Image credits
Photographs & licences
Pose photographs are from Wikimedia Commons and Pexels and are used under the licences shown below. Photos were resized for the web; no other changes were made. Images under a ShareAlike (BY-SA) licence remain available under that same licence. Thank you to every photographer and model.
Yoga at Your Park - Bitilasana.jpg
By Mary O'Neill
Licence: Public domain · Resized to 1280px wide
Shows the Cat (rounded back) phase.
Woman doing yoga in Wind Removing pose
By Miriam Alonso
Licence: Pexels License · Resized to 1200px wide
The photo shows the head lifted toward the knees; beginners keep the head resting on the mat.
Woman lying on the floor with legs up the wall
By PNW Production
Licence: Pexels License · Resized to 1200px wide
Bhujangasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
By Kennguru
Licence: CC BY 3.0
Shows a fuller Cobra; beginners lift lower with bent elbows.
Woman doing Supine Spinal Twist on yoga mat
By Miriam Alonso
Licence: Pexels License · Resized to 1200px wide
Paschimotanasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
By Kennguru
Licence: CC BY 3.0
Shows a deep fold; beginners bend their knees.
Utthita-Parshvakonasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
By Kennguru
Licence: CC BY 3.0
Shows the full version with the hand on the floor; beginners rest the forearm on the thigh.
By robzabelyoga.com
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized to 1280px wide
Shows the supported version, sitting on a cushion.
Salabhasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg
By Kennguru
Licence: CC BY 3.0
Shows a variation with arms reaching forward; beginners keep arms by their sides and lift less.
