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Yoga Postures and their Sanskrit Names
The Eight Limbs
Sanskrit |
| Tadasana |
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Mountain Pose |
| Utthita
Trikonasana |
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Extended Triangle Pose |
| Ardha
Chandrasana |
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Half Moon Pose |
| Utthita Parsvakonasana |
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Extended Lateral Angle Pose |
| Virabhadrasana I |
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Warrior I Pose |
| Virabhadrasana II |
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Warrior II Pose |
| Adho Mukha Svanasana |
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Downward Facing Dog Pose |
| Chaturanga Dandasana |
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Four-Limbed Staff Pose |
| UrdhvaMukhaSvanasana |
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Upward Facing Dog Pose |
| Setu Bandasana |
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Bridge Pose |
| Jathara Parivartanasana |
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Revolved Abdominal Pose |
| Supta Padangusthasana |
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Supine Big Toe Pose |
| Dandasana |
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Staff Pose |
| Paripurna Navasana |
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Complete Boat Pose |
| Baddha Konasana |
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Bound Angle Pose |
| Plank |
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Plank |
| Chaturangadandasana |
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Crocodile |
| Cat-Cow |
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Cat-Cow |
| Vajrasana |
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Thunder Bolt Pose |
| Bharadvajasana |
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Seated Side Twist |
| Suptaikapadaparivrttasana |
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Supine Twist |
| Bhujadhanurasana |
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Shoulder Bow |
| Uttanasana |
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Standing Forward Bend |
| Uttanasana |
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Intense Stretch Pose |
| Lunge |
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Lunge |
| Utktasana |
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Chair Pose |
| Bhujangasana |
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Cobra |
| Savasana |
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Corpse Pose |
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The Eight Limbs
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| Yama |
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Consideration for others, right communication,
non-covetousness, moderation and non-greed. |
| Niyama |
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Purity, contentment, removal of impurities, self
study and reverence to a higher intelligence (divine energy). |
| Asana |
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Alert, relaxed practice of posture. |
| Pranayama |
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Regulated breathing. |
| Pratyahara |
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Restraint of the senses, relaxation through
inward focus. |
| Dharana |
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Concentration - the ability to direct our minds. |
| Dhyana |
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Meditation - The unbroken flow of thought toward the object
of concentration. |
| Samadhi |
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Illumination |
Other Sanskrit
and Pali translations...
Further Reading...
Teach Yourself Complete Sanskrit
Michael Coulson |
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Want be able to read Sanskrit? The essential tools in this course from Teach Yourself. Complete Sanskrit contains much original material on Sanskrit syntax and usage, and the carefully graded units explain Sanskrit grammar and style with exceptional clarity. The text includes an introduction to the nagari script, an explanation of how to use Sanskrit commentaries, and a full key to all the exercises. |
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The Language of Yoga
Nicolai Bachman |
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If you are a Yoga teacher or a serious yoga student, this is a must have reference. The complete layout of the book along with the 2 CDs is so easy to follow. When you look at the CD, you can repeat the Sanskrit Asana over and over again until you have it memorised. It gives you the correct pronuncation for just about everything. |
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Yoga Mala
Sri K.Pattabhi Jois |
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The best known Astanga yoga figures of our time, Sri K.Pattabhi Jois brought Astanga yoga to the West over 25 years ago and has, along with his family, been the driving force behind its worldwide dissemination. Based on flowing, energetic movement, Astanga and the many forms of vinyasa yoga that grow directly out of it have become the most widespread and influential styles of practice today. Mala means "garland" in Sanskrit, and Yoga Mala is a "garland of yoga practice" this is Jois's distillation of Astanga. Brought into English by Eddie Stern, a student of Jois's for twelve years. Yoga Mala could be an indispensable handbook for students and teachers of yoga for years to come. |
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Hatha Yoga
(The Yogi Philosophy of Physical Well-Being)
Yogi Ramacharaka |
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FREE to download. This is a wonderful
opportunity. This is gem of an old Yoga book on healthy living, diet and
personal hygiene! It covers in some detail; correct breathing, relaxation, and
even postures within daily life. Although Hatha Yoga was written just over a
hundred years ago, its teachings are as accurate today as they were then and may
offer some insight into just how diminished some yoga practices have become in
recent years. Much of this book may well be very revealing to modern students.
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