Thursday, March 19, 2015

Yoga Poses That Any Beginner Can Follow

By Jaryd Jordy


Below are 5 idiot-proof poses you can do in the comforts of your room right now. And if you feel you're ready by the end of this list, we encourage to have your first real yoga practice.

1. Mountain Pose - Tadasana

Underneath you can find 5 easy starter poses that you can practice on your own in the peace of your house. Maybe you feel ready and motivated to start with yoga when you finished the list and that is the time we motivate people to start taking yoga lessons.

Yoga is a lot about being conscious about the stretching exercises. It is also about sensing all the muscle and breathing if you do your poses, like even a position as easy as the Mountain Position gives its own specific defiance. In the relation to yoga, the position implies placing your feet down six thumbs away of each other, with your legs muscles solid without being tight, your both shoulders in the same line with your thighs, and neck supple and right-angles.

2. Warrior I - Virbhadrasana I

Performing Mountain posture is the key for all the other standing postures, and to do this properly you have to breath slow and deep, once you get the hang of this, you will enjoy this position a lot.

Maintain a 90-degree lunge with your right leg, ensuring that your core muscles are fully engaged.

The key to doing Warrior I properly is to keep your hips square and facing forward. A good rule of thumb is to check whether they're parallel to front side of your mat-you may have to widen your stance a bit to maintain your balance. You can place your feet or hands against a wall to strengthen your body awareness.

Important note when performing Warrior I is that you hold your hips completely stretched while focusing your gaze ahead of you. An excellent tip is to control if they are in lign with the front edge of the mat - If you want, dilate your positioning a small amount to retain balance. Aditionally, you may place feet and palms on a wall. This will strengthen bdy consciousness.

A seemingly toilless position and one of the most popular yoga positions, Taking-off by positioning your 2 palms steadily on the front side of the yoga mat, with your hands facing downward, fingers facing out - assure to hold both half-foot ahead from the shoulders.

Although a perfect downward-facing dog takes time to master, beginners can focus on keeping their backs straight while holding the pose-the key is to keep a straight spine. And don't forget to breathe!

It takes some time to master downward dog, as you need a lot of flexibility and strength to perform this exercise. If you start with this position you focus on aligning the spine and holing your back straight. Put pressure on the feet to hold them down. All of this together with good breathing will make a good exercise!

Child's pose is a restorative pose, one you'll be turning to when you need a break in the middle of practice. It's a healing pose, drawing inspiration from the fetal position. If you're coming from downward-facing dog, just bend your knees and lower your buttocks as your chest descends to the floor over your knees.

Bring your shoulders and head down to the floor, with your arms stretched out forward along your sides, hands and fingers outstretched. Focus on your breathing and relax, taking time to feel your back stretched out.

Relax your head and shoulders and slightly lower them towards the ground. Straighten both arms and stretch handpalms and fingertips completely. Try to focus on proper and deep breathing. Lose tension in your back.




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