Basic Yoga Poses - Basic Yoga Moves

Basic yoga moves are part of beginners yoga poses

Every yoga practitioner learns these basic yoga poses during his learning process. Beginners too can easily do most of these basic poses. Some of them are a bit advanced poses.

The beginners will learn the difficult/advanced poses when they become intermediate level yoga practitioners. But for that there is no need to hurry. Every one learns at his or her own pace.

Benefits of basic yoga positions

These basic yoga moves or yogasanas, when practiced regularly improve health, reduce stress, improve flexibility, improve posture, sense of balance and concentration.

While doing these basic yoga positions, you become aware of the stress, tension in your body and you can reduce the tension which in turn improves physical and mental health, your life itself.

Basic Yoga Positions - Basic Yoga Moves

Standing basic poses

• Namaskarasana / prarthanasana - prayer pose
• Tadasana - mountain pose, also known as samasthiti
• Utthita Trikonasana - Extended triangle pose
• Vrikshasana - Vrksasana - yoga tree pose

Seated basic poses

• Baddha konasana - Bound angle pose
• Sukhasana - Easy seated pose - resting pose while doing seated yoga poses
• Vajrasana - Diamond Pose-Thunderbolt pose
• Navasana - Boat pose
• Padmasana - Lotus Pose

Basic forward bends

• Janu Sirshasana - Head to Knee Forward Bend
• Paschimottanasana - Seated Forward Bend

Basic Back bends

• Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose
• Dhanurasana - Bow Pose
• Shalabhasana - Locust Pose
• Ushtrasana - Camel Pose

Basic Inversion poses

• Halasana - Plow Pose
• Sarvanghasana - Shoulderstand
• Shirshasana - Headstand

Basic Relaxaton poses

• Shavasana - Corpse Pose
• Sukhasana - Easy seated pose

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