These are just some examples of the basic poses that you will learn in Hatha yoga. If you experience discomfort or pain on your knee, you can place a towel under it for added cushion. This pose works multiple muscle groups including the glutes and core, while improving your sense of focus and balance. At this point, your body should form a straight line from your fingertips down to the tips of your toes. To do the Mule Kick, get down on all fours and simultaneously lift one leg, stretch it out back, and raise the opposite arm. Let your muscles relax and fall onto the floor as you breathe deeply in and out to normalize your breathing patterns. With the Corpse pose, what you do is lie on your back, your arms relaxed at the sides, and just your legs outstretched and spread at hip-width distance. This is among the Hatha yoga poses that are restorative in nature, and are typically used either mid-session or to signal the close completion of an exercise sequence. This pose gives a good back stretch, and elongates and tones the arms especially if you try to bring your clasped hands as high up as possible. Let your body and mind settle into the present moment as you transition into your yoga practice. Settle into any comfortable seated position, gently close your eyes, and begin to focus your awareness on your breath.

The Rabbit pose involves kneeling on your mat with your body bent over towards the floor, your head touching the mat, and your arms outstretched behind you with your hands clasped. To start off this gentle hatha yoga sequence, we will begin with a brief seated meditation practice. When doing the Camel pose, it's important to SLOWLY lower yourself backward (and not do a quick drop) so your hands can reach the soles of your feet. Hatha yoga poses like this one fall under the general category of backbends, which is known to improve or correct spinal alignment. This posture works great for relieving tension and pain in the lower back, and can help prevent slipped discs and digestion problems. Remember, focus and concentration are just as important in Hatha yoga poses as being able to physically do them properly. The Lotus pose involves sitting Indian-style with your back straight and your mind as calm and quiet as you can make it. Many yoga classes start with this pose because it creates an ideal physical context for learning breathing exercises and yoga meditation techniques. To give you a better idea, here are some of the poses commonly done in the Hatha yoga classes being taught today.

There are no postures or exercises that can be dubbed specifically as Hatha yoga poses, because as mentioned, modern usage of the term 'Hatha yoga' means doing the traditional / classical/ basic approach. However, Hatha yoga as it is known today and taught in most studios, generally means using a classical approach to teach students the fundamental poses and breathing exercises done in yoga. Its practice is traditionally holistic in nature, involving not only the physical aspect of doing asanas or poses, but also breathing, purification, and meditation. Walk your hands back to feet and up to hips.The term hatha refers to one of the branches of the yoga tradition, under which many other styles and types of yoga that we know today fall under. Coming out from backbend put hands on the floor and move your right foot back meeting the left foot.Turn around and do the same thing on the other side.Stay here up to 10 seconds with 80/20 Breathing. On an inhale, sweep your arms up and back while dropping the head back and create a backbend.Stay for a few breaths breathing normally. Hands in Namaskar, fingertips between the big toe and second toe.Tuck your chin into the chest and curl down and put your forehead to the knee for compression.Bend the right knee and place it 20 cm behind your left heel on your mat.Turn around on the mat and do the same thing on the other side.Stay for a few breaths and slowly open up.Right hip forward, Right leg strong and heel over toes.

With right foot take a big step forward in Warrior salute, drop your head back, Palms together stretch up and move your arms back to create a backbend.

Virabhadrasana - Salute to gods and goddesses (two sets) Pranayama - Standing deep breathing (10 slow repetitions)

Yoga sequence hatha