10 Easy Yoga Poses For Beginners

Tadasana

Tadasana or Mountain Pose helps you learn to stand tall and steady like a mountain. It is more than just "simply standing," and it helps improve focus and concentration.

Vrksasana

Vrksasana or Tree Pose helps one achieve focus and clarity and this is excellent for beginners to achieve balance while standing on one foot. Focus on your breathing. If you feel unsteady at the start, you can have your back braced against a wall.

Paschimottanasana

Paschimottanasana or Seated Forward Bend massages the abdominal and pelvic organs, stretches the lower back, and helps tone the shoulders.

Balasana

Balasana or Child Pose is a simple but effective yoga pose that soothes the nervous system and allays constipation.

Marjiarasana

Marjiarasana or Cat Pose is excellent for relaxing the mind, strengthening your wrists and shoulders, and making your spine flexible. It also improves digestion.

Adho Mukha Svanasana

Also known as Downward-Facing Dog Pose, this is a resting pose and one of the first you learn when you start doing yoga. It stretches and strengthens the entire body.

Baddhakonsasana

Baddhakonsasana or Butterfly pose relieves menstrual discomfort in women. It helps in bowel movement and makes the hip and groin region more flexible.

Ardha Chakrasana

Ardha Chakrasana or Bending Backward tones the arms and shoulder muscles and helps stretch the upper front torso.

Hastapadasana

Hastapadasna or Forward Bend stretches your upper back and abdominal muscles. It's also great for the calf muscles and hamstring.

Savasana

Savasana or Corpse Pose is not about simply lying down. It might look easy but it requires immense focus. You must stay present and aware during the 5-10 minutes you spend in this final relaxation pose.

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