Yoga for Lower Back Pain: Strengthen, Stretch and Relax Your Back I

I always come to your classes David to release sciatica. Love this one, thank you x

That felt so wonderful on my lower back which I injured yesterday!

David is so helpful! Such a lovely class thank you!

Thank you so much, David! The relief I feel since I started this routine is amazing! Such a great blessing! Thank you! Thank you!!

Great intro to back care for anyone who may suffer with lower back pain.

Very nice gentle practice

Wonderful for the lower back, thank you!

very helpful

Wonderful, thank you David

even just a few sessions have improved my back and hips thank you

Love this practice. Thank you David!

perfect pace and gentle stretch thank you

Thank you, David. Really helped me today.

Great class. Thank you

Thank you, David. So helpful!

Fantastic

Wonderful back work, I will do this again. Thank you David!

Very grateful for this practice. Namaste.

Dear David, I am acquainted to DYWM since more than 5 years. I pushed myself a lot for a while, doing Fiji's intermediate classes but now I am calming down as I have some back problems. I am suffering from annulus fibrosus tear on L5S1 disc and from a grade 1 spondylolisthesis, I did your class and I managed it but still want to ask whether you believe that this class is appropriate for me. Thank you in advance for your reply.
Best wishes.

once again,I enjoyed the benefits of your wonderful website. After a day hunched over a lifetime of photographs , on dining room chairs I knew my back could get some relief. and it did. when I am going over the list of things I am grateful for in my life, access to all the wisdom on this website is right up there. thankyou.

I had a bit of hesitation even getting to the floor. But having done this class, I already feel relief. I can't wait for tomorrow! Thank you David.
Ultimately I want to learn how to get back into my yoga without ending up in this situation. Even the smallest about workout, which I need, sets me up for lower back pain. This is why I've gone all the way back to Beginner 1 and your Back sessions. I'm trying to restart safely and mindfully.

This made a huge difference after only one session - thank you. And a good reminder for me that I do not need to do 'intermediate or advanced to experience benefits , the beginner mind always wins :)

Thank you for this class - my lower back was tender today and this practice helped. The rolled-up towel was a good sensory cue.

fantastic practice for anyone suffering from chronic lower back pain. I enjoyed it especially the releasing tension visualization during savasana. namaste 1

Over the past two weeks your two lower back classes are helping me rebuild strength in my lower back after five lumbar spine PRP injection treatments. I am already back on a pitching mound and lifting lighter load weights again. Thank you

Super class for lower back and the release of tension at the end was fantastic.

David, would using the rolled up towel for sensory feedback also work when doing your Yoga For Sciatic practice? Thanks for your great practices!

Thanks for this class. I’ve had an acute recurrence of lower back pain , unable to sit comfortably and with the muscle spasms that not only hurt but also tend to lead to some generalized anxiety and tension. I’ve been following the DYWM relaxation classes which are very helpful. But this class is the most helpful, gentle enough for me but still getting those stretches that my tense muscles needed. As I write this I am sitting Comfortably! Thanks again for this wonderful site.

That helped me today so much! Thank you! Wish you good health!

I think its important to have a towel that doesnt roll up too thick - for the sequence where you need to lift off the towel, i couldnt push down with my tailbone, so i switched to a thinner towel, or rather a pillow case, and it felt a lot better.
Great practice for core stability, and preventing those niggling back problems

Cheers Dave :)

The rolled-up hand towel was infinitely better than my previous experiences with blocks and bolsters under my back! However, stretching my hamstrings with the strap was excruciating: I couldn't get my straightened legs (one or both) more than about 30 degrees off the floor, and even there the stretch became too intense to hold for as long as you asked. For me, the best stretch of the class was pressing down on my knee with ankle on the opposite thigh.

Thank you for this class and for opening the subscription content up to those who aren't able to support you financially during this time.
I found this class very relaxing. A lot of physical, and with it, emotional release. On a hot Easter Sunday in North London, with my windows wide open, I could hear children playing in the garden next door, birds, loudly chirping away and then the piano music at the end, gently washing over me, which I wasn't sure if it was from my housemate or the computer.

I hope you are keeping well. Thanks for sharing this much needed mediation. Namaste

What a release on dropping those knees to the side...my lower back popped better than at the chiropractor. Thank you for such wonderful therapeutic sequences!

when you say lower back, where specifically do you mean? Sacral or lumber?

I sit too much (like we all do). I don't have a lot of lower back pain, just pressure. I find myself coming back to this class over and over again because I feel so great afterward! Very relaxing, while getting in a nice stretch and core stabilization. David, your voice is so soothing. Thank you!

Thank you for anothe great class. I suffer from sciatica and this is exactly the sort of thing I needed. It really helps to relieve the pain.

Thank you David for your website, clear instructions (always) and this class.
I was wondering, when doing the spinal twist with one leg crossed over the other, is the buttock pain on each side also related to a weak lower back?
Namaste
Amanda

Thank you! That.was a beautiful journey.
If you don’t mind, I have some questions =)
Where did you deepen your yoga & breathing practice /where did you receive your certification? Where did you learn pranayama? Do you practice meditation?
Where did you learn massage?
What joys and challenges you’ve found in your journey and teaching?

Great class! I don't have any issues with back pain - doing this class as part of the runner's programme. What a wonderful change from the more fast-paced classes I normally do. Loved it! Can't wait for part 2 :)

I really thought this class had done very little for me. That is, until I got up and started to move around. Then I realized just how much pain and tension I had been carrying around. I hadn't been able to run that morning my usual 2 to 3 mile run. My back was so tight I couldn't touch my toes. After this class I felt a great sense of relief and looseness in my hips and in my lower back. And I could touch my toes. And I could run the next morning. Thank you so much for this class.

Thank you so much, I am so happy to be back as a member. Love you

Thank you David. My lower back feels happy and free. I am so grateful. Love and Namaste, Charley