| | The many benefits of yoga can improve your life immeasurably, but which poses have practical applications you can actually use on a daily basis? Read on to discover the joys of squatting and being able to scratch your own back. | | Useful Pose #1 - Utkatasana A certain half-squat is the exact position you take when hovering over a public toilet seat. Practice utkatasana and you'll pee worry-free. | Useful Pose #2 - Gomukhasana Everyone loves a good back scratch, but what can you do if the itch strikes when you're all alone? Get your cow face on and you won't have to suffer. | More Useful Poses! Merge into traffic with ease! Shave your legs in the shower! Five more useful poses await you! | Pose of the Week - Sugarcane Pose-Ardha Chandra Chapasana Looking for an added challenge for your standing balances routine? (And, really, who isn't these days?) I've added in sugarcane pose, a variation of ardha chandrasana. This sequence is a real leg strengthener; you do eight poses standing on one leg before switching over to the other side. Since balance poses are good for building core strength, your abs get a workout too. Feel free to adapt the number of breaths in each pose to suit your level. | | | | Yoga Ads | | | | Featured Articles | | | | More from About.com | | | | | | What is ADD? Learn more about Attention Deficit Disorder, a condition that affects approximately 2 million children in the United States. More>
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