10 Yoga Poses for Beginners

Jun 20, 2023, 09:26 IST

Tanisha Rajput

Sideways Bending Pose

Also known as Konasana, this pose helps you with flexibility, balance, and strength. It also helps you relieve stress and tension in the spine and hips. 

Standing Spinal Twist Pose

Katichakkrasana, or Standing Spinal Twist Pose, helps you stretch and twist the spine, hips, and waist. The pose helps in constipation and strengthens the spine, neck, and shoulders. 

Triangle Pose

One of the beginner-friendly poses, the Triangle Pose, also known as Trikonasana, improves digestion, reduces anxiety and stress, and helps with back pain. It also increases physical and mental balance. 

Warrior Pose

Also known as Virabhadrasana, this pose increases stamina, strengthens the arms, and brings courage and grace. If you have a sitting job, then you must try this pose

Tree Pose

Tree Pose, known as Vrikshasana in Hindi, is an excellent yoga pose to increase focus, make your legs strong, and improve balance.

One-Legged Forward Bend

This is a stretching pose that targets your lower back, hamstrings, and hips. It is also known as Janu Shirasana, which massages the abdominal organs.

Butterfly Pose

Also known as Badhakonasana, the pose targets your hips, inner thighs, and groyne. It helps with bladder issues, relieves menstrual discomfort, and aids in bowel movement.

Thunderbolt Pose

Vajrasana, or thunderbolt pose, is a meditative pose that helps aid digestion and improves blood circulation in the body

Cobra Pose

The Bhujangasana, or cobra pose, is one of the beginner-friendly poses. It helps you reduce fatigue and stress and helps cure respiratory disorders. 

Bridge Pose

Also known as Setu Bandhasana, this pose calms your brain and reduces anxiety and thyroid problems

Corpse Pose

This yoga pose brings a deep meditative state of rest and helps reduce blood pressure, anxiety, and insomnia. It is also known as Shavasana

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