Yoga’s Got Your Back
chances are you already know how important it is to have a healthy back and spine — and you’ve probably experienced how modern life can leave you feeling uptight, tense, and stressed out in the muscles that hold you up.
when it comes to back health, good posture, and overall stress relief, yoga helps. this month, our classes are giving you a toolkit for better back health. here’s a quick and (not so) dirty version for when you need to D.I.Y.
- FORWARD BENDS to loosen up what’s tight.
- at home, try child’s pose, knees to chest pose, and butterfly.
- BACKBENDS to strengthen your postural muscles.
- for simple DIY practice: go with locust, locust, locust, and more locust.
- TWISTS + SIDE BENDS to increase your mobility.
- anywhere, anytime: go for simple seated and reclined twists.
- ABDOMINAL STABILIZERS to support healthy spinal movement.
- to keep it simple: spend some time in plank pose regularly to keep yourself in good form.
we’ll be working through all of these principles in every class throughout the month and deep diving into specific details on some of the most important back care postures each day.
here’s what to expect when you join us for class in-studio, online, or on the podcast.
Week 1 – Loosen Up
Thursday 6.1 – Child’s Pose + Apanasana (Knees to Chest)
Friday 6.2 – Cat-Cow
Saturday 6.3 – Janu Sirsasana (Seated One-Leg Forward Fold)
Sunday 6.4 – Forward Fold Principles
Monday 6.5 – Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Fold)
Tuesday 6.6 – Supta Padangusthasana (Reclined Leg Stretch)
Wednesday 6.7 – Upavistha Konasana (Seated Straddle Fold)
Thursday 6.8 – Butterfly (Baddha Konasana)
Friday 6.9 – Pigeon
Saturday 6.10 – Forward Folds in Flow
Week 2 – Get Strong
Sunday 6.11 – Backbending Principles
Monday 6.12 – Locust Pose
Tuesday 6.13 – Unbound Dancer
Wednesday 6.14 – Sphinx Pose
Thursday 6.15 – Cobra Pose
Friday 6.16 – Bow Pulls
Saturday 6.17 – Makarasana
Week 3 – Go Mobile
Sunday 6.18 – Twisting + Side Bending Principles
Monday 6.19 – Simple Seated Twists
Tuesday 6.20 – Extended Leg Seated Twists
Wednesday 6.21 – Deeper Seated Twists
Thursday 6.22 – Seated Side Bends
Friday 6.23 – Deeper Side Bends
Saturday 6.24 – Seated Side Bends 2.0
Week 4 – Add Some Tone
Sunday 6.24 – Abdominal Stabilization Principles
Monday 6.25 – Planks
Tuesday 6.26 – Bird Dog Pose
Wednesday 6.27 – Warrior 2 Transitions
Thursday 6.28 – Low Boat
Friday 6.29 – Extended Low Boat
Saturday 6.30 – Planks 2.0