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Quiz Yourself on Yoga Pose Names

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Test Your Knowledge of Yoga Pose Names

How well do you know your Yoga pose names? Do you know their names in English and in Sanskrit? Are you interested in learning them better for yourself?

Test your knowledge on the quizzes below! They're all short quizzes -- just 8 questions in each. If it looks like there's interest, I'll add more short quizzes like these.

The yoga pose names in these quizzes will be familiar across most common styles of yoga.

It's fine to have these be "open book" quizzes :-) You can look up the names of the yoga poses in these excellent Iyengar Yoga books:You can also look up yoga pose names at YogaJournal.com

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Some Simple Standing Poses

Use these figures in the first quiz below.

English Names of Yoga Standing Poses

Use the Figures #1 - #8 (above) for these questions.

Yoga Standing Poses are introduced very early to the new yoga students to help them become more accustomed to moving their bodies in certain ways. Yoga standing poses help to develop more strength, stamina, and balance, as well as more flexibility. They start to prepare the body for other categories of poses.

Do you know the common English names to these yoga standing poses in Figures 1 - 8 ?

How Many Did You Get Correct in This First Quiz?

Was this easy or difficult for you?

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A Few More Yoga Poses

How Well Do You Know These Yoga Pose Names?

More Yoga Poses

A More Difficult Quiz

This quiz may be a little harder than the first. See how well you can do on this one!

You'll be choosing the correct name for each figure in the image above (Figures #9 -- #16)

How Many Did You Answer Correctly in This Second Quiz?

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How Well Do You Know the Sanskrit Names for Yoga Poses?

Sanskrit is the traditional language of Yoga. As a Yoga teacher certified in the Iyengar Yoga tradition, I needed to learn the names of the yoga poses in Sanskrit. It really isn't too difficult! It just takes the desire to learn and a little practice. Are you familiar with the Sanskrit names for poses?

How Well Did You Do on This Third Quiz?

Sanskrit image

Image above from Complete Yoga, and others

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The 10 Best Iyengar Yoga Books

Maybe you've been practicing yoga poses for awhile now but haven't spent much time learning the names, especially the Sanskrit names. If these quizzes were difficult for you, but you'd like to learn the names better, check out the first three books listed here in The 10 Best Iyengar Yoga Books. They're good reference books for learning the names of the poses, as well as good instructions for moving into the poses.

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The 10 Best Iyengar Yoga Books

There are many very good yoga books on all different aspects of yoga. I've accumulated a number of excellent Iyengar Yoga books that help me with my study, practice, and teaching of Iyengar Yoga.

Good Books for Learning Yoga Pose Names

Do you want to learn more about yoga poses, including their names? These three books are invaluable resources for learning more about yoga poses.
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