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Vinyasa Yoga for Lower Back Care: Alignment

Intermediate II
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In part 2 of Fiji's 4-part series on lower back health, she emphasizes core stability and strength, along with alignment, particularly of the hips. She also takes the principles that you learned in the first class and extends them out into the limbs, where you stand, lift and move around in your world. Her descriptions will help you understand and feel what it is like to do all of those things from a place of stability and strength, helping you strengthen and protect your lower back no matter what you do. The entire program, Vinyasa Yoga for Lower Back Care, can be found on our Yoga Programs page.

Equipment

  • Block

Focus

  • Vigorous/Energy
  • Strength
  • Core Strength
  • Legs and Feet
  • Lower Back

Style

  • Yoga for Back Care
  • Vinyasa/Power Yoga
whoffman
May 24, 2020
Comment:

This was great. I've been doing yoga for over 20 years and this one short video taught me new things about back bends and protecting my back that I never knew.

Betteren
May 24, 2020
Comment:

this is a really important class - it showed me exactly how to protect my lower back better! Thank you very much, Fiji

MelMM
May 16, 2020
Comment:

This is brilliant and so helpful. I hadn't realised how badly I was doing back bends wrong. Thank you.

dmitrikv
October 10, 2019
Comment:

I have a question. Is it OK to flatten the back foot when one knee is on the ground and the front knee is 90 degrees angle and we are stretching with arms up? Thank you! I feel that when my "back foot" is flat on the ground my balance is better than when the toes are curled.

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yogini_lora
October 16, 2019
Comment:

I'm guessing you mean simply un-tucking the toes and having the top of the foot lying on the floor. I do this version most of the time and it is ok as long as you keep your hips aligned. This way you will get more stretch in the inner thighs and are more likely to bend more (perhaps even too much if not careful) in the lower back. With the version that Fiji showed it may be a bit more uncomfortable in the legs but it engages the lower belly more which is better for your lower back. I think it's good to practice both from time to time depending on your goal :)

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dmitrikv
October 20, 2019
Comment:

Thank you very much for your response! It really helps to have this feed-back.

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Fiji McAlpine
October 29, 2019
Comment:

Wonderful to see the community responses here, and I fully agree with what was said! You can untuck the toes if that is better for your balance, I keep them tucked sometimes if I am planning to come up onto them after. Untucked provides a great stretch for the ankle, top of the foot an toes.

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