Yoga

The word "yoga" derives from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke") which means "to join" or "unite”. Basically it is the "union of the individual atma (soul) with Paramatma (Supreme being), the universal soul." This can be defined as union with the Divine by integration of body, mind, and spirit.
The Bhagavad-Gita distinguishes several types of "yoga", corresponding to the duties of different nature of people. In it, Bhagwan Krishna describes the following Yogas:
Karma yoga: the yoga of "action" in the world.
Jnana yoga: the yoga of knowledge and intellectual endeavor.
Bhakti yoga: the yoga of devotion to a deity.
Raja yoga: the yoga of meditation
Patanjali's text sets forth eight "limbs" of yoga practice.
1. Yama: Five ethical guidelines regarding moral behavior towards others:
·Ahimsa: Nonviolence
·Satya: Truthfulness
·Asteya: Non theft
·Brahmacharya: No lust
·Aparigraha: Non covetousness
2. Niyama: Five ethical guidelines regarding moral behavior towards oneself:
·Shaucha: Cleanliness
·Santosha: Contentment
·Tapas: Sustained Practice
·Svadhyaya: Self Study
·Ishwara pranidhana: Surrender to God
3. Asana: Practice of yoga postures.
4. Pranayama: control of Vital Breath the “Prana”.
5. Pratyahara: Withdrawal of the senses, So that the exterior world is not a distraction from the interior world within oneself.
6. Dharana: Concentration, Fixing the attention on a single object
7. Dhyana: Meditation. Building upon Dharana, the concentration is no longer focused on a single thing but is all encompassing.
8. Samadhi: Bliss. Building upon Dhyana, the transcendence of the self through meditation. Super-conscious state or trance (state of liberation).
Hatha Yoga was invented to provide a form of physical purification and training that would prepare aspirants for the higher training that is called Raja Yoga. Hatha yoga is mostly yoga that prepares the body for the spiritual path via physical and breathing exercises, and asceticism. It prepares and conditions the body so that the mind can practice meditation more or less without obstacles.
The main component of Hatha yoga is yoga postures, or, in Sanskrit, asanas. In our times, when we speak about yoga, we usually mean physical yoga exercises or asanas. The word asana means comfortable, stable pose. The yogis have discovered that certain positions of the body can give human beings qualities that they do not have or that are in deficit.
Each of these asanas have specific physical and mental benefits.
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Downward Facing Dog
Ananda Balasana
Happy Baby Pose
Anantasana
Sleeping Vishnu Pose
Ardha Chandrasana
Half Moon Pose
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
Ashtanga Namaskara
Knees, Chest, and Chin
Baddha Konasana
Cobbler's Pose
Bakasana
Crow Pose
Balasana
Child's Pose
Bhujangasana
Cobra Pose
Chaturanga Dandasana
Four Limbed Staff Pose
Dandasana
Staff Pose
Dhanurasana
Bow Pose
Eka Pada Galavasana
Flying Crow Pose
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
One Legged King Pigeon Pose
Garudasana
Eagle Pose
Gomukhasana
Cow Face Pose
Halasana
Plow Pose
Hanumanasana
Monkey Pose
Janu Sirsasana
Head to Knee Pose
Lolasana
Pendant Pose
Matsyasana
Fish Pose
Natarajasana
King Dancer Pose
Navasana
Boat Pose
Padmasana
Lotus Pose
Parivritta Ardha Chandrasana
Revolved Half Moon Pose
Parivritta Parsvakonasana
Revolved Side Angle Pose
Parivritta Trikonasana
Revolved Triangle Pose
Parsva Bakasana
Side Crow
Parsvottonasana
Pyramid Pose
Pincha Mayurasana
Forearm Stand
Salamba Sarvangasana
Shoulder stand
Salamba Sirsasana
Headstand
Shavasana
Corpse Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Bridge Pose
Shalabasana
Locust Pose
Tadasana
Mountain Pose
Tittibhasana
Firefly Pose
Upavistha Konasana
Seated Wide Legged Straddle
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Wheel Pose
Urdhva Hastasana
Raised Hands Pose
Urdhva Muhka Shvanasana
Upward Facing Dog
Ustrasana
Camel Pose
Utkatasana
Awkward Chair Pose
Uttanasana
Standing Forward Bend
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Extended Side Angle
Utthita Trikonasana
Triangle Pose
Vasisthasana
Side Plank Pose
Vasisthasana Variations
Side Plank
Variarions Virabhadrasana I
Warrior I
Virabhadrasana II
Warrior II
Virabhadrasana III
Warrior III
Virasana
Hero Pose
Vrksasana
Tree Pose
Vrschikasana
Scorpion Pose

Here we give you some yoga poses that benefit certain parts of body:
Yoga Poses for Abdominals
Boat Pose
Navasana
Crow Pose
Bakasana
Firefly Pose
Tittibhasana
Flying Crow Pose
Eka Pada Galavasana
Forearm Stand
Pincha Mayurasana
Half Moon Pose
Ardha Chandrasana
Headstand Pose
Salamba Sirsasana
Pendant Pose
Lolasana
Shoulder stand
Salamba Sarvangasana
Side Plank Pose
Vasisthasana
Yoga Poses for Arm Strength:
Crow Pose
Bakasana
Downward Facing Dog
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Firefly Pose
Tittibhasana
Four Limbed Staff Pose
Chaturanga Dandasana
Upward Facing Dog
Urdhva Muhka Svanasana
Warrior II
Virabhadrasana II
Yoga Poses for Legs
Awkward Chair Pose
Utkatasana
Downward Facing Dog
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Eagle Pose
Garudasana
Four Limbed Staff Pose
Chaturanga Dandasana
King Dancer Pose
Natarajasana
Mountain Pose
Tadasana
Warrior I
Virabhadrasana I
Warrior II
Virabhadrasana II
Warrior III
Virabhadrasana III
Yoga Poses for the Spine
Bow Pose
Dhanurasana
Bridge Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Camel Pose
Ustrasana
Cobra Pose
Bhujangasana
Downward Facing Dog
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Fish Pose
Matsyasana
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
Ardha Matsyendrasana
King Dancer Pose
Natarajasana
Locust Pose
Shalabasana
Plow Pose
Halasana
Upward Facing Dog
Urdhva Muhka Svanasana
Wheel Pose
Urdhva Dhanurasana