आसन
Classical Āsanas
Yoga postures as they appear in the classical Haṭha Yoga texts. Each āsana includes its original description, textual sources, and traditional benefits.
Arm Balances
Backbends
Balancing Postures
Extension Postures
Forward Bending Postures
Kūrmāsana
Tortoise Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
मण्डूकासनMaṇḍukāsana
Frog Posture
Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
पश्चिमोत्तानासनPaścimottānāsana
Western Stretch / Back Stretch
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
उत्तान कूर्मासनUttāna Kūrmāsana
Extended Tortoise Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
Inverted Postures
Meditative Postures
Bhadrāsana
Auspicious Posture / Throne Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
गोमुखासनGomukhāsana
Cow Face Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
गोरक्षासनGorakṣāsana
Gorakṣa's Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
पद्मासनPadmāsana
Lotus Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā · Śiva Saṃhitā
सिद्धासनSiddhāsana
Adept's Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā · Śiva Saṃhitā
सिंहासनSiṃhāsana
Lion Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
स्वस्तिकासनSvastikāsana
Auspicious Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā
वज्रासनVajrāsana
Thunderbolt Posture (or Diamond)
Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā · Śiva Saṃhitā
वीरासनVīrāsana
Hero Posture
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā · Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā