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Backbend yoga sequence
Backbend yoga sequence




backbend yoga sequence

It also works on lengthening the hip flexors and psoas muscle. The above sequence warms up the spine with lateral bends, twists and strengthening backbends. The mind follows the physical, and becomes open and energised too. Backbebds stretch, expand and open the heart centre. We spend a lot of time in our day with our upper spine hunched forward through last of postural awareness in our movement and sitting. You’ll notice an increased energy throughout the room in a backbend focused yoga class. They also expand and breath, promoting healthy lung capacity and ease symptoms of asthma and sleep apnea. Yoga lengthens, strengthens and promotes good interstitial fluid health of the spine.īackbends stimulate the nervous system, aid digestion, ease stress, tension, anxiety and depression. The spine is involved in every asana with either flexion, extension or rotation. The cervical and lumbar curves have the most range of motion in the spine, which makes them more susceptible to injury.

BACKBEND YOGA SEQUENCE FULL

Try standing in Tadasana/Mountain and trace the four curves of your back – starting with the concave curve at the back of your neck/cervical (115 degree full range of motion) moving down to the convex curve of your upper back/thoracic (70 degree full range of motion) diping again into the concave of your lower back/lumbar (95 degree full range of motion) and finally the convex curve of the fused tailbone/sacral. An understanding of the four natural curves of your back helps you to access safer alignment in your asana. The spine supports the body against gravity, facilitates movement of the torso, and protects the spinal cord. Maintaining awareness of the midline when practicing backbends reminds us to exert equal effort right and left, and gives a stable structure for the front body to expand and the back body to curve into. The spine runs along our midline, and gives us a physical element to work towards when ‘drawing into the midline’ in our practice.

backbend yoga sequence

Moving into exploration of the spine is a natural progression from last weeks sequence on the midline.






Backbend yoga sequence