Yoga Pose Chart: A Visual Guide Including Sun Salutations

Yoga Pose Chart: A Visual Guide Including Sun Salutations

Here is a yoga pose chart that is great for beginners including a sun salutation chart. This chart is pretty big! So, click on the image to get a better view of it. You can download the pdf version there too.

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yoga pose chart for beginners including sun salutation

Hatha (physical) yoga. – Poses (English), Breath, Alignment Locks

Yoga Alignment with the Locks

  • Foot Lock – Pada Banda (pah-dah bahn-dah)
  • Hand Lock – Hasta Banda (hah-stah bahn-dah)
  • Root Lock – Mula Bandha (moo-lah bahn-dah)
  • Abdominal Lock – Uddiyana Bandha (oo-dee-YAH-nah bahn-dah)
  • Chin Lock – Jalandhara Bandha (jah-lahn-DHA-rah bahn-dah)

Common Yoga Breathing

  • Dirgha Pranayama – Complete Breath
  • Ujjayi Pranayama – Whisper Breath

Common Yoga Poses

  • Poses to Warm-up the Body
    • Easy Seated Pose
    • Neck Stretch
    • Mountain
    • Side Stretches/Willow
    • Child’s Pose
    • Cat/Cow
    • Lunge
    • Chest Expansion/Yoga Resting Pose
  • Poses to Strengthen the Body
    • Chaturanga
    • Monkey
    • Chair
    • Plank
    • Downward Facing Dog
    • Upward Facing Dog/Cobra
    • Pointer Dog
    • Warrior 1, 2, 3
    • Triangle
    • Extended Angle
    • Crescent Lunge
    • Kneeling Crescent Lunge
    • Prayer Squat
    • Dolphin
    • Side Plank
    • Boat Pose
    • Locust Pose
    • Bow Pose
    • Reverse Table
  • Poses to Stretch the Body
    • Forward Fold
    • Gate
    • Wide Legged Forward Fold
      • Windmill
      • Fan
      • Wide Down Dog
    • Seated Forward Fold
    • Seated Wide Legged Fold & Stretch
    • Butterfly
    • Pigeon
    • Laying Leg Stretches
    • Bridge
    • Quad Stretch
    • Pyramid
  • Poses to Balance the Body
    • Tree
    • Dancer
    • Standing Pigeon
    • Eagle
    • Half Moon
    • Big Toe Hold
    • Twisted Big Toe Hold
    • Crow
  • Poses to Relax the Body
    • Twists
      • Seated
      • Laying
    • Happy Baby
    • Knees to Chest
    • Corpse