About Yoga: Simple Poses You Love

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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga After you've been practicing for awhile, it's easy to get caught up in mastering the really complicated yoga poses and forget to enjoy the simpler poses. Here are some poses that not only represent the heart of a consistent practice but form the necessary building blocks for those advanced postures. Ten Simple Yoga Exercises If you got out of bed and stretched your arms up this morning, you already did a yoga pose. Yoga introduces a mindfulness to stretching, so that you pay attention to your alignment and how the position really feels in your body. Here is a sequence of ten poses that look simple but will stretch and strengthen your major muscle groups. Search Related Topics:  yoga sequences  yoga workouts  beginning poses What's Your Favorite Pose? What yoga pose do you secretly hope will appear in every class? The one that satisfies your need to stretch, relax, balance, or be strong. Share your favorite pose here- you can even include a picture! Search Related Topics:  share your story  Yoga Warm-Up Series This short series of poses includes tension relievers and gentle stretches. You can use it before class, as a warm up for your home practice, or for stress relief at the end of your day. Search Related Topics:  yoga sequences  home practice  exercise for beginners Pose of the Week - Half Moon Pose - Ardha Chandrasana I've been enjoying the heck out of some ardha chandrasana recently. When I'm doing my short daily stretch sequence, I like to throw it in right after the lunge for an extra hamstring stretch. In a longer practice session, it's nice to return to ardha chandrasana later to play with your balance by starting to take the weight out of your fingertips and, eventually, lift your hand off the floor. Search Related Topics:  balances  standing poses  intermediate poses Related Searches Hatha Yoga Exercise Yoga Training Class Yoga Equipment Yoga Poses Meditation Yoga Featured Articles Practicing Yoga During Pregnancy Beginning Yoga Practice An Index of Yoga Poses Yoga Styles Yoga Audio, Books, and Videos Yoga Clothing and Equipment   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. 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: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 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