Yoga Chart: Common Poses with Names, Grouped by Type

Yoga basics 6 illustrations Updated 2 Nov 2026

A yoga chart groups common poses by type, standing, sitting, lying on the belly, lying on the back and balancing, so you can see a whole practice at a glance. This page works as a yoga poses and names chart you can follow on screen, with six pictures and a link from every name to its own guide.

It also covers a beginner yoga poses chart for a first routine, tips for a yoga chart for school projects, and how to draw an easy stick diagram of yoga poses.

Groups: Standing, sitting, prone, supine, balance, rest
Poses listed: 30 common asanas
Beginner chart: 12 poses, 20 minutes
Best order: Standing, floor, back bends, rest
For school: Name, picture, one benefit per pose
Printing: Use your browser's print option

Yoga chart with names, by type

Type	Poses (Sanskrit, English)
Standing	Tadasana mountain, vrikshasana tree, trikonasana triangle, utkatasana chair, virabhadrasana warrior, malasana garland
Sitting	Sukhasana easy, vajrasana thunderbolt, padmasana lotus, dandasana staff, paschimottanasana seated fold, baddha konasana butterfly, vakrasana twist, ustrasana camel
Prone	Crocodile (makarasana), cobra (bhujangasana), bow (dhanurasana)
Supine	Wind relieving (pawanmuktasana), bridge (setu bandhasana), fish (matsyasana), halasana plough, naukasana boat, ananda balasana happy baby
All fours	Cat cow, balasana child, downward dog, plank
Inversions and balances	Sarvangasana, shirshasana, bakasana crow
Rest	Shavasana corpse

Yoga chart in pictures

Yoga chart row of standing poses showing mountain, tree and triangle side by side — Level
Beginner
Hold
5 breaths each
Works on
Standing
Standing row: mountain, tree and triangle. Standing poses usually come first in a session.
**Teacher's cue:** Learn these three before any other standing pose.

Yoga chart row of sitting poses: easy pose, thunderbolt pose and butterfly pose — Level
Beginner
Hold
1 minute each
Works on
Sitting
Sitting row: easy pose, thunderbolt and butterfly. Good seats for breathing and calm stretching.
**Teacher's cue:** Sit tall in all three; the spine is the common thread.

Yoga chart row of belly lying poses: cobra, bow and crocodile — Level
Beginner plus
Hold
3 to 5 breaths
Works on
Back
Prone row: cobra, bow and crocodile. Back bends followed by a resting pose on the belly.
**Teacher's cue:** Always rest in crocodile after the back bends.

Yoga chart row of back lying poses: bridge, knees to chest and corpse pose — Level
Beginner
Hold
3 breaths to 5 minutes
Works on
Back, rest
Supine row: bridge, wind relieving and corpse pose, usually near the end of practice.
**Teacher's cue:** Finish every chart with the last pose: complete rest.

Simple stick figure style diagram of yoga poses drawn as clean lines and circles — Level
Easy
Hold
Drawing
Works on
School project
An easy stick diagram of yoga uses a circle for the head and straight lines for the body. Great for school charts.
**Teacher's cue:** Draw the spine line first, then add arms and legs.

A classroom wall area with mats and figures copying poses for a school yoga chart activity — Level
Easy
Hold
Class activity
Works on
Learning
A yoga chart for school works best when students act out each pose after drawing it.
**Teacher's cue:** Name the pose aloud as you hold it.

Beginner yoga poses chart: 12 poses in order

Tadasana
Vrikshasana
Utkatasana
Trikonasana
Vajrasana
Butterfly
Balasana
Cat cow
Bhujangasana
Pawanmuktasana
Setu bandhasana
Shavasana

This beginner yoga poses chart takes about 20 minutes. Stay in each shape for five easy breaths, then finish with five quiet minutes lying down.

Making a yoga chart for school

A good yoga chart for school shows each pose's name in Sanskrit and English, a clear picture, and one benefit. Group the poses by type, as in the table above, and add an arrow showing the order of practice. Hand drawn charts look best with a simple style: a circle for the head and lines for the body. Remember to add a safety line, for example: no food for two hours before, and stop at any pain.

Easy stick diagram of yoga

For a stick diagram of yoga, start with the spine as one line, then draw the hips and shoulders as short crossing lines, then the arms and legs. Mountain pose is a straight vertical line; tree pose bends one leg into a triangle; triangle pose tilts the spine sideways over a wide base. This yoga diagram easy method lets anyone draw a clear chart in minutes.

Using a yoga asanas chart at home

Keep the chart where you practise and tick the poses as you go. Add one new pose a week from the full table. For the complete list of names, see yoga asanas names, and for a guided first fortnight see yoga for beginners.

Practise on an empty stomach, move slowly into each position and stop at any sharp pain. If you have an injury, a health condition or are pregnant, check with a doctor or an experienced teacher first.