Yin Yoga for Backbends and Spine Flexibility

By Yoga With Kassandra

Yoga Instructor on a mission to help others feel great with yoga.

Yin Yoga for Backbends and Spine Flexibility

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Apr 18, 2019
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About This Class

Try my new 30 min yin yoga practice to increase your back flexibility

Hey yogis, this week I'm pleased to be bringing you a 30 min yin yoga class to help you increase flexibility in your spine. If you'd like to get into some deeper backbends, this is a great practice to do on a regular basis. We'll open up your shoulders and chest as well as increase flexibility along your spine from upper to lower back. We'll get into the pectorals and hip flexors a well. You'll need two blocks close by.

This is a pretty intense yin yoga practice that I would characterize as intermediate to advanced due to the nature of the poses. This isn't to say that beginners can't do this practice but please be mindful of not pushing yourself or going too far. This is not appropriate if you have slipped or herniated discs.

What is Yin Yoga? Yin yoga is often called the Yoga of the joints because unlike other styles of yoga, the emphasis is not on the muscles but on the deep connective tissue. Connective tissue is made up of fascia, ligaments and tendons which surround and form your joints. Yin yoga improves the range of motion in your joints and also strengthens them. The results and benefits are more flexibility and greater range of motion and also more stability within your joints.

There are 3 principles of Yin Yoga.

1. Find your edge
2. Be still
3. Hold the pose

Meet Your Teacher

Yoga With Kassandra

Yoga Instructor on a mission to help others feel great with yoga.

I’m an Ottawa-based Yoga Instructor on a mission to help others feel great with yoga. I started practicing yoga in 2008 as a way to become more flexible and learn to manage stress and anxiety. Little did I know in a few short years I would have the privilege of becoming a teacher, passionately committed to sharing yoga with others who, like me, were sick of feeling less than vibrant.

Before I started practicing, I barely had any energy, I couldn’t quiet my mind for a single minute and always seemed to have aches and pains in my legs and lower back. Once I started practicing regularly, bit by bit I became stronger, calmer and braver. Yoga is now ingrained in my daily life in a fundamental way. It helps me meet any challenges I may face by teaching me to be present, focused and receptive

THE JOURNEY

Through my Yoga with Kassandra YouTube channel, I’ve been able to introduce Yin Yoga to hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe. What started as my own personal sadhana to ease stress and anxiety quickly unraveled into my greatest passion, an exciting career and a whole new way of life!

My aim is to create accessible, easy to follow yoga classes that you can do in the comfort of your own home.

I hope you find value in my offerings and thank you so much for stopping by.

Namaste,

Kassandra