Standing Forward Fold (Uttanasana)
Beginners Guide To Yoga Poses
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Category: Standing
Difficulty: Beginner
Benefits: Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression. Stimulates the liver and kidneys. Stretches the hamstrings, calves, and hips. Strengthens the thighs and knees. Improves digestion. Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause. Reduces fatigue and anxiety. Relieves headache and insomnia.
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Happy Baby (Ananda Balasana)
Category: Supine
Difficulty: Beginner
Benefits: Gently stretches the inner groins and the back spine. Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and fatigue. -
Spinal Twist (Supta Jathara Parivarta...
Category: Twist
Difficulty: Beginner
Benefits: Stretches the back muscles and spine. Stimulates the kidneys, abdominal organs, urinary bladders and intestines. Releases stress. If the knee is straightened, it stretches the hamstrings and strengthens the legs. -
Plank (Phalakasana)
Category: Balancing
Difficulty: Intermediate
Benefits: Strengthens the arms, wrists, and spine. Tones the abdomen.
