Pose Categories
Heartful Yoga organizes poses into four body-position categories:
Standing — Poses performed upright. Builds strength, balance, and body awareness. Examples: Mountain Pose, Warrior I, Tree Pose.
Seated — Poses done on the floor with hips grounded. Great for flexibility and calm focus. Examples: Staff Pose, Seated Forward Fold, Butterfly.
Supine — Lying on your back. Often used for hip openers, twists, and cool-down. Examples: Bridge Pose, Reclined Twist, Savasana.
Inversions — Hips above the heart or head below hips. Energizing and centering. Examples: Downward Dog, Legs Up the Wall, Shoulder Stand.
Difficulty Levels
Beginner — No prior yoga experience needed. Focus on finding the shape and breathing naturally.
Intermediate — Comfortable with basic alignment. Introduces balance challenges and deeper ranges of motion.
Advanced — Requires established body awareness and strength. These poses reward consistent practice over time.
Benefit Tags
Each pose is tagged with the areas and qualities it targets:
- Hip Opening — stretches hip flexors, adductors, and rotators
- Back Stretch — lengthens the spine and releases tension in the back body
- Core Strength — engages deep stabilizing muscles
- Balance — develops single-leg stability and proprioception
- Shoulder Opening — broadens the chest and releases upper-body tension
- Hamstrings — lengthens the back of the legs
Reading a Pose Detail
Tap any pose card to open its detail view. You’ll find:
- Photo cover — standard illustration or your own photo cropped as the hero cover
- Movement cues — step-by-step instructions to find the shape safely
- Breathing guidance — when to inhale, exhale, and how breath supports the pose
- Common mistakes — what to watch for and how to correct it
- Personal notes & photos — attach your own observations and photos with honest dates (preserving original capture date)
- Metadata — difficulty, category, and benefit tags at a glance
Custom Poses
Practicing an asana that isn’t in any standard library? Add your own custom pose with your photo, movement steps, and notes. Custom poses appear at the top of your library with a dedicated badge and work everywhere — in sequence building, practice mode, and share cards.