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Look! What I learn my new hobby indoors but never before. Sorry for my pics that capture too blurry.

Yoga - /yōgə/ noun

1. a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.

Sukhasana (Easy)*

Sukhasana is similar to sitting in a simple cross-legged position

Upavishtha Konasana (Seated Angle Pose)*

Ardha Matsyendra (Half-twist)*

Ardha Matsyendrasana The asana usually appears as a seated spinal twist with many variations, and is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of Hatha Yoga.

Svanasana (Table)***

Marjariasana (Cat)***

Bitliasana (Cow)***

Chakravakasana (Sunbird)*

Gardhasana (Child)

Phalakasana (Plank)*

Astang Pranam (Caterpillar)*

Bhujangasana (Cobra)*

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog)*

Ardha Adho Mukha Svanasan (Half-downward Dog)*

Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)*

Uttanasana - The asana consists of standing with feet together, then hinging forward from the hips, letting the head hang, with palms placed flat on the floor near the feet.

Utthita Ashwa Sanchalasana (High Lunge)*

Ardha Virabhadrasana (Low Warrior)*

Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III)*

Virabhadrasana III  - It is possible to enter Vīrabhadrāsana III using vinyasas starting from Tāḍāsana:

1. Starting from Tāḍāsana
2. The arms are stretched up, palm touching.
3. Inhaling spread the legs sideways by jumping or stepping, creating a gap of 2/3 body height.
4. Exhaling turn the trunk facing to the left while rotating the left foot 90° so it faces forward and the right foot so it points slightly to the right
5. Bend the left knee till the thigh is parallel to the floor, avoid extending the bent knee past the ankle and keeping the other leg straight.
6. Stretch the right leg, with the knee locked.
7. The head, chest, left knee and left foot should be aligned facing forward.
8. The head should be bent back and up with the eyes facing the hands.
9. Hold the asana from one to four breaths.
10. Return to Step 4 repeat on the other side.

Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II)*

Virabhadrasana II  - Virabhadra. Vira (hero) + Bhadra (friend) and ordered him to go to the yagna and destroy Daksha and all his guests.

• Virabhadra's first aspect, (Vīrabhadrāsana I) is his arrival, with swords in both hands, thrusting his way up through the earth from below.
• In his second aspect, (Vīrabhadrāsana II) he sightes his opponent, Daksha.
• And in his third aspect (Vīrabhadrāsana III), moving swiftly and precisely, he decapitates Daksha’s with his sword.

Shiva then arrives at the yagna and sees the rout that Virabhadra had wrought. Shiva absorbs Virabhadra back into his own form and then transforms into Hare, the ravisher. Filled with sorrow and compassion Shiva finds Daksha’s body and giving it the head of a goat, brings him back to life. In the end Sati is also reborn.

Parsvakonasana (Modified Side-Angle)**

Trikonasana (Triangle)*

Trikonasana or Triangle Pose is an asana.Variations include utthita trikonasana (extended triangle pose), baddha trikonasana (bound triangle pose) and parivrtta trikonasana (revolved triangle pose

Vrksasana (Tree)*

Vrksasana - weight is shifted to one leg, for example, starting with the left leg. The entire sole of the foot remains in contact with the floor.

Purvottanasana (Inclined Plane)***

Dhanurasana (Bow)*

Ustrasana (Camel)***

Ustrasana - The name comes from the Sanskrit words Ushtra , Uṣṭra) meaning "camel",and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat"

Ardha Sarvangasana (Half-shoulder Stand)*

Halasana (Plough)***

Halasana - The practitioner lies on the floor, lifts the legs, and then places them behind the head. Experienced practitioners may enter Halasana from a standing position by tucking chin to chest, placing hands on the floor, walking the feet towards the hands and bending at the elbows to lower shoulders to the floor.

Shavasana (Modified Corpse)*

Shavasana - Shavasana is perhaps the most important part of yoga practice. Lying on the back, the arms and legs are spread at about 45 degrees, the eyes are closed and the breath deep, using deergha (long) pranayama. 

* Beginner level
** Beginners and Pregnant women level
*** Intermediate level