If you are a Yoga beginner, these three postures are the very first things you should learn before you try all those complicated twists and inversions. Make sure you are completely comfortable with these three postures and practice them regularly before you start learning anything else.

1. Tadasana  (The Mountain Pose) – Standing Posture.
This is the very first posture to be learnt before you begin Yoga sessions. Although it is a very simple pose it is a difficult one to master thoroughly. This posture requires equilibrium with energies, body and mind. This pose must be completed without postural defects but this will be achieved with time and practice through many Yoga postures.

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