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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga Sometime we want a practice that keeps us close to the ground. Here are some ways to work on seated poses. Seated Poses An illustrated index of all the seated poses on this site, with bonus tips for each pose. Poses are arranged from basic to advanced to help you find the correct level of difficulty for your practice. See More About:  seated poses  hamstring stretches  beginning poses Chair Poses Ten poses are adapted here so that they can be done while seated in a chair. Includes poses that are usually done standing and seated on the floor. See More About:  senior exercise  chair yoga  home practice Adjustments Poll: Yea or Nay? About.com Guide to Pilates Marguerite Ogle's experience with ambiguous gentle adjustments at the recent Yoga Journal conference inspired this poll to assess readers' current attitudes towards manual adjustments. Pose of the Week - Easy Pose - Sukasana Featuring sukasana this week gives me the chance to share one of my favorite yoga tricks. In seated postures like this, our teachers often tell us to stack the shoulders over the hips in order to bring the spine into good alignment. But how can you tell when the shoulders are over the hips? A lot of us unconsciously lean a little forward or a little back. If you close your eyes in this pose and allow yourself to sway the torso forward and back over the hips, you start to get a sense of what the middle feels like. Make your movements smaller and smaller until you come into stillness in what feels like the center. See More About:  hip openers  seated poses  beginning poses Yoga Ads Yoga for Weight Loss Yoga Exercises Yoga Videos Yoga Workout Yoga Pilates Featured Articles Yoga Frequently Asked Questions Practicing Yoga During Pregnancy Beginning Yoga Practice An Index of Yoga Poses Yoga Styles Yoga Audio, Books, and Videos   More from About.com Plan a Caribbean Vacation Whether you're planning a romantic escape, a girlfriend getaway, or an active family vacation we've got the resources you need. Read more...> How to Eat Locally Eating locally has many benefits, the food is fresher, tastes better, and has less environmental impact. But how can you get started? Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Ann Pizer Yoga Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Yoga newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads What is Yoga? Yoga for Beginners - How to Start Yoga and Weight Loss Yoga Tips Sun Salutation - Step by Step   Follow me on: Advertisement