Hip-opening asanas

thumb|right|Gomukhasana

thumb|upright=1.25|Balasana or Child Pose

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.

seated pose where the soles of the feet are pressed together and knees drop out to the sides. It primarily stretches the inner thighs and groin muscles

seated back-bending posture in modern 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.

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.