Asanas Yoga Flashcards
What is the Sanskrit name for the Mountain Pose?
Tadasana
True or False: Downward Facing Dog is also known as Adho Mukha Svanasana.
True
Which pose is known as the Corpse Pose?
Savasana
What is the name of the pose that involves balancing on one leg with the other leg lifted behind?
Tree Pose (Vrksasana)
Which pose is also referred to as the Warrior II Pose?
Virabhadrasana II
What is the name of the pose where the practitioner sits with crossed legs and straight back?
Easy Pose (Sukhasana)
Which pose is known as the Seated Forward Bend?
Paschimottanasana
True or False: Child’s Pose is also called Balasana.
True
What is the name of the pose where the practitioner stands on one leg with the other leg lifted and arms extended forward?
Warrior III Pose (Virabhadrasana III)
Which pose is known as the Cobra Pose?
Bhujangasana
What is the Sanskrit name for the Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi?
Marichyasana
True or False: Plank Pose is also referred to as Phalakasana.
True
Which pose is known as the Triangle Pose?
Trikonasana
What is the name of the pose where the practitioner lies on the back with legs extended and arms by the sides?
Corpse Pose (Savasana)
True or False: Chair Pose is also called Utkatasana.
True
What is the Sanskrit name for the pose where the practitioner bends forward and touches the toes?
Paschimottanasana
Which pose is known as the Half Lord of the Fishes Pose?
Ardha Matsyendrasana
What is the name of the pose where the practitioner lies on the stomach with hands by the chest and lifts the upper body?
Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
True or False: Warrior I Pose is also called Virabhadrasana II.
False
What is the Sanskrit name for the pose where the practitioner sits with the soles of the feet together and knees apart?
Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana)
Which pose is known as the Extended Side Angle Pose?
Utthita Parsvakonasana
What is the name of the pose where the practitioner lies on the stomach with legs extended and lifts the chest and legs?
Locust Pose (Salabhasana)
True or False: Warrior II Pose is also called Virabhadrasana II.
True
What is the Sanskrit name for the pose where the practitioner sits with legs extended and bends forward to touch the toes?
Seated Forward Bend (Paschimottanasana)
