19 March 2015

Amusing Series Features Yoga Poses With Funny, Brutally Honest Names



Real name: Extended triangle pose / If it were honest: The ‘f**k my pits stink’ pose



If you practice yoga, you might realize that some poses can do with names that are more appropriately matched to the actions required.



The team over at BuzzFeed has come up with some illustrations of such yoga poses and has given them names that are more ‘honest’.



Check out some below and head on over here for the full series.





Real name: Tree pose / If it were honest: The ‘yeah I’m a tree, whatever’ pose





Real name: Side-reclining leg lift / If it were honest: The ‘I’m just going to let one slip out’ pose





Real name: Standing forward bend / If it were honest: The ‘oh great, there’s a guy behind me’ pose





Real name: Warrior II pose / If it were honest: The ‘THIS IS SPARTAAA!!’ pose





Real name: Wide-legged forward bend / If it were honest: The ‘this isn’t how I usually do doggy-style’ pose





Real name: Virasana or Hero pose / If it were honest: The ‘god, is this over yet?’ pose





Real name: Savasana / If it were honest: The ‘thank f**k for that’ pose





[via BuzzFeed]