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Do you have a sedentary or active life?
Asanas that are appropriate for a beginner will vary from one style of yoga to the next. And sometimes they will vary within that discipline from one teacher (or Ego) to the next.
The approapriate poses for a beginner in Purna Yoga would be:
Tadasana
The classical Surya Namaskar
Virasana on pads (and the Opening Series that goes with it)
Hip series
Morning series
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Trikonasana
Parsvakonasana
Virabhadrasana II
Uttanasana
Ardha Uttanasana (hands at the wall)
Bhujangasana
Setu Bandha
Ardha Badha Padmasana
Marichyasana (variation)
Matseyengasana
Savasana