Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Some Basic Yoga Poses for Beginners


Here are some basic Yoga poses that are great to begin your yoga practice. It is a great way to begin and end your day. Yoga is a powerful tool for stress release, flexibility, immune system support, helps with concentration, strength, and wellness of body, mind, and soul.


Cat Stretch; Done on all fours, this helps to stretch the spine.


Child Pose; This is relaxing and comfortable.

Cobra Pose; This is a basic back bend pose.


Downward Facing Dog Pose; Gives flexibility and strength.



Mountain Pose; The foundation to all standing poses.


Plank Pose; Strengthens arms, legs, spine, and core.

Standing Forward Bend Pose; Bending over and reaching for your toes.



Staff Pose: A seated pose from which all poses originate.

So those are just a few of the basic yoga poses to get you started. I will be showing you more later to add to your growing list of things to help you stay healthy of body, mind, and soul!


Till Tomorrow,
Queenie

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