11 Popular Beginner Yoga Poses Vol. 1 Of 3

By Kyle Heier


Yoga poses and yoga in general are gaining traction in mainstream culture. The popularity of yoga has grasped on and formed it into an exercise of the mind, body, and soul for everyone. The origins of yoga and each of the yoga poses are certainly spiritual. The large array of yoga poses serve as a release from our regular routine, and a challenge for those who want to further discipline their mind and physique. Volume one of the three covers the first three of 11 yoga poses. The desire is to describe more popular beginner yoga poses to describe the basic technique in order to understand and try whenever you have free time. Yoga poses work as a wonderful fitness catalyst and are wonderful substitutes from the regular physical activities. There is a high emphasis on the core strength and overall flexibility, and these fundamentals carry over to other fitness, sports, and recreational activities. If nothing else, your body will love you for taking the time to fine tune it and keep it in healthy form.

Without further ado

Mountain Yoga Pose

1. Standing with your feet apart at the heels, touch your large toes together to bring them all into a formed line. Begin rocking back and forth as well as side to side to find the position most comfortable for your feet without moving your heels and toes from the original positioning on the ground.

2. Begin to tense your thighs and support the arches in your feet by lifting the inner ankles. slightly flex the inner thighs and core to bring the naval and the pelvis closer together.

3. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and slowly release them down the back. Raise your sternum without raising your rib cage and widen your collarbones. Lower your hands to your side.

4. Keeping your chin parallel to the floor, align your head over your pelvic area. Press your tongue down to the floor of your mouth and relax your eyes.

5. The mountain yoga pose is also called Tadasana. This is the foundation for most all upright and standing yoga poses. Hold this yoga pose for 30 seconds to a minute at a time while practicing relaxed breathing.

Bridge Pose

1. Lie on the floor and place a thickly folded towel beneath your neck if you require the support. Bend your knees and set your feet on the floor with your heels as as close to the glutes as you can.

2. With your hands and feet on the floor, push your pelvis up without flexing your glute muscles. Keep your thighs and inner feet parallel. Hold your hands together beneath your body and push them towards your feet in order to properly adjust your shoulders on the floor.

3. Raise your pelvis until your thighs are about parallel to the floor keeping your knees at 90 degrees. Lengthen the tailbone in the lift by pushing your knees away from you. Slightly bring tension to your core to bring your pelvis and naval together.

4. Flatten your head to the ground by moving your chin away from your chest. Begin firming your shoulder blades and moving your sternum towards your chin. Tighten the outer arms and widen your shoulder blades. Try to lift the space between the shoulder blades up into the torso.

5. Stay in the pose anywhere from 30 seconds to 1 minute. Release with an exhalation, rolling the spine slowly down onto the floor.

Yoga Poses: Downward Facing Dog

1. Position yourself on your hands and knees. Place knees below the hips and your hands ahead of your shoulders. Spread your palms and place your index fingers roughly parallel to each other. Point your toes forward.

2. Exhale slowly while lifting the knees from the floor to a straight position without locking the knees. With your heels lifted slightly, stretch your butt towards the ceiling and flex your thighs towards the groin.

3. Push your upper thighs back and bring your heels closer to the floor while exhaling. Begin straightening your legs without locking your knees.

4. Tighten your forearms and apply pressure to the tips of both index fingers. Begin lifting from this point to your wrists and all the way up to your shoulders. Rotate your shoulder blades by bringing them together and allowing them to migrate to the lower back. Set the head in a position between the arms without letting it rest.

5. The Downward facing dog, or Adho Mukha Svanasana is one of the yoga poses traditionally used in the sun salutation sequence. Remain in this pose anywhere between 1 to 3 minutes followed by bending your knees towards the floor while exhaling to finish in child's pose.




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