Basic Yoga Positions

There are a number of joints in the human body that require movements and lubrication.



The food we have provides the lubrication. Conversely, Yoga and other exercises provide the movements. In our day to day life some joints get overused.



Some, on the other hand are barely ever used. This could cause problems at later stages in life. To help these joints retain their good health Basic Yoga positions are essential.



They also help prepare your body to take up Yoga.

Yoga poses are a sequence of postures. They are arranged to flow together one after the other. This is often referred to as Vinyasa.



It is also called Yoga flow. Begin with the basic series and slowly and steadily proceed to the advanced poses. Sitting and standing poses can be merged for lengthier practices.

Read the whole series first before you begin.



If you are not good at any of the poses, do these first till you are comfortable with their alignment. Employ the information on Vinyasa on the separate pages to adapt and alter or increase your sequences.

Don’t forget to breathe deeply through your nostrils and center yourself on your body and breath. Take each asana to your edge.



Then relax deeper into the asana instead of pushing into it. The poses are the fundamental sitting, standing, and reclining poses of Hatha Yoga. You reshape yourself by placing your bodies in these positions (asanas).

• Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose)
• Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose)
• Dandasana (Staff Pose)
• Navasana (Boat Pose)
• Salabhasana (Locust Pose)
• Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend)
• Sethu Bandha Sarvangasana (Supported Bridge Pose)
• Sukhasana (Easy Pose)
• Surya Namaskar – 3 Rounds (Sun Salutations)
• Upavistha Konasana (Wide Angle Pose)
• Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)
• Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose)
• Viparita Karani (Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose)
• Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
• Savasana (Corpse Pose)