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- Reverse Warrior Pose: Viparita Virabhadrasana
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Reverse Warrior Pose is a variation of Warrior II pose with many benefits:
- Strengthens the quads, arms and neck
- Stretches the groins, hips and obliques
- Opens the chest and shoulders
- Increases self esteem and perseverance
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- Intense Side Stretch Pose: Parsvottanasana
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Intense Side Stretch Pose has many benefits:
- Stretches the hips and hamstrings
- Lengthens the spine
- Relaxes the shoulders and neck
- Stimulates digestive organs
- Improves sense of balance
- Calms the mind
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- Eight Angle Pose: Astavakrasana
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Eight Angle Pose is a challenging arm balance with several benefits:
- Strengthens the wrists, arms and shoulders
- Tones the abdominals
- Tones the inner thighs
- Improves sense of balance
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- Extended Hand to Toe Pose: Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
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Hand to Toe Pose is a challenging and invigorating balance posture with many benefits:
- Stretches hamstrings and hips
- Strengthens back and arm muscles
- Improves sense of balance
- Calms the mind and improves focus
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- Goddess Pose: Utkata Konasana
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Utkata Konasana, more commonly known as Goddess Pose or Fiery Angle Pose has many benefits:
- Stretches your hips, groins and chest
- Strengthens and tones the core muscles
- Strengthens the quadriceps and inner thigh muscles
- Strengthens the shoulders, arms and upper back
- Heats the body and increases circulation
- Prepares the body for childbirth by creating more room in the pelvis
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- Lord of the Dance Pose: Natarajasana
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Natarajasana is an advanced standing backbend with many benefits:
- Develops concentration and balance
- Tones and stretches the leg and hip muscles
- Develops range of motion in the shoulders
- Expands the chest and front body
- Strengthens the back body in a back bend
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- Lunge Pose: Anjaneyasana
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Anjaneyasna is a basic pose found in most yoga classes, with several modifications and variations. The benefits of Lunge Pose include:
- Strengthens the quadriceps and gluteus muscles
- Stretches the psoas and hips
- Relieves sciatica pain
- Expands your chest, lungs and shoulders
- Develops stamina and endurance in your thighs
- Improves your balance, concentration and core awareness
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- Warrior III Pose: Virabhadrasana III
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Warrior Three is a classic balancing yoga posture that offers numerous benefits. Warrior Three:
- Strengthens your back, leg, shoulder and arm muscles.
- Stretches your hamstrings and out thighs.
- Expands your chest, lungs and shoulders.
- Improves your memory and concentration.
- Improves your core awareness, posture, balance and coordination.
- Tones and invigorates your whole body.
- Builds core strength in your torso, abdomen, spine and pelvic floor.
- Quiets your mind, calms your nervous system and reduces anxiety.
- Stimulates your abdominal organs and digestion.
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- Extended Side Angle Pose: Utthita Parsvakonasana
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The Extendend Side Angle Pose:
- Strengthens your thighs, hips, knees, and ankles.
- Stretches your groin, back, spine, waist, ankles, lungs (intercostals) and shoulders.
- Massages and stimulates your abdominal organs.
- Increases endurance and stamina.
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- Half Moon Pose: Ardha Chandrasana
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The Half Moon Pose is a balancing posture that delivers a wealth of health benefits. The Half Moon Pose:
- Expands your chest and shoulders.
- Increases mobility of your hip joints.
- Increases neck mobility.
- Lengthens your spinal muscles.
- Strengthens and tones muscles of your thighs and calves.
- Stretches your hamstrings and groin muscles.
- Increases proprioception (the sense of position in space) of the feet and ankles.
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- Chair Pose: Utkatasana
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As a standing yoga posture, Chair Pose engages the upper and lower body as it generates an array of nourishing benefits. The Chair Pose:
- Strengthens the hip flexor msucles, the front of your thighs, you adductor musclces of your inner thighs and the gluteus mesucles of your hips.
- Strengthens and stretches your calf muscles.
- Opens your chest and shoulders.
- Improves the range of motion in your ankles.
- Increases proprioception (or the sense of position in space) in your feet.
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- Warrior I Pose: Virabhadrasana I
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Warrior One pose is a classic standing yoga posture. Warrior One:
- Strengthens your shoulders, arms, thighs, ankles and the muscles of your back.
- Expands your chest, lungs and shoulders.
- Stretches your hip flexors, abdomen, and ankles.
- Develops stamina and endurance in your thighs and core muscles.
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- Eagle Pose: Garudasana
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Eagle Pose is a warming balancing yoga pose that delivers a wealth of health benefits. Eagle Pose:
- Strengthens your thighs, ankles, and calves.
- Stretches your shoulders, arms and upper back.
- Develops focus and concentration as it improves your balance and coordination.
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- Tree Pose: Vrksasana
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Tree Pose is a classic balancing yoga posture that offers numerous benefits. Tree Pose:
- Stretches your inner thighs, groin and shoulders.
- Strengthens your thighs, calves, core, and foot muscles.
- Strengthens your posture.
- Calms and relaxes your mind and central nervous system.
- Develops balance.
- Increases your mind / body awareness.
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- Warrior II Pose: Virabhadrasana II
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Warrior Two Pose is a classic standing yoga posture designed to engage the body with a conditioning energy and focus. Warrior Two:
- Strengthens your shoulders, arms, thighs, legs and ankles.
- Stretches your groins, thighs, and ankles.
- Expands your chest, lungs and shoulders.
- Stimulates abdominal organs and digestion.
- Increases stamina and endurance.
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- Triangle Pose: Utthita Trikonasana
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The Triangle Pose is a classicstanding yoga posture that offers numerous benefits. The Triangle Pose:
- Expands your chest and shoulders.
- Increases mobility of your hip joints.
- Increases neck mobility.
- Stretches your spinal muscles.
- Strengthens and tones muscles of your thights.
- Stretches calf muscles, hamstrings, and hip musculature.
- Increases proprioception (the sense of position in space) of feet and ankles.
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- Gate Pose: Parighasana
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The Gate Pose is a side bending yoga posture that generates an array of nourshing benefits. The Gate Pose:
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Stretches your hamstrings.
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Strecther your adductor muscles and your calf muscles.
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Stretches the accessory muscles of breathing between your ribs.
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Stretched you torso muscles.
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Opens your chect and shoulders.
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Stregthens the oblique muscles of the core.
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- Revolved Triangle Pose: Parivrtta Trikonasana
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The Revolved Triangle Pose is a classic standing and twisting yoga posture that requires special attention to alignment details in order to offer its numerous benefits. The Revolved Triangle Pose:
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Expands your chest and shoulders.
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Increases neck mobility.
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Stretches your spinal muscles and increases spinal range of motion.
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Strengthens and tones muscles of your tighs.
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Stretches your calf muscles, hamstrings, and hip musculature.
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Can relieve upper back tension.
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Increases proprioception (or the sense of position in space) of your feet and ankles.
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- Mountain Pose: Tadasana
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Mountain Pose is a foundation yoga posture for many of the other classic yoga poses and offers numerous benefits. Moutain Pose:
- Develops correct posture.
- Strengthens your thighs, ankles and feet.
- Tones your abdominal muscles.
- Calms and clears your mind and nervous system.
- Acts as a posture for resting during a yoga practice.
- Acts as a position for centering.






