is a yoga pose that is commonly practiced as part of a Vinyasa flow or Sun Salutation sequence

In Prathma Suryanamaskara, also known as Surya Namaskar A, you are focusing on awakening the prana around your spine, in the Sushumna...

Pincha Mayurasana, also known as Forearm Stand or Feathered Peacock Pose, is an advanced yoga pose that involves balancing the body upside d

Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana, also known as Upward Facing Intense Stretch Yoga Pose, is a seated yoga posture that involves forward foldin

Ubhaya Padangusthasana, also known as Both Big Toe Pose, is a yoga posture that involves lying on the back and lifting the legs to hold onto

Supta Padangusthasana, also known as the Reclining Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose, is a yoga asana that is practiced while lying down. The pose involv