Glossary
Hatha Yoga Postures

English Terms

Sanskrit Terms

Posture Reference Sources

General Bibliography and Links

Eight Phases of a Typical Valley Spirit Hatha Yoga Workout


By

Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit Hatha Yoga
Red Bluff, California

March 11, 2006

 [Note: One posture  will be added every Monday;  starting on 3/1/06.]

 

 

 

English Terms for Hatha Yoga Postures

 

Cobra Pose    Bhujangasana    Nagaasana
Prone, hands on floor by shoulders, arch back, lift chest, look forward.
Bikram 1978, #16, p. 120-125 
Yee 2004, p. 123-128
VSs: 7; 2
Yoga Journal  
Santosha   
Yoga Exercise  

 

Crane Pose    Ekapadasana   
Standing, hands on hips, raise knee up to level of thigh, knee faces forward.  
Devereux 1998, p. 140

 

Downward Facing Dog Pose    Adho Mukha Svanasana
Hands and feet on floor, hips raised in the air, V shape of body, arms long and
strong, head in line with spine, look to waist.
Iyengar 1979, p. 110-111
Iyengar 2001, p. 68-71
Devereux, 1998, p. 114-115
VSs: 4; 7, 3
Yoga Journal   
Yoga Exercise   

 

Forward Fold    Uttanasana
Intense forward folding.  Ut = Intense, Tan = to stretch, to lengthen
Standing, bending forward from the hips, arms down to knees, toes, 
behind ankles.  Chest and upper torso folded towards thighs.  Head down.  
Iyengar 1979, p. 92-93
Devereux, 1998, p. 104-105
Yee 2004, p.38
VSs: 3; 4, 5.   
Yoga Journal  Standing Forward Bend  

 

Eagle Pose    Garudasana 
Standing, one elbow under other, arms crossed, one leg crossed over other,
semi-squat or balancing on one leg, look forward.  Repeat on other side.  
Bikram 1978, p. #4, p. 34-39
Iyengar 1979, p. 97-99
VSs: 6; 5
Yoga Journal

 

Half Moon Pose     Ardha Chandrasana
Right hand on ground, right foot on ground, balancing on hand and foot, left
leg lifted up off the ground in line with body, left arm along left side or up
in the air in line with other arm.   Repeat on other side.  
Iyengar 1979, p. 74-76 
VSs: 6
Yoga Journal   

 

Hero Pose    Virasana
Description
Iyengar 1979, p.
VSs: 
Yoga Journal

 

Sun Salutations
Description
Iyengar 1979, p.
Yee 2004, p. 75-91

 

Tree Pose    Vriksasana
Description
Iyengar 1979, p.
Devereux, 1998, p. 146-147

 

Triangle Pose    Utthita Trikonasana
Description: Extended Triangle Pose.  Standing.
Iyengar 1979, p.
Devereux, 1998, p. 118-119
VSs:
Yoga Journal

 

Warrior One Pose    Virabhadrasana I 
Description: Standing pose.  
Iyengar 1979, 
Devereux, 1998, p. 136-137
VSs: 5
Yoga Journal

 

 

 

 

Sanskrit Terms for Hatha Yoga Postures

 

Adho   Down


Adho Mukha Svanasana
    ("AH-doh MOO-kah shvah-NAHS-anna")   Downward Facing Dog   


Ardha    Half


Ardha Chandrasana    ("are-dah chan-DRAHS-anna")   Half Moon Balancing Posture   


Bhuj   Bending or Curving, Snake, Cobra


Bhujanga    Cobra, Snake, Serpent


Bhujangasana
    ("boo-jang-GAHS-anna")    Cobra Pose   


Chandra    Moon, Moonlight: Shining, Glittering, Lighted, Relective, Light of the Gods


Ekapadasana
    Crane Pose  


Garudasana   ("gah-rue-DAHS-anna")    Eagle Pose   


Hatha     Ha = Sun,  Tha = Moon


Mukha
    Face 


Naga    Snake, Serpent, Cobra


Svana    Dog


Setu
    Bridge    


Tan    To stretch, to extend, to lengthen out


Trikona    Triangle or Three Angle


Ut   Intense, deliberate, intensity


Uttanasana    ("OOT-tan-AHS-ahna")  Standing Intense Forward Fold  


Utthita    Extended


Utthita Trikonasana    ("oo-TEE-tah trik-cone-AHS-anna")    Triangle Pose 


Virabhadra   Warrior; A Warrior God with many Arms and Eyes


Virabhadrasana I   
("veer-ah-bah-DRAHS-anna")  Warrior Pose One 

 

 

Posture (Asana) Reference Sources

 

Bikram 1978
Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class.  By Bikram Choudhury.  With Bonnie Jones Reynolds.  Photographs
by Guy Webster.  New York, Jeremy P. Tarcher/ Putnam Books, 1978.  211 pages.   No index.
ISBN: 0874770823.  This book features poses numbered #1 - #26.  


Devereux 1998
Dynamic Yoga: The Ultimate Workout that Chills Your Mind as it Charges Your Body
.
By Godgrey Devereux.  Photographs by Sarah Robbie.  Hammersmith, London,
Thorsons, 1998.  256 pages.  ISBN: 0722536577.  This book includes a glossary of
terms, but does not have an index to the poses.   


Iyengar 1979
Light on Yoga
.  B.K.S. Iyengar.  New York, Schocken Books, 1966, Revised Edition 
1977, 1979.  Glossary, index, 544 pages.  ISBN: 0805210318.   Subtitle: Yoga Dipika.  
I'm using the revised paperback edition, 1979, for this glossary.  This book has
a poor index.


Iyengar 2001
Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health
.  By B.K.S. Iyengar.  London, Dorling Kindersley,
2001.  Glossary, index, 416 pages.  ISBN:  0789471655.  Lavishly illustrated compendium
of essential poses, routines, prop use, and yoga routines to help specific health
problems.  The renowned Yogacharya B. K. S. Iyengar was born in India in 1918.  
This book has a good glossary but a poor index.  


Yee 2004
Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee
.  By Rodney
Yee with Nina Zolotow.  Photographs by Michael Venera.  Emmaus, PA,
Rodale Press, Gaiam Books, 2004.  Index, 394 pages.  ISBN: 0875969216.  
A small but adequate index.  


YogaFit 2005
YogaFit Teacher Training Manuals.  There are many YogaFit Manuals: Level I, Level II, 
Level III, Level IV, Seniors, Kids, Strength, etc.  The manuals have no indexes, nor is there 
a master index to the Manuals.  I have studied all of these manuals while participating
in their 200 hour training program.  This glossary functions as an index to these Manuals.
YogaFit organizes a yoga class into segments: Mountain 1, Valley 1, Mountain 2, Valley 2, and
Mountain 3.  For each posture listed above, I have provided information on the place in
the YogaFit Manual (2005 version) and the workout segment, e.g., YogaFit, Level I, p.27, 
Mountain: 2,3.  YogaFit revises its manuals on a regular basis.  All YogaFit manuals I 
have used in this glossary as a reference source were issued to students during the 
YogaFit teacher training classes in 2005.  


Yoga Journal
Yoga Journal Postures Index  


Santosha
Yoga Postures Step by Step

 

 

 

General Bibliography and Links

 

Patience  


Raja Yoga


Willpower
   


Valley Spirit Yoga


Yoga Journal
  Good photos, explanation, counter-indications, variations 


Yoga: Bibliography, Links, Resources


Yoga Postures Step by Step from Santosha Yoga  Nice photographs, good explanation


Yoga Basics  Brief explanation, small photo  


Yoga Exercise - Yoga Postures and Poses   ABC of Yoga


The Yoga Site   Stick figures, minimal explanation  

 

 

 

 

Eight Phases or Stages
Typical Valley Spirit Hatha Yoga Workout Order
The Flow or Choreography of the Yoga Exercise Workout

(These workouts incorporate Indian Hatha Yoga postures and breathing
techniques; Kundalini Yoga postures and techniques, Qigong or Ch'i Kung 
postures and breathing techniques (Chinese Yoga); Tibetan energy exercises; 
some T'ai Chi Ch'uan movements and exercises; some Pilates movements; 
some flowing dance movements; some Buddhist and Taoist meditation 
techniques; and general relaxation, visualization, and positive self-programming
techiques.  All activities are intended to benefit body, mind, and spirit.  The core 
postures and practices are draw from the ancient Indian and newer American 
practices of Hatha Yoga.  I favor a eclectic, changing, creative, and versatile style of
workout that follows the progressive sequence outlined below.)  

 

1.  Breathing, Mind Settling, Setting Intentions    

Alternate Nostril Breathing

Even Count Full Breathing  

Seated Meditation

2.  Gentle Warmup, Floor or Standing

Cobra    

Cat and Cow Vinyasa

Spinal Extensions

Sunbird


3.  Active Warmup, Standing

 

Downward Facing Dog   

Forward Fold      Uttanasana

Sunflowers

Bellows Breathing Technique

Arms Up and Down Sequences

Zhang Zuang

 

4.  Vigorous Flowing Movements    

 

Forward Fold      Uttanasana

Moon Salutations

Sun Salutations

Downward Facing Dog

 

5.  Warrior, Bending, Strength and Long Holds

 

Downward Facing Dog

Eagle Pose    Garudasana  

Forward Fold      Uttanasana

 

 

6.  Balancing

 

Crane Pose    Ekapadasana

Eagle Pose    Garudasana

Half Moon Pose    Ardha Chandrasana

Postures

 

7.  Floor Postures: Prone, Supine, Seated, Other

 

Cobra    

Downward Facing Dog

 

8.  Relaxation, Rest, Meditation, Ending Phase  

Postures

Key:  VSs: 6; 5 = Stage or Phase of the Typical Valley Spirit Hatha Yoga Workout
The first number listed is when the posture is most often used in my workout cycle.
I might use it in other phases of the workout, depending upon the level of the 
group class. 

Valley Spirit Yoga    

Valley Spirit Qigong and T'ai Chi Ch'uan

Trigram Model

 

Valley Spirit Yoga-Qigong Exercise Cycle Model Trigram

 

 

 

 

 

Order of Poses Added:

201   Downward Facing Dog Pose 

202   Eagle Pose  

203   Cobra Pose 

204   Half Moon Balancing Pose  

205   Crane Pose   

206   Forward Fold   

207   Warrior One Pose   

208   Triangle Pose  

209   Hero Pose  

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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Golden Years, Codger, Codgers, Old Man, Old Woman, Patriarch, 
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Retiree Fitness, Senior Fitness, Seniors' Fitness
Easy Workouts, Light Exercise, Mild Exercise, Moderate Exercise
Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Fitness Yoga, Pilates, Mat Exercises, Mindfulness Exercises
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