Backbends

It's a day-to-day process, that's for sure. And it's another reason why I so much prefer introducing people to the core stuff in addition to yoga, because take for example...

Instructor: Now, you're going to lift those hips to the sky! Instructor: Take a deep inhale and... Student: Wait, wait! I need to get my legs. Instructor: Oh yeah, we have to get those feet...

Hi, in this clip we're going to work on the beginning of a back bend. So, already Amy is here on hands and knees, she's going to straighten her right leg and then her left leg and come...

Nataraja, Dancer's Pose. Beginning in the soles of your feet to create balance, lengthening in the spine and finding a place of focus. Balance is eighty percent focus, rather than the ability...

Garudasana, Eagle. Eagle is a great pose. It's going to hit all twelve joints of your body, so you're going to gain length or openness in your joints and you're going to gain...

Connecting the left hamstring with the buttock. Lay right down, and take that left foot up and take the strap around your left foot. And then, take that strap around your left hand to secure it. And,...

Connecting low back with the buttock muscle is great for the low back. Just lay right down, and take that strap around your right foot. As you take it around your right foot equalize the length of...

To release the back, the lower back in particular, the child posture is used by taking the knees out to the sides of the mat. Take them out to the sides of the mats, sit back towards your heels and...

For the right hamstring, a strap can be used by just laying right down on a soft surface, on your back, and by doing this tip your pelvis forward. Now, tight hamstrings create discomfort in your lower...

Stretching the inner thigh with the left, take the strap around the ball of the foot, left foot, leave your right foot on the floor, equalize the length of the strap. Walk your hands up the strap...