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TOP 30 Yoga Poses In Sanskrit (EXPLAINED)

The Kaizen Man

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Understanding Sanskrit names for yoga poses
  • Connecting Sanskrit meanings to pose characteristics
  • Demystifying common yoga terminology

Ideal for

  • Beginner yoga students
  • Aspiring yoga teachers
  • Anyone confused by Sanskrit names
  • Practitioners seeking deeper knowledge

Lesson

Steps

  • Sukh asana (Easy Pose)
  • Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
  • Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog)
  • Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
  • Savasana (Corpse Pose)

Benefits

  • Enhanced understanding of yoga philosophy
  • Improved memory of pose names
  • Deeper connection to yoga's roots
  • Increased confidence in yoga classes

Transcript

hey you guys this the Kaizen man welcoming you to the Kaizen Projekt and in today's video I'm going to talk to you about something which can get a little bit confusing if you're first starting out in yoga I know I found this to be a little confusing when I first started as a teacher and for students it can be challenging as well and what that is is the Sanskrit names for yoga poses you know you come into a class and it teaches us to you let's come into ut the hasta padangusthasana what or let's come into Casa Vita Pro Tadasana if these words sound like gibberish to you while this video is going to take the top 30 poses I think they're 30 30 poses and give you the Sanskrit and the English names and I'm gonna try and give you the meaning behind the name so that you're able to understand and also remember why those poses are called what they're called in Sanskrit Sanskrit much like Latin is a dead language and not a lot of people understand or speak Sanskrit today so today's video is dedicated to find the most common poses that you see in yoga classes and give you the meaning of the Sun script and the English names so without further ado let's get right into it sukh asana opposed that we start the class often many times submitting pleasure or happiness and asana or as it's called in sanskrit awesome just means pose and you'll see this name come up over and over again any word attached to asana makes it a pose bhujangasana Boojum meaning cobra or serpent and there's that word again asana bhujangasana cobra pose tunnel asana another meaning bow and you're lifting up against gravity and building up tension just like a bull and hence that pose is called that chaturanga dandasana shuttle for anger live and asana chaturanga dandasana also known as yogi pusher or vomica an asana budva upward vaca facing schwa nah dog auto mukha svanasana other downward mocha facing Shyvana dog Abu Bakr Vajrasana dandasana [Music] veer Vajrasana part of the warrior family of poses warrior one veer Vajrasana one or virabhadrasana ii virabhadrasana ii virabhadrasana three [Music] trikonasana tricking triangle tricking asana para frita revolt trikonasana Maria Rita trikonasana parsvakonasana ustrasana brick shosanna brick awesome ardha chandrasana ardha chandrasana [Music] Oh Tita hasta padangusthasana Tita hasta Paden gusta hacer natarajasana nataraj asana mul asana milazzo also known as uri squad but asana crow pose but ah konasana bound angle pose dandasana danda meaning staff or stick staff pose question Moulton asana question is the backside of the body which is facing the West seated forward bend question Moton asana Wolverton asana poro which is a front part of the body facing the east reverse plank is another popular name for this pose Johnny sheersh-asana Jana sheersh-asana head to knee pose say to bandhasana say to and asana bridge pose salamba sarvangasana shoulder stand [Music] sure asana hat stand [Music] also known as king of inversions pal asana bald child asana balasana or child's pose ananda balasana happy baby pose and then the philosopher savasana corpse pose so if you enjoyed that video go ahead and hit the like button because I do put out content regularly orders that try to put it out as regularly as I can and if you enjoyed the video and think that someone will benefit from it go ahead and share it as well I really do appreciate all the comments all the feedback that you give me on the work that I do and keep it coming I really appreciate it thank you so much for watching and until next time it's the Kaiser man signing out

Practice summary

Level
all levels
Duration
5 minutes
Equipment
none
Target areas
mental clarityvocabularyyoga knowledge
Energy
calming

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