A lot of yogis complain about back pain resulting from their backbends in yoga. This is mostly down to the wrong technique and muscle activation. Let me show you how to backbend safely.
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Sam Kaye Yoga
In the spirit of World Yoga Day here is a video I made about avoiding back pain in backbends. A lot of people dunk backwards instead of using their core strength to support their spine – and when you know the right technique it is easy to avoid pain in backbends and access your strength.
Shot by Warren Mac Carthy of Seed Film & Media in Cape Town South Africa for Russell Athletic.
Hair by Scar Hair in Cape Town.
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