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Go deeper in your backbends -safely and sustainably.

Experience the difference that intentional sequencing and a deliberate warmup can make in this bundle of practices, all featuring backbending postures as the primary focus.

An illuminating practice designed to leave you with more clarity about how to create safe, stable, but still expansive backbends.
Your core is so much more than a six-pack; this practice will fire up all sides of your core in preparation for safe backbends.
Vyana vayu, the expansive breath, moves in all directions in the subtle body. Open your chest and expand from your center in poses like Chapasana (Half Moon with a backbend), Tiger Pose, and Parsva Utkatasana (side chair) in this breath-based vinyasa
Learn how to stabilize your pelvis to release the psoas system, a group of hip flexors that, when tight, can contribute to lower back pain and poor posture. A great one if you've been sitting a lot!
Open your chest, shoulders, abdominal wall and front hips in this lively level 1/2 backbend practice.
This is a 60-minute (strong) level 1/2 yoga class focused on opening the chest with core support, and moving towards Camel aka Ustrasana. This practice is appropriate for all levels, but may be on the strong side for a pure beginner.
Flow through a series of interesting asymmetrical backbends involving elements of twists, particularly in the shoulder girdle. A great practice if you're back feels stiff from sitting!
This backbend-focused class is all about the elusive Splits aka Hanumanasana! Open your hamstrings and hip flexors and learn how to create stability in your pelvis in deeply asymmetrical postures.
Let's learn the elusive dropback from Camel aka Ustrasana! This backbend class focusing on Little Thunderbolt aka Laghu Vajrasana is 75 minutes long and is Level 2/3.
Let's explore some interesting variations of Camel aka Ustrasana to spice up your practice (and maybe, just maybe, help you like - even enjoy - this pose just a little bit more?)
This practice is all about Rajakapotasana aka King Pigeon (sometimes colloquially known as King Cobra) variations. This is an especially helpful practice if you're working on your Scorpion.
Shoulders and quads feeling tight? This is the class for you! Learn the fundamentals of balanced chest- and shoulder-opening in this playful practice culminating in Bhekasana (pictured) and Chinstands at the wall.
Explore the dynamics and subtleties of Urdhva Dhanurasana aka Wheel or Upward-Facing Bow in this expansive heart-opening practice.
Starting to feel relatively comfortable in Wheel aka Urdhva Dhanurasana? Then this class is for you! Move into Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana (pictured) aka Forearm Wheel, and finish practice with some Hollowback inversions at the wall.
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II (One-Legged King Pigeon in a low lunge) and Kapinjalasana (Partridge Pose, pictured) are on the menu in this fun, unexpected flow. Note: This class was recorded in Gallery View.
In this practice we warm up for Natarajasana aka Dancer Pose, a potent posture combining elements of a deep backbend, shoulder opener, and balance.
Padangustha Dhanurasana aka Big Toe Bow Pose is our focus in this practice! Open your shoulders, strengthen the back of your core, and enjoy full-spectrum front-body opening to prepare for this big, expansive posture.
Drop into the unknown... but with support! This wheel-focused practice will teach you how to properly use your legs, breath and core to create a stable base from which to explore dropbacks.
This practice is all about prone backbends (and variations), wherein we work our back-body strength by lifting against gravity. Expect some extra quad stretches in this one!
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