Yoga for Speech-Language Development

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the poses, breathing exercises, and meditation—comprise the
main parts of yoga, which are represented in Figure 1.1.

POSES BREATHING

MEDITATION

YOGA

Figure 1.1 Three main parts of yoga: poses, breathing, and meditation

Yoga poses

The first component of yoga, the physical poses, improves overall
strength, flexibility, and balance. Yoga poses can be categorized
as  standing, balancing, twisting, hip opening, bending, and
inverting. Figure 1.2 illustrates these six categories of poses.