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Hatha Yoga> Asana:

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:
  1. Uttanapadasana
  2. Supta-Pavana-Muktasana
  3. Advasana
  4. Jyeshtikasana
  5. Makarasana
  6. Utthita kati Bhusprishta Kandharasana
  7. Shirshabaddha Hasta halasana
  8. Utthita Dvipadasana
  9. Utthita-Kati-Ekaika-pada-Chakrasana
  10. Karna-sprishta-jaanu padmasana
  11. Bhunamana Padmasana
  12. Baddha Padmasana
  13. Valitapada Sarvangasana
  14. Shirshasana (Shirasana)
  15. Soddiyana Padmasana
  16. Urdhwa-padmasana
  17. Ardha Shalabhasana
  18. Ardha macchendrasana
  19. Akarna Dhanurasana
  20. Utthita Hastapada Merudandasana
  21. Utthita Hasta Merudandasana
  22. Utthita Padmasana(Tolasana)
  23. Utthita Ekaika-padasana
  24. Utthita Prishtasana
  25. Utthita Shira Ekaika Merudandasana
  26. Utthita Ekapada Merudandasana
  27. Utthita Shira Ekaikapada Chakrasana
  28. Ekapada Kandharasana
  29. Ekapada Paschimatanasana
  30. Garbhasana
  31. Chakrasana
  32. Dvijanu Sprishtabhala Merudandasana
  33. Dolasana
  34. Prishtavalita Hanumanasana
  35. Parshwavalita Vrikshasana
  36. Prishtasana
  37. Padaparshva Chalanasana
  38. Prishtavalita Vrikshasana
  39. Parshwa Bhunamanasana
  40. Bhu-sprishtekaika-pada-Sarvangasana
  41. Bhu-sprishta-Hasta-pada-janu Bhalasana
  42. Bhujangasana
  43. Matsyasana
  44. Mukta Hasta Kati Chakrasana
  45. Loalsna
  46. Vistrita pada Hasta Parshwa Chalanasana
  47. Viparita Dhanurasana (Urdhwa Dhanurasana)
  48. Viparita Dandasana
  49. Vistritapada Parshwa Bhunamanasana
  50. Vajrasana
  51. Shundasana
  52. Shirshabaddha Hasta Meru Dandasana
  53. Shalabhasana
  54. Skandasprishta Mushtiparshwa Bhunamanasana
  55. Pashasana
  56. Kraunchasana
  57. Nakrasana
  58. Ushtrasana
  59. Bhekasana
  60. Supta Vajrasana
  61. Laghu Vajrasana
  62. Ekapada Sarvangasana
  63. Bharadhwajasana
  64. Kapotasana
  65. Ekapada Shirshasana
  66. Yoganidrasana
  67. Urdhwa Dhanurasana
  68. Marichasana
  69. Salamba Shirshasana
  70. Niralamba Sarvangasana
  71. Bakasana
  72. Suptordhwa Pada Vajrasana
  73. Vishwamitrasana
  74. Kashyapasana
  75. Bhairavasana
  76. Vasishtasana
  77. virinchasana
  78. Raja Kapotasana
  79. Durvasasana
  80. Ekapada Raja Kapotasana
  81. Niralamba Shirshasana
  82. Urdhwa Kukkutasana
  83. Ekapada Viparita Dandasana
  84. Ekapada Dhanurasana
  85. Gomukhasana
  86. Vatayanasana
  87. Ardha Matsyendrasana
  88. Purna Matsyendrasana
  89. Mulabandhasana
  90. Buddhasana
  91. Yogapattasana
  92. Trivikramasana
  93. Akarna Dhanurasana
  94. Urdhwa Privritapadasana
  95. Utthita Trivikramasana
  96. Ashtavakrasana
  97. Pincha Mayurasana
  98. Kapilasana
  99. Natarajasana
  100. Utthita Swastikasana
  101. Parivrittasana
  102. Hanumanasana
  103. Gandabherundasana
  104. Parighasana
  105. Samanasana
  106. Tittibhasana
  107. Viparita Shalabhasana
  108. Padangushta Dhanurasana
  109. Ekapada Kapotasana
  110. Ardha Chakrasana
  111. Gherandasana
  112. Kandapidasana
  113. Paryankasana
  114. Samakonasana
  115. Suptakandasana
  116. Tiryagmukha Utthita Trikonasana
  117. Yogadandasana
  118. Utkatasana
  119. Utthita Parshwakonasana
  120. Utthita Trikonasana
  121. Parshwottanasana
  122. Prasarita Padottanasana
  123. Adhomukha Shwanasana
  124. Urdhwamukha Shwanasana
  125. Uttanasana
  126. Padangushtasana
  127. Padahastasana
  128. Chaturanga Dandasana
  129. Utthita Hasta Padangushtasana
  130. Ardhabaddha Padmottanasana
  131. Virabhadrasana
  132. Tiryagmukhaika Pada Paschima Tanasana
  133. Ardhabaddha Padma Paschima Tanasana
  134. Janushirshasana
  135. Bhujapidasana
  136. Garbhapindasana
  137. Supta Padangushtasana
  138. Navasana
  139. Upavishta Konasana
  140. Supta Konasana
  141. Ubhaya Padangushtasana
  142. Baddha Konasana
  143. Pindasana
  144. Karnapidasana
  145. Sethubandhasana
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