Welcome to Animated Yoga Postures. Yoga Postures are different from other forms of exercise, such as, running, biking, or swimming, because postures are preformed with synchronized deep breathing. While the postures help to align your body's skeletal structure, and strengthen your muscles, the deep breathing fuels the postures, and at the same time, effects the state of your mind and your emotions. It has been the experience of students, who have practiced Yoga for awhile, that they may sometimes find themselves suddenly crying or just feeling very emotional during class. Yoga postures, and the deep rhythmic breathing, will often free blocked emotional energy and physical tension. Hatha Yoga Postures can therefore be very cathartic and emotionally healing.