Yoga Poses and Workouts
By Ann Pizer, About.com Guide
It's hard to put together a series of yoga poses that fits your needs. It's even harder to design a series that flows nicely from one pose to the next. Use these basic sequences as a building block to craft a yoga routine that works for you.
Yoga Poses
The heart of any yoga practice is the performance of yoga positions (called asanas), each of which has specific physical and and mental benefits.
- Beginners' Yoga Poses
- Intermediate Yoga Poses
- Advanced Yoga Poses
- Poses by Anatomical Focus
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Beginners' Workouts
These basic sequences are a good way to bring your yoga practice home with you. For a longer series, you can do several of the sequences back to back.
- Yoga Warm-Up Sequence
- Daily Stretch Sequence
- Ten Simple Yoga Exercises
- Flexibility Workout
- Sun Salutation
- Standing Poses Sequence
- Hips and Hamstrings Sequence
- Seated Hip Stretches
- Build a Sequence
- Yoga Stretches at Your Desk
- Chair Yoga Series
- Poses for Better Posture
Intermediate Workouts
When you a ready, you can start to vary your routine with some more advanced poses.
- Moon Salutation
- Ashtanga Surya Namaskara A
- Ashtanga Surya Namaskara B
- Yoga Stretches for Runners
- Yoga for Cyclists
- Yoga for Abs
- Yoga for Arms
- Eight Quad Stretches
- Inversions Sequence
- Standing Balances Sequence
- Warrior Poses Sequence
- Spring Yoga Routine
Yoga for Back Pain
These sequences are designed to address specific problem areas for back pain sufferers.
- Yoga for Back Pain Series 1: Yoga for Back Health
- Yoga for Back Pain Series 2: Basic Flexibility for Pain Prevention
- Yoga for Back Pain Series 3 - Hip Work For a Balanced Back
Prenatal Workouts
These sequences are of special benefit to pregnant women.
