Best Yoga Asana To Start For Beginners

To be healthy, it is very important to be physically fit. There are many benefits of doing yoga and it starts to look and feel after a while. If you do not like going to the gym or exercising, then you can try yoga. Although many people would have said to you that doing gym gives results quickly and there is no doubt about it. But yoga gives you long-lasting results.

Although it is not easy to be a beginner in any field, even if it is in yoga, being regular, you can easily incorporate it into your routine and habit. For this, you will just need to start right.

For this beginning, you should try some easy yoga asanas. Though it is not easy to choose easy yoga asana among more than 300 yoga asanas, we are telling you some of the poses that can be done without any hassle and they take very less time. You can practice these in your home, in the garden, or on the terrace. Let's know about these yoga asanas-

1. Tadasana Pose
2. Vrikshasana or Tree Pose
3. Balasan or Child’s pose
4. Sukhasana or Easy pose
5. Pavanamuktasana or Wind-Relieving pose

Easy Yoga Poses for Beginners

1. Tadasana Pose or Mountain Pose

This is the most basic and easy yoga pose. In Tadasana, the word 'tad' means 'mountain' and this asana teaches you to remain stable like a mountain. Here palm also means a huge palm tree, which is quite strong. This posture seems quite normal to see but has many benefits.

How to do this asana:

To do this you have to keep your body in a straight line. Stand with your waist, shoulders, and head perfectly straight and keep your hands straight near the waist. Keep the palms open to the outside. Now slowly stand on the toes of your feet. Breathe in and out

2. Vrikshasana or Tree pose

For people who are stepping into the world of yoga, this asana is very beneficial as it helps you to build balance and stability. It enhances your focus. To practice it, you have to stand on one leg.

How to do this asana:

Stand with both your legs close together. Now place the soles of your feet on the upper thigh of the inverted feet. Place your hands near your chest in the prayer position. After this inhale and exhale breath. Maintain this posture for a minute.

3. Balasan or Child’s Pose

Balasan is easy to practice. It is considered appropriate for beginners, although you can do it at every level. It helps to relax your body and relax muscles. It also mentally relaxes you.

How to do this asana:

Put your legs in front of you while in a sitting position. Now bend your legs and keep them below the hips. While tilting the waist forward, join the head with the ground and keep your hands straight in front of the head. The palms should be towards the ground. Maintain this posture for a minute.

4. Sukhasana or Easy pose

This asana is done to calm and relax the mind. It is a suitable posture for mediation and doing pranayama. This asana is done by sitting in a squat on the ground and concentrating.

How to do this asana:

Sit in a squat in a comfortable position. Keep the waist straight, keep the palms at the knees. Now take a deep breath and release. During this, focus on your breath and relax.

5. Pavanamuktasana or Wind-Relieving pose

This asana improves your digestion, relaxes the waist, strengthens abdominals and back muscles, as well as relaxes with acidity.

How to do this asana:

Lie on your back. Now bend your knees near the chest, as if you are embracing them. Press the knees towards the chest with hands. Now take a deep breath and release. As long as possible, maintain the posture.

Points need to remember:

1. Only do that posture, which you can easily do.
2. Do not force yourself to practice any posture.
3. If you have pain in the knees, waist, or any other part, do not do Yogasana that pressurizes that part.
4. If you had an injury before and are trying to recover from it, do not start doing yoga without consulting your doctor.
5. When you start doing yoga, focus on your breathing.
6. Initially, your body's fluency may be reduced. So do not be disappointed at the beginning of the effort.
7. Only adopt a yoga style that is better and suitable for you.

I hope you like this article. If you want to know more about yoga asana then you can also join a 200 hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh which is a great yoga course for intermediate and beginner level learners to get acquainted with the aspects of the yogic life.

Kushagra Bhatnagar