Asanas: Paśchima Pratana Sthiti (Forward Folds) Flashcards
Daṇḍāsana
Staff + pose
Supta Baddha Koṇāsana
Supine + bound/caught + angle + pose
Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana
Seated + angle + pose
Baddha Koṇāsana
Bound/caught + angle + pose (seated feet together)
Kūrmāsana
Tortoise + pose
Supta Kūrmāsana
Supine + tortoise + pose
Maricyāsana I
Marici’s pose (named after the sage Marici)
Mālāsana
Garland + pose
Ardha Baddha Padma Paścimottānāsana
Half + caught + lotus + posterior + intense stretch + pose
Paścimottānāsana
Pascima = west = posterior + intense stretch + pose
Parivṛtta Paścimottānāsana
Revolved + posterior + intense stretch + pose
Triang Mukhaikapāda Paścimottānāsana
Three parts + face + one + leg + posterior + intense stretch + pose
Jānu Śīrṣāsana
Knee + head + pose
Parivṛtta Jānu Śīrṣāsana
Revolved + knee + head + pose
Daṇḍāsana