Great yoga stretches that relives muscle stress

   Have you just started taking yoga and is wondering what stretches you can do that will best help you to relieve your muscle stress? Well that is one of the main reasons people decide to take yoga to feel better. It is well known that taking yoga is a very important weapon most use to fight the stresses of life. Hmm well what are the best stretches someone can do when they feel there muscles starting to tense up? Keep reading this article and you will find good information on just that.

Yoga stretches while laying in bed

What if you could practice yoga while laying in the bed in the morning or nighttime. Well yes it's true you can do yoga from one of the most comfortable spots inside your house your bed. The effects of these stretches will have the same effect on your body as if you were standing up doing them. Even better these stretches don't require that much sweating and some don't require that much movement so you don't have to bother your partner. Here are three great yoga stretches you can do while laying in your bed.

The knee to chess back stretch, this stretch is very simple the only thing you will be doing is grabbing your knee with both hands locked then pulling your knee towards your chess. Switch up and practice bring each knee to your chess and hold for a couple seconds, that will be your reps right there. This stretch helps to relieve muscles inside of your back, thighs, and legs. Make sure when you first start  doing this stretch you take it slow at first because you don't want to end up pulling a muscle. Also the more you pull your knees to your chess on this stretch the less tense your muscles will be.

The next stretch that you can do in bed is called the one leg bend stretch. Now with this stretch it will be a good idea to be in bed by yourself so you wouldn't end up kicking one of your love ones by accident. To do this stretch you will grab the top of your foot with your hand then pull it back and of course your knee will bend as you pull your foot.  This may be hard to interpret just by reading the words inside of this article so here is a picture that may help you some.

Hopefully this will give you a better idea of how to execute the stretch. So those are two great yoga bed stretches that you can do that will help to relieve those tense muscles you may have. Now how about trying some yoga moves that will require you standing up. You will most likely be able to practice more yoga moves standing up then you would laying in your bed. Here are so common stretches that you can do while standing up.

Yoga stretches you can do while standing

    For starts here is the side stretch standing pose, you can do this pose while standing in one spot without moving. This pose or stretch is about reliving the tightness in muscles and organs around your side area. By this I mean muscles and organs such as your spine, kidney, stomach, and ribs. You get into this move by raising one of your hands straight in the air. As your hand is raised make sure your body remains straight.

Then bend to the side that you don't have your hand up. If your left hand was raised then you would bend to your right. If your right hand was raised you would bend towards your left. Go into the pose and remain in it for a couple of seconds then switch and stretch your other side. This stretch is so good because it does so much for the body and don't cause that much strain as you  get into the stretch. As you start your yoga session doing the side standing stretch should be one of your top yoga positions.

Another basic yoga stretch you can do while standing is the warrior II pose. Now this pose is based around a classical form of yoga. You might have seen this pose while watching a karate based movie. To do this move you lift both of your arms with you pointed in front of you and the other one pointed behind you. Remember to keep the base of your shoulders straight so your shoulders and arms are equally lined up. Then after that you would bend the knee that correlates with your arm that is pointed forward.

As you bend one leg forward you then would stretch the other leg backwards, this will stretch out your thighs and groin. Get into this move slowly because it may be hard to keep your balance as you get into this move. Same as always stay in this position for a few seconds then switch and work your other side of the body. More importantly remember as you engage in these stretches you must practice good breathing techniques. Having the right breathing is one of the basic foundations of doing yoga.

So those are some great stretches that you can do to reduce stress in your muscles.