Realizing that animals are very effective in adapting their bodily functions to changing external conditions, these yogis began to imitate the postures of the animals. The asanas they practiced were named accordingly: the cat asana, the fish asana, the cobra asana, the lion asana, the peacock asana, and the crane asana, to name but a few.
透過了解動物如何調適自己的身體機能，以順應外在變化，於是創造了瑜伽體位法，並命名為貓式、魚式、眼鏡蛇式、獅子式、孔雀式、鶴式…… 等。