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Yogasana (Yoga pose): Sit cross-legged on the floor. Clasp your left wrist with your right hand behind your back. Then while exhaling gradually relax so that your torso gradually drops until your forehead and nose touch the floor. Stay in the pose while holding your breath 10 seconds. Rise slowly while inhaling. Repeat 6-10 times.

Bhujangasana (snake pose): Lie down onto your stomach and put your forehead on the floor. Position your hands on each side of your chest, palms down. Supporting your weight with your arms, imagine that someone is pulling you on your eyes to make your torso go up, and thus raise your head, neck, and chest (in this order), as if attempting to look behind you at your feet. Breathe in while going up, maintain the pose for 10 seconds holding your breath, reverse the whole procedure while going down, i.e., lower your chest, neck, head as you breathe out. Repeat 6-10 times.

Ardhakurmakasana (half-tortoise pose): Get down on your knees and sit down on your heels. Extend your hands upward so that they touch your ears and join your palms together. Then while exhaling gradually bow down forward and touch the floor with your forehead and nose. Stay in the pose while holding your breath 10 seconds. Rise slowly while inhaling. Strive to keep your arms straightened and your buttocks on the heels all the time. Repeat 6-10 times.

Shavasana (corpse pose): Lie down on your back, spread your legs and hands a comfortable distance from your body and turn your palms facing upward. Imagine yourself completely relaxed, free of tension—as if life force has left your body making it a corpse. (Or if you are uncomfortable with the image of death, imagine that you are lying on a little white fluffy cloud with sun gently caressing you with its loving warmth and taking all tension and worry away from you.) Duration: 2—10 minutes.

Dhanurasana - The Bow Pose, The Sanskrit word dhanur means bow-shaped, curved or bent. The bow referred is a bow as in "bow and arrow." This asana is so named because the body mimics the shape of a bow with its string stretched back ready to shoot an arrow.

Ekapadasana - The One-legged Pose, The Sanskrit word eka means one and pada means foot making this the one-foot, or more commonly, one-legged pose.

Garudasana - The Eagle Pose, The Sanskrit word garuda means eagle. In Hindu mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds. He transports the God Vishnu (shown with a bow and arrow in the illustration to the left) and is said to be eager to help humanity fight againt deamons.

Gomukha The Cow-face Pose Gomukha literally means "cow face" in Sanskit.

Halasana - The Plow Pose The The Sanskrit word Hala means plow, as in a traditional plow that is drawn by a horse or oxen. When performing this posture your body resembles a plow.

Matsyasana - The Fish Pose The Sanskrit word matsya means fish, therefore this is the fish posture. Matsya (depicted to the left) is a divine being, found in Hindu mythology, that saved mankind from a universal flood.

Nagasana - The Cobra Pose The Sanskrit word naga means snake or serpent. The naga-asana is also known as the bhujanga-asana. The Sanskrit word bhujanga, which also means snake, is derived from the root bhuj which means to bend or curve.

Natarajasana The King of the Dance Pose The Sanskrit word nata means dancer and raja means king. Nataraja is another name for Shiva, the Lord of the Dance, whose cosmic dance is the creation and destruction of the world.

Sarvangasana The Shoulder-stand Pose The Sanskrit word sarvaanga means limb or body. sarvanga therefore translates as either "all-limb" or "whole-body posture". It is so named because of the benefit it provides to the entire body. It is commonly referred to as the "shoulder-stand" because one is essentially standing on one's shoulders.

Tadasana- The Mountain Pose The Sanskrit word tada means mountain. This posture is also known by the name samasthiti-asana. Sama means unmoved, equilibrium, and sthiti means standing upright or firmly, abiding, remaining, thus samasthiti means standing firmly without moving.

Vajrasana The Thunderbolt or Diamond Pose The Sanskrit word vajra means thunderbolt or diamond

Vrischikasana The Scorpion Pose Vrischika is the Sanskrit word for scorpion. This posture is so named because the body resembles a scorpion with its tail arched above its head ready to sting its victim. Although it may not be a simple posture for beginners to perform, the Scorpion is not as difficult as it may at first seem.