Postures

• Society: Religion and Spirituality: Yoga: Paths: Karma: Hatha Yoga  (15)

Asanas - A detailed guide to a few basic postures, and a number of more challenging asanas such as Pincha Mayurasana and Hanumanasana.

Beginning Yoga Poses - A series of basic yoga asanas for the beginning student, from a Palo Alto-based certified Iyengar yoga teacher.

ExTension and Recovery Yoga - Sam Dworkis explores yoga postures from neuromuscular and physiological perspectives. Includes excerpts from his two books.

Hatha Yoga - Seven series of postures for various needs and groups, including slimming, yoga for the office, yoga for men, children, mothers and mothers-to-be and over-40 yoga.

Hatha Yoga Lesson - Contains animated yoga postures, including a section devoted to stress relief. Also has general Hatha Yoga articles and breathing exercises.

In Praise of Down Dog - This feature is completely devoted to the popular yoga asana Adho Mukha Svanasana, or Downward Facing Dog. Benefits of the pose and posture tips are included.

My Daily Yoga - Simple exercises that can be done in home or office to help prevent RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Online Asana Index - An online encyclopedia containing dozens of yoga poses, with descriptions and illustrations drawn from many different sources.

Partner Yoga - Features Ashtanga Yoga asanas practiced individually and by two people working together.

Pediatric Oncall- MUDRA (Body Postures) - An illustrated guide to some basic mudras, or hand postures.

So You Want to Do a Wheel! - Breaks down the challenging pose, Urdhva Dhanurasana, or Wheel, into steps that make it less intimidating. Suggests easier poses to practice first.

Yoga and Posture - Explains the importance of mental attitude in practicing yoga postures.

Yoga and the Alexander Technique - Article proposes that the Alexander approach to posture, balance and coordination can help with the practice of yoga.

Yoga Basics: Yoga Asanas - Dozens of postures, illustrated with photographs and separated into several categories, from seated to supine to balancing.

Yoga Postures - Integrated into a system known as Hatha Yoga. View many different postures with hints and tips.

Yoga Postures - A step-by-step guide of many of yoga's most popular postures, from easy poses to the more challenging.

Yoga Postures for HIV/AIDS - Two sequences of postures for HIV/AIDS.