Every pose guide on Yogateket, sorted by its Sanskrit name. Each one gives the steps, what the pose asks of your body, who should skip or modify it, and the poses that prepare you for it.

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Yoga Twists: What They Do and How to Twist Safely

Yoga twists are poses in which you rotate your spine, turning the chest one way while the hips stay steady or turn the other way. They move the middle back, stretch the muscles along the ribs and waist, and train the obliques that make the rotation. The popular claim that twists wring waste out...
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Padangustasana (Toe Stand Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Padangustasana (Toe Stand Pose) is a balancing squat on the ball of one foot, with the other foot resting in half lotus on top of the standing thigh and the hands together in front of the chest. It is the last pose of the standing series in Bikram and Hot 26 yoga, right before the first...
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Savasana (Corpse Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Savasana (Corpse Pose) is the yoga pose in which you lie flat on your back, arms and legs relaxed, and stay still and awake for several minutes. It usually closes a yoga class, and it is also used between poses for rest. The body does almost nothing. The work is to let every muscle go without...
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Pavanamuktasana (Wind-Removing Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Pavanamuktasana (Wind-Removing Pose) is a yoga pose done lying on your back, where you hug one knee or both knees in toward your chest. It gently presses the thighs into the belly and rounds the lower back against the floor. The name refers to its best-known use: it can help you pass trapped...
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Camatkarasana (Wild Thing Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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Sasangasana (Rabbit Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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Supta Vajrasana (Fixed Firm Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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Upavistha Konasana (Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend): How to Do It Step by Step

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Dandayamana Janushirasana (Standing Head to Knee Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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Salabhasana (Locust Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III): How to Do It Step by Step

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