Yoga for Core Strength: 5 Yoga Poses for Beginners

Below are five of our favorite yoga poses that are suitable for beginners and for developing core strength.

1: Strengthen Your Core With Bird Dog Pose

Bird Dog is a superb pose for strengthening the abdominal and back muscles as well as the shoulders. If your wrists are sensitive or start to ache, try making fists with your hands or place your hands on yoga blocks, a folded blanket,

2: Build Up To Chaturanga Dandasana

Chaturanga Dandasana is one of yoga’s more challenging yoga poses and shows up very frequently in Vinyasa-style yoga classes. These variations make Chaturanga more accessible while also building upper body strength.

3: Improve Posture And Core Strength With Cobra Pose

Cobra Pose is such a simple yet powerful yoga pose that strengthens the entire back body, abdominal muscles, legs, and more. Cobra Pose is a great pose to counteract the tendency to hunch or slump forward.

4: Power Up The Core With Forearm Plank

Forearm Plank is a powerful pose that strengthens the shoulders and core muscles. It is not everyone’s favorite yoga pose, but it is beneficial for strengthening.

5: Flow From Downward Facing Dog To Plank Pose

This flow from Downward Facing Dog to Plank Pose is a classic yoga core strengthening series of poses that effectively engages the entire core system. These poses strengthen the shoulders and wrists as well.