Yoga Vocabulary  
asana pose, posture
prana energy, power, breath
pranayama breath/energy control
Ujiyyi pranayama victorious breath
bandha lock, point of internal focus
Mula banda root lock (pelvic floor)
Uddiyana banda upward flying lock (lower abdominals)
drishti gaze point, point of external focus
surya namaskara sun salutation

 

pose asana
opening poses  
Standing attention (equal standing) samasthitihi
upward facing dog urdhva mukha svanasana
downward facing dog adho mukha svanasana
forward bend uttanasana
low push-up (4-limbed staff pose) chaturanga dandasana
fierce pose, chair pose utkatasana
warrior I(II, III) virabhadrasana I(II, III)
standing poses  
triangle (extended triangle) utthita trikonasana
revolved/twisting triangle parivrtta trikonasana
side angle (extended side angle) utthita parsvakonasana
revolved/twisting side angle parivrtta parsvakonasana
wide legged forward bend prasarita padottanasana
balance poses  
extended hand-to-toe utthita hasta padangusthasana
eagle garudasana
tree vrksasana
dancer's balance natarajasana
standing half lotus ardha badha padmottanasana
half moon ardha chandrasana
seated poses  
head-to-knee janu sirsasana
hero virasana
marichi's pose marichiasana
boat navasana
pigeon (1/2 pigeon - 1-leg) kapotasana (eka pada kapotasana)
bound angle badha konasana
arm balances  
side plank vasisthasana
crane bakasana
handstand urdva mukha vrkasana
forearm balance pincha myrasana
closing poses  
wheel (full backbend, upward-facing bow) urdhva dhanurasana
shoulderstand (supported shoulderstand) salamba sirsasana
plow halasana
fish matsyasana
headstand (supported headstand) salamba sirsasana
lotus padmasana
restorative poses  
child's pose (resting posture) balasana
corpse savasana