this yoga pose on the knees meme has a proper name - please alias/rename?

BUR #55723 has been rejected.

create alias reverse_yogic_sleep_pose -> aranyasana

At reverse yogic sleep pose it says at the top " Looking for yoga experts to confirm the name of the pose"

I'm not sure where the phrase RYSP was concocted but it's a clunky thing and the proper namy aranyasana has existed for years to refer to this yoga asana.

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A40g2xXZGw published 10 April 2021
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vZllmONR8 published 4 February 2024
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rwbPoqVXxxQ published 16 June 2025
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fq0iVbTS_w published 18 June 2025
*https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eByvnF4ArBo published 10 August 2025

Example videos of people performing it using that name, also an overview at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/aranyasana

Nobody in the history of twitter has referred to this as aranyasana, so I don't think it'll make it any easier to find. This should be called something like theabibyama's yoga pose trend or something.

BUR #55725 has been rejected.

create implication reverse_yogic_sleep_pose -> yoga

Since it's a yoga pose, might as well add implication to the yoga tag.

FineAdditionToCollection said in forum #421608:

BUR #55725 has been rejected.

create implication reverse_yogic_sleep_pose -> yoga

Since it's a yoga pose, might as well add implication to the yoga tag.

You know how it is with trends, sometimes someone is going to make something that references it but doesn't actually feature it.

From some digging on the internet I found that a lot of people call this pose "Bound Puppy Pose", you can Google it and check the images, I think the pose matches exactly.

One blog post also called it "Uttana Shishosana / Extended Puppy Pose (Variation)"

PolishedRubbish said in forum #422042:

From some digging on the internet I found that a lot of people call this pose "Bound Puppy Pose", you can Google it and check the images, I think the pose matches exactly.

One blog post also called it "Uttana Shishosana / Extended Puppy Pose (Variation)"

Uttana Shishosana (Puppy Pose) is a mix between Child Pose and Downward Dog.

You can ignore the "Extended" stuff that just gets tacked on, and "variation" is clearly worth ignoring too - that's not a name.

There are similarities between Puppy and Aranyasana for sure - the primary difference is that the knees are maximally bent and held in place by the arms being reached back.

The problem with refering to this as "puppy" (ie derived from downward dog) is it's the complete opposite arm-wise. Downward Dog is iconic for maximally stretching out the shoulders in front of the body, reaching them behind is a 180 on that concept.

It would be like referring to Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) as a "Bound Dog". Applying new adjectives to existing poses is just going to confuse people, better to use the unique name. I can 100% see aliasing bound_puppy to redirect to Aranyasana though.

BUR #56287 has been approved by @nonamethanks.

create alias reverse_yogic_sleep_pose -> bound_puppy_pose
create alias theabibyama's_yoga_pose_trend -> bound_puppy_pose
create alias aranyasana -> bound_puppy_pose

This seems to be the best name for it.
"Reverse yogic sleep" is completely wrong, so it'll have to be unaliased eventually so that it can be freed for the actual pose, which we probably already have posts of (just google it and you'll see how wrong it is).
On the other hand, "bound puppy pose" immediately shows correct google results.

Not sure if the trend warrants having a different tag from the general pose, but if we can get more posts of this pose that are not the trend it would be worth considering.

The bulk update request #55725 (forum #421608) has been rejected by @nonamethanks.

The bulk update request #55723 (forum #421598) has been rejected by @nonamethanks.

NNT if you're gonna reject aranyasana despite the 9:2 vote then can we at least alias it to your new nomination?

create alias aranyasana -> bound_puppy_pose

Added to the BUR

The bulk update request #56287 (forum #423811) has been approved by @nonamethanks.