Did you know that lower back pain is one of the most common health complaints? Almost everyone will have some kind of lower back pain in their lifetime. The good news is that several studies show how yoga can help alleviate lower back pain.
This week, we are focusing on all the ways yoga can help our lower backs:
You can use our new search feature to search through all of our Yoga for Lower Back Pain classes on your own. To get you started without searching, we’re highlighting six classes in a variety of styles, levels, and durations that are designed to help you generate more space, stability, and strength in your lower back, as well as help to release lower back tension.
- Lower Back Pain Flow with Tiffany Cruikshank: This practice is meant for those with chronic but still functional lower back pain to help improve and prevent future issues. It is a simple vinyasa flow that targets key areas to help balance the musculature of the lower back.
- Strong Legs Healthy Spine Yoga with Elena Brower: A sequence of standing poses, including backbends and twists, to learn how to use our legs optimally to create both stability and receptivity. When we create lower back stability, we are able to receive our gifts, act from our highest potential, and offer ourselves to serve in the world, whatever the context.
- Healthy Lower Backs with Amy Ippoliti: If you are experiencing discomfort in the lower back, this class was designed for you. Through a variety of poses formulated to free the lower back, plus key basic actions that line up the legs and spine for maximum freedom, learn the framework necessary to practice safely and securely. Props include 2 blocks, 1 or 2 blankets, and a strap.
- Head to Toe: Low Back with Felicia Tomasko: Part four of our head to toe series focuses on the low back through rhythmic repetitive movements alternating with gentle twists, supported backbends, and a seated forward fold. We use a block in this class to encourage stability in the low back and to engage the abdominal muscles and core. This quiet practice allows us to remember to nourish ourselves, particularly the region of the low back, which is constantly supporting us. Through this integrated practice, we spend time in the neighborhood of the low back cleaning up and cultivating balance in the body.
- Yoga for Lower Back Pain with Kathryn Budig: A beginner level hip opening class focusing on hip opening to relieve lower back strain. Gentle hip and hamstring opening on the back leads up to standing Uttitha Hasta Padangustasana.
- Maintain a Healthy Back with Jason Crandell: This practice is designed to provide relief for mild, non-acute back-pain. The sequence emphasizes keeping a neutral position in your back and pelvis while encouraging your legs and hips to move through their full range of motion. This encourages circulation and breath in your lower back while minimizing movements that may agitate your back. The sequence also emphasizes movements that elongate the spine and release tension in the back. This practice can also be used regularly to maintain a healthy, comfortable back for those who are prone to this type of discomfort.
