Find Flexibility and Strength in Backbends: An All Levels Iyengar Yoga Class
This 75 minute all levels class uses props to allow you to find strength and flexibility in your backbends.
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Props Recommended: Wall, Strap, Chair, Block and Blankets. Alternative props can be used.
Recorded with Yoga Cville, the home to Iyengar Yoga in Charlottesville, Virginia by iHanuman Yoga Media. View and Download More Yoga Classes & Workshops at iHanuman.com.
Asanas:
Virasana |
English name: Hero's Pose Practice type: Seated Poses Practice level: Beginner Find more space in the knees by drawing the flesh of the calves back and away from the knees. |
Supta Svastikasana |
English name: Reclining Easy Pose Practice type: Restorative Practice level: |
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Supta Padangustasana II |
English name: Supine Big Toe Pose II Practice type: Core Poses Practice level: Intermediate |
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Salabhasana |
English name: Locust Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Beginner The Closer the legs are together the more difficult the pose.To relieve lower back pain, the knees are bent, shins perpendicular to the floor. The thighs are lifted from the floor and the knees and thighs brought closer... more |
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Makarasana |
English name: Crocodile Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate |
Eka Pada Bhekasana  |
English name: One Leg Frog Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate |
Parighasana |
English name: Gate Latch Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner |
Ustrasana |
English name: Camel Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate Learn to bend backward while keeping control over the legs. Learn to keep the shins pressed down in order to lift the thighs and spine. Do not distort the legs for the sake of bending.If you cannot take the hands down... more |
Purvottanasana |
English name: East Facing Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate |
Adho Mukha Svanasana |
English name: Downward Facing Dog Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Learn to stretch from the hands to the buttocks and from the heels to the buttocks. - Geeta Iyengar, Preliminary Course. Keep the feet parallel to each other and extend the toes. Move the trunk towards the legs. Take... more |
Savasana |
English name: Corpse Pose Practice type: Restorative Practice level: Beginner |
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