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 | Many people who have never tried yoga think that it will be complicated. But while there are certainly some "how'd they do that?," advanced postures, there are many more simple poses that will look familiar, even if it's been a few years since your last P.E. class. Keep in mind that simple doesn't mean easy, however. Doing a basic pose with focused attention is hard work. | |
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.
| Yoga Poses for Beginners
Beginners' poses start to establish basic strength and flexibility throughout the whole body. These include standing poses, seated and supine stretches, and introductory backbends and balancing poses.
| Is Yoga Just Stretching?
Although yoga involves stretching your muscles, it is a whole different ballgame than the few warm-up stretches you might do at the gym.
| Pose of the Week - Plank Pose
 At this time of year, when the holiday hustle is on and the cold weather settles in, I often feel torn between wanting a gentle, nurturing restorative practice to sooth my jangled nerves and needing a kick-butt workout to stoke the fire in my belly. This week's pose caters to the later desire: a nice, long hold in plank pose. Five deep ujjayi breaths should do, with a slow lowering to the belly if there is any strength left in your arms for it.
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