Yoga Poses and Workouts

It's hard to put together a series of yoga poses that fits your needs. It's even harder to design a series that flows nicely from one pose to the next. Use these basic sequences as a building block to craft a yoga routine that works for you.

Yoga Poses
Beginners' Workouts
Intermediate Workouts
Yoga for Back Pain
Prenatal Workouts
Yoga Poses
The heart of any yoga practice is the performance of yoga positions (called asanas), each of which has specific physical and and mental benefits.

Beginners' Yoga Poses
Intermediate Yoga Poses
Advanced Yoga Poses
Poses by Anatomical Focus
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Beginners' Workouts
These basic sequences are a good way to bring your yoga practice home with you. For a longer series, you can do several of the sequences back to back.

Daily Stretch Sequence
Sun Salutation
Standing Poses Sequence
Seated Hip Stretches
Build a Sequence
Yoga Stretches at Your Desk
Intermediate Workouts
When you a ready, you can start to vary your routine with some more advanced poses.

Moon Salutation
Ashtanga Surya Namaskara A
Ashtanga Surya Namaskara B
Yoga for Abs
Standing Balances Sequences
Inversions Sequence
Yoga for Back Pain
These sequences are designed to address specific problem areas for back pain sufferers.

Yoga for Back Pain Series 1: Yoga for Back Health
Yoga for Back Pain Series 2: Basic Flexibility for Pain Prevention
Yoga for Back Pain Series 3 - Hip Work For a Balanced Back
Prenatal Workouts
These sequences are of special benefit to pregnant women.

Prenatal Sun Salutation
Pelvic Tilts
Cat - Cow Stretch
Seated Hip Stretches