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Utthistha Sthiti- Ardha Navasana -Udara Akunchana S Half Boat Pose Ardha Navasana -Utthistha Sthiti- Standing Pose Category Ardha Matsyendrasana Abdominal Pose Category Downward Facing Dog Pose Upavista Konasana Adho Mukha Svanasana Seated Wide Angle Pose Seated Wide Angle Pose Akunchana Sthiti- -Udara -Upavista Sthiti- -Parivrtta Sthiti- Seated Pose Category Lateral Extension Category Cobra Pose Bhujangasana Bharadvajasana 1 -Purva Pratana Sthiti- Ardha Chandrasana Baddha Konasana Backward Extension Category Half Moon Pose Bound Angle Pose Dedicated to Sage Bharadvaja -Utthistha Sthiti- -Upavista Sthiti- -Parivrtta Sthiti- Standing Pose Category Seated Pose Category Lateral Extension Category Four Footed Pose Four Point Staff Pose Chatushpadasana -Purva Pratana Sthiti- -Purva Pratana Sthiti- Chaturanga Dandasana Dandasana Backward Extension Category Backward Extension Category Dhanurasana Staff Pose Bow Pose -Upavista Sthiti- -Purva Pratana Sthiti- Seated Pose Category Backward Extension Category Plow Pose Halasana Inversion Category -Viparita Sthiti- -Viparita Eka Pada Sarvangasana Garudasana Gomukhasana One Footed Shoulder Balance Eagle Pose Cow Face Pose -Viparita Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Upavista Sthiti- Inversion Category Standing Pose Category Seated Pose Category Makarasana Crockadile Pose Janusirsasana Head to Knee Pose Marichyasana 3 -Parivrtta Sthiti- -Purva Pratana Sthiti- Forward Extension Category Karnapidasana Lateral Extension Category Backward Extension Category Dedicated to Sage Marichya -Paschima Pratana Sthiti- Ear Pressing Pose -Viparita Sthiti- Inversion Category Marichyasana 1 -Parivrtta Sthiti- Lateral Extension Category Dedicated to Sage Marichya Padahastasana Padahastasana Padangusthasana Hand to Foot Pose Hand to Foot Pose, concave Hand to Big Toe Pose -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Parivrtta Parsvakonassana Parivrtta Trikonasana Parighasana Paripurna Navasana Revolved Side Angle Pose Revolved Triangle Pose Gate Latch Pose Full Boat Pose -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Udara Akunchana Sthiti- Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Abdominal Pose Category Side Plow Pose Plow Side Inversion Category Inversion -Viparita Sthiti- -Viparita Parsva Halasana Parsva Paschimottanasana Parsvakonassana Forward Extension Category Parsvaika Pada Sarvangasana -Paschima Pratana Sthiti- One Footed Side Shoulder Balance Side Angle Pose Intense Stretch to the West Pose -Viparita Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- Inversion Category Standing Pose Category Locust Pose Salabhasana Extended Foot Pose -Utthistha Sthiti- Standing Pose Category Prasarita Padottanasana -Purva Pratana Sthiti- Backward Extension Category Prasarita Padottanasana Sarvangasana Extended Foot Pose, concave Shoulder Balance -Utthistha Sthiti- -Viparita Sthiti- Standing Pose Category Inversion Category Bridge Pose Inversion Category Inversion Category -Viparita Sthiti- -Viparita -Viparita Sthiti- -Viparita Supta Konasana Reclining Angle Pose Siddhasana Salamba Sirsasana 1 Setubandha Sarvangasana Semi-devine Pose Headstand -Upavista Sthiti- -Viparita Sthiti- Seated Pose Category Inversion Category Supta Padangusthasana 1 Supta Padangusthasana 2 Supta Virasana Tadasana Reclining Hand to Toe Pose Reclining Hand to Toe Pose Reclining Hero’s Pose Mountain Pose -Udara Akunchana Sthiti- -Udara Akunchana Sthiti- -Supta Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- Abdominal Pose Category Abdominal Pose Category Reclining Category Standing Pose Category Upward Facing Dog Pose -Purva Pratana Sthiti- Forward Extension Category Urdhva Prasarita Padasana Urdhva Dhanurasana -Paschima Pratana Sthiti- Backward Extension Category Upward Extended Foot Pose Upward Wheel Pose Urdhva Mukha Svanasana Three Limbs Facing One Foot Pose -Udara Akunchana Sthiti- -Purva Pratana Sthiti- Abdominal Pose Category Backward Extension Category Trianga Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana Trianga Ustrasana Utkatasana Uttanasana Parsva Hasta Padangusthasana Camel Pose Powerful Pose Itense Stretch Pose Side Hand to Toe Pose -Purva Pratana Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- Backward Extension Category Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Utthita Trikonasana Virabhadrasana 1 Virabhadrasana 2 Virabhadrasana 3 Extended Triangle Pose Warrior Pose Warrior Pose Warrior Pose -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Standing Pose Category Virasana Vrksasana Hero’s Pose Tree Pose -Upavista Sthiti- -Utthistha Sthiti- Seated Pose Category Standing Pose Category.
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