Ananda Balasana

sanskrit: Ananda Balasana
aka: Happy Baby
aka: Blissful Baby
aka: Dead Bug (if hands are on inner arches rather than outer arches)
... any others?

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Bhujapidasana

sanskrit: Bhujapidasana
aka: Shoulder-Pressing Pose
aka: Arm Pressure Pose
aka: Pain Pose
...any others?


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Mayurasana / Pincha Mayurasana

sanskrit: Mayurasana
translation: mayura = peacock
aka: Peacock Pose
aka: Flight of the Peacock
...any others?



sanskrit: Pincha Mayurasana
translation: pincha = feather, mayura = peacock
aka: Feathered Peacock Pose
aka: Forearm Stand
aka: Bent Arm Balance
aka: Forearm Stand
...any others?

bonus: Pincha Mayurasana is the best exercise to awakening the Kundalini Shakti. It's also good for digestion and helps with constipation.

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it's been a while...

My apologies for taking such a LONG hiatus from this blog! I'm hoping over this next month, my life will quiet down enough that I can get back to business over here :)

In the meantime, how great (and random) are these old photos of Marylin Monroe doing... yoga?
I think I spot navasana and sarvangasana!





via pinup girls

Sirsasana

sanskrit: Sirsasana/Salamba Sirsasana (also Shirshasana or Sirshasana)
translation: salamba = with support, sirsa = head
aka: Headstand
aka: Supported Headstand
aka: King Pose
...any others?


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Urdhva Dhanurasana

sanskrit: Urdhva Dhanurasana
translation: urdhva = upward, dhanu = bow
aka: Upward Bow Pose
aka: Upward Facing Bow Pose
aka: Wheel Pose
aka: Chakrasana
aka: Crab Pose
...any others?

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Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana

sanskrit: Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana
translation: Eka = one, Pada = leg/foot, Adho = downward, Mukha = face, Svana = dog
aka: One Legged Downward Facing Dog
aka: One Legged Dog
aka: Downward Dog with a leg lift
aka: Fire Hydrant Pose (when you twist -- so cute!)
...any others?

bonus: I also found this listed as "Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana" or "Three Legged Downward Dog"


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Vasisthasana

sanskrit: Vasisthasana
translation: vasistha = most excellent, best, richest
aka: Side Plank Pose
aka: Inclined Plank Pose
aka: Side Arm Balance
aka: One-Arm Balance Pose
...any others?

bonus: this is a sixth chakra pose :)



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Marichyasana

A.

sanskrit: Marichyasana
translation: marichi = a ray of light
aka: Marichi's Pose
aka: Sage Marichi Twist
aka: Sage Twist
aka: Ray of Light Pose
aka: One-legged Seated Spinal Twist
...any others?

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Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana

sanskrit: Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
aka: Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose
aka: Hand to Toe Pose
...any others?


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Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

sanskrit: Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
translation: urdhva = upward, mukha = face, svana = dog
aka: Upward Facing Dog
...any others?

bonus: opens the heart chakra

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Ustrasana

sanskrit: Ustrasana
translation: ustra = camel
aka: Camel
...any others?



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Parighasana

sanskrit: Parighasana
translation: parigha = an iron bar or beam used for locking or shutting a gate
aka: Gate Pose
aka: Gate Latch
aka: Crossbeam of a Gate Pose
aka: Lateral Side Stretch
...any others?


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Ardha Chandrasana

sanskrit: Ardha Chandrasana
translation: ardha = half, candra = glittering, shining, having the brilliancy or hue of light, moon
aka: Half Moon Pose
aka: Crescent Moon Pose
aka: Triangle with a leg lift (from Debbie)
...any others?




Interesting tid-bit: while researching Ardha Chandrasana, I found this variation (below), done in Bikram.













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