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Summary: Yoga suggestions to relieve back pain. Learn the ankle to knee yoga exercise to promote a healthy back in this free video.
Elizabeth Cafferky is a yoga instructor at Yoga Yoga studio in Austin, Texas. More information about her and about Yoga Yoga can be found at www.yogayoga.comread more
"As you come to release your shoes on top of each other, find a comfortable seat and try to sit up nice and tall with the lower back lengthening the abdominals, draw back towards the spine. Again to stretch the outer hip where the insertion of the thigh bone comes into the pelvis so that you are opening up there and releasing any tension that might be holding on in the lower back area. And sit up with your hands on your shin or take your hands behind you to create more length in the lower back and try to feel that you are drawing your thigh back into your pelvis and you are opening up into your chest. "
eHow Article: Ankle to Knee Yoga Pose