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Poses that work the trunk

Poses whose main work is in the abdominal wall, the obliques or the deep trunk muscles that hold everything else still.

What this page is, and is not

  • This is a filter over the pose library. A pose appears here because of the muscles it works or the position it holds — nothing more.
  • It is not a treatment, a protocol or a therapy for anything, and nothing on it should be read as one.
  • If you have pain, an injury, or a diagnosed condition, the right next step is a doctor or physiotherapist who can examine you — not a page that has never met you.

General information only — not medical advice. Some asanas are unsuitable during pregnancy, injury or specific conditions. Learn from a qualified teacher and stop if anything hurts.

141 poses that work the core and trunk

Sorted from the most accessible upwards. Each page lists its own cautions.

Cobra Pose● भुजंगासन Beginner · backbends · 15–30 seconds, 2–3 rounds Downward-Facing Dog Pose● Adho Mukha Śvānāsana नवशिके · उलटी आसने · 45–90 सेकंद Extended Triangle Pose● त्रिकोणासन Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds पर्वत आसन● Tāḍāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Tree Pose● Vṛkṣāsana Beginner · balance · 20–45 seconds each side Warrior II● वीरभद्रासन II Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Auspicious Pose स्वस्तिकासन सुरुवातीचे · बसून · 1–4 मिनिटे Bharadvaja's Twist I Bharadvājāsana I नवशिके · ट्विस्ट · प्रत्येक बाजूला 30–60 सेकंद Cat Pose Mārjaryāsana Beginner · backbends · 8–12 rounds with Cow Chair Pose Utkaṭāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Constructive Rest Supta Tāḍāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–15 minutes Cow Pose Bitilāsana Beginner · backbends · 8–12 rounds with Cat Dolphin Plank Pose Makara Adho Mukha Śvānāsana नवशिका · तोल · 20–45 सेकंद Easy Pose सुखासन सुरुवातीचे · बसून · 1–5 मिनिटे Easy Seated Twist Parivṛtta Sukhāsana Beginner · twists · 5–8 breaths each side Eight-Limbed Pose Aṣṭāṅga Namaskāra Beginner · balance · 1 breath in a flow, or 3–5 breaths held उत्तान शिशोसन उत्तान शिशोसन नवशिके · उलटी आसने · 60–120 सेकंद उत्थित पार्श्वकोनासन उत्थित पार्श्वकोणासन Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Five-Pointed Star Pose Utthita Tāḍāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Gate Pose Parighāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Goddess Pose Utkaṭa Koṇāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Half Camel Pose Ardha Uṣṭrāsana Beginner · backbends · 20–40 seconds Half Frog Pose Ardha Maṇḍūkāsana Beginner · seated · 20–40 seconds each side अर्ध शलभासन अर्ध शलभासन नवशिके · मागे वाकण्याची आसने · प्रत्येक बाजूला 10–15 सेकंद, 2–3 फेऱ्या Half Side Plank Ardha Vasiṣṭhāsana Beginner · balance · 30–60 seconds each side उभ्याने अर्धे पुढे वाकणे Ardha Uttānāsana Beginner · forward bends · 15–30 seconds डोके–गुडघा आसन Jānu Śīrṣāsana नवशिके · पुढे वाकण्याची आसने · प्रत्येक बाजूला 1–2 मिनिटे Hero Pose Vīrāsana सुरुवातीचे · बसून · 1–4 मिनिटे Knees-to-Chest Pose पवनमुक्तासन Beginner · restorative · 1–3 minutes Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose विपरीत करणी सुरुवातीचे · इन्व्हर्शन · 5–10 मिनिटे शलभासन शलभासन नवशिके · मागे वाकण्याची आसने · 10–20 सेकंद, 3 फेऱ्या Low Lunge अंजनेयासन Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Plank Pose फलकासन नवशिका · तोल · 20–45 सेकंद Prayer Pose Prārthanāsana Beginner · standing · 3–5 breaths Raised Arms Pose हस्त उत्तानासन Beginner · backbends · 2–3 breaths Reverse Warrior Viparīta Vīrabhadrāsana Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Revolved Staff Pose Parivṛtta Daṇḍāsana Beginner · twists · 5–8 breaths each side Seated Mountain Pose Parvatāsana Beginner · seated · 30–60 seconds बसून करायचे साधे वळण Vakrāsana नवशिके · ट्विस्ट · प्रत्येक बाजूला 30–60 सेकंद Staff Pose Daṇḍāsana Beginner · seated · 30–60 seconds Standing Backward Bend Ardha Cakrāsana Beginner · backbends · 2–4 breaths, 2 rounds उभ्याने पाठीच्या कण्याचे वळण Kaṭicakrāsana Beginner · twists · 6–10 rounds each side Stick Pose Yaṣṭikāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–8 rounds of stretch and release Supine Abdominal Stretch Supta Udarākarṣaṇāsana Beginner · restorative · 2–4 minutes each side Supine Spinal Twist Supta Matsyendrāsana नवशिके · ट्विस्ट · प्रत्येक बाजूला 60–120 सेकंद Supported Bridge Pose Sālamba Setubandhāsana Beginner · restorative · 3–8 minutes Supported Fish Pose Sālamba Matsyāsana Beginner · restorative · 5–10 minutes Swaying Palm Tree Pose Tiryaka Tāḍāsana Beginner · standing · 5–8 slow rounds each side Thread the Needle Pose Parivṛtta Bālāsana नवशिके · ट्विस्ट · प्रत्येक बाजूला 60–90 सेकंद Thunderbolt Pose Vajrāsana सुरुवातीचे · बसून · 1–5 मिनिटे Tiger Pose Vyāghrāsana Beginner · backbends · 6–10 rounds each side Twisting Cobra Pose Tiryaka Bhujaṅgāsana Beginner · backbends · 5–8 slow rounds each side ऊर्ध्व हस्तासन ऊर्ध्व हस्तासन Beginner · standing · 30–60 seconds Wide-Angle Seated Pose Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana सुरुवातीचे · बसून · 1–2 मिनिटे सिद्धासन सिद्धासन मध्यम · बसून · 2–5 मिनिटे Archer Pose Ākarṇa Dhanurāsana मध्यम स्तर · बसून · प्रत्येक बाजूला 20–40 सेकंद Bharadvaja's Twist II Bharadvājāsana II Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Boat Pose Nāvāsana मध्यम · बसून · 20–40 सेकंद धनुरासन धनुरासन Intermediate · backbends · 15–25 seconds, 2–3 rounds Camel Pose Uṣṭrāsana Intermediate · backbends · 20–30 seconds, 2 rounds Crow Pose Kākāsana मध्यम स्तर · तोल · 3–8 श्वास डॉल्फिन आसन अर्ध पिंच मयूरासन मध्यम · उलटी आसने · 30–60 सेकंद Fish Pose Matsyāsana Intermediate · backbends · 20–40 seconds Four-Limbed Staff Pose Caturaṅga Daṇḍāsana मध्यम स्तर · तोल · 1–3 श्वास मंडूकासन Maṇḍūkāsana मध्यम · बसून · 20–40 सेकंद Half Boat Pose Ardha Nāvāsana मध्यम · बसून · 15–30 सेकंद अर्ध धनुष्य आसन Ardha Dhanurāsana मध्यम स्तर · मागे वाकण्याची आसने · प्रत्येक बाजूला 15–20 सेकंद Half Frog Pose Ardha Bhekāsana मध्यम स्तर · मागे वाकण्याची आसने · प्रत्येक बाजूला 20–30 सेकंद अर्ध मत्स्येंद्र आसन अर्ध मत्स्येंद्रासन Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side अर्ध पद्मासन अर्ध पद्मासन Intermediate · seated · 1–3 minutes each side Half Moon Pose अर्ध चंद्रासन Intermediate · balance · 20–45 seconds each side Headstand Preparation Śīrṣāsana (Prārambhika) मध्यम · उलटी आसने · 20–45 सेकंद Heron Pose Krauñcāsana Intermediate · forward bends · 30–60 seconds each side Marichi's Pose A Marīcyāsana A Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side One-Handed Arm Pose Eka Hasta Bhujāsana Intermediate · balance · 3–8 breaths each side One-Legged Bridge Pose Eka Pāda Setu Bandhāsana मध्यम स्तर · मागे वाकण्याची आसने · प्रत्येक बाजूला 15–20 सेकंद Pendant Pose Lolāsana मध्यम स्तर · तोल · 3–8 श्वास Plough Pose Halāsana मध्यम · उलटी आसने · 45–90 सेकंद Reclining Hero Pose Supta Vīrāsana Intermediate · backbends · 1–3 minutes Revolved Abdomen Pose Jaṭhara Parivartanāsana Intermediate · twists · 6–10 slow rounds each side Revolved Chair Pose Parivṛtta Utkaṭāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose Parivṛtta Jānu Śīrṣāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Revolved Low Lunge Parivṛtta Añjaneyāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side वळवलेले त्रिकोण आसन Parivṛtta Trikoṇāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Revolved Wide-Angle Seated Pose Parivṛtta Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Revolved Wide-Legged Forward Bend Parivṛtta Prasārita Pādottānāsana Intermediate · twists · 30–60 seconds each side पार्श्व धनुष्य आसन Pārśva Dhanurāsana Intermediate · backbends · 2–3 breaths each side Side Plank Pose (Feet Stacked) Pārśva Phalakāsana Intermediate · balance · 20–40 seconds each side Side Plank with Lifted Leg Vasiṣṭhāsana Intermediate · balance · 15–30 seconds each side Side Wide-Angle Seated Fold Pārśva Upaviṣṭha Koṇāsana Intermediate · forward bends · 45–90 seconds each side Spread-Leg Seated Forward Fold Pāda Prasāra Paścimottānāsana Intermediate · forward bends · 45–90 seconds each side Standing Split Ūrdhva Prasārita Ekapādāsana Intermediate · inversions · 30–45 seconds each side Supported Upward Bow Pose Sālamba Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana Intermediate · backbends · 1–3 minutes Upward Plank Pose Pūrvottānāsana Intermediate · backbends · 15–30 seconds, 2 rounds Warrior III Vīrabhadrāsana III Intermediate · balance · 20–45 seconds each side Wide-Legged Plough Pose Supta Koṇāsana मध्यम · उलटी आसने · 30–60 सेकंद Wild Thing Camatkārāsana मध्यम स्तर · मागे वाकण्याची आसने · प्रत्येक बाजूला 10–20 सेकंद Both Big Toes Pose Ubhaya Pādāṅguṣṭhāsana Advanced · seated · 15–30 seconds Bulb Pose Kandāsana Advanced · backbends · 10–20 seconds बकासन बकासन Advanced · balance · 3–8 breaths Destroyer of the Universe Pose Kāla Bhairavāsana प्रगत · तोल · प्रत्येक बाजूला 3–5 श्वास Ear Pressure Pose Karṇapīḍāsana प्रगत · उलटे आसन · 20–45 सेकंद Eight-Angle Pose Aṣṭāvakrāsana प्रगत · तोल · प्रत्येक बाजूला 3–6 श्वास Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose उत्थित हस्त पादांगुष्ठासन प्रगत · तोल · 5–15 सेकंद Firefly Pose Ṭiṭṭibhāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths Flying Pigeon Pose Gālavāsana प्रगत · तोल · प्रत्येक बाजूला 3–6 श्वास Foot Behind the Head Pose Eka Pāda Śīrṣāsana प्रगत · बसून · प्रत्येक बाजूला 15–30 सेकंद फोरआर्म स्टँड Piñcha Mayūrāsana प्रगत · उलटे आसन · 15–45 सेकंद Full Lord of the Fishes Pose Pūrṇa Matsyendrāsana Advanced · twists · 20–40 seconds each side अर्ध मत्स्येंद्र आसन II Ardha Matsyendrāsana II Advanced · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Handstand Adho Mukha Vṛkṣāsana प्रगत · उलटे आसन · 10–40 सेकंद उलटे शलभासन विपरीत शलभासन Advanced · backbends · 5–10 seconds Lotus Peacock Pose Padma Mayūrāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths पद्मासन पद्मासन प्रगत · बसून · प्रत्येक बाजूला 1–3 मिनिटे Marichi's Pose B Marīcyāsana B Advanced · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Marichi's Pose C Marīcyāsana C Advanced · twists · 20–40 seconds each side Marichi's Pose D Marīcyāsana D Advanced · twists · 20–40 seconds each side Noose Pose Pāśāsana Advanced · twists · 20–40 seconds each side One-Legged Inverted Staff Pose Eka Pāda Viparīta Daṇḍāsana प्रगत · पाठीमागे वाकणे · प्रत्येक बाजूला 5–10 सेकंद One-Legged Sage Pose I Eka Pāda Kauṇḍinyāsana I प्रगत · तोल · प्रत्येक बाजूला 3–5 श्वास One-Legged Sage Pose II Eka Pāda Kauṇḍinyāsana II प्रगत · तोल · प्रत्येक बाजूला 3–5 श्वास One-Legged Shoulderstand Eka Pāda Sarvāṅgāsana Advanced · inversions · 15–30 seconds each side One-Legged Upward Bow Pose Eka Pāda Ūrdhva Dhanurāsana प्रगत · पाठीमागे वाकणे · प्रत्येक बाजूला 5–10 सेकंद Peacock Pose Mayūrāsana Advanced · balance · 3–8 breaths सुप्त वज्रासन सुप्त वज्रासन Advanced · seated · 15–30 seconds Revolved Half Moon Pose Parivṛtta Ardha Candrāsana Advanced · twists · 30–60 seconds each side वळवलेले पार्श्वकोन आसन Parivṛtta Pārśvakoṇāsana Advanced · twists · 30–60 seconds each side Rooster Pose Kukkuṭāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths Scales Pose Tolāsana Advanced · balance · 5–10 breaths Shoulder-Pressing Pose Bhujapīḍāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths पार्श्व बकासन पार्श्व बकासन प्रगत · तोल · प्रत्येक बाजूला 3–6 श्वास Side Shoulderstand Pārśva Sarvāṅgāsana Advanced · inversions · 15–30 seconds each side Supported Headstand सालंब शीर्षासन प्रगत · उलटी आसने · 30 सेकंद ते 3 मिनिटे, काही महिन्यांत हळूहळू वाढवत Supported Shoulderstand Sālamba Sarvāṅgāsana Advanced · inversions · 1–3 minutes, built up gradually ट्रायपॉड शीर्षासन सालंब शीर्षासन II प्रगत · उलटे आसन · 20–60 सेकंद Two-Legged Sage Pose Dvi Pāda Kauṇḍinyāsana प्रगत · तोल · प्रत्येक बाजूला 3–5 श्वास आधाराशिवाय शीर्षासन Nirālamba Śīrṣāsana प्रगत · उलटे आसन · 15–45 सेकंद Unsupported Shoulderstand Nirālamba Sarvāṅgāsana प्रगत · उलटे आसन · 10–30 सेकंद Upward Lotus in Shoulderstand Ūrdhva Padmāsana प्रगत · उलटे आसन · 15–30 सेकंद Upward Rooster Pose Ūrdhva Kukkuṭāsana Advanced · balance · 3–6 breaths Upward-Facing Forward Bend Ūrdhva Mukha Paścimottānāsana Advanced · forward bends · 20–40 seconds

Asked before class

Which yoga poses work the core and trunk?

141 poses on this site do, 54 of them at beginner level. They are listed below, sorted from the most accessible upwards. Note what this page is: a filter over the library by the muscles a pose works, not a treatment plan.

Can yoga fix a problem here?

That is the wrong question for a web page to answer. Pain and injury have causes that need a person, not a list — a doctor or physiotherapist who can examine you. What this page can honestly offer is a set of poses that move the area in question, which is a reasonable thing to do for general wellbeing and a bad substitute for a diagnosis.

How often should I practise these?

Range and strength both respond to frequency far more than to duration. Three short sessions across a week move more than one long one, and ten minutes daily beats an hour on Sunday by a wide margin. Start with the beginner poses in the list and add the harder ones only when the easy ones have become uninteresting.

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Posture and upright sitting 171Desk work — neck, shoulders and hips 140Hips 181Hamstrings 54The back and spine 175Neck and shoulders 166Balance and steadiness 40Wrists and forearms 35Winding down 25

Asana names are traditional. Every step, benefit and caution on this page is written for YogaPath rather than reproduced from any book, studio or other library — see how this site is written आणि what it is written from. General information only — not medical advice. Some asanas are unsuitable during pregnancy, injury or specific conditions. Learn from a qualified teacher and stop if anything hurts.

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