#backbendlab

#Scorpionpose #backBending #yogapractice #backbendpractice #enjoyyouryogapractice #nadisabril18 #nadisbackbendprogress #nadispinchaprogress #nadishandstandprogress Día 10 #BackbendLab2 Hosts @faern @melindamartinsyoga @yogameg.uk and @catvaladezyoga for 👉#BackbendLab2 APRIL 2-15. Sponsors @officialvaclothing @biomorphics @infinitystrap @fawnberryapothecary #asana #yogachallenges #bendstronger #ibendsoidontbreak #yogapracticenotyogaperfect #howtoyoga #backbends #backbendlove #yogateachers #heartopeners #yogateacher #yogamom #yogainspiration #backbendlab #yogapostures #practiceyoga #yogadaily #backbendsafely #backbending • • •

Oh man! I can't believe it 😢last day 😭you all have been so awesome! Thank you so very much for joining! I still have a lot of images to view and check in about questions, I will do my best to get to you all quickly! 🔷 #BackbendLab Day 15 #kapotasana . "Advanced" Shape: 🔹knees wide as hips, don't let them slide 🔹tops of feet down 🔹hands to feet, elbows down . 💡💡Options: 🔸standing backbend just on knees- THIS is fantastic strengthening for lots of backbends actually 🔸have a wall or a couch behind you and put your hands on that 🔸hands on floor behind feet arms strait (swipe to see) 🔸any variation of "little thunderbolt" . My offering is a little deeper than most so please don't consider this a common alignment. There are much more accessible shapes. I did add two older images if you swipe- one is hands down behind the feet the other is just a slightly different alignment of the posture. . 🤸‍♀️please see my amazing co-hosts @melindamartinsyoga & @catvaladezyoga for details‼️ 🤸‍♀️ PLEASE DO show our awesome sponsors some #love! @om_matters @mamakuka and @hotchakrasyoga who will be gifting some awesome prizes to our winners! 🌟 Your 15 days in the lab are: ✔️Sphinx (🐱: @catvaladezyoga ) ✔️Locust (🌿: @faern ) ✔️ Upward Facing Dog (🐰: @melindamartinsyoga ) ✔️Anahatasana (aka Extended Puppy Pose) (🐰) ✔️Anjaneyasana (🌿) ✔️Anuvittasana (🐱) ✔️ Camel (🐰) ✔️Cobra (🌿) ✔️Tiger (🐱) ✔️One Legged King Pigeon (🐰) ✔️Bow (🌿) ✔️Dancer (🐱) ✔️Upward Bow (aka Wheel) (🐱) ✔️Inverted Staff (aka Forearm Wheel) (🐰) ✔️Kapotasana (🌿) #yogachallenge #igyogafam #sfyoga #backbend365 #healthyspine #yogalife #vinyasayoga #backbendlovers (at FAERN.me)

#BackbendLab Day 11 #dhanurasana #bowpose Another one of my favorites 😻 One way of exploring this pose is entering from salambasana- bending the knees and grabbing the ankles. This is shown in the video at the end... 📝 📝 ✅If you can't reach your feet you can learn to use a long towel or strap, just be very mindful of the way you hold your prop as well as how it is effecting the neck and shoulders - especially if you are not going overhead. ✅If you are going overhead it's easier to use a very long loop to hook the feet- neck and shoulders should be stable for the most part once you figure out the shape- you will be able to however walk the hands down the strap towards the feet. This is actually pretty awesome to do even if you don't "need" to use a strap. 🚨avoid letting the knees go wider than the hips 🚨avoid flipping the head back 🤸‍♀️please see my amazing co-hosts @melindamartinsyoga & @catvaladezyoga for more! 🤸‍♀️ PLEASE DO show our awesome sponsors some #love! @om_matters @mamakuka and @hotchakrasyoga who will be gifting some awesome prizes to our winners! 🌟 HOW TO PLAY: 1: Repost this flyer with the challenge tag included, and tag 3 friends to join you 2: Follow all hosts and sponsors 3: Post the pose for all days, tagging hosts, sponsors, and #BackbendLab 4: Make sure your account is set to public so we can see you participate and cheer you on 🌟 Your 15 days in the lab are: ✔️Sphinx (🐱: @catvaladezyoga ) ✔️Locust (🌿: @faern ) ✔️ Upward Facing Dog (🐰: @melindamartinsyoga ) ✔️Anahatasana (aka Extended Puppy Pose) (🐰) ✔️Anjaneyasana (🌿) ✔️Anuvittasana (🐱) ✔️ Camel (🐰) ✔️Cobra (🌿) ✔️Tiger (🐱) ✔️One Legged King Pigeon (🐰) ✔️Bow (🌿) 12: Dancer (🐱) 13: Upward Bow (aka Wheel) (🐱) 14: Inverted Staff (aka Forearm Wheel) (🐰) 15: Kapotasana (🌿) . . #igyoga #igyogachallenge #backbendlover #sfyoga #sfyogateacher (at San Francisco, California)

#BackbendLab Day 7 #Ustrasana #Camel . I feel as though this posture is a great way to get to know backbends. There are many ways to work into learning the different parts- one of them being facing the wall- thighs touch wall - and use the wall with your hands for balance (you might hug the wall some, it's ok 👌 Paul the wall is used to it!) . Camel is Camel 🐫 There are A FEW OTHER postures that seem to be extensions on this but are not, they are other poses 🤷‍♀️ . I am offering the most common option in my first image- you can stack blocks (neatly!!) on either side of your ankles if you need a lift. Basics: ✅I pad my knees for pretty much anything I plan on spending time in. ✅knees about as wide as hips ✅shins press ✅ if the tops of feet are down they spread. ✅core- LIFT ✅heart space UP Avoid: 🚨letting the hips sink 🚨flipping the head back- you are NOT a Pez dispenser (😉😅I love saying that but I can not take credit for that one) 🌟 The following images are variations. Please before you add on there is the ABSOLUTE first variation we prioritize and that is BREATHING... 🌟🌟🌟 1️⃣toes tucked 2️⃣toes not tucked 3️⃣1 arm 4️⃣no arms • 🤸‍♀️please see the host of the day @melindamartinsyogafor alignment and also @catvaladezyoga for her take... 🤸‍♀️ PLEASE DO show our awesome sponsors some #love! @om_matters @mamakuka and @hotchakrasyoga who will be gifting some awesome prizes to our winners! 🌟 HOW TO PLAY: 1: Repost this flyer with the challenge tag included, and tag 3 friends to join you 2: Follow all hosts and sponsors 3: Post the pose for all days, tagging hosts, sponsors, and #BackbendLab 4: Make sure your account is set to public so we can see you participate and cheer you on 🌟 Your 15 days in the lab are: ✔️Sphinx (🐱: @catvaladezyoga ) ✔️Locust (🌿: @faern ) ✔️ Upward Facing Dog (🐰: @melindamartinsyoga ) ✔️Anahatasana (aka Extended Puppy Pose) (🐰) ✔️Anjaneyasana (🌿) ✔️Anuvittasana (🐱) ✔️ Camel (🐰) 8: Cobra (🌿) 9: Tiger (🐱) 10: One Legged King Pigeon (🐰) 11: Bow (🌿) 12: Dancer (🐱) 13: Upward Bow (aka Wheel) (🐱) 14: Inverted Staff (aka Forearm Wheel) (🐰) 15: Kapotasana (🌿) . . #igyogachallenge #yogateacher #yogastudent #yogachallenge (at Yoga Mayu)

🤸‍♀️WEEEEEEEEEE Day 6 #BackbendLab #Anuvittasana #StandingBackbend . HI everyone 👋 I hope you're having a great weekend! I am! Super busy too. Here is my offering for today. What I am sharing is what I learned when I learned drop backs and that is spending time not dropping back and THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY hard. I personally practice with feet hip width (this post is a little wide but wet sand so I had to) I also practice with hands above the head from the start- another REALLY HARD thing to do and not recommend first try! 🌟 ENGAGEMENT: ✅feet to fingers LIFT: ✅feet to fingers BREATHING: ✅it's hard but you have to unless you want a terrible headache🙅 🌟 OPTIONS: 👁hands on hips 👁hands at heart 👁hands sliding SLOWLY down the legs a little (if you want I'll share this last option - I have a pic- let me know‼️) • 🤸‍♀️check in with my awesome co hosts for more! @melindamartinsyoga & @catvaladezyoga 🤸‍♀️ PLEASE DO show our awesome sponsors some #love! @om_matters @mamakuka and @hotchakrasyoga who will be gifting some awesome prizes to our winners! 🌟 HOW TO PLAY: 1: Repost this flyer with the challenge tag included, and tag 3 friends to join you 2: Follow all hosts and sponsors 3: Post the pose for all days, tagging hosts, sponsors, and #BackbendLab 4: Make sure your account is set to public so we can see you participate and cheer you on 🌟 Your 15 days in the lab are: ✔️Sphinx (🐱: @catvaladezyoga ) ✔️Locust (🌿: @faern ) ✔️ Upward Facing Dog (🐰: @melindamartinsyoga ) ✔️Anahatasana (aka Extended Puppy Pose) (🐰) ✔️Anjaneyasana (🌿) ✔️Anuvittasana (🐱) 7: Camel (🐰) 8: Cobra (🌿) 9: Tiger (🐱) 10: One Legged King Pigeon (🐰) 11: Bow (🌿) 12: Dancer (🐱) 13: Upward Bow (aka Wheel) (🐱) 14: Inverted Staff (aka Forearm Wheel) (🐰) 15: Kapotasana (🌿) . . #igyogachallenge #yogateacher #yogastudent #yogachallenge #yogalife #practicemakespractice #backbend (at Sunset District, San Francisco)

Based on the way my body works I have chosen to take extra time figuring out different ways to isolate in order to activate certain areas. I'm finding my @mamakuka straps to be quite helpful in this venture. This isn't about how most people seem to look at "need" for props, it is fairly obvious that I can hold my foot here, but by leaving extra space all around I am able to isolate in a more educational manner for my moment. What I'm sharing here has very little to do with hand to foot and very much to do with what my right shoulder & my left quads are doing. As some of my friends know I have been working with things in regards to my legs for going on two years now I think, we've gone all the way around them and it's been hard work. The way life has a tendency to mimic what's going on in the body in subtle and sometimes not so subtle ways is not lost on me. This goes both ways. Have you ever had the experience of feeling really great right before something just strait up implodes in your life? Ha yeah... truly a good thing to notice... staying present is helpful 🦋 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Big thank you @mamakuka for this wonderful set of circular straps in a variety of sizes! They are one of the sponsors of #BackbendLab #yogachallenge ! . . #igyogachallenge #lowlungevariation #useprops (at Yoga Mayu)