| Yoga postures are very beneficial to your health. To | | | | salutation pose which helps to completely stretch all |
| do them all you need is self discipline and self | | | | the muscles in the body. Leg raises are good |
| confidence. You are free to try out the various yoga | | | | exercises for toning the leg muscles so that you get |
| postures. | | | | greater flexibility and stamina to help you do the more |
| It is important to know that Yoga consists of exercises | | | | difficult postures. The head stand pose is great for the |
| that will benefit your body. In yoga the exercises are | | | | heart. Now let's look at some difficult postures. |
| so designed that they make your body strong helping | | | | The bridge and plough poses offer great flexibility for |
| vital energies to flow throughout your body unhindered | | | | your back. Though they make look tough to do, you |
| and helping you to relax completely. With total | | | | will find that through gentle and regular practice you |
| relaxation of the body the mind also becomes | | | | can achieve these poses with ease. Be patient and |
| peaceful. Yoga consists of a set of exercises which | | | | practice these postures with dedication so that you will |
| need to be performed in various poses and they need | | | | soon perfect them. The next set includes the forward |
| to be practiced with care. | | | | bending pose which helps to stimulate the nervous |
| Daily practice of yoga consists of three important | | | | system while the fish pose helps tone the lungs and |
| aspects which have to be practiced with the yogic | | | | chest muscles. |
| postures. The first is Japa or repetitive chanting of a | | | | The cobra pose is good for women who are suffering |
| mantra, serious study of scriptures on yoga and finally | | | | from menstrual problems as it helps stimulate the |
| meditation which needs to be practiced daily at a | | | | lower abdomen and strengthen the pelvic muscles. |
| particular place and time. | | | | The various internal organs get massaged and blood |
| The corpse pose is one of the first exercises taught | | | | circulation is also improved. To strengthen the lower |
| to a student. This pose is often repeated during other | | | | back, you need to do the locust pose. This also helps |
| yogic postures and is also done at the end of each | | | | prevent constipation. |
| session. The corpse pose is one posture that helps the | | | | For a strong and flexible back you need to do the |
| body to relax completely and is often used as a | | | | bow pose which is great for reducing belly fat, of |
| relaxation exercise. This pose is very easy to perform | | | | course with a proper diet. For the spines you can try |
| and is also a good meditative posture for it allows the | | | | the half spinal twist pose. |
| mind to relax and gain strength. | | | | The crow posture makes your arms strong and |
| You can start your set of yoga exercises by doing | | | | improves the joints along with greater breathing |
| some simple warm ups to help your muscles relax. | | | | capacity. Perform the hands to feet pose and the |
| Shoulder lifts follow the warm up exercises after | | | | triangle pose for flexibility and strength. To regain all the |
| which you can do a series of eye exercises which | | | | energy you lost while doing the earlier poses you have |
| help to improve your eyesight and prevent them from | | | | to do the corpse pose again as a final exercise. This |
| becoming tired. This can be followed by the Sun | | | | will help your body to relax completely. |