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When you talk of Yoga, you immediately associate it with stretching the muscles. It is the ideal exercise for your muscles and joints. It helps you correct your body posture and makes you feel light. Its several positions do certain benefits to your body. That is why a lot of people prefer to engage in this physical activity than the usual body workout. Aside from toning your body physically, Yoga also improves the mental and spiritual side of the person.

Once you start to perform Yoga, you have to do it regularly to see the results. A continuous practice of its poses will enhance your flexibility, boosts your level of capability and encourages healthy way of living. Suppleness is required in Yoga. As a beginner, you must learn to familiarize the basic poses so your muscles can start become flexible. When your body has already reached the maximum level of elasticity, you can eventually do the more advanced poses.

Here are some of the basic Yoga positions for flexibility and their brief description. You can go through them to give you a slight idea.

- Shoulder Stand (Sarvangasana) - This pose helps in stirring up the glands, increases circulation of all body fluids and tones your entire body.

- Archer Pose (Dhanurasana) - This is perfect for the muscles of the hands, feet, hamstrings, calves and back.

- Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) - This is ideal for people with scoliosis. It corrects the curvature of the spine. It also makes your spinal cord flexible.

- Half Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) - This is intended for the muscles of the hips, back, liver and spleen.

- Wheel Pose (Chakrasana) - This pose will help your spinal column increase its flexibility

- Locust Pose (Shalabhasana) - This pose shapes up the lower half of the body

- Mountain Pose (Vajrasana) - This pose is a good workout for the leg muscles

- Fish Pose (Matsyasana) - This pose helps in stretching the abdominal region of the body

- Head Stand (Sirshasana) - This pose is said to be the hardest one to perform. It improves the blood circulation of your head and stimulates your pineal and pituitary glands

- Plough Pose (Halasana) - This pose tones the thigh and pelvic part of the body and also makes your backbone more supple

- Head to Knee Pose (Paschimottanasana) - This pose is good for stretching your back and a perfect compressor for the abdomen.

- Cock Pose (Kukkutasana) - This pose enhances your hands, shoulders and abdominal muscles

- Lotus Pose (Padmasana) - This pose makes your back and leg muscles become more flexible and is perfect for straightening your backbone

- Peacock Pose (Mayurasana) - This pose toughens the muscles of your abdomen and arms

Now that you have a better understanding of these poses, it will be easier for you to perform them. Just remember to listen to your instructor carefully because they will be giving you directions on how to do these poses properly.