There are many yoga movements. In the final analysis, they can be divided into the following seven categories: sitting, forward bending, backbending, side bending, twisting, balance, and handstand.

Introduction to the 7 major categories of yoga movements:

1. Sitting postures

Common yoga sitting postures include: simple sitting, auspicious sitting, perfect sitting, half lotus Full Lotus and more. It is basically some yoga meditation postures. You should also maintain awareness and relax in the sitting postures, but not completely relaxed. The back should be straight.

2. Twist type

Common yoga twisting postures include: kneeling spinal twisting, sitting spinal twisting and supine spinal twisting, Balavaga one pose, Mariki one pose, three poses wait. Twisting postures should be coordinated with breathing, inhaling, stretching, and exhaling to deepen the twisting.

3. Forward bends

Common forward bends in yoga include: standing forward bends, enhanced side extension, double angle pose, swan pose, baby pose, head-to-knee pose, etc. wait. When doing forward bending postures, you must pay attention to folding from the hips to truly activate the core and maintain the extension of the spine. The focus is not on reaching the legs, but on finding the chest toward the knees.

4. Backbends

Common yoga backbends include: wheel pose, pigeon pose, dance king pose, locust pose, bow pose, camel pose, etc. What should be noted about backbending poses is that it requires a high level of opening of the entire front side of the body (chest, thighs, calves), and the most important point is to open the chest and start backbending from the thoracic spine.

5. Side bends

Common yoga side bends include: triangle pose, side angle pose, door latch pose, seated side bend pose, etc. What you should pay attention to in side bending postures is to activate the leg strength, keep the hips centered, and the chest cavity can be well extended.

6. Inversions

Common yoga inversions include: shoulder stand, headstand, elbow stand, handstand, etc. What you need to pay attention to when doing inverted poses is that first of all, the strength of your arms, abdomen, shoulders, etc. is very important, so that you can keep your body stable without straining and squeezing the cervical spine.

7. Balance type

Common yoga balance poses include: tree pose, eagle pose, warrior three pose, cross balance pose, half-moon pose, etc. What you should pay attention to in balancing postures is to establish a foundation, increase leg and core strength, and psychological stability.