Yoga for Tight Hamstrings and a Healthy Back – Weekly Intermediate Class 386

This 30-minute class offers a structured and supportive sequence designed to release tight hamstrings and protect your lower back. It’s ideal for newer students building confidence and flexibility, as well as more experienced practitioners wanting to revisit and consolidate foundational techniques. The class is also particularly well suited to older students or those working with restricted mobility, offering accessible variations and prop-supported adaptations that make each pose safe and effective. The class explores the relationship between hamstring tightness and back discomfort, guiding you through a progression of poses that intelligently stretch the hamstrings while maintaining spinal support. Starting with standing positions, you’ll use the strength of your arms and legs to support your spine as you begin to lengthen the backs of your legs. The sequence then moves into seated poses, where targeted prop setups provide vital support to the lower back. Finally, you’ll transition to reclining positions, where the floor assists in supporting the deeper postural muscles. The class concludes with key restorative poses that soothe and release the lower back, offering a complete and balanced approach to hamstring flexibility.