| Yoga has become a very popular form of exercise, | | | | result in remarkably noticeable balance and grace. |
| however, some styles focus primarily on physically | | | | The posture requires balance, focus and |
| working the back, for instance: the most important | | | | concentration--all the basic guidelines of Yoga--both |
| Yoga poses in this case will differ from others, | | | | spiritual and physical are involved in Yoga poses. The |
| remaining the most important Yoga poses for another | | | | tree balance is one of the many Yoga poses where |
| kind of Yoga. There are also very difficult one might | | | | the key is to relax and clear your mind. Not thinking |
| focus on in other styles of Yoga designed to stretch | | | | about the difficulty of the pose itself--releasing |
| and strengthen other specific parts of the body, and | | | | tension--that is the mental aspect of several complex |
| many that work the entire body, treating the body as | | | | positions--without which many Yoga poses would be |
| left and right equals yin and yang. | | | | virtually impossible to hold. |
| There are specific Yoga poses for the floor parts of | | | | This is one of the most well known Yoga postures. |
| Yoga exercise, as well as the more familiar standing | | | | However, there are many. Including, as I mentioned |
| Yoga poses. | | | | before, many floor Yoga poses. Focus and breath--this |
| One of the most basic kinds of standing Yoga poses | | | | is how you remain in any of the Yoga poses. |
| one will learn in Yoga is what is called the tree balance. | | | | One example of the floor Yoga poses is the snake: |
| In this balance you will: | | | | 1) Lay flat on your stomach with your hands on your |
| 1) Prepare as always by checking the posture and | | | | shoulders. |
| lifting through the torso, pushing your shoulders down. | | | | 2) Lift up by straightening the arms and focus up--as |
| 2) Hold your eyes on one object diagonally or straight | | | | though your eyes were also a part of the arch. |
| forward for the entire pose. | | | | 3) Focus on pushing the pelvis down towards the |
| 3) Stand with your feet together. | | | | floor--arching your back. |
| 4) Lift up onto the balls of your feet. | | | | 4) And keep your shoulders down, as with virtually all |
| 5) Rock your weight back, onto your heels. | | | | Yoga poses. |
| 6) Strengthen the right leg shifting all of your weight | | | | Remember, all Yoga poses are meant to be held. You |
| and lift your left leg slowly up so that your foot lays | | | | do not just reach the posture. Instead you reach it and |
| flat, toes down, resting on your right inner thigh. | | | | remain there--thirty seconds, a minute etc. Holding, |
| 7) Your arms slowly lift up to what is called the prayer | | | | breathing, the asana, and the pranayama, this is how |
| position: both palms meeting directly above the top of | | | | the balance is earned. In all Yoga poses you will find |
| the head--the full body in perfect alignment. Meeting | | | | that you can stretch further and further each time. |
| above the crown chakra and lengthening all the way | | | | There are many other yoga poses and techniques out |
| through the body. | | | | there--go find the perfect kind of yoga for you! |
| The benefits of practicing this posture are many. It will | | | | |