Yoga Breathing for Back Poses

Series Summary

Yoga poses have become increasingly popular as a form of exercise and meditation. The focus of yoga is a holistic one, employing a broad range of practices which focus on a new way of living, thinking and being in the world. Aimed to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit, the health benefits of yoga are also great and varied. From relieving stress to strengthening and toning muscle, integrating yoga positions and exercises into your daily routine can be beneficial on many levels. In this free video series our expert fitness instructor will show you how to do a variety of yoga poses and exercises for strengthening and elongating the back and spine. You will learn how to do leg circles, the scissors pose, knee mobilization poses and a spinal extension pose. You will also learn how to do inner thigh stretches, low back strength poses and get breathing tips for yoga back poses. If you want to strengthen your back muscles, let our expert show you everything you need to know to keep your back strong and your spine elongated.

Video Transcript

"Back postures are very good for elongating the spine, moving the spine, twisting the spine and connecting, not only the spine, but with the lower body and the shoulders and the arms. Again, the back postures is very relaxing and if you take the breath and you use the breath, by breathing in deep, through your nose and out through your nose, you're going to feel your body getting deeper and deeper into a back posture. Never at a point, doing a back posture, do you want to uncomfortable. You want to feel just the movement of the body, moving into it naturally. When you connect from the lower back, all the way to the neck, on the back postures, what's going to happen is you're going to feel every other part of your body connecting right into it. As we lay on our back today, doing the back postures, we're actually working to the lower body, as well, by using the leg and with the legs connected to the lower back and, again, all the way up the spine, to the shoulders. The whole process of working the back should be very relaxing."