Yoga Word Search
Yoga began in ancient India and combines physical postures, breathing and quiet attention. Many poses take their names from animals and shapes, like cobra, tree and downward-facing dog, which makes them easy to picture before you try them. A calm topic for a quiet afternoon.
Yoga word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- balance
- breathe
- calm
- mat
- pose
- posture
- relax
- strength
- stretch
- tree pose
Yoga word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- balance
- breathe
- calm
- child pose
- cobra
- downward dog
- flexible
- mat
- pose
- posture
- relax
- strength
- stretch
- tree pose
- warrior
Yoga word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- balance
- breathe
- calm
- chair pose
- child pose
- cobra
- downward dog
- flexible
- flow
- mat
- meditation
- namaste
- pose
- posture
- relax
- spine
- strength
- stretch
- tree pose
- warrior
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Words in the Yoga word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- pose
- A held body position, the basic unit of practice
- breathe
- Steady breathing guides movement through a session
- stretch
- Lengthening a muscle to improve range of motion
- balance
- Holding steady on one foot or a small base
- mat
- Padded sticky surface rolled out for practice
- calm
- Settled state many people seek in practice
- tree pose
- Standing on one leg with the other foot on the thigh
- relax
- Releasing tension in body and mind
- strength
- Muscle power built by holding poses
- posture
- How the body is aligned when sitting or standing
- flexible
- Able to bend and move through a wide range
- cobra
- Chest lift from lying face down on the floor
- warrior
- Family of strong standing lunge poses
- child pose
- Resting pose kneeling with the forehead down
- downward dog
- Inverted V shape with hands and feet on the floor
- namaste
- Respectful greeting often said at the end of class
- meditation
- Quiet focused attention, often on the breath
- flow
- Sequence linking poses with the rhythm of breathing
- chair pose
- Deep knee bend as if sitting on an invisible seat
- spine
- Backbone that many poses aim to keep long
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