Yoga for Beginners Simple Yoga Poses to Calm Your Mind and Strengthen Your Body

THE ESSENTIAL YOGA POSES

We’ve already touched
on this pose once before.
However, because this
is the pose that you’ll
end every practice with,
it seems appropriate to
address how to come out
of the pose here.

1. From Savasana, start to
   deepen your breath. Wiggle
   your fingers and your toes
   and reach up overhead to
   stretch through your body.


2. Draw your knees into
   your chest and roll onto
   your right side.


3. Gently press your way up
   into a comfortable seated
   position.
   4. Bring your hands to
   prayer and gently bow your
   head to your hands, taking
   a moment to acknowledge
   all the work you did.

GAZE: Close your eyes.

PRECEDING POSES: At the

end of practice, everything.

COUNTERPOSES: All poses

PRECAUTIONS: To modify to

avoid lower back pain, you

can place a blanket or bolster

underneath your knees.

TIP: This is the p oint of practice

where you would say namaste,

which means “ The divine light in

me salutes the divine light in you.”