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Yoga Poses Which Can be Done At Home

The 10 Most Important Yoga Poses for Beginners | DOYOU
Yoga is an important medium for staying healthy and fit. It gives strength, immunity, power and a positive outlook towards life. There have been many restrictions on fitness owing to lockdown. However, some yoga poses can be done by everyone at their homes for staying fit and healthy. They are being described below. 

1. Garland Pose (Malasana)

Garland Pose (Malasana) - Yoga Journal
Move your feet towards the edge of the mat and bend your knees in a squatting position. The toes can be turned out of required. If the heels cannot touch the ground, roll a blanket under them. The position is good for hips and removes the effects of sitting on a chair or car for a long time. It is a good pose if you love gardening. 

2. Seated Forward Bend (Paschimottanasana) 
Seated Forward Bend-Paschimottanasana-Ekhart Yoga | Ekhart Yoga
Work on your breath and lengthen the spine while inhaling and deepening the forward fold while exhaling. Keep the feet flexed and start doing it by five breaths which can be eventually increased once you move further. 

3. Head To Knee Pose (Janu Sirasana) 
Head-to-Knee Forward Bend (Janu Sirsasana) - Yoga Journal
Sit and bend your left leg by bringing the sole of your left foot inside the right thigh. The technique can be used to deepen your pose with each breath. After five breaths, switch your legs and repeat the pose. 

4. Happy Baby Pose (Ananda Balasana)
Happy Baby Pose (Ananda Balasana) - Yoga Journal
Lie on your back and hug your knees in your chest. Then separate the knees and bring the ankle directly on the knee so that the shins become perpendicular to the floor. Flex the feet and hold them from outside and draw the knees downward towards armpits. Roll side to side on the sacrum if you want. After five breaths, stretch the legs and take some rest.

5. Raised Arms Pose (Urdhva Hastansana)
Hasta Utthanasana- Raised Arms Pose
Take a deep breath and bring your arms up over your head. Proper alignment should be maintained while doing the pose. Stay grounded on the heels and move your shoulders away from the ears at the same time and reach up through your fingertips. 

The gaze can reach upto the hands, which can be either touching of palms or shoulders wide apart. 

6. Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana)
5 Steps to Master Standing Forward Bend - Yoga Journal
Exhale and fold your legs in a forward bend. If the hamstrings feel a little tight, bend the knees so that the spine can be released. The head should be hanged heavily. You can straighten the legs if you want but the head should remain hanging. The feet can be touched or can be kept hip-distance apart, whichever is convenient. 

7. Mountain Pose (Tadasana)
Tadasana Yoga: Mountain Pose | Yoga Pose | Gaia
Mountain pose is a standing pose with the heels rooted down, engaging leg muscles, stacking the bones with shoulders directly over hips, the crown of head rises and shoulder blades slide down to the back and there is continuous breathing. 
Iyengar Yoga Sequence of Poses For Practice at Home | Yoga Selection
Apart from this, there are many other poses like staff pose, lunge pose and plank pose which can be easily done by beginners at home. 

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