Week 9 Backbends 2

One way to look at a backbend is from the viewpoint that you are opening and lengthening the front of the  body.  A backbend should be one long smooth arc of the spine, there should be no kinks.  Kinks can weaken vulnerable areas such as the neck or the lower back.

Whilst working on a backbend focus on breathing into the front of the body.

A simple backbend.  Stand with the back of the hands resting on the back of the thighs, as you focus on the breath in the front of the body, let the chest open and gently lengthen the front of the body. Once you have reached a smooth arc and the hands have slid down the legs as far as is right for you. Slowly come back to upright.  Repeat twice more.