Asana
Pose or Posture
Mudra (moo-dra)
Gestures or seals
Sanskrit
The ancient Indo- Aryan language for Hinduism in India; (Sun-skrit); the language of yoga
Kona
Angle
Ardha
half
Tada
Mountain
Uttana
Intense stretch
Yama
Social, ethical precepts
Tri
Three
Utthita
Extended
Virabhadra
Warrior hero
Parsva
Lateral/side
Ahimsa
Non-harming
Anjali
Offering
Pada
Foot or leg
Ujjayi
Victorious
Vrksa
Tree
Danda
Stick or staff
Hasta
Hand
anga
limb
hasta
hand
karna
ear
angustha (angusta)
big toe, thumb
janu (yanu)
knee
mukha (moo-ka)
face, mouth
bhuja
shoulder, arm
jathara (jatara)
stomach
sira (sheer-sha)
head
pada
foot, leg
anga
limb
hasta
hand
karna
ear
angustha (sta)
big toe, thumb
bhuja (buja)
shoulder, arm
janu (yanu)
knee
mukha (moo-ka)
face, mouth
jathara (jatara)
stomach
sirsa (sheer-sha)
head
pada
foot, leg
eka
one
dvi (de-vee)
2; two
tri
3; three
catur
4; four
panca (pan-cha)
5; five
sat
6; six
sapta
7; seven
asta
8; eight
nava
9; nine
dasa
10; ten
baddha
bound
supta
supine; lying down
padangustha
the big toe
utkata
powerful; fierce
sava
corpse
guna
quality of nature
rajas
activity; energy; passion
tamas
darkness; inertia; ignorance
sattva
harmony; purity; goodness
dharma
law; duty; the universal law which holds all life together in unity
karma
action; cause & effect relationship
deva
divine being; a god
devi
goddess
lila
play
purusha
spirit
prakriti
matter
akasha
space
vijnana
realization
jnana
wisdom
ustrasana
camel pose
dhanura
bow
sarvanga
whole body
Dharana
mental concentration
Dhyana
meditation; mental focus
Pratayahara
withdrawal of the senses
Saucha (Shaucha)
purity
Niyama
personal ethical disciplines
Pranayama
breathing exercises
Samadhi
absorption in the or with the Absolute
indra
ruler, lord
Matsya
fish
Nadi
a channel; a tibular organ of the subtle body through which energy flows
Susumna
the main channel (nadi) situated inside the spinal column .
Ida
a nadi starting from the left nostril, then moving to the crown of the head and then descending to the base of the spine. In its course it conveys lunar energy and so is called the chandra nadi
Pingala
a nadi starting from the right nostril, then moving to the crown of the head and then downwards to the base of the spine. As the solar energy flows through it, it is also called the suya nadi; tasny or reddish.
tapas
fire, heat
Prana
life force
Vasistha
a celebrated sage, author of several Vedic hymns
Raja
king, ruler
Go
cow
Garuda
eagle
Kapota
dove, pigeon
vajra
thunderbolt
chandra
the moon
pandangusta
big toe
nava
boat
Nataraja
a name of Siva, the lord of the dancers
Nadi Shohana
Nadi (channel) Shodhana (Cleansing); a form of pranayama; aka Alternate Nostril Breathing
Gomukhasana
cow face pose
Natarajasana
lord of the dancers pose
Navasana
boat pose
Eka Pada Rajakaotasana
one leg king pigeon pose
Garudasana
Eagle pose
Ardha Chandrasana pose
half moon pose
Ardha Adho Mukha Vrksasana
half downward facing tree pose
Hakini Mudra
Concentration mudra