A visual guide to
Iyengar yoga sequences
Structure is the secret to an enjoyable yoga practice. Asanas cannot be linked together any which way. The proper sequencing of poses is crucial to the effective opening and closing of the body. Each posture has a specific effect on the body when combined with another posture. These effects can be used to heal, raise energetic states or soothe the body and mind. The proper combination of asanas is fundamental to an intelligent understanding
of yoga that goes beyond the mere repetition of postures.
A yoga practice is also significantly affected by the order, in which asanas are performed in any particular session. Appropriate sequencing is chosen according to the purpose and intention of the session, and takes into account ones current physical and mental condition,
as well as the external conditions, such as the weather.
Yoga is an art and science – the sequencing of asana is the science of yoga.
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Below you will find a collection of photographs are depicted in the sequence guides. These pictures are not in a sequence but they do illustrate some of the asanas from the various categories that are portrayed in the books.

Salamba Purvottanasana
supported intense stretch of east body pose on chair/bolster

Parsva Adho Mukha
Upavistha Konasana
downward facing seated wide-angle pose,
foot on inverted chair

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana
two feet inverted staff pose,
on chair and bolsters, hands at wall

Ardha Matsyendrasana II
half-lord of fishes pose,
belt around Lotus knee, hold foot

Chair Setubandha Sarvangasana
bridge pose on chair,/bolsters,
feet on vertical blocks at wall

Chair Sarvangasana Baddha Konasana
supported shoulder balance pose,
with bound-angle legs

Urdhva Prasarita Padasana 60deg
upward extended feet pose , legs at 60deg

Supta Virasana
supine hero pose on bolsters

Paschimottanasana
intense stretch of west body pose,
feett on inverted chair

Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana
two feet inverted staff pose,
on chair and bolsters, hands at wall

Chair Marichysana III
Marichy III pose with chair

Chair Viparita Karani
inverted action/lake on chair

Ardha Halasana
supported half-plough pose,
on Halasana bench

Supta Padangusthasana
supine foot and big toe pose,
arms overhead hold belt

Ardha Halasana
half-plough pose

Chair Adho Mukha Svanasana
downward facing dog pose,
feet on inverted chair

Chair Kapotasana
pigeon pose on chair/bolster,
feet on bolster, arms overhead

Ardha Matsyendrasana I
half-lord of fishes pose,
belt around shinbone

Eka Pada Sarvangasana
one-leg shoulder balance on chair

Viparita Karani
inverted lake/action on bolsters at wall

Phalkasana (plank)
high plank pose, feet on vertical blocks
at wall

Rope Sirsasana
supported head balance in rope

Chair Salamba Sirsasana
supported head balance, dorsal again chair seat

Salamba Sarvangasana I
supported shoulder balance

Adho Mukha Vrksasana
downward facing tree pose (hand stand) at wall

Rope Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana II
upward facing intense stretch of west body pose II in rope, hold heels at blocks

Chair Utthita Parsvakonasana
extended flank angle pose on chair

Urdhva Baddhangulyasana
in Dandasana
upward bound fingers in staff pose, belt around dorsal and feet

Chair Vimanasana
aeroplane pose on chair, back heel on block at wall

Parsva Eka Pada Sirsasana
one leg down to side in supported head balance, foot on chair seat

Chair Virabhadrasana III
warrior III pose, hands on chair backrest, raised foot at wall

Urdhva Hastasana in Swastikasana
upward arms in easy pose

Chair Ardha Chandrasana
half-moon pose hand on chair seat, back foot at wall
This visual guide is dedicated to
Yogacharya Shri B.K.S. Iyengar
in honour and appreciation of his life and work.
May this guide serve you well for many healthy years

