Yoga Poses

Yoga is an ancient practice that’s sought to unite a person’s
body, soul, and mind for whole body health and wellness. Today,
yoga has been refined and used as a routine that boasts many
health benefits and restorative exercise planning for men and
women around the world. Some studies have shown that yoga poses
health benefits in potentially helping with anxiety, depression,
stress, and helping reduce inflammation in the body. Thus, yoga
can go far beyond aiding in balance and flexibility by taking
part in exercise routines designed to restore function to your
core, pelvic floor, legs, hips, and lumbar spine.


As someone who has experienced a severe back injury and
benefitted from restorative yoga, I prioritize how I move in my
programs. Instead of reducing exercise, I have developed
techniques for continuing yoga and exercise that prioritizes
movement safety dynamically. In this article, I will address yoga
poses I use in my program that focus on:


Building strength, even during stretching

Maintaining good alignment and form

Wise and dynamic sequences that challenge you but do not
break you



What are The 5 Basic Types of Yoga Stances?


In the practice of yoga, there are 5 basic stances or types of
yoga. In order to find the right program for you and which yoga
best suits your needs, it may be helpful to give an overview of
the most commonly practiced types of yoga. Below is a list of the
5 basic types of yoga.



Standing Poses: Standing poses are often a warm-up
practice to help prepare your body for movement. In slow flow
yoga, standing poses are often practiced in longer sequences
with stages of rest in between.


Balancing Poses: Balance poses are great for
beginner’s. This form of yoga can help build the necessary core
strength for more advanced movements, postures, and
stretches. 


Seated Poses: Seated stretches are great for
loosening hips and hamstrings after a workout or at the end of
your yoga class. Using a pillow or folded blanket for your
bottom can help make these stretches a bit more comfortable.


Supine Poses: Resting poses and positions are
important to learn for break periods. These positions can
continue to relieve and loosen your hips, hamstrings, and
provide gentle twists and inversions.



What are 9 Yoga Poses?


My program is designed to teach men and women how to help their
bodies become more responsive in their daily activities. This
means training the body to engage and respond appropriately when
engaging in lifting, walking, standing, and other daily light
activities. Posture, breathing mechanics, and how you move your
body are crucial to full body health and wellness.


Below I will address a few asanas positions and stretches that I
encourage in my yoga practice.


At Restore Your Core, we practice what is known as restorative
yoga. This practice incorporates blocks, straps, yoga mats, and
blankets to help encourage proper body alignment as well as
releasing any tension in your body. Most of these stretches and
poses are designed to help release the tension in your body
passively – so not always during a stretch.