Yoga Weight Loss

Here are yoga weight loss exercises and postures. They're easy to understand and practice.

For these poses to be effective on your body and your mind-set on losing weight, and help eliminate obesity, you need to do them every day, or most days.

Extend the time you are in each pose. Breathe deeply using the breathing techniques I've described here. Click on pranayama - yoga breathing for more details and easy instructions.

Although these yoga weight loss exercises are to trim your waist-line, they are also very helpful developing core muscle strength, give shape and power to your legs, and help in getting rid of back pain.

They're also very helpful for people who suffer from eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia. Not because of weight loss but the powerful effect they have on the digestive system and self-esteem.

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Click on the yoga exercise charts below for more details of each pose.


Cat Pose -- Marjariasana

  1. start on all fours - knee's and hands on the floor

  2. place the flats of your feet on the floor or curl your toes under

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  3. Inhale, lift the sacrum and head up, stretching the back.

  4. Hold the move for a couple of seconds, feeling the stretch on the front of your body

  5. Exhale, contract your abs, arching your back, bringing your sacrum and head toward each other.

  6. Repeat several times, inhaling and exhaling as you move the spine.


Warrior / Hero Pose -- Virabhadrasana I

  1. Start by standing with your legs spread apart

  2. rotate your right leg and foot out 90 degrees

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  3. lift and rotate the left heel about 45 degrees. The left heel is in line with the right arch of the foot

  4. spread the toes out of both feet, engage and tighten the thigh muscles

  5. rotate your trunk and pelvis so that you are looking over your right leg

  6. bring the arms up over your head

  7. relax the shoulders, move the shoulder blades toward the pelvis, and have the palms facing each other

  8. when ready, bend your right leg at the knee positioning it over your ankle

  9. tighten and activate the back leg, pushing the heel into the ground

  10. open up the pelvis, keeping the spine straight

  11. keep the sacrum scooped in and draw the abdomen in

  12. hold the pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply

  13. when completed, straighten your leg, allow your arms to fall by your side

  14. turn, repeat the steps for the other side.


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