Backbend yoga sequence series#

Press your feet into your hands, then pull against your feet to create tension within your body and to allow a higher lift. Try flowing through this sweetly smooth yoga sequence to open your heart up to love - whether it be for yourself or for someone else - come Feb. Mix up your backbend with the prone position. However, it often becomes blocked when you're faced with heartbreak and other difficult situations that life inevitably presents you with.Ī fluid, powerful, relaxing, nourishing yoga practice focused on the anahata chakra is an amazing way to emotionally open yourself up so you can show unconditional love and affection toward your incredible body and mind this Valentine's Day. Initially standing poses that share common techniques with backbends are explored. It follows a typically Iyengar approach to sequencing.

Backbend yoga sequence series#

Focus: This backbend class is the third in our series of four Pune cycle classes. The heart chakra (or the anahata chakra) lies in the center of your chest and is partially responsible for cultivating deeply loving emotions toward yourself and others. Pune Cycle Series II Iyengar Yoga Backbend Sequence Weekly Advanced Class 93. 14 quickly creeping up on us, having a Valentine's Day yoga sequence handy to take advantage of all of the loving energy in the air will open up your heart chakra and allow you to shower yourself with compassion from head to toe.

Rolling out your mat on V-Day and including some rejuvenating, heart-opening asanas into your yoga flow is an amazing way to nurture your body and mind in the most adoring and gently expansive way possible. When we do all those fancy standing posturesbackbends, side bends, twistswe pull the spine and sacrum in every direction while keeping the pelvis relatively stable. This is such an important role that backbends play, yet it frequently goes overlooked. Valentine's Day is the perfect opportunity to focus on practicing self-love and spreading those good vibes to everyone you know. Stabilizing postures take care of the lower back and sacrum.