Sitting Yoga Poses

Sitting yoga poses are the basic postures to prepare your body before processing other pose groups. Some of these poses are designed for meditation. Sitting poses help extend your spine, ankle and knee muscles.

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1. Yoga Easy Pose (Sukhasana)

Yoga Easy Pose is one of the classic meditative poses. It is usually performed after doing the Corpse Pose. The pose straightens the spine, slows down metabolism, encourages inner tranquility, and keeps your mind stable.

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2. Lotus Yoga Pose (Padmasana)

Lotus Yoga Pose requires crossing the legs while maintaining a straight back. This posture is usually done in meditation and concentration.
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3. Yoga Child Pose (Balasana)

Yoga Child Pose is a relaxation pose which is done to normalize the circulation after performing the Headstand pose and to serve as counter pose after back bends.

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4. Seated Forward Bend (Paschimothanasana)

This posture is good for stretching your hamstrings, shoulders, and spine. It helps relax your body and mind.
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5. Yoga Cat Pose (Marjaryasana)

Yoga Cat Pose is a basic sitting yoga pose which can be a starting pose for some yoga series. It stretches the back torso and neck. The pose provides a gentle massage to the spine and belly organs.
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6. Yoga Turtle Pose (Kurmasana)

This posture opens the hips and stretches the legs, back, and shoulders. It draws the focus of the mind inward and promotes surrender, inner security and tranquility.

7. Marichi’s Pose (Marichyasana)

Marichyasana is a twist sitting pose. The pose purify the body by wringing toxins out of the internal organs.

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8. Camel Yoga Pose (Ustrasana)

Camel Yoga pose is a back bend seated pose. This pose stretches the entire front of the body, the ankles, thighs and groins.

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9. Pigeon Pose (Rajakapotasana)

Pigeon pose stretches the thighs, groins, back, and opens the chest and shoulders.
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10. Spread Leg Forward Fold (Upavista Konasana)

This pose stretches the hamstrings and the abductors and is often used as a warm up for the side splits. It activates the body and promotes inner tranquility.
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12. Yoga Rabbit Pose (Sasangasana)

Rabbit pose is the ultimate spinal tension tamer. It can be perform after doing child pose.
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13. Yoga Lion Pose (Simhasana)

Yoga Lion Pose is a great exercise for your face muscles and neck. It also heals sore throat symptom. In Sanskrit, Simha means a lion or power. The posture looks like a roaring lion.

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14. Butterfly Yoga Pose

Butterfly Yoga Pose is a good pose to exercise the inner thigh muscles. It helps reduce fat from your thighs, hips and belly. The pose also removes tiredness from long hours of standing and walking

14. Hero Pose (Virasana)

This is one of the basic sitting yoga postures which is excellent for meditation. This pose is good for tired legs at the end of the day.
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