Backward extensions Archives - The Practice Room

10 May

Duration: 90 mins.Level: All Levels - Experience of Asana practice is necessaryProps needed:This is a prop-intensive session! We will u...

09 Jan

Regular practice of back arches is one of the characteristics of Iyengar Yoga. Here, we look at the basic and intermediate level posit...

22 Dec

22 Dec

A brisk and energetic session of supported back arches, done after the adequate preparation (of the previous session) This session i...

22 Dec

In addition to supports, the other aspect that determines the safety and efficacy of back arches is adequate and appropriate preparatio...

22 Dec

Intermediate level backward extension actions: finding the ‘resistance’ in the arching, connecting the heel to the buttocks while resis...

22 Dec

This session starts with a preparatory segment to prepare the upper back, shoulder, arms and the neck, and then we practice a set of be...

20 Dec

Keeping the abdomen soft while arching back is definitely a challenge. this session attempts to do this through a series of gentle act...

17 Dec

If one is already suffering from an ailment/ weakness of the back, back arches might sometimes not be advisable. But for everyone else...

17 Dec

Often the neck gets strained in backward extensions, as the head is taken back. This series of sessions focusses on initiating the acti...