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Asanas prepare the body and mind for the advanced practices of Yoga. Some Yogasanas are mainly used for meditative practices. Some Yogasanas are practiced for the strengthening of body.
Hathayoga Pradipike gives only few important Asanas which are accepted by Great sages such as Vasishta and Great Yogis such as Matsyendra. They are:
Other Asanas:
Asanas given in the other ancient texts are:
Uttanapadasana Supta-Pavana-Muktasana Advasana Jyeshtikasana Makarasana Utthita kati Bhusprishta Kandharasana Shirshabaddha Hasta halasana Utthita Dvipadasana Utthita-Kati-Ekaika-pada-Chakrasana Karna-sprishta-jaanu padmasana Bhunamana Padmasana Baddha Padmasana Valitapada Sarvangasana Shirshasana (Shirasana) Soddiyana Padmasana Urdhwa-padmasana Ardha Shalabhasana
Ardha macchendrasana
Akarna Dhanurasana
Utthita Hastapada Merudandasana
Utthita Hasta Merudandasana
Utthita Padmasana(Tolasana)
Utthita Ekaika-padasana
Utthita Prishtasana
Utthita Shira Ekaika Merudandasana
Utthita Ekapada Merudandasana
Utthita Shira Ekaikapada Chakrasana
Ekapada Kandharasana
Ekapada Paschimatanasana
Garbhasana
Chakrasana
Dvijanu Sprishtabhala Merudandasana
Dolasana
Prishtavalita Hanumanasana
Parshwavalita Vrikshasana
Prishtasana
Padaparshva Chalanasana
Prishtavalita Vrikshasana
Parshwa Bhunamanasana
Bhu-sprishtekaika-pada-Sarvangasana
Bhu-sprishta-Hasta-pada-janu Bhalasana
Bhujangasana
Matsyasana
Mukta Hasta Kati Chakrasana
Loalsna
Vistrita pada Hasta Parshwa Chalanasana
Viparita Dhanurasana (Urdhwa Dhanurasana)
Viparita Dandasana
Vistritapada Parshwa Bhunamanasana
Vajrasana
Shundasana
Shirshabaddha Hasta Meru Dandasana
Shalabhasana
Skandasprishta Mushtiparshwa Bhunamanasana
Pashasana
Kraunchasana
Nakrasana
Ushtrasana
Bhekasana
Supta Vajrasana
Laghu Vajrasana
Ekapada Sarvangasana
Bharadhwajasana
Kapotasana
Ekapada Shirshasana
Yoganidrasana
Urdhwa Dhanurasana
Marichasana
Salamba Shirshasana
Niralamba Sarvangasana
Bakasana
Suptordhwa Pada Vajrasana
Vishwamitrasana
Kashyapasana
Bhairavasana
Vasishtasana
virinchasana
Raja Kapotasana
Durvasasana
Ekapada Raja Kapotasana
Niralamba Shirshasana
Urdhwa Kukkutasana
Ekapada Viparita Dandasana
Ekapada Dhanurasana
Gomukhasana
Vatayanasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Purna Matsyendrasana
Mulabandhasana
Buddhasana
Yogapattasana
Trivikramasana
Akarna Dhanurasana
Urdhwa Privritapadasana
Utthita Trivikramasana
Ashtavakrasana
Pincha Mayurasana
Kapilasana
Natarajasana
Utthita Swastikasana
Parivrittasana
Hanumanasana
Gandabherundasana
Parighasana
Samanasana
Tittibhasana
Viparita Shalabhasana
Padangushta Dhanurasana
Ekapada Kapotasana
Ardha Chakrasana
Gherandasana
Kandapidasana
Paryankasana
Samakonasana
Suptakandasana
Tiryagmukha Utthita Trikonasana
Yogadandasana
Utkatasana
Utthita Parshwakonasana
Utthita Trikonasana
Parshwottanasana
Prasarita Padottanasana
Adhomukha Shwanasana
Urdhwamukha Shwanasana
Uttanasana
Padangushtasana
Padahastasana
Chaturanga Dandasana
Utthita Hasta Padangushtasana
Ardhabaddha Padmottanasana
Virabhadrasana
Tiryagmukhaika Pada Paschima Tanasana
Ardhabaddha Padma Paschima Tanasana
Janushirshasana
Bhujapidasana
Garbhapindasana
Supta Padangushtasana
Navasana
Upavishta Konasana
Supta Konasana
Ubhaya Padangushtasana
Baddha Konasana
Pindasana
Karnapidasana
Sethubandhasana
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