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The Only 13 Yoga Poses You Really Need to Know

As an ancient practice, yoga has become the exercise du jour in recent years. Practicing this discipline we are getting our “ OM ” on these days – and for good reason. Yoga is for everyone. Whether you like to say “ OM ”  or you can’t stand the word “ yogi “, whether you are 93, 55 or even 10, yoga can help you.

 

You can strength your practice by hitting your reset button with these unbelievable 13 Yoga poses

  1. Upward facing dog

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Take the plank pose. Bending your arms, lower your pelvis and thighs. Straighten your arms. Try to arch and look up keeping your arms and legs straight and not touching the mat with your knees. Put the tops of your feet on the mat.

 

  1. Downward facing dog pose

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Sit on your heels, lower your head on the mat, stretch your arms forward. Go to the table pose, push with your hands and straighten your legs. Extend your pelvic bones up and heels down. Let your head hand freely, stretch your waist.

  1. Easy plow pose

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Lie on your back. Bend your legs. Keep your legs together, your feet on the floor. Lift your feet and pelvis from the mat ( you can help with your hands ) and lower your knees on your forehead. You can press your palms against your back or clasp your hands and lower them on the mat behind your back. Return slowly rolling your backbone back on the mat.

  1. Easy forward bend pose with legs half – bent

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Stand up straight, keep your back straight too. Start bending forward to your legs, moving your stomach towards your thighs. When it becomes impossible to keep your back straight, lower your head and grab your legs with your hands. Let your head hang freely.

  1. Cow pose

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Take the table pose. Lift your pelvis and chest toward the celling, so that your stomach moves toward the floor. Lift your head.

  1. Warrior pose on half – bent left leg

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Put your feet shoulder – width apart. Rotate both feet 90 degrees to the left. Rotate your pelvis and torso as much to the left as you can. Bend your left leg and put your hands on the floor. Lift your right leg, parallel to the floor. Stretch your arms toward. Try to keep your arms, back and right leg In one line. Look down.

  1. Tree pose, hand in Namaste extended forward, right support

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Stand up straight. Put your left foot firmly on the floor. Bend your right knee and put your right foot on the inner side of your thigh, helping with your hand, closer to your groin. Achieve balance. Raise your hands, join them in Namaste and lower them to the chest level. Stretch your hands forward parallel to the floor. Look straight.

  1. Supported headstand

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Stand up on your knees. Clasp your hands. Lower your elbows and hands on the mat with your little fingers facing the mat. Lower your hand on the mat and clutch with your palms. Move your legs closer to your torso. Achieve balance without lifting your feet. As you are ready, lift your feet and gradually straighten your legs up. Balance on your head, supporting your balance with your hands and elbows.

  1. Half Lotus pose, left leg up

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Sit on the floor, cross your legs. Helping with your hand put your left leg on your right thigh. Try to rotate your foot to the thigh, closer to your groin. Put your hands on your knees, palms up.

  1. Monkey king pose with rotation and bend to left leg

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Do the middle split. Bend your torso to the left and lower your left elbow to the mat. Rest your head on your left hand. Grab your left toes with your right hand from above your head.

  1. Monkey king pose with rotation to right leg, hands up

monkey-king-pose-with-rotation-and-bend-to-left-leg

Do the right leg front split. Rotate your torso to the right and straighten your torso and your arms up.

  1. Standing Lord of dance with both hands : left foot grab

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Stand up straight. Move your weight onto your right leg. Raise your left leg and, balancing, grab your left foot with your hands from above your head. You can bend your support leg a little. Arch.

  1. Fish pose in the lotus pose

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Take the lotus pose. Softly go backwards, first on your elbows, then on your back. Press your elbows against the mat and lift your chest. Let your head hang backwards and lower the crown of your head on the mat.

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