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Is fitness on your new year resolutions list? Here are 5 easy yoga asanas for beginners

If yoga is on your New Year's resolution list, then you have come to the right place. Try these 5 simple yoga poses and maintain your health.

By Punam Chakraborty

Jan 05, 2026 09:53 IST

Yoga is the key to fitness. Yoga has been around for 5000 years, not just in the modern era. The word comes from the Sanskrit word "yuj", which stands for join or unity; it means the union of mind, body, and soul. Yoga not only give flexible to the body but also provides mental peace through meditation.

If you're doing yoga for the first time, it can be exciting as well as challenging. In the internet era, there are several videos and guidelines circulated in internet, where the first-time learner got confused about what to do, how to do, etc., etc.

Basically, yoga is about more than just hitting the right poses. It is about creating balance, flexibility, and an effortless link between the body and the mind. Easy yoga poses enhance posture, reduce pain, relax the mind and body, and promote basic overall mental health. Even easy positions may improve focus, strength, and digestion when performed on a daily basis.

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So we have brought you the perfect easy way to doing yoga, here are the 5 yoga which help you to complete your resolutions.

5 easy yoga asanas for beginners

Sukhasana (Easy Pose)

This seated position promotes active breathing, enhances posture, and calms the mind. For new learners, it is perfect to build calm and concentrate.

Firstly seat on the yoga mat with comfort then cross your legs. Maintain a straight spine

and relaxed shoulders

and put your hands on your knees.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath.

Hold for 1-2 minutes.

Padahastasana (Standing forward bend)

This pose improves blood circulation while stretching the hamstrings and spine.

Place your feet at your hips and stand upright.

Take a breath and lift your arm above your head.

Breathe out and forward hips forward.

Let your hands fall to the ground

Hold breaths for 5 to 8 minutes

Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)

Cobra posture provides flexibility, opens the chest, and strengthens the spine. Also, it reduces stiffness in the back.

Lie down on your stomach.

Put your palms behind your shoulders.

Take a breath and gradually raise your chest.

Keep your elbows slightly bent.

hold for 15 to 30 seconds.

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Vajrasana (Thunderbolt Pose)

This pose increases sleep and helps with digestion. Among the few postures that can be practised after eating is this one.

Sit back on your heels while kneeling.

Maintain a straight spine,

and put your hands on your thighs.

Shut your eyes and take a breath.

Stay for a minute or two.

Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I)

A warrior I enhance balance and strengthen legs. It also increases confidence and concentration.

Put one foot forward and one back.

The front knee should be bent.

Lift your arms above your head.

Forward square hips

Hold for five to eight breaths.

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