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YOGA

Top 100 Yoga Poses with Pictures

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Introduction

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YOGA: Top 100 Poses with Pictures

For thousands of years, people in India have been practicing yoga to improve the health of the mind, body, and spirit. This ancient practice is known as Hatha Yoga. This is a meditative exercise that makes use of flexible body movements and poses in rechanneling energy for better physical and mental strength, and healing.

Yoga is an optimal form of exercise and can be practiced by any person of any age and race. It is a relaxed yet powerful method of boosting the body's immunity, strength, flexibility, and internal health. It is also an effective way of relieving stress and tension because it relaxes the body and promotes peace of mind.

Yoga is also a cognitive booster. It helps treat anxiety, depression, and other stress-related psychological conditions. And because yoga is a challenging art, it enhances the mind's ability to focus better, think more clearly, and overcome fear.

Aside from being a meditative exercise that promotes health and well-being, yoga is also known to be a therapeutic regimen. Yoga is now popularly practiced as part of alternative therapies for people who are recovering from various physical conditions and those suffering from traumatic psychological disorders.

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Chapter 1

Standing Poses

Standing poses improves strength. These poses also promote stability and balance, as well as rejuvenate and heal different body parts.

These poses are often used as warm up exercises to prepare the body for a more intense exercise. Any standing pose can be a base for many other poses because it allows easy shifting to more complex poses for meditation and work-out. Furthermore, standing poses improves and establishes work-out posture, so you can proceed without the risk of injuring yourself due to improper body posture.