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Yoga poses that will immediately ease the pain and improve the posture. 1.Cat Pose  Set up on all fours and make sure that your wrist and shoulders are in line, and so are your knees and hips. Open out your palms flat on your yoga mat and relax. Breathe and bend your back, tuck in your tummy. Repeat this 10 times. 2.Child’s pose  Start in all fours position. Exhaling, sink your hips back toward your heels and reach your arms out along the floor in front of you. Lower your hips. Reach through your arms, and extend into your shoulders and you bring your forehead to the floor between your hands. 3.Butterfly  You need to lie on your back with the soles of your feet together. Then let your knees fall out to the side. Rest the hands on your stomach and inhale through your nose. Feel your stomach expand and then exhale completely. Repeat this 15 times. 4.Downward Dog at the Wall Try to stand facing a wall with your hands at waist-height ...

How to Choose a Yoga Block? While you can perfectly practice yoga without any blocks, you can still use one either to deepen your stretch if you are an advanced yogi or to feel less strained in poses for which you don’t have enough flexibility. Which size of yoga block to choose? Yoga block sizes differ depending on the manufacturer. But the most common are 3x6x9 inches and 4x6x9 inches. If you have small hands smaller blocks will be easier for you to grip. Which material to choose? Here you’ve got a choice of  wood, foam, and cork . Each has their advantages and disadvantages, so choose whichever is better in your situation. 1)  Wooden  blocks are definitely the most  durable . On the downside, they may feel  slippery  when your hands get wet. In addition to that, wooden blocks are the heaviest weighing between 1.5 and 2.5 pounds or 0.5 and 1 kilo each. Foam blocks, for example, are up to 12 ounces (400 gram) and usually even lighter. ...

How to Relax in Savasana? There are people who feel comfortable in Savasana starting with their first yoga class. They follow the voice of the teacher slowly relaxing their body and quickly achieve the state of complete relaxation. But for many people, this conscious relaxation can be quite challenging. It’s hard to stop the whirlwind of thoughts even if for just 10 minutes. By removing distractions, finding ways to get comfortable and putting the nagging thoughts to rest you will be able to get more benefits from Savasana. Let's start with a quick reminder on how to do Savasana. Lie on your back, your legs relaxed, toes pointing outward, put your arms alongside your torso, palms up, close your eyes. Relax every part of your body and stay in the pose for 5–15 minutes. To exit the pose, slowly roll to your side. When you are ready, press your hands against the floor and slowly lift your body. Finish your practice with a few quiet breaths in Perfec...

Cautions: Don’t practice Mountain Pose if you are currently suffering from a headache, low blood pressure, diarrhea, or insomnia. How to do Mountain Pose: step-by-step instructions Stand up straight, your legs together, the outer edges of the feet parallel to each other. Spread the weight of your body evenly between the heels, the toes, and the balls of both feet, keep your toes spread wide. Engage your legs and lift your kneecaps. Straighten your shoulders, open your chest, straighten your neck. Bring your pelvis toward the navel. Arms. Here there are several options:  Relax them beside the torso  Fold your hands in Namaste (Prayer) Raise   the arms up past your sides, palms facing each other. Stretch your torso upwards. Relax while maintaining your stability. Don't forget to breathe. Beginner tip:  It may be hard for some people to stay balanced with their feet together. In this case, you may place them a few inches apart. But make sure ...

Plank pose  prepares your body for more advanced yoga poses . For example, you should attempt handstands only when you feel confident doing planks. If you don’t like doing a plank, it might be that you are making some alignment mistakes which complicate the pose. If you do everything correct, the pose no longer seems that hard and you may actually start to enjoy it very much! Cautions Don’t do this is you have carpal tunnel syndrome. Practice with caution if you have problems with back and wrists. How to do a plank pose Start with a Table Pose. Align your wrists to be right under your shoulders, palms and fingers pressed into the floor, middle fingers parallel to each other. Pay attention to your neck here. It shouldn’t be scrunched up. Don’t hunch your shoulders, instead pull them away from ears. Move your thighs backward and straighten your legs. Your heels should be right over the balls of the feet. Now your neck, spine, and legs should...