Backbends and Back Releasing Asanas – Weekly Advanced Class 341

This class features energy-lifting backbends, followed by a series of therapeutic poses to release tension in the spine. Alongside enhancing energy levels, the backbend segment contributes to strength building and posture improvement. It explores variations of essential backbends like salabhasa, ustrasana, urdhva mukha svanasana, and urdhva dhanurasana. To prepare your body for the backbends, variations of Virabhadrasana 1 are included into the early sequence. Towards the conclusion, back-releasing poses such as malasana, uttanasana, and supta padangusthasana are practiced to restore balance and ease in the spine.