Before you begin your practice

Anyone can practice yoga. Take a look at the poses listed here and see what seems accessible to you right now. Choose a few and as you practice each try to remain in the pose for 3-5 breaths. Bring some awareness to how you feel coming into the pose, while breathing in the pose, as you are mindfully coming out of the pose and then give yourself a moment of just being and noticing how the body feels after doing the pose. See if you can notice any differences or changes in your body or mind after practicing each pose. This is the mindfulness of yoga.

Yoga Poses

Pose Names in order that they appear:

  1. Easy Seat
  2. Child's Pose
  3. Downward Facing Dog
  4. Plank
  5. Cobra
  6. Locust
  7. Half Forward Bend
  8. Standing Forward Bend
  9. Mountain
  10. Warrior I
  11. Warrior II
  12. Triangle
  13. Tree
  14. Eagle
  15. Bound Angle
  16. Boat
  17. Seated Half Forward Fold
  18. Seated Forward Bend
  19. Supine Twist
  20. Corpse


20 Beginner Yoga Poses