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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

13 - Pigeon Sequence with Grip Flip

13 - Pigeon Sequence with Grip Flip

In this video I provide explanations on how to flip the grip in a pigeon pose

Open Course
14 - Intro to Royal Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)

14 - Intro to Royal Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)

In this video, I am giving instructions about how to perform the royal cobra sequence

Open Course
15 - How to Use the Yoga Blocks for Royal Cobra Pose

15 - How to Use the Yoga Blocks for Royal Cobra Pose

In this video I provide some tips on how to use the yoga blocks to improve your royal cobra pose

Open Course
16 - How to Sequence for Royal Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)

16 - How to Sequence for Royal Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)

I am introducing you to versions of royal cobra (Bhujangasana) I really love. Like how to touch your head with your feet and how to do unilateral variations.

Open Course
17 - Intro to Tiger Pose

17 - Intro to Tiger Pose

In this video I provide an introduction on how to do the tiger pose

Open Course
18 - How to Change the Grip on Tiger Pose

18 - How to Change the Grip on Tiger Pose

In this video there is a demonstration on how to flip the grip during the tiger pose

Open Course