| Starting a personal yoga practice is one of the | | | | towards you. |
| greatest steps you can take in life to advance | | | | - Keeping your back straight, lean forward from the |
| yourself personally and spiritually, and in this article I am | | | | waist as far as comfortable. |
| going to get you started by teaching you some great | | | | - You should feel a good stretch in your groin. |
| beginner's yoga poses. The postures I will explain | | | | - Hold for 1 to 5 minutes while doing long deep |
| below can be done by anyone regardless of age or | | | | breathing. |
| level of experience, and they work on some very | | | | B. Benefits: |
| important aspects of your body. In fact, these poses | | | | - Improves flexibility in the hips and groin. |
| are so key to yoga and beneficial to the body, that | | | | C. Tips for Beginners: |
| yoga recommends these exercises by done every | | | | - You can bounce your knees up and down like the |
| single day. | | | | wings of a butterfly as you hold your toes. Beginners |
| Beginner Yoga Pose #1: | | | | should be careful and proceed slowly and gently. |
| Forward Bending Yoga Posture | | | | Beginner Yoga Exercise #3: |
| A. How to Do Forward Bend: | | | | Cat Cow Yoga Exercise: |
| - Sit with both legs extended straight in front of you. | | | | A. How to do Cat Cow Yoga: |
| Keep them parallel and together. | | | | - Come onto the floor on all fours. |
| - Next, reach forward and hold onto your legs as far | | | | - Now bring your head up, while at the same time |
| down as possible without bending the knees. | | | | pushing your stomach down. This is cow posture. So |
| - If you can hold your toes that's great, if not, just | | | | you are arching your back down. Inhale. |
| reach as far down as you can. | | | | - Next bring your head down and your chin towards |
| - Ensure you are bending from the waist and keep the | | | | your chest as you arch your back up like a cat. Exhale. |
| back as straight as possible. Try to bring the forehead | | | | - Start to move gently from cow posture to cat |
| to the knees if possible. | | | | position. Beginners should only move at a slow gentle |
| - Hold for 1 to 5 minutes, while doing long deep | | | | pace, later you can move faster and with more vigor. |
| breathing. | | | | - Continue for 1 to 5 minutes. |
| B. Benefits: | | | | B. Benefits: |
| - Bestows health and longevity. Also promotes | | | | - Good for your arms and very good for your back |
| spontaneous healing. | | | | and spine. |
| - Good for your nervous and digestive systems | | | | - Benefits your digestive system. |
| - Improves flexibility in the back, hamstrings, calves and | | | | - Promotes emotional balance. |
| hips. | | | | C. Tips for Beginners: |
| C. Tips for Beginners: | | | | - You can also hold each position, instead of moving |
| - As with all yoga, do not overstretch or over strain as | | | | back and forth between them. |
| you do this pose. Specially if you are a beginners, just | | | | Summary of Beginner's Yoga Poses: |
| reach as far down and possible. Slowly over time your | | | | I am sure once you start your yoga practice you will |
| flexibility will improve. | | | | be hooked. The great thing about yoga is that you can |
| - Remember is is more important to keep your legs | | | | practice it all your life, and it is never too late to start. |
| straight and not bend your knees, than it is to reach | | | | The most important advise I give to beginners is to go |
| your toes. | | | | slow with their practice. Yoga works on many |
| Beginner Yoga Pose #2: | | | | different levels of your being, and increases your |
| Butterfly Pose: | | | | energy quite dramatically, so you want to develop your |
| A. How to Do Butterfly Pose: | | | | body to be able to handle all this extra energy that is |
| - Sit up and bring the soles of your feet together in | | | | going to be unleashed by yoga. The beginner yoga |
| front of you. | | | | poses above are a great place to start and I wish you |
| - Next, hold onto your toes and gently pull your heels in | | | | the very best with your practice. |