Asana

Backbending Workshop with Heather Elton

backbending with heather elton

This video with Heather Elton is all about backbending. First of all there is a vinyasa sequence that you can follow to gradually work deeper into your backbends. This is followed by some opening work using props to demonstrate techniques for finding more space and comfort for those that find backbending a challenge.

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Asana School – Nakrasana (Crocodile Posture)

crocodile posture with Mark Robberds

This is one of those postures that if you are strong you think what is all the fuss about, but if you are not strong it can seem impossible, particularily to go backwards. Mark gives some great tips for refining the technique and to help you to lift from the floor.

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Asana School – Vatayanasana (with Mark Robberds)

Vatayanasana with Mark Robberds

This is a posture from near the end of intermediate Series so for sure it is challenging. Mark has some interesting observations and tweaks to this posture that might work for you. If you don’t do padmasana you are probably not open enough in the hips to attempt this posture so play safe.

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Asana School – Prasarita Padottanasana

prasarita padottanasana with stu

About half way through the standing postures in Ashtanga you find Prasarita Padotanasana, not an overly complicated posture but still presents some challenges. There are also some things that we can be doing in this posture to get the most out of it.

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