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For any beginner the first yoga class is baffling by the large number of poses and the novelty of the practice as such. Surely, various yoga poses, techniques and specificities are taught in time, and you will start by getting familiar with the easiest of asanas. The benefits that result from the full practice are manifold, from health improvement and body mobility to superior stress management and the ability to control and understand the inner workings of the self. Yoga gives great results when practiced regularly, particularly if it implies body and mind harmony.

Another name for the yoga poses is asanas, and each of them has a physical and mental dimension to it. Instructions for the execution of various yoga poses are given in books, e-guides, on Internet sites and magazines. Asanas work for almost all the parts of the body, and most often the trainer will indicate the most intense point of physical stress. What needs to be mentioned here is that depending on the yoga variant practiced, the asanas can differ a lot too, particularly since some postures are specific to one school or another.

Good balance, proper power to concentrate and lots of physical exercises are necessary to perform the yoga poses. Tension release, breathing techniques as well as the ability to ignore the difficulty of a posture improve the level of success allowing one to carry on with the asana for the required exercise completion. Once you get into the yoga poses, it is important to maintain them for a specific period of time.

The practice of yoga poses without professional guidance and help could turn into a threat to one's physical and spiritual health with the risk of getting injuries. Therefore, starting yoga practice with the instructions from books or Internet sites is dangerous and should therefore be avoided. Beginners have to be under the direct supervision of a trainer, particularly since you are still an apprentice even after you have evolved a bit on the yoga path. The complexity of the yoga poses will get higher with every advance you make on the way, but progress is usually slow as one learns to push the limits of body and mind.