Easy Yoga Poses For Beginners

Yoga asanas also known as yoga poses are the third limb of Patanjali Yoga. It is essential to understand the correct way to do yoga asanas. There are around 84 yoga poses, but a beginner need not start practicing all of them. Here we will provide you with basic yoga positions which a beginner can try for starting yoga practice. Remember, first attempt the poses/asanas you feel easy to attempt and then proceed to difficult ones. Each individual body is different and you have to try out and identify the easy asanas for yourself. Remember these tips for starting yoga asanas.

Basic yoga positions for beginners, required for beginners are classified into different groups for the convenience of learners. For your yoga practice follow the sequence of yoga stretches, standing poses, supine poses, prone poses, sitting positions, pranayama and meditation.

Yoga Postures For Relaxation

• Shavasana or Corpse Pose.    A pose for relaxation of mind and body.
• Balasana.   A pose for relaxation of mind and body.
• Sitting Pose For Relaxation.   Resting pose while sitting, used for taking rest while doing sitting yoga exercises.
• Yoga Nidra.    A wonderful experience, most people go into sound sleep.

Yoga Postures For Meditation/ Pranayama

• Padamasana (Lotus Pose).    Ideal asana for meditation/ pranayama, but a difficult one for inflexible people
• Vajrasana (Diamond Pose).    If you cannot do padma asana you can do pranayama in vajra asana.
• Sukhasana (Easy Pose).    If your body is not flexible to do either of two asanas, carry out pranayama in sukh asana.

Standing Yoga Poses

• Konasana.   Provides cure for arthritis and joint inflammation.
• Trikonasana.    For joint problems and back ache.
• Tadasana.    For stretching and increasing height.

Supine Yoga Poses

• Markatasana.    For flexible back.
• Pawanmuktasana.   Asana for relief from gas, wind formation.
• Uttanpadasana.    Asana for wind troubles, indigestion and intestinal problems.
• Padotanasana.     Asana for proper metabolism and large intestine.
• Leg rolling/ rotation asanas.    Ideal asanas for permanent weight loss. Free yoga videos will help you to start.

Prone Yoga Positions

• Bhujangasana/ Cobra Pose.   For flexible spine, enhances facial beauty.
• Shalabhasana.   For abdomen troubles and flexible spine.
• Sarpasana.   Reduces body fat, massages abdominal organs.
• Dhanurasana, Exercises abdomen, spine and endocrine glands.

Sitting Yoga Positions

• Kamarchakrasana.    Ideal for flexibility of Lower Back and weight loss from abdomen area and hips.
• Janushirasana (Head to Knee Pose).     Beneficial for back bone flexibility and exercise of back muscles.
• Yoga Mudra.     Ideal asana for ladies who want to retain their beauty and youthfulness.
• Mandukasana.    Ideal asana for curing diabetes.
• Ushtrasana (Camel Pose).   Cures many disorders of neck, shoulders and spine.

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