What are the basic yoga exercises?

Yoga is not unfamiliar to us, but many people think that yoga movements are very difficult, so they are not very confident in the learning process. In fact, there is no need to be so. Whether it is simple yoga exercises or complex yoga exercises, as long as we persist in doing it a few more times, we will be able to learn it quickly. So what are the basic exercises of yoga? Let’s take a look at it together.

1. Don’t do yoga on an empty stomach

It is best to finish your meal one hour before yoga. However, if you don’t have time to eat one hour before but are very hungry, you can eat a banana twenty minutes before yoga, which can resist hunger and will not cause indigestion.

2. Don’t be shy about your body

People who do yoga in advertisements are all slim, but no matter what a person's waist size is, they can do yoga well. In fact, studies show that yoga can help people lose weight and avoid gaining weight.

3. Don’t pursue perfection

You may have seen yogis twisting their bodies like noodles, but this is just the practice at its best. Even if you are naturally stiff, you can become flexible with practice. In addition, you should know that yoga is not just about striking a few poses, it is also about adjusting your breathing and relaxing your mind.

4. No need for socks and gloves

Non-slip gloves and socks can give you a false sense of where your body is stretching when you're doing yoga poses, which in the long run can lead to you not being able to do specific yoga poses accurately and not getting the most out of your yoga practice.

5. Adjust your breathing

Yoga classes usually begin with breathing exercises and end with slow, deep breaths. When you don't know what to do, just focus on your exhalation and inhalation. This is the best way to stay calm and help with yoga postures.

6. Baby’s Pose is a great companion for beginners

In a yoga class, the teacher may ask everyone to do movements of different levels, so if you really can't do some movements, don't panic, you can try the easier baby pose. When your breathing is not smooth, you can also try doing the child pose to adjust your breathing.

7. Take a shower at least 15 minutes after practicing yoga.

8. When doing the upside-down posture with the upper body facing downward, patients with high blood pressure, low blood pressure, people with head injuries, people with dizziness, people with heart failure, and women during menstruation should not do it to avoid dangerous congestion in the head.

9. Don't worry about your muscles being too stiff to bear the torture of various postures. In fact, just follow the teacher's practice program and the breathing and stretching techniques taught by the teacher, and progress slowly and naturally.

10. When practicing yoga, try to wear simple and loose clothes. It is best to practice barefoot and remove watches, belts or other accessories.

11. Keeping the air flowing during practice is very important for pranayama practice.

12. The mat should be supportive. It is not good to be too soft or too hard. It must not allow your feet to slip.

There are many basic yoga exercises. If you are a beginner, you must start from the simplest. Only in this way can we gradually overcome the obstacles in our hearts and learn real yoga exercises. Of course, we can also realize a lot of fun from it. This is what we must master and should do. Only in this way can our lives become more interesting.