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Yoga for Every Ailment — 20 Poses for Health and Happiness

Yoga benefits the body in so many ways, from managing our emotions and anxiety to taming symptoms of physical illness. Try these 20 poses for healing.

First for Women Staff

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Whether you sit at a desk all day, you’re dealing with chronic health issues, or you’re experiencing debilitating anxiety, yoga can help you manage all of your wellness concerns. Through the breath, yoga helps us tune in to our bodies to find out what it is they actually need. 

Physically, practicing yoga postures encourages the healthy flow of blood, oxygen, and synovial fluid to our organs, muscles, joints, and other parts of the body. Mentally and emotionally, it helps us slow down and pay attention just enough to realize where we are blocked and holding tension — and it helps us to release it. Through the process of tuning in, we help to facilitate health in the body in a holistic way. 

Scroll through the gallery below for a list of simple yoga postures you can do right at home (some right from your bed!) to create more vitality in your body and your life. 

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