| Yoga can seem a bit intimidating and confusing at first. | | | | If you start the Lotus Pose with only one foot on top |
| Try to stay relaxed and just follow along with the | | | | of your leg, in due time of practicing yoga you will |
| instructions. The benefits from yoga you will receive | | | | easily be able to bring both feet above your crossed |
| are amazing. Once you get into yoga you will continue | | | | legs. |
| to learn more and look forward to practicing it every | | | | When starting out yoga you will learn the chair pose. |
| day. | | | | To perform this pose you will stand up. Make sure you |
| To begin, wear something very comfortable as you will | | | | are standing up straight. Next make sure your feet are |
| be stretching and doing many poses that need | | | | shoulder length apart from each other. Now you want |
| comfortable and loose fitting clothing or yoga outfits. | | | | to squat until your legs are at about a 90 degree angle |
| You will want to invest in a yoga mat as well. Comfort | | | | from your knee joint. Next you want to hold onto your |
| is the key to yoga. | | | | ankles. Your elbows will be on the inside of your knees. |
| You will also need a very quiet place to perform yoga. | | | | With the chair pose you will keep your head up and |
| You do not want to be interrupted nor do you want to | | | | breath deep and long. When you are a beginner |
| be around loud noises. Find a nice quiet room to | | | | performing the chair pose try to hold this position for |
| perform your yoga poses. | | | | fifteen seconds. Soon you will be performing the chair |
| The first pose you may want to learn is a common | | | | pose for three minutes. Your lower body will get a |
| pose in yoga which is called the Lotus Pose. The Lotus | | | | fantastic work out when you perform this yoga |
| Pose is the pose that you will use for meditation. To sit | | | | position. |
| in the Lotus Pose you will bring both of your feet on | | | | Yoga for beginners should be performed slowly so as |
| top of your legs while you are sitting cross-legged. You | | | | not to pull any muscles or injure yourself. You can |
| can do the full Lotus Pose with both feet on top of | | | | slowly build up to more complicated yoga poses the |
| your crossed legs or the half Lotus Pose where one | | | | longer you do it. |
| foot is on top of your crossed legs. | | | | |