Truth be told, people who have good posture look taller, thinner and more self-possessed. They also are much less likely to suffer from chronic backaches. If you're a walking slump-fest, we have a hunch these yoga poses will appeal and relieve. Start with improving your core strength to help your carriage. Then work on shoulder-openers and spine-lengthening exercises that open up the chest and give you a great looking, feel-good stance.







If you hit the yoga mat three times a week with this teaser prep pose, your abs will feel it. And once your waist is trim and strong you'll see your spinal column straighten up and lengthen out.

A simple forward bend with the arms interlaced behind you is the perfect antidote to stiff, hunched shoulders.

This shoulderstand-to-plough combo sheds tension that gets lodged in the neck and spine, and helps even out the kinks.

If one yoga pose serves to realign you from head to coccyx, our experts say, it's the cobra.