Tree Pose

Today I awoke to find myself in the perfect Tree Pose and I wondered to myself where did the names of yoga poses come from.

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They must have been named inventively throughout the growth of yoga and most were probably named last century by a few leading figures in yoga.

Some definitely need reinvented though! For instance take Parivrttta Janu Sirsasana which translated roughly means Revolved Knee to Head Pose. How boring is that!

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What would you call this pose?