Poses Included Here: Restorative Yoga Part 1

  1. Savasana (Corpse Pose)
  2. Viparita Karani (Inverted Action / Legs up the Wall)
  3. Balasana (Child’s Pose)
  4. Adho Mukha Virasana (Downward Facing Hero Pose / Wide Legged Child’s Pose)
  5. Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclined Bound Angle Pose)
  6. Makarasana (Crocodile Pose)
  7. Restorative Backbend
  8. Restorative Setu Bandhasana
  9. Restorative Forward Bend
  10. Constructive Rest
Savasana

sava = corpse
Corpse Pose

Balasana

bala = chil
Child’s Pose

Adho Mukha Virasana

adho = down
mukha = face
vira = hero
Downward Facing Hero Pose
Also known as: Wide Legged Child’s Pose & Utthita Balasana Extended Child’s Pose

Viparita Karani

viparita = inverted or reversed
karani = doing or making
InvertedAction
Also known as: Legs Up the Wall

Supta Baddha Konasana

supta =recliningorsleeping
baddha =bound
kona =angle
Reclined Bound Angle Pose

Makarasana

Makara =mythological sea creature
Known as Crocodile Pose

The vehicle of Varuna, the god of the ocean… denizen of the deep, the makara is the vehicle for the ruling energy of the second chakra. – Sandra Anderson

Supta Dandasana
Constructive Rest
Restorative Setu Bandhasana
Restorative Forward Bend
Restorative Backbend