Yoga for Your Upper Back – Strengthen, Mobilise, and Improve Posture – Weekly Intermediate Class 414

Intermediate 45 min

Yoga for Your Upper Back – Strengthen, Mobilise, and Improve Posture – Weekly Intermediate Class 414

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Equipment

Mat, chair, 2 blankets, 2 blocks, belt.

Key Poses

Salabhasana, bhujangasana, urdhva mukha svanasana, purvottanasana.

Focus

This class focuses on improving the health and mobility of your upper back through a series of targeted, therapeutic yoga poses. It offers gentle yet effective ways to open the thoracic spine, strengthen supporting muscles, and correct postural imbalances that often develop from prolonged sitting or computer work. Using props such as blocks, belts, and chairs, you’ll explore modified versions of poses including Salabhasana, Bhujangasana, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, and Purvottanasana to bring balanced strength and flexibility to the upper back. The sequence enhances mobility in the shoulders and thoracic spine, relieves tension in the trapezius and neck, and encourages awareness of healthy posture habits. It’s an ideal class for anyone looking to ease stiffness, counteract rounding in the upper back, and promote long-term spinal health and vitality.

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  1. Thank you. I both did not want to do it but also desperately needed a posture improving class today. Thank you for the 45 minutes. And thank myself for showing up.

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      Awesome Rebecca, often the hardest part is getting on the mat – from there the practice momentum takes over. Thanks for your feedback! sending you good wishes, Rod

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