Backbend Yoga Sequence | Gratitude Series | Yoga with Dr. Melissa West 289

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Backbend Yoga Sequence | Gratitude Series | Yoga with Dr. Melissa West 289

This 50 minute intermediate hatha yoga class includes lots of backbends to open up your heart to gratitude for the second part of our gratitude and spirituality class it  includes standing yoga postures, inversions, backbends, twists, forward folds, balancing postures and mudras. 

The yoga postures included in this class will improve the flexibility in your spine, neck, chest, shoulders, lungs, hips, psoas, hamstring, and groin. You will relieve tension in your back, neck and shoulders which is calming for both your body and your mind. You will improve your range of motion in your shoulders and open your chest. You will release tension and anxiety stores in your body as you twist which has a positive effect on your mental state. Gentle inversions will allow you to relax and release anxiety. Our balancing postures will help you improve your balance and strengthen the arch of your foot. Weight bearing poses for your upper body will help you develop strength in your wrists and shoulders. Final relaxation in savasana will allow your mind and body to relax and let go of any stress you are carrying. 

In this class I will share with you the sweet story of Shabari who collects fruit for her beloved Rama in an act of humble gratitude.

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