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89 Cards in this Set
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Pada- |
Foot. |
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Hasta- |
Hand- |
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Padangusthasana |
Big toe posture |
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Padahastasana |
Hand-under-foot posture |
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Utthita |
Extended / reaching. |
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Trikona |
Triangle |
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Utthita Trikonasana |
Extended Triangle posture |
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Parivrita |
Revolved, turned-around. |
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Parivrtta Trikonasana |
Revolved Triangle Posture |
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Parsva- |
Side-, Flank-, pertaining to rib area. |
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Padma- |
Lotus- |
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Prasarita |
Spread-out, expanded. |
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Purva |
"East", the front of the body |
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-kona- |
-angle- |
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Utthitta Parsvakonasana |
Extended side angle posture. |
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Uttana |
Intense or unreserved; all-out. |
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Prasarita padottanasana |
Wide leg intense stretch |
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Parsvatanasana |
Intense side stretch posture |
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Utthita Hasta Pandangusthasana |
Extended hand-to-big-toe posture |
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Pandangustha |
your big toe! |
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Ardha- |
Half- |
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Baddha- |
Bound- (as in "caught" or "tied") |
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Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana |
Standing bound half-lotus posture. |
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Utkatasana |
This is the one Simon likes to call the "awkward pose", |
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Utakata |
fierce, powerful |
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Vira- |
Hero |
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Virabhdrasana |
Warrior pose (any of them) |
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Virabhadra |
Warrior, as in "warrior pose." |
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Virabhadrasana 1 |
The warrior pose where both hands are above the head |
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Virabhdrasna 2 |
The warrior pose where arms are extended front and back as though carrying a staff across your back |
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Paschima |
"West", the back of the body |
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Paschimottanasana |
"Intense west stretch", seated forward fold |
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Dandasana |
"stick posture" |
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Purvottanasana |
"Intense east stretch", kind of like an upside-down plank. Soles of feet and palms on the floor, face and chest to the sky |
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Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana |
Bound half lotus intense west (back) stretch. |
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Tiryan Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana |
Horizontal-facing one-leg intense west stretch posture |
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eka-pada |
one-leg |
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Janu Sirsasana |
Single leg forward fold (lit. "knee head posture") |
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Marichyasana |
Brahma's son posture. (Marichi is an ascetic sage in Hindu mythology) |
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Nava- |
Boat-. Easy mnemonic: "naval". |
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Navasana |
Boat posture |
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Bhuja- |
Shoulder- |
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Pida- |
Pressure- |
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Supta- |
Reclining-, Sleeping- |
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Baddha Konasana |
Bound angle pose. |
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Upavishta Konasana |
Seated angle pose. |
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Supta Konasana |
Reclining angle pose. |
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Supta padangustasana |
Reclining big-toe posture. |
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Ubhaya Padangusthasana |
Literally: Both big toes posture. |
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Mukha- |
Face- |
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Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana |
Upward facing intense west (back) stretch. |
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Setu Bandhasana |
Bridge |
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Setu |
Bridge, levee, dam |
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Urdhva Dhanurasana |
Upward bow |
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Alamba |
prop / support |
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Salamba |
with a prop; supported |
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Sarva |
Complete. |
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Anga- |
Limb- / Body- |
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Salamba Sarvangasana |
Shoulder stand. Lit. "supported whole body posture" |
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Matsyasana |
Fish pose. |
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Uttana Padasana |
Extended leg posture. |
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Sirsasana |
Headstand! |
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Baddha Padmasana |
Bound lotus posture |
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Savasana |
Corpse pose. |
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Salabhasana |
Locust pose. |
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Bhekasana |
Frog Pose. |
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Dhanurasana |
Bow pose. |
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Ustrasana |
Camel Pose |
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Bakasana |
Crane posture.
Not sure how (or if) this differs from "Kakasana", Crow posture.
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Bharadvajasana |
Bharadvaja's twist |
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Ardha Matsendrasana |
I AM LORD OF THE FISHES |
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Eka pada sirsasana |
One foot behind the head |
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Pincha Mayurasana |
Peacock feathers posture |
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Urdhva Muka Vrksasana (vrik-SHA-sa-nah) |
Handstand. Lit. "upward facing tree" |
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Parivrtta Parsvakonasana |
Revolved side stretch. |
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Ardha Chandrasana |
Half Moon. |
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Garudasana |
Eagle Pose. |
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Chaturanga Dandasana |
Four-limbed Stick Posture |
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Svana |
Dog! |
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Adho mukha svanasana |
Upward facing dog |
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Janu |
Knee |
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Sirsa |
Head. |
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Virasana |
Heroic pose. |
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Setu Banda Sarvangasana |
Bridge. |
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Halasana |
Plow! |
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Viparita Karani |
legs up the wall pose. |
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supta badha konasana |
Reclining bound angle pose. |
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salamba setu bandha sarvangasana |
Supported bridge. |
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Supta Virasana |
Reclining hero's pose. |