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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga Don't get worried, we're talking about spinal health here. Let's leave the twerking for the clubs and get down with something a little mellower for the yoga crowd. Start Small: Pelvic Tilts If you haven't heard me rave about pelvic tilts, you are really missing something. I just love this exercise. They are a great way to work the kinks out of a stiff spine. Search Related Topics:  beginning poses  yoga for back pain  supine poses Go Bigger: Cat - Cow Stretch A cat-cow stretch is basically the same movement as a pelvic tilt, just a little bigger. I often see students doing this stretch leading with their neck. Try to originate the movement in the tail instead. You can also do them in a chair. Like right now! Search Related Topics:  hands and knees  beginning poses  Yoga Exercises for Back Pain This series of four poses, including cat-cow, is designed to prevent back pain through improving basic spinal flexibility, strengthening the core and the spinal support muscles, and becoming comfortable with the movements that control flexion and extention of the spine. Search Related Topics:  hands and knees  yoga for back pain  yoga workouts Pose of the Week - Marichyasana I If I have one yoga pet peeve (one? who am I kidding? what? you too? share them here! you'll feel better afterwards!) it's this: getting ahead of yourself. Like when the teacher gives a specific chain of commands, each dependent on the one before it, to get you into a complicated pose. She's saying, "If you can do A, move on to B. When you've got B, try C," but all around are people attempting C without ever mastering A. And the reason I care is that if you skip steps your alignment goes all wonky and your risk of injury increases. Which brings me, in a very roundabout fashion, to marichyasana I. The first step here is the bind with both butt cheeks firmly on the ground. Get that and then and only then move into the forward bend. I know everyone always want to get ahead, but sometimes it's better to stay behind. Search Related Topics:  forward bends  bound poses  ashtanga Related Searches Yoga Moves Yoga for You Yoga Styles Yoga Exercise Yoga and Weight Loss Featured Articles Yoga Clothing and Equipment Practicing Yoga During Pregnancy Yoga and Your Health Home Practice Lifestyle Yoga Breathing Exercises - Pranayama   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. 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 © 2013 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