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Backbends Series

Set of videos with detailed explanations on how to achieve deep backbends through tutorials, classes, and drills.

About this program

This program is for those who are looking to increase back flexibility and achieve a beautiful backbend. Multiply your back flexibility and achieve postures such as bow pose with the legs at your head, king pigeon pose, and bhujangasana. Here I provide detailed explanations that will help you to deblock your tight areas and open your muscles to achieve those postures.

What you will learn

If you would like to get beautiful deep and balanced backbends then this program is for you! - Lose the fears of changing your grip - Have a beautifully balanced extension - Get your legs to your head or close to your head in pigeon, bow, and in royal cobra - Get a nice balanced arch in backbends and arrive to drop backbend - Lose the fear of falling in drop backbend With this program I will help you to improve: - The flexibility of your upper back - The flexibility of your lower back - The flexibility of your hip flexors - Strengthen your back - Mobilize your shoulders - Hip flexibility and mobility

Program includes

The program includes: - Understand better how the backbends function - Prewarm up, sun salutations, sequenced classes, drills for achieving better skills, closing sequences, meditation - Grip flip with king pigeon pose, bow pose and tiger pose, bhujangasana. - Build up and establish a solid and safe home practice - How to use the wall and props to adjust yourself - Bonus tracks: Split class and drop backbend preparation tutorials

Classes in this program

07 - Common Hip Flexor Stretches

07 - Common Hip Flexor Stretches

In this video, we are going through some really basic movement of stretching the hip flexors.

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08 - Shoulder Mobility

08 - Shoulder Mobility

In this video I provide some tips on how to increase your shoulder mobility

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09 - Intro Bow Pose

09 - Intro Bow Pose

Short introduction to variations of bow pose

Open Course
10 - Intro to Pigeon Pose

10 - Intro to Pigeon Pose

In this video I provide the basis to execute the pigeon pose

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11 - Bow Pose Sequence

11 - Bow Pose Sequence

In this class I am giving you drills and tips in a sequenced way how to achieve a beautiful boat position.

Open Course
12 - How to Flip the Grip in Pigeon and Bow

12 - How to Flip the Grip in Pigeon and Bow

In this video I am explaining you how to change your grip in the bow pose

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