All Levels Backbends: An Iyengar Yoga Class with Sara Agelasto
This 75 minute Iyengar Yoga Class is an invigorating back bends class for all levels. Recorded with Yoga Cville, the home to Iyengar Yoga in Charlottesville, Virginia by iHanuman Yoga Media.
This energizing backbending class includes Baddha Konasana - Bound Angle Pose, Sukhasana - Easy Pose, Urdhva Hastasana - Upward Hands Pose, Pascima Baddha Hastasana - Reverse Bound Hands Pose, Pascima Baddhangullyasana - Reverse Bound Fingers Pose, Gomukhasana - Cow Face Pose, Pascima Namaskarasana - Reverse Prayer Pose, Adho Mukha Svanasana - Downward Facing Dog Pose with a wall, Prone Supta Padangustasana , Salabhasana - Locust Pose, Makarasana - Crocodile Pose, Eka Pada Bhekasana - Frog Pose, Parighasana - Gate Latch Pose, Ustrasana - Camel Pose, Eka Pada Pavanmuktasana - One Legged Wind Relieving Pose, Setu Bandha Sarvangasana - Whole Body Bridge Formation Pose and Savasana - Corpse Pose.
Recorded with Yoga Cville, the home to Iyengar Yoga in Charlottesville, Virginia by iHanuman Yoga Media. View and Download More Yoga Classes & Workshops at iHanuman.com.
Baddha Konasana |
English name: Bound Angle Pose Practice type: Seated Poses Practice level: Intermediate |
Sukhasana  |
English name: Easy Pose Practice type: Seated Poses Practice level: Beginner |
Urdhva Hastasana |
English name: Upward Hands Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner |
Urdhva Baddhangullyasana  |
English name: Upward Bound Fingers Pose Practice type: Practice level: Beginner |
Pascima Namaskarasana |
English name: West Side of the Body Namaskar Pose Practice type: Practice level: Intermediate |
Gomukhasana |
English name: Cow Face Pose Practice type: Seated Poses Practice level: Intermediate Do not extend your lower ribs forward. Practice the arm action first before incorporating the legs. |
Adho Mukha Svanasana |
English name: Downward Facing Dog Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Learn to stretch from the hands to the buttocks and from the heels to the buttocks. - Geeta Iyengar, Preliminary Course. Keep the feet parallel to each other and extend the toes. Move the trunk towards the legs. Take... more |
Supta Padangustasana II |
English name: Supine Big Toe Pose II Practice type: Core Poses Practice level: Intermediate |
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Salabhasana |
English name: Locust Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Beginner The Closer the legs are together the more difficult the pose.To relieve lower back pain, the knees are bent, shins perpendicular to the floor. The thighs are lifted from the floor and the knees and thighs brought closer... more |
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Makarasana |
English name: Crocodile Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate |
Eka Pada Bhekasana  |
English name: One Leg Frog Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate |
Parighasana |
English name: Gate Latch Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner |
Ustrasana |
English name: Camel Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate Learn to bend backward while keeping control over the legs. Learn to keep the shins pressed down in order to lift the thighs and spine. Do not distort the legs for the sake of bending.If you cannot take the hands down... more |
Eka Pada Pavanamuktasana  |
English name: One Legged Wind Releasing Pose Practice type: Restorative Practice level: Beginner |
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana |
English name: Whole Body Bridge Formation Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Beginner Stretch the spine towards the neck, keep the heels firmly on the ground. |
Viparita Karani  |
English name: Legs Up the Wall Pose [or] , Inverted Action Pose Practice type: Restorative Practice level: Beginner |
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