Lena

reach for the stars ✨

Honestly, I was not the biggest fan of backbends myself. I avoided doing them in class and struggled with pain in the back after practicing them for a long time. However, sometimes this is exactly what your body needs. And backbends are great for opening your heart, strengthening your back, lengthening your spine and improving your posture.

Now I focus on protecting my spine while doing backbends by tucking my tailbone, engaging my abdominal muscles, tilting my pelvis and most importantly stopping whenever it feels uncomfortable in the lower back. This improved my backbend practice a lot.

Happy Friday 🩶

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