It is vital to learn the basic principles of posture, breathing and how to go into a yoga pose before when starting a practice. An infinite variety of postures can be strung together to form sequences for specific needs and results, in line with a warm-up and flow technique. The sequences described below are examples of how to combine postures in a meaningful way. Simple programmes are, relative to the ability of the practitioner, as effective as as the more difficult poses and sets.
Note: English, rather than the Indian Sanskrit names, are used to identify the postures.