Ang isang asana ay isang postura ng katawan, na orihinal at isang pangkalahatang termino para sa isang pag-upo ng pagninilay magpose, at mamaya pinalawak sa hatha yoga at modernong yoga bilang ehersisyo, sa anumang uri ng pose o posisyon, at pagbabalanse, nakatayo, inverted, twisting, at pagbabalanseposes.
An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose, and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of pose or position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses