10 Best Beginner-Friendly Yoga Poses to Build Strength and Flexibility
Yoga can look intimidating when you see people effortlessly twisting into impressive poses, but you really don’t need to be flexible or experienced to get started. Some of the most useful yoga poses are simple enough for beginners and can be practiced at home with little more than a comfortable surface. Yoga combines movement, breathing, balance, and mindful attention. As you move through each pose, try to breathe slowly and avoid rushing from one position to the next. For many beginner poses, starting with around 10 seconds is a comfortable goal. As you become more familiar with the movements,...
Yoga Matters: Mood Boosters
Bella Breakdown This mood-boosting episode of Yoga Matters is absolutely perfect for kicking the negative vibes and getting back to the positive! Start in tabletop position, then press your heels back into downward dog, then into plank position and lower in a push-up position down to the ground. Push up into cobra, then down to the floor with your face resting on the floor. Interlace your fingers behind your back and lift your legs and chest up toward the sky. Move back into child’s pose, then push up into a seated position. End in this position in a meditation,...
5 Yoga Poses for Flat Abs
Bella Breakdown Try out these 5 yoga poses and finally get those flat abs that you’ve wanted! #1 Dynamic Down Dog Starting in traditional Down Dog position, move forward into Plank position, then back to Down Dog again. Repeat. #2 Plank Step-Outs Begin in traditional Plank pose with your hands positioned on the floor directly under your shoulders. First, step out to the right of your body with your right foot while maintaining Plank pose with the rest of your body, then bring your foot back to its’ original position. Do the same on the left foot. Repeat. #3...
Yoga Poses to Unwind
Bella Breakdown We know you’re busy juggling ten things at once, but sometimes you need to take some time for yourself and unwind. We love these easy yoga poses by Tara Stiles that are perfect for releasing some of that tension after a long day of work. #1 Start by reaching up at the front of your mat, and bend over on your exhale. Step one leg to the back of your mat and bring your arms down on either side of you front leg. Soften into the pose and drop your knee to the mat then reach back....
Learn 3 Stress-Busting Yoga Moves
Bella Breakdown Sometimes we carry so much tension in the head, neck and shoulders from stress that we didn’t even know we were stressing about! These moves are a great way of relieving all that pressure and getting back to your equilibrium without all those stressors hanging on. Start at the front of the mat in Eagle Pose, which is great not only for focus but for relieving all that tension in the shoulder by crossing one arm over the other and twisting your body. Next, unwind and open into Warrior Three. Point one leg straight out and balance on your...
