Supine & Relaxation Asanas: Poses for Rest and Recovery

It is a vital final pose in Yoga, where the body's energy is completely released, leading to deep physical and mental relaxation.

It is a supine pose that helps release trapped gas in the abdomen and alleviates digestive discomfort.

It is a deep backbend and leg stretch pose, moving from Hero Pose to lying on the back.

It is a pose where you lie on your back with the soles of your feet together and knees opened out to the sides, deeply relaxing the hip joints.

Where Matsyāsana is active and energizing, Supta Matsyāsana is its restorative counterpart — a gentle, supported opening of the chest and throat that invites surrender rather than effort.

It is a resting pose where you lie on your stomach, relaxing the entire body as if a crocodile floating on the water's surface.

It is a resting pose that deeply relaxes the mind and body, resembling a child peacefully curled up in sleep.

Constructive Rest Pose is a supine posture where the knees are bent, feet are flat on the floor hip-width apart, and the knees rest against each other.

It is a backbend pose where the body forms an arch like a bridge, strengthening the back muscles and hamstrings while opening the chest.

It refers to a supine pose in which one lies on the back and holds the outer edges of the feet, knees drawn toward the armpits — echoing the unselfconscious play of an infant.

It refers to a restful inversion in which one lies on the back with the legs resting vertically up a wall — a gentle reversal of the body's habitual relationship to gravity.

Bitilāsana is comprised of "Bitila" (cow) and "Āsana." It refers to a foundational asana performed on all fours, alternating between arching the back on the inhale (Cow) and rounding it on the exhale (Cat) — synchronizing the spine's flexion and extension with the breath.