Yoga Poses #1

Uttanasana

(OOT-tan-AHS-ahna)

• ut = intense
• tan = to stretch or extend

Ardha Uttanasana

(are-dah oot-tan-AHS-anna)

• ardha = half
• uttana = intense stretch

Marjaryasana

Marjari = cat

Bitilasana

Gomukhasana

(go-moo-KAHS-anna)

• go = cow (Sanskrit go is a distant relative of the English word "cow") 
• mukha = face

Agnistambhasana

Garudasana

(gah-rue-DAHS-anna)

Garuda = the mythic "king of the birds," the vehicle of Vishnu. The word is usually rendered into English as "eagle," though according to one dictionary the name literally means "devourer," because Garuda was originally identified with the "all-consuming fire of the sun’s rays."

Utkatasana

(OOT-kah-TAHS-anna) 

utkata = powerful, fierce

Adho Mukha Svanasana

(AH-doh MOO-kah shvah-NAHS-anna) 

• adho = downward 
• mukha = face 
• svana = dog

Malasana