Learning About The Different Yoga Postures
Personaltrainer , London: Jan 19 2008
Made Popular Feb 3 2008

Yoga is by far one of the most beneficial exercises out there
today, and if you are interested in learning about yoga then one
of the first things that you are going to have to make yourself
aware on is that of the different yoga postures that are
involved.
About The Different Yoga Postures When it comes to the different yoga postures, there are many,
however if you are a newcomer to yoga, then the first yoga
postures you are going to want to learn about are the most basic
ones.
One of the most basic yoga postures of all is the Sukhasana,
which is considered as being one of the most basic and easiest
yoga postures of all, and it is a starting position which helps
you to focus on awareness of your breathing and your body and as
well helps to strength back muscles and to open the groin and
hips.
In order to complete this position you need to sit cross-legged
with your hands on your knees, and focus on your breath. Make
sure that you keep your spine straight and push the sit bones
down into the floor. Allow the knees to gently lower, and
remember that if the knees rise above your hips, you need to sit
on a cushion or block in order to fix this.
Another one of the most basic or beginning postures is known as
the Dog and Cat, and this one works primarily to increase the
flexibility of the spine. It is really two poses, one flowing
into the other. You begin on your hands and knees, keeping your
hands just in front of your shoulders, with your legs about hip
width apart.
Then, as you inhale, tilt the tailbone and pelvis up, and then
let the spine curve downward, dropping the stomach low, and then
lift your head up. Stretch gently, and as you exhale, move into
the cat position by reversing the spinal bend, tilting the
pelvis downward, and drawing the spine up and the stomach in.
There are so many other yoga positions however you want to
start with these and the other most basic and easy positions
first, so that you can start here and then work your way up as
you increase in talent and flexibility.
Remember that yoga is one of the best exercises that you can do
by far, and so you should definitely try it out for yourself, at
least once, just to get a feel for it and you are surely going
to fall in love with it.

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