I used to practice yoga back in the day.  It is amazing for the body and soul.  These poses look cool.  Have you tried them?  I'm sure they would work with regular practice.  I don't think I could get in any of the positions, because I'm sooo tight and soooo bloated.  I mainly lie in bed on my stomach to relieve the bloating and pressure or gentle stretching on the floor.

I try to go to a class once a week and do pilates too.  I think the poses help drain the lymph and release toxins all over so that you can clear them easire.  It really helps me to feel better too.  The stretches feel so good, I am addicted to them and do them all the time- especially the twists when I get sore and stiff.  The best one for IC is to sit on your butt with your feet together and knees out to stretch the inner thighs.  Childs pose is good too.  I also find down dog make my back feel good- and strengthens the arms and shoulders and stretches the hamstrings.  I love my yoga!!!!

I have found some of the yoga postures are tough on people with fibro, which I have.

Man this could not be better timing! Thanks!Mary 

Some of those poses are very advanced and if your not doing them with guidance I don't recomend them personally. The Wii has a yoga prgram that you use this matt and web cam so that it can correct and tell you when your form is right. I love this for people who can't attend a class. I would really like to get one.As far as the poses in there I will go through each of themYou can give your legs a little upward boost by lying with your thighs supported on a rolled-up blanket to help with beginers. sorry aboout my crazy numbering i had trouble with this thing I tried to make it all layed out. For those of you with sleep problems really need to make sure your not doing poses that are suposed to be avoided with insomia. I had to stop doing yoga for a while bc every pose I seemed to be doing was effecting my sleep. I had to really do some research on the matter. Sometimes just going into class with out talking to the teacher tell them what your areas you should avoid so they can tell you alternate poses to do during class if you choose to go that route. I do have a script to yoga journal I love them and recomend them. The articles are also really great and those of you further along the food always makes my mouth water. As far as my fave DVD it is evening stress release by yoga zone. Definatly has focus on the core but not too heavy and nice voice. It is a two part each 30 min long. Even though it is meant for the eve I used to do one in the morning and one at night. I stopped due to insomina. I still strech and I plan on doing a private class to get myself a routien.

1. the backward bend is safe as long as you take care not to compress your neck when your leaning back
2. the boat pose there showing is a pose used to get into the bow pose. there are different forms of the boat pose you will also find a seated boat pose . 

• Contraindications and Cautions
• • High or low blood pressure
  • Insomnia
  • Serious lower-back or neck injury
  • migraine

the Bound Angle Pose is great hip opener.

• containdications an cautions
• Groin or knee injury: Only perform this pose with blanket support under the outer thighs. you can also use the blankets for exta support just starting out. I love this pose.

1. the bridge pose can have serious neck injury and I would not do this pose unless you have a teacher esp if your just starting out.Once the shoulders are rolled under, be sure not to pull them forcefully away from your ears, which tends to overstretch the neck. Lift the tops of the shoulders slightly toward the ears and push the inner shoulder blades away from the spine.

avoid

• Back injury
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Headache
• Pregnancy

• the camel pose should be avoided
• beginers tips on this pose get a chair. Kneel for the pose with your back to the chair, with your calves and feet below the seat and the front edge of the seat touching your buttocks. Then lean back and bring your hands to the sides of the seat or high up on the front chair legs
• • High or low blood pressure
  • Migraine
  • Insomnia
  • Serious low back or neck injury

cat and cow posethe cat pose is followd by the cow posethe cat pose you want to keep the  head in line with the torso to avoid neck injury. INHALING with the start of the cat pose and EXHALING with cow pose. childs pose is great for all If you have difficulty sitting on your heels in this pose, place a thickly folded blanket between your back thighs and calves. avoid when

• Diarrhea
• Pregnancy
• Knee injury

cobra Don't overdo the backbend. To find the height at which you can work comfortably and avoid straining your back, take your hands off the floor for a moment, so that the height you find will be through extension.If you are very stiff it might be better to avoid doing this pose on the floor. Brace a metal folding chair against a wall, and do the pose with your hands on the front edge of the seat, balls of the feet on the floor.Downward Facing Dog If you have difficulty releasing and opening your shoulders in this pose, raise your hands off the floor on a pair of blocks or the seat of a metal folding chair.To get a feel for the work of the outer arms, loop and secure a strap around your arms just above your elbows. Imagine that the strap is tightening inward, pressing the outer arms in against the bones. Against this resistance, push the inner shoulder blades outward.avoid

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Diarrhea
•  Do not do this pose late-term. pregnancy
• High blood pressure or headache: Support your head on a bolster or block, ears level between the arms.

Fish pose this pose is very straining on the neck if not done proper. If you feel any discomfort in your neck or throat, either lower your chest slightly toward the floor,  put a thickly folded blanket under the back of your head.Be sure your head rests comfortably on the floor and your throat is soft. avoid

• High or low blood pressure
• Migraine
• Insomnia
• Serious lower-back or neck injury

Forward bend Back injury: Do this pose with bent knees, or with your hands on the wall, legs perpendicular to your torso, and arms parallel to the floor.push the top thighs back and the heels down and straighten the knees , be careful not to straighten the knees by locking them back
Head to Knee Pose don't do this with Diarrhea .It's better to keep the bottom shoulder in contact with the inner knee than to lose the contact in order to straighten the knee completely.hero pose Often the inner top feet press more heavily into the floor than the outer top feet. Press the bases of your palms along the outer edges of the feet and gently push the pinky-toe sides of the feet to the floor.If your ankles are painful in this pose, roll up a towel and place it underneath them before you sit back. folded blanket to pad your knees, shins, and feet.locus pose You can support the area around your lower sternum with a rolled-up blanket to help maintain the lift of your upper torso. Similarly you can support the front of your thighs with a blanket roll to help support the lift of your legs.

• Headache
• Serious back injury
• with neck injuries should keep head in a neutral position by looking down at the floor; they might also support the forehead on a thickly folded blanket.

reclining head to toe pose If you are especially stiff, do this pose with the bottom-leg heel pressed against a wall. It's also useful to position a block just outside the raised-leg hip. Then when you swing the leg to the side, rest it on the block. The support under the thigh will help you soften the inner groin.You can make this pose slightly easier by raising the lower-leg heel off the floor a few inches on a block or thick book. avoid

• Diarrhea
• Headache
• High blood pressure: Raise your head and neck on a folded blanket.

crossed leg seated positionSit with your back to a wall, slightly closer than the length of a yoga block, and wedge the ends of the block between the wall and your lower shoulder blades.seated forward bend :Never force yourself into a forward bend, especially when sitting on the floor. Coming forward, as soon as you feel the space between your pubis and navel shortening, stop, lift up slightly, and lengthen again. Often, because of tightness in the backs of the legs, a beginner's forward bend doesn't go very far forward and might look more like sitting up straight. modifications sit up on a folded blanket in this pose, and most beginners need to hold a strap around the feet. Extremely stiff students can place a rolled up blanket under their knees.wide angle seated forward bend: Lower-back injury: Sit up high on a folded blanket and keep your torso relatively upright. If you have trouble bending even a little bit forward, it’s acceptable to bend your knees slightly. You might even support your knees on thinly rolled blankets; but remember, as you move into the forward bend, it’s still important keep the knee caps pointing toward the ceiling.Take a bolster or a thickly rolled blanket and lay it on the floor in front of you, its long axis perpendicular to your pelvis. Exhale into the forward bend and lay your torso down on this support.Shoulder Stand (Inversion) IF you can do this much props to you. I would not attempt alone esp starting out or for the first time. This is an advanced pose. This pose has always flaired my bladder the following day FYI for those planning to try.
Contraindications and Cautions

• Diarrhea
• Headache
• High blood pressure
• Menstruation
• Neck injury
• Pregnancy

:Spinal Twist  this is by far one of my most fave poses and most used. Those of you with back pain get ready to fall in love.triangle poseThis pose is slightly easier with a narrower stance. Beginners should also, as suggested in the main description, bring their hand to the inner foot, whether on the floor or on a support like a block or folding chair.One of the most common problems in this pose is the inability to keep the back heel grounded, which makes the pose very unstable. There are various ways to deal with the back heel. First, of course, you can just accept the situation and work diligently to press through the heel (and open the back-leg groin) even though it's off the floor. Second, you can perform the pose with your back heel wedged against a wall, which gives you something to push into. Or finally, you can raise the back heel on a lift and, over time, work to gradually lower the lift until the heel stays on the floor.

Back or spine injury. Perform this pose only with the supervision of an experienced teacher or avoid it altogether. Also avoid this pose if you have:

• Low blood pressure
• Migraine
• Diarrhea
• Headache
• Insomnia

Upward Facing Dog another one of my faves really opens the chest those of you having chest pain should love this.There's a tendency in this pose to "hang" on the shoulders, which lifts them up toward the ears and "turtles" the neck. Actively draw the shoulders away from the ears by lengthening down along the back armpits, pulling the shoulder blades toward the tailbone, and puffing the side ribs forward. If you need help learning this, lift each hand on a block.Often it's difficult to keep the legs strongly suspended above the floor. Before you move into the pose, position a thick blanket roll below your top thighs. When you are in the pose, lightly rest your thighs on this roll as you press the tailbone closer to the roll.
Contraindications and Cautions

• Back injury
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Headache
• Pregnancy

poses to avoid insomia

• 
  Bharadvajasana I (Bharadvaja's Twist)
  This gentle twist is a tonic for the spine and the abdominal organs.
• 
  Ustrasana (Camel Pose)
  For this pose you can pad your knees and shins with a thickly folded blanket.
• 
  Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)
  Stretch along the top side of the body, from the back heel through the raised arm.
• 
  Paripurna Navasana (Full Boat Pose)
  Abdominal and deep hip flexor strengthener, requires you to balance on the tripod of your sitting bones and tailbone.
• 
  Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose)
  Highly effective strengthener for the legs and ankles.
• 
  Marichyasana III (Marichi's Pose)
  Marichi's Pose is sometimes called the Sage's Pose.
• 
  Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II)
  Nowadays we simply shoo pigeons away from our public gathering places. But in Vedic times, 3,000 years ago, the pigeon was a bird of ill omen, the messenger of the goddess Nirriti, a personification of misfortune, misery, and death.
• 
  Parivrtta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose)
  Usually a counterpose to Trikonasana. Also a preparation for seated forward bends and twists.

• Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)
  The torso and legs represent the body of the bow, and the arms the string.
• 
  Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
  Chair Pose clearly works the muscles of the arms and legs, but it also stimulates the diaphragm and heart.
• 
  Matsyasana (Fish Pose)
  It is said that if you perform this pose in water, you will be able to float like a fish.
• 
  Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose)
  This pose is more than a backbend; it opens the shoulders, chest, and thighs all at once.
• 
  Kapotasana (King Pigeon Pose)
  Invigorates your body and gives your spirits a lift. An extremely deep backbend appropriate for advanced practitioners only.
• 
  Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
  Practiced as a starting position for standing poses, in between standing poses, or by itself to improve posture.
• 
  Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose)
  One of three revolved variations of standing poses.
• 
  Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
  Vrksasana clarifies just how challenging it can be to stand on one leg.

Poses good for the intestines
Intestines

• 
  Bharadvajasana I (Bharadvaja's Twist)
  This gentle twist is a tonic for the spine and the abdominal organs.
• 
  Marjaryasana (Cat Pose )
  This pose provides a gentle massage to the spine and belly organs.
• 
  Tittibhasana (Firefly Pose)
  This arm balance requires more core strength than arm strength.
• 
  Malasana (Garland Pose)
  This pose stretches the ankles, groin, and back torso. If your heels don't reach the floor, rest them on a folded blanket.
• 
  Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose)
  This twist energizes the spine and stimulates the digestive fire.
• 
  Pasasana (Noose Pose)
  In the full pose the arms are wrapped around the squatting legs and the hands are clasped behind the back, forming a "noose."
• 
  Parsva Bakasana (Side Crane Pose)
  The key to Parsva Bakasana is twisting enough to place the outer edge of one upper arm far around the outside of the opposite thigh.
• 
  Purvottanasana (Upward Plank Pose)
  Purvottanasana counteracts the effects of Chaturanga by stretching the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, and anterior deltoids.
• Padangusthasana (Big Toe Pose)
  This pose gently lengthens and strengthens even stubbornly tight hamstrings.
• 
  Bitilasana (Cow Pose)
  Cow Pose is an easy, gentle way to warm up the spine.
• 
  Paripurna Navasana (Full Boat Pose)
  Abdominal and deep hip flexor strengthener, requires you to balance on the tripod of your sitting bones and tailbone.
• 
  Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose)
  This pose is more than a backbend; it opens the shoulders, chest, and thighs all at once.
• 
  Kapotasana (King Pigeon Pose)
  Invigorates your body and gives your spirits a lift. An extremely deep backbend appropriate for advanced practitioners only.
• 
  Tolasana (Scale Pose)
  The head, torso, and legs hang from and balance on the hands like the pans of an old-fashioned scale.
• 
  Sphinx Pose
  Sphinx Pose is the infant of backbends. It can be practiced with either an active or passive approach.

this link is great
http://www.sciatica.org/yoga/12poses.html
also there are quite a few chair yoga dvd's on amazon I found with good ratings.