How To Take Those First Steps Into Yoga For Beginners

Yoga is all around us these days. From Sting toArguably, these are the 3 main poses you have to lay
Madonna, to maybe even your next door neighbor,emphasis on in learning yoga for a beginner, but there
everyone is hooked upon this fitness craze and withare other poses that should be included as you go
good cause. As a form of physical exercise, Yogafurther. They are
indeed is a force to be reckoned with. But just how 
can one go about using yoga for beginners? It is my1. The forward Bending exercises: Head to Knee pose,
hope that as a Yoga practitioner and enthusiast, thisPlough Pose and Wind reliving pose
article will be of assistance in this regard. 
 2. The Back Bending Exercises: The Bow, Inclined
If you have been considering learning yoga or havePlane and Wheel Poses.
recently begun a yoga practice, I hope to provide you 
with some useful and helpful tips in which may be3. The Spinal Twists
helpful to you in using yoga for beginners. 
 4. The Balancing Exercises: The Peacock, Crow, Side
I have been doing Yoga for quite some time now, 6Plank and 4-limbed staff Poses
years to be exact and since the first day I swore of 
free-weights and exercise machines, my use of Yoga5. The Exercises in Sitting and Standing Positions
and other body weight exercises like Hindu-Push ups 
(in my honest opinion a Yoga derivative) has been the6. The Abdominal and Breathing Exercises.
main method for keeping fit. (in addition-of course- to 
my diet which co-incidentally changed when I startedEach of these groups has several variations on the
Yoga as a beginner those 6 years back.)root poses; however, let me tell you a secret that
 would go a long way in aiding you as a beginner
I will now enumerate the yoga poses to be learned aslearning Yoga. Do at least 24 round of the previously
a starter which can aid or supplement your knowledgementioned Sun Salutations and the ease in executing
from your yoga classes, books and or DVD's.these poses will come almost naturally. Trust me.
  
Yoga for Beginners: Yoga Poses to Learn first.There are several styles of Yoga to pick from and in
 seeking the right style of Yoga for a beginner; it might
The Sun Salutations: Okay, this is the core of Yogabe quite difficult to pick the best. However, since
itself. This exercise is a combination of Yoga Poses,Iyengar Yoga seems to involve a lot of props that can
Breathing exercise, Sun Bathing and Prayer. It is theaid till flexibility is re-gained or enhanced, it may be one
warm-up of a yoga class or personal yoga sessionof the easier choices to pick. Kripalu and Bikram Yoga
and is a combination of poses, 12 to be exact, that aremay also be quite easy to pick up as well as a
performed in a synchronized motion with emphasis onbeginner.
rhythmic breathing. They mildly exercise the arms and 
legs and are often recommended for obesity,To find the best yoga for beginner class around you,
depression and fitness. Friends, several Martial Artists,you can always check your local YMCA or YWCA
Indian and African Wrestlers perform tons of roundsbranches as they almost always carry information on
of these exercises alone, so in learning yoga, forYoga classes for all stages: from beginner to
beginners, this will be a guaranteed must-know.intermediate.
  
The Shoulder Stand: Don't be intimidated by the nameOne other factor that I must stress is the need to also
at all. Even for a beginner, this yoga pose is a piece ofpick up a Yoga diet for health and aiding these poses
cake, really. It is actually a very important pose though,to both strengthen and detoxify you. This will-as a
arguably the most important as its Sanskrit nameresult of the symbiotic relationship that exists between
(Savangasana) actually means the "all members" or "allYoga and a proper diet-speed up an increase in
limbs" pose, meaning it affects all parts of the body. Asfitness, weight loss, focus and the ability to execute
a beginner, be aware that some poses (such as thisthese poses easily.
one) do have specific counter poses, so if you're 
taking a Yoga for beginner class or learning from aThough Yoga for beginners may best be learned from
DVD, make sure you are taught these poses toa certified instructor, your own practice will remain
counter-act and balance the effects of theparamount for your mastery of this form of physical
Shoulder-stand pose on the body, these are the Bridgeculture and there are tons of books and DVD's to help
and fish poses. Here's a hint or ratio to adhere to inin regards to this. Moreover, keep in mind that as a
their combined execution: 6:1:2 , meaning the ‘bridge'beginner doing yoga, not unless you intend to do lots of
and ‘fish' poses should be held for a sixth and thirdSun Salutations as mentioned above, you may still
of the time you spend in the Shoulder-stand Posewant to incorporate some body-weight resistance
respectively.poses (that co-incidentally are still Yogic in origin) such
 as the Hindu-Push-ups and Squats and the Bridge
The Corpse Pose: You've got to learn this Yoga Pose(now this is and the first one are basically Yoga poses
as a beginner. It is the relaxation pose that is usuallyin motion friends...).
executed during and after your session as a means of 
relaxing the muscles used for your yoga exercise. AtThis combination will see that till you have mastered
the end of a session, it is usually done for about 15the use of Yoga poses to make a complete session,
minutes and one always comes out feeling refreshedyou are still burning up enough calories and exercising
after its execution.the muscles for both weight loss and fitness.