Free yoga exercisesGreat, brief online yoga exercise programFree yoga exercises, with descriptions and figures, follow below. Before getting into this simple and brief online yoga exercise program, a couple of links to Healthy Exercise World’s other pages on yoga & an explanation of the following program.
Let’s be clear, the program below will not turn you into a yoga master. But, incredibly, done consistently, with concentration, and correctly, Yoga exercise benefits outpace the often boring, arduous exercise stretching programs that are the norm. I’m not perfectly clear on why, but I believe the following features are the keys: * the poses balance each other quite effectively The free yoga exercises below essentially constitute a beginner’s routine. However, even the more experienced can use the routine when time or energy is short. Moreover, it will give persons who haven’t practiced yoga before a taste of yoga. Then they can decide whether to pursue study further. Note, I am not pushing the idea of the spirituality in yoga on anyone. I myself do not meditate to reach some heavenly state, like “nirvana” or attain some higher form of being. I have nothing against that but it’s just not something I do via yoga. If you start to go into the more spiritual side of yoga, great! It’s your choice but benefits accrue regardless of what you choose. When I meditate what I'm actually doing is “focusing.” Meditating and focusing during the postures add something to the routine that is absent from other forms of fitness. You should feel calmer, more relaxed, contented. Try it out and see how you feel after a workout. Pointers on brief online yoga exercise programFor greatest benefits, do the poses after a warm-up. Of course, if you just completed a workout, like strength training, jogging, biking or anything else that warmed up your body, just go right into the yoga. If not, 10 minutes of some combination of walking, squatting, jumping jacks and similars should do the trick. Click for help and reasons regarding warm up exercisesStart slow and gradually build up intensity, sets and duration of postures. You can begin with one set of each posture, holding pose for 10 seconds. Go as deep into pose as you can without feeling pain. Some strain, yes, pain, no. Start doing multiple sets of the postures, 2 - 4, as soon as you can. Start with a brief lotus, then do multiple sets of the other postures, then do one set of each of the postures, excepting lotus, one time through, flowing from posture to posture, smoothly, evenly. Finish with a longer lotus. Pointers for meditating during lotus posture will be offered below. But also try to meditate during the postures. By that, I mean focus on what you are doing, don’t think about you bills or sports team. Don’t watch TV or listen to talk radio or Black Sabbath. If you wish, put on some background music that will not distract like light classical, new age, soft medieval stuff and the like. If you want to get into the mood and pick up some Eastern music and even some incense, great. The keys to yoga‘s supreme benefits - why it is not like touching toes and sit-ups - lie in the postures, the flow from pose to pose, the focus. Whether you can twist yourself like a pretzel is not the point.
After you are warmed up, get into the Half Lotus. Make duration short, between 30 seconds to 2 minutes lest you cool down. Focus on the coming session, think positive thoughts, imagine positive images.
Don’t worry about how far you come down. Do between 1 - 3 sets, 10 - 30 seconds.
Go right into Triangle. Don’t force yourself into painful position. Continue to breath deeply and evenly. Do between 1 - 3 sets, 10 - 30 seconds.
If your balance is less than perfect, expect to lose your balance. That’s OK. Assume posture that’s comfortable. You may need to place foot lower on leg. Do between 1 - 3 sets, 10 - 30 seconds.
Go up as far as is comfortable to you. Do between 1 - 3 sets, 10 - 30 seconds. When you start to do more than one set per posture, do all of the postures, excepting lotus, one time through, flowing from posture to posture, smoothly, evenly. 6) Half Lotus Finish with the Half Lotus. Focus on positive thoughts, close your eyes or focus on some positive image like a religious symbol, a candle and edifying poster or work of art. Now, the Half Lotus should lead to cool down. Hold posture for anywhere between 1 - 10 minutes. Make sure not to make your body stiff. When you are through, you should feel a well-being, calm & free. Yoga exercises are good for your emotions as well as for physical self. As you progress, you may want to add to your practice. We have some free yoga videos onsite. There also lots of good books. I highly recommend Richard Hittleman’s, Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan Links If you liked our page on free yoga exercise & want to get our helpful info every month, subscribe to our free monthly newsletter: HEALTHY WORLD DIGEST You'll receive anywhere from 5 - 10 healthy “nuggets” of information to get you feeling & looking your best. Just fill in our brief eZine subscription form & start to take charge of your life easily, today, right now. We promise. Click 2 go from free yoga exercises 2 Home |
