Yoga Straps may be made either from nylon or cotton. They let you to hold your limbs that you might not be able to reach or grasp in a pose. They also help you hold a pose longer.
Yoga Straps are especially helpful in bound poses when your hands cannot reach the other as also in poses in which you have to hold your feet can't reach. They can be used to hold your legs in a Trikonasana, stretch your shoulder in the Sarvangasana, and a host of other Yoga Poses.
.One of the reasons why some folks avoid Yoga is that they feel they are not flexible enoughg Try and understand, Yoga is not about being flexiblel It’s about strengthening your body and spine in every direction with the goal of creating a union between the body, mind and spiriti
All you have to try to do is try and do the asanas correctly without pushing yourself too fara This way you will cultivate physical as well as mental flexibility, strength plus become more energetici