Upward-Facing Dog Pose (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana)

Upward-Facing Dog Pose Urdhva Mukha Svanasana Upward-Facing Dog Pose is a great way to challenge your body in opening and lifting your chest. This is best in improving your posture, firming your buttocks, stretching your lungs, chest, abdomen, and shoulders, as well as stimulating your abdominal organs.

Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose (Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana)

Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose puts the headstand together with upward pose into a combination. This pose is good for those who are looking for an intermediate backbend chest-opener. Some benefits of this includes balance improvement, as well as circulation and metabolic processes.

Upward Bow/ Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana)

Upward Bow (Wheel) Pose Urdhva Dhanurasana Upward Bow (Wheel) Pose is a great help for strengthening your spine, arms, abdomen, and legs.  This is therapeutic for osteoporosis, back pain, asthma, and infertility.

Sphinx Pose

Sphinx Pose Sphinx Pose is considered to be a good introductory backbend for those who are beginners, as well as calming backbend for those who are experienced. This improves blood circulation; expands the lungs; and stimulates the digestive system and abdominal organs.

Pigeon Pose (Kapotasana)

Pigeon Pose Kapotasana Pigeon Pose helps to open your hips, hamstrings, and groin, as well as elongate your back.  This is also helpful in alleviating pressure on your low back and decrease any symptoms of sciatica. This is a perfect pose to allow tension to be released and for hip flexibility to be maintained since […]

One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II)

One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II is an intense backbend that opens the chest, resembling a Pigeon. This pose is a great hip-opener that can help increase hip flexibility and range of motion.

One-Legged King Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)

One-Legged King Pigeon Pose Eka Pada Rajakapotasana One-Legged King Pigeon is a forward bend pose that opens the hips. This pose works as a deep stretch for the thighs, groin, back, piriformis, and psoas. Serves as a preparatory pose for seated postures and other Yoga poses with backbends.

Lord of the Dance Pose (Natarajasana)

Lord of the Dance Pose Natarajasana Lord of the Dance Pose is also known as Dancing Shiva pose. In Yoga poses with backbend sequences, the Lord of the Dance Pose would usually come near the end, and you may follow it with Standing Half Forward Bend as a counter pose. Lord of the Dance Pose […]

Locust Pose (Salabhasana)

Locust Pose Salabhasana Locust pose is an easy warm-up for Yoga poses with intense backbends. It is great practice for strengthening the back of the torso, legs, and arms. Locust pose is also a beneficial training for posture and flexibility.

Half Frog Pose (Ardha Bhekasana)

Half Frog Pose Ardha Bhekasana Half Frog Pose is a backbend that does not only stretch your back muscles; it also opens all your shoulders, chest, and thighs at the same time. It is a great help for posture improvement. Half Frog Pose is believed to turn our body heat hotter, which is an effective […]