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Like everyone, you too would be interested in doing this set of free yoga exercises meant for just you!
These free yoga exercises will instruct you on how to practice yoga exercises; you just need to have a discipline and confidence to yourself in performing the exercises.

Yoga as a system of physical exercise it is designed to improve your body strength, increase the vital flow of energy and gives a peace of mind. This free exercise is performed by different poses and needs to be practiced correctly.

The daily routine starts with having the a fixed procedure of practice everyday in three points; first, Japa meaning chanting some mantra over and over to maintain the same consciousness; second, study by reading some yoga scripts; and third, meditation which should be performed at a fixed time in a fixed place everyday.

The beginning pose of these free yoga exercises should be the Corpse pose, and be repeated between other asanas (yoga poses) and as a final relaxation. The easy pose which is the standard pose is also a good position for meditation while allowing your mind to gain strength and relax.

Start these yoga exercises with the warm up exercises to relax and prepare your muscles for the next exercises. After warm up you can perform the shoulder lifts the natural following exercise and the eye exercise, which can improve your eyesight and prevent tiredness. For the next exercises you can practice sun salutation which will stretch all your body muscles, this to prepare for the much more difficult exercises. Try also leg raise, which will tone your leg muscles, giving you more endurance and improved flexibility; head stand pose is also good for resting some of your organs such as heart.

Now prepare your mind and body for much more difficult yoga exercise.

Start with the bridge and plough poses; this will increase your back flexibility. It might look difficult to perform but this poses can easily reached by performing it gently. At first this exercise might not be perfect because it takes time to develop and execute them correctly. After that try forward bend pose to stimulate the nervous system and then fish pose, it tones the chest muscles and lungs.

This is the latest article in our yoga central series and today we will be looking at a pose known as head to knee Pose or Janu Sirsasana. We will look at how to properly carry out the pose, the benefits you can get from it and anything that you need to consider before beginning. Please read the entire article before trying the pose.

How to Carry Out the Pose

We have put together instructions on how to carry out the pose correctly however there are also a number of modifications that can be done to make the pose easier as well as deeper. These modifications will be found lower in the article.

1. Begin the pose by sitting on a folded blanket of firm pillow with legs straight out in front of you. Now bend your right leg and gently rest the sole of your right foot on the inside of your left leg. You should lay the outside of the right leg on the floor with the shin at a right angle to the left leg.

2. Now place your right hand on the inner right groin and your left hand on the floor next to your left hip. As you exhale, push down with your hands and lift your torso to lengthen your back. At the same time slight turn your body to the left to line the belly button up with the left leg.

3. Now lean forward and take hold of your foot with both hands keeping the torso lifted. If you are unable to reach for foot then wrap a strap around your foot, holding it tight.

4. As you exhale lower the body towards the leg and in particular the head to the knee. Remember not to be aggressive with this pose and lower the body as low as is comfortable. Try to keep your back as straight as possible so that you do not hunch the back. Ensure you keep the left leg pressed against the floor.