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Explore Yoga Poses by Body Area

Choose an area to find poses that involve movement, mobility, strength or support there. A body-area label describes what a pose asks of that region. It does not mean the pose treats pain or a medical condition.

Cobra Pose

BeginnerEnergising

Cobra Pose is a gentle prone backbend that helps you practice lifting the chest with support from the…

Cow Face Arms

BeginnerNeutral

Cow Face Arms is an upper-body stretch that combines one arm overhead and one arm behind the back.…

Crane Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Crane Pose is a compact arm balance that asks for rounded upper back strength, deep hip flexion and…

Crow Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Crow Pose is a compact arm balance that asks for a rounded upper back, steady hand pressure and…

Dolphin Pose

IntermediateEnergising

Dolphin Pose is a forearm version of an inverted V shape. It builds shoulder and upper-back strength, asks…

Downward-Facing Dog

BeginnerEnergising

Downward-Facing Dog is a whole-body pose that asks the hands to press, the hips to lift and the…

Eagle Arms Stretch

BeginnerNeutral

Eagle Arms Stretch wraps one arm under the other to spread the space across the upper back and…

Eight-Angle Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Eight-Angle Pose is a demanding seated arm balance that combines hip mobility, adductor grip, arm strength and clear…

Elephant Trunk Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Elephant Trunk Pose is a compact seated balance where one leg comes high over the shoulder and the…

Fallen Triangle Pose

IntermediateEnergising

Fallen Triangle is a twisting balance with one hand on the floor, one foot grounded and the other…

Firefly Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Firefly Pose is a strong arm balance with the legs reaching forward and the hips lifted from the…

Flying Pigeon Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Flying Pigeon Pose is a demanding standing-to-arm-balance transition that combines a figure-four hip shape with a forward shift…

Flying Splits Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Flying Splits Pose is a strong arm balance built from a twisted standing setup. It combines wrist and…

Forearm Balance Preparation

AdvancedEnergising

Forearm Balance Preparation builds the shape and control for Pincha without asking for a full free balance. It…

Forearm Plank

IntermediateEnergising

Forearm Plank is a strong, straightforward shape that builds organised support through the shoulders, belly, hips and legs.…

Forearm Stand

AdvancedEnergising

Forearm Stand is a strong inversion that asks for shoulder stability, upper-back lift and careful balance over the…

Four-Limbed Staff Pose

IntermediateEnergising

Four-Limbed Staff Pose is a strong low hover from Plank that asks the arms, shoulders, chest and core…

Grasshopper Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Grasshopper Pose is an advanced twisting arm balance that combines a deep standing twist, hamstring length and strong…

Handstand

AdvancedEnergising

Handstand is a strong, balance-heavy inversion that asks for organised shoulders, active hands and a steady centre. For…

Headstand

AdvancedEnergising

Headstand is a full inversion that asks for shoulder support, trunk control and careful balance. It is usually…

Kneeling Side Plank

BeginnerEnergising

Kneeling Side Plank is a simpler way into side-body strength and balance than the full version. With one…

Knees-Chest-Chin Pose

BeginnerNeutral

Knees-Chest-Chin is a simple transition pose that brings the chest forward between the arms while the hips stay…

Palm Tree Pose

BeginnerEnergising

Palm Tree Pose is a simple standing stretch that reaches the arms overhead and lengthens the whole body…

Peacock Pose

AdvancedEnergising

Peacock Pose is a demanding arm balance where the elbows press into the abdomen while the body tips…