| There are many different yoga poses and each of | | | | your neck, shoulders and back. These bends help to |
| them perform differently and have their own function. | | | | stretch your hamstrings and lower back helping to |
| The one thing that they all have in common is that | | | | strengthen it. They also increase flexibility in your spine |
| every pose is designed to develop a persons strength | | | | which helps to relieve that tension in your upper back, |
| and flexibility. | | | | shoulders and neck. |
| Here are some of the yoga poses that are commonly | | | | Back Bends |
| used: | | | | Back bends will open your chest, rib cage and hips, |
| Standing Poses | | | | which helps to strengthen your arms and shoulders |
| Standing poses are quite important yoga poses as | | | | and also increases flexibility in your shoulders. This can |
| they are extremely helpful in aligning your body and | | | | help to relieve any tension in the front of your body |
| your feet. Standing poses can help to improve your | | | | and also increases spinal ability. Taking good care of |
| balance and also improve and maintain a good posture. | | | | your spinal cord with these poses will help to improve |
| Bad posture can cause a number of problems and | | | | and maintain good health. |
| you would be amazed at the percentage of people | | | | Balance Poses |
| that have bad posture and don't even realise it. Yoga | | | | At first balance poses can be quite challenging as |
| can help to gently stretch and straighten your back | | | | most people, without realising it, lose their balance as |
| and help to improve posture and health. Standing | | | | they get older. It isn't until you really try to balance that |
| poses also help strengthen your legs and increase | | | | you realise that your balance skill have deteriorated. |
| flexibility and elasticity in your legs and hips. | | | | Balance is very important to maintain good posture |
| Seated poses | | | | and also to prevent injuries that older people often |
| Seated yoga poses are great to increase your hips | | | | have as a result of falling over. With practise balance |
| and lower back flexibility. This helps to strengthen you | | | | poses become much easier and quite fun and they |
| back and help to reduce back pain and back problems. | | | | really are beneficial to your health. |
| Seated poses also adds suppleness to your spine, | | | | Conclusion |
| groin, knees and ankles. One very important | | | | Each type of yoga pose has it's benefits for your |
| advantage of these poses is that they will help your | | | | body and health. Even though when you first start out |
| breathing, allowing you to breathe deeply resulting in a | | | | some of the poses may seem hard, the more that |
| calmness and feeling of peace. | | | | you practise yoga, the more flexible your body will |
| Forward Bends | | | | become and the poses will become easy and you will |
| Forward bend poses are great for releasing tension in | | | | feel much better for it. |