"Ardha" means 'half' and 'Hala' means 'plough' in. Sequence: Lie flat on your back. Stretch your legs at full length. Keep the heels and the big toes together. Stretch your arms on the respective sides with palms turned down. Inhaling, press the palms down and raise first ...

This is a pose named after the sleeping position of Lord Vishnu. Sequence: Lie down on the back with legs together, straight extended, the toes erect and hands straight and palms resting on the floor to acquire the supine pose. Turn on left side, ...

"Shalabha" means "locust" in Sanskrit. The final position of this asana resembles a locust when it lowers its head to eat and raises its tail. Hence, the name. 'Ardha' means 'half' in Sanskrit. Sequence: Lie flat on your abdomen and chest with the face downwards. Keep the ...

"Chakra" means "wheel" in Sanskrit. In the final position of this asana, the body is arched backward and resembles the rim of a wheel. Hence the name. Sequence: Lie flat on your back. Keep the feet sufficiently apart. Stretch your arms on their respective ...

"Makar" means "crocodile" in Sanskrit. Sequence: Lie flat on the carpet with the chin, chest and abdomen touching the ground. Stretch out the legs together at full length. Keep the arms on their respective sides. Spread the legs comfortably apart and rest them on the ...

"Matsya" means "fish" in Sanskrit. If a person lies steadily on water in this posture, he can keep floating on it easily like a fish without the help of the hands and legs, as the name of the asana suggests. Sequence: Form ...

"Pavana" means "wind" and "Mukta" means release in Sanskrit. As the name suggests, this asana massages the digestive organs and gives relief from excess wind in the stomach and intestines. Sequence: Lie flat on your back. Stretch your arms on the respective sides ...

"Sava" means "dead body" in Sanskrit. To practice this asana, one should lie motionless on the floor like as dead body in order to secure complete relaxation of all parts of his body and remove tensions, both physical and mental. Sequence: Select ...

"Shalabha" means "locust" in Sanskrit. The final position of this asana resembles a locust when it lowers its head to eat and raises its tail. Hence, the name. Sequence: Lie flat on your abdomen and chest with the face downwards. Keep the hips ...

This pose involves abdominal twisting. Sequence: Lie on your back. Spread your arms out, placing them on the floor, palms down. Inhale. Bend the right leg at the knee. Place the right sole on the left thigh. Exhale. Using your left hand press down right knee to floor ...