Asymmetric asanas

cross-legged sitting meditation pose

thumb|right|Gomukhasana

thumb|Trikonasana variant with lower hand in front of the leg

thumb|upright=1.35|Siddhasana Siddhasana (; ) or Accomplished Pose is an ancient seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise suitable for meditation. The names Muktasana (, Liberated Pose) and Burmese position are sometimes given to the same pose, sometimes to an easier variant, Ardha Siddhasana. Svastikasana has each foot tucked as snugly as possible into the fold of the opposite knee.

standing balancing yoga asana

An exercise where you almost get in the wedding proposal pose (but do not touch your knee to the ground), then get up, targeting the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings.

thumb|Garudasana, variant hand position Garudasana (; ) or Eagle Pose is a standing balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise. The name was used in medieval hatha yoga for a different pose.

thumb|Virabhadrasana I or Warrior Pose I Virabhadrasana (; ) or Warrior Pose is a group of related lunging standing asanas in modern yoga as exercise commemorating the exploits of a mythical warrior, Virabhadra. The name of the pose derives from the Hindu myth, but the pose is not recorded in the hatha yoga tradition until the 20th century. Virabhadrasana has some similarity with poses in the gymnastics of Niels Bukh the early 20th century; it has been suggested that it was adopted into yoga from the tradition of physical culture in India at that time, which was influenced by European gymnasti

standing balancing yoga asana

thumb|Hanumanasana from 3/4 view thumb|Hanuman sets [[Lanka on Fire, at Wat Phananchoeng, Ayutthaya]]

seated posture in hatha yoga

thumb|Paripurna Matsyendrasana Matsyendrasana (; ), '''Matsyendra's Pose or Lord of the Fishes Pose is a seated twisting asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana. A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana'''. The asana has many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga.

seated back-bending posture in modern yoga

thumb|upright=1.3|Anjaneyasana, Crescent Moon pose

thumb|upright=1.35|Anantasana Anantasana (; IAST: ), Sleeping Vishnu Pose or '''Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift''' is an asana in modern yoga as exercise.

thumb|upright=1.35|Marichyasana I Marichyasana (; , the pose of the sage Marichi) is a sitting twist asana in modern yoga as exercise, in some forms combined with a forward bend.

balancing posture in hatha yoga

thumb|upright=1.35|Dvi Pada Koundinyasana