Yoga for beginners for a healthy living

Introduction

Take your time out and do these basic yoga poses or asanas even for 10 minutes everyday for great health and fitness and mental peace. Health and fitness is more important than money, because if you do not have good health, what is the use of money? If your health goes bad, you spend all your money on improving your health, which can be prevented ahead of time if you can spend some time everyday. Or if you earn enough money but do not have the health to enjoy, that is even worse! 

Below are a set of poses (asanas) for beginners in Yoga. These are very simple and easy to follow with only 3-4 days of practice you can become a master of these asanas and move to the next level of "Advanced Yoga Asanas"

Remember ---- ASANA = POSE!

What you need

You practically don't need to buy anything to be healthy with Yoga. All you need is some space and some quiet environment to increase concentration and improve the technique. Wear comfortable clothes so that you can stretch or bend without any resistance from your clothing.

List of Yoga Poses (asanas) for beginners

• Tadasana (Palm Tree Pose)
• AdhoMukha Svanasana (Downward Dog Pose)
• Veerabhadrasana (Warrior pose)
• Vrikshasana (Tree Pose)
• Setubandh asana (Bridge Pose)
• Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
• Ardhamatsyendrasana (Seated Twist pose)
• Bhujang asana (Cobra pose)
• Rajakapot asana (Pigeon Pose)
• Bakasana (Crow Pose)
• Balasana (Childs Pose)

Tadasana (Palm Tree Pose)

Benefits: Stretches the arms, the chest, the abdominal muscles, the spine and the leg muscles along with giving a sense of balance. This is an easy asana and can be done by all age groups

1. Take a deep breath and stretch the arms, shoulders and chest upwards
2. Remain in this position for few seconds
3. Bring down the heels, arms, shoulders and chest to normal position while breathing out

AdhoMukha Svanasana (Downward Dog Pose)

Benefits: Lengthens the spine, strengthens the muscles of the chest increasing lung capacity. This is an easy asana and can be done by most age groups

1. Come onto your fours. Lift the hips up, straightening the knees and elbows, form an inverted V-shape with the body
2. Remain in this position for few seconds
3. Exhale. Bend the knees, return to all fours. Relax

Veerabhadrasana (Warrior pose)

Benefits: Tones the legs and back and improves balance of the body. Increases concentration and improves stamina. This is an easy asana and can be done by all age groups

1. Take a deep breath and stretch the arms, and legs
2. Remain in this position for few seconds
3. Exhale and get back to the standing position with arms, shoulders and leg back in position

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