Yoga is Easy like A-B-C-D: Standing Backbend/Anuvittasana

Yoga is Easy like A-B-C-D Podcast

Backbend may sound scary to many people. Our spine is born naturally in that curvy shape and bending the spine in opposite way will look like we try to break it and hurt our body. A big NO NO here. Backbend is so so good because we usually do not work on our spine. We sit, we stand and we walk with unconsciously rounding our shoulders and back in daily activities. A stretch of the body part that we habitually stay for the same position for too long hours is extremely important to help in mobilizing the spine, preventing us from getting injury easily. It is a way to get the back muscles strong and flexible while stretching the front body muscles at the same time. To get into backbend safely, here you go. Sometimes, a simple thing comes so easily and making us to ignore our intention while drawing our attention to complication. Watch the full tutorial video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPxFkwAZn5I

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