These yoga poses are good for beginners. They are easy to practice and stretch and get started with yoga at home. Contributed by Healers at Home
Yoga exercises help in many ways. People do yoga exercises to stay fit and healthy, both physically and mentally. In the initial stage, we require some easy poses to relax and lose our muscles. Then gradually we can switch over to harder yoga poses.
The yoga poses meant for beginners are calm and gentle, and beginners would like to do them. Here are…
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