Did you know that low back pain is one of the most common health complaints? Almost everyone will have some kind of low back pain in their lifetime. If you’re suffering from low back pain, you’ve come to the right place! This week’s featured classes will strengthen the sacral area and legs so we feel greater movement and relief in the low back.
- Low Back Stabilization with Annie Carpenter: Practice this quick and effective sequence regularly to protect your low back and sacrum. Balance your flexibility with support; your stiff areas with release. Can be used alone or before another flowing sequence. Prop suggested: A blanket.
- Strong Primary Series to Protect the Lower Back with Jodi Blumstein: Today we are doing the full primary series and utilizing the Full vinyasa for the first half, or through navasana. Additionally, we are adding in a few extra exercises to help us to build our bandhas and make an emphasis on protecting the lower back.
- Loosen the Low Back with Felicia Tomasko: The low back is the center of our body, the place from which we feel support. This slow, sweet practice helps us to feel our sense of of suppleness, flexibility, and stability in the low back, hips, pelvis and legs. We’ll be using a block and a strap for this practice of long holds alternating with undulating, repetitive postures that loosen up the low back. Sometimes we wonder if we’re just entertaining ourselves or if we’re diving into a spiritual practice. How do we know? If we taste that sweet nectar of peace. In this practice, we’re tasting the sweet nectar of peace.
- Yoga for Lower Back Pain with Kathryn Budig: Muscular low back tightness can sometimes be helped through alternate strategies. By focusing lower in the kinetic chain (hips and hamstrings) we make more space for the low back to relax. This gentle class focuses on easygoing hip and hamstring opening that leads up to standing Uttitha Hasta Padangustasana. Props needed: Strap and 2 blocks.
- Low Back Relief with Tias Little: This class focuses on the sacrum and low back. It is designed to help strengthen the sacral area and legs and to feel greater movement and relief in the low back and pelvic region. Props will be used to make the poses more accessible. Props Needed: Two blocks, a bolster, a strap, a blanket and a chair.
- Core & Back Strengthening with Kia Miller: Practice key strengthening poses for the back and front body. Dynamic movements followed by short holds gradually build intelligence in your body and invite calmness to your mind. This is a great practice to support good lower back health.
