Doing a Back Release Pose in Power yoga

Video Transcript

"Hello my name is Scott Soller, Yoga Instructor. And I'm here on behalf of Expert Village. In the next pose, we've seated forward fold to release the back. Sit bones come back, knees are bent. We'll start in the staff pose. The palms are down, fingers turned back. You can turn the fingers forward if the shoulder joints need that protection. When the navel comes in press the lower back forward. Inhaling, float the chest to the chin. Exhaling, back of the knees come down. Roll the inner arms out on the inhale, press the shoulder blades forward. Keeping your navel in, take the arms up, and forward fold from the hips. You can keep your back flat, which targets the lower muscles of your spine, or, you can round, which will target more of the connective tissue in the spine. Trying firming up your thighs. That strength work is going to help your hamstrings to stretch. Similarly, if you exhale, again tone the pelvic floor, this will protect the insertion points where the hamstrings come in to the sit bones. Deepen in the pose as you inhale. Float the breastbone to the top of the feet, exhaling, pull the abdominals in. Breast bone to top of feet, exhale pull the abdominals in. Breast bone to top of feet, inhale, and exhale abdominals in. To release, come up, exhale release."