Postures of Bikram Yoga

The following are the 26 postures of Bikram Yoga, as it names them; some of the Sanskrit names differ from those used for the same or closely related poses in other schools of yoga, and some of them are otherwise used for different poses. The postures include 24 asanas (poses in modern yoga as exercise), one pranayama breathing exercise, and one shatkarma, a purification making use of forced breathing. Bikram Yoga was devised by Bikram Choudhury around 1971 when he moved to America.

#	Bikram Yoga's Sanskrit	Translation	Nearest equivalent in other schools
1	प्राणायाम Prāṇāyāma	Standing Deep Breathing	(not an asana; Yoga breathing, usually practised sitting)
2	अर्धचन्द्रासन with पादहस्तासन Ardhacandrāsana with Pādahastāsana	Half Moon Pose with Hands To Feet Pose	Indudalasana
3	उत्कटासन Utkaṭāsana	Awkward Pose	Utkatasana
4	गरुडासन Garuḍāsana	Eagle Pose	Garudasana
5	दण्डायमन जानुशीर्षासन Daṇḍāyamana Jānuśīrṣāsana	Standing Head To Knee Pose	Utthita Padangusthasana
6	दण्डायमन धनुरासन Daṇḍāyamana Dhanurāsana	Standing Bow Pose	Natarajasana Dancer Pose
7	तुलादण्डासन Tulādaṇḍāsana	Balancing Stick Pose	Virabhadrasana III Warrior III
8	दण्डायमन विभक्तपाद पश्चिमोत्तानासन Daṇḍāyamana Vibhaktapāda Paścimottānāsana	Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose	Prasarita Padottanasana Wide Stance Forward Bend
9	त्रिकोणासन Trikoṇāsana	Triangle Pose	Parsvakonasana Extended Side Angle Pose
10	दण्डायमन विभक्तपाद जानुशीर्षासन Daṇḍāyamana Vibhaktapāda Jānuśīrṣāsana	Standing Separate Leg Head To Knee Pose	Parsvottanasana Intense Side Stretch Pose
11	ताडासन Tāḍāsana	Tree Pose	Vrikshasana
12	पादाङ्गुष्ठासन Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana	Toe Stand Pose	Malasana
13	शवासन Śavāsana	Corpse Pose	Savasana
14	पवनमुक्तासन Pavanamuktāsana	Wind Relieving Pose	Pavanamuktasana
15	पादहस्तासन Pādahastāsana	Situp	Paschimottanasana Seated Forward Bend
16	भुजङ्गासन Bhujaṅgāsana	Cobra Pose	Bhujangasana
17	शलभासन Śalabhāsana	Locust Pose	Ardha Salabhasana
18	पूर्णशलभासन Pūrṇaśalabhāsana	Full Locust Pose	Salabhasana
19	धनुरासन Dhanurāsana	Bow Pose	Dhanurasana
20	सुप्तवज्रासन Suptavajrāsana	Reclining Thunderbolt Pose	Supta Virasana Reclining Hero Pose
21	अर्धकूर्मासन Ardhakūrmāsana	Half Tortoise Pose	Balasana Child Pose
22	उष्ट्रासन Uṣṭrāsana	Camel Pose	Ustrasana
23	शसांगासना Śasāṁgāsanā	Rabbit Pose	Balasana Child Pose
24	जानुशीर्षासन with पश्चिमोत्तानासन Jānuśīrṣāsana with Paścimottānāsana	Head To Knee Pose with Back Stretching Pose	Janusirsasana
25	अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन Ardha Matsyendrāsana	Half Lord of the Fishes Pose	Ardha Matsyendrasana
26	कपालभाति Kapālabhāti	"Skull polishing"	(not an asana: a shatkarma, a purification)

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