Join Amanda Lamprecht E-RYT500 | C-IAYT | YACEP for a day of backbends!

Backbends strengthen the heart by charging the kidneys, aiding in breathing with a wider diaphragm, and creating space between the spinal vertebrae. On an energetic level, backbends transition you from the past into the present—the only place where true happiness resides. Backbends also facilitate the opening of three major centers in the body—the pelvis, the heart, and the throat. This workshop will guide you in bringing the energy of the lower three chakras into the heart center.

Alignment in backbends realigns the physical spine with the deep astral spine, cultivating the beauty of the heart alongside the wisdom of the soul. The progressive sequence of asanas in this class aims to bring joy into your life.

Additionally, the class will focus on yoga therapeutics for irregular heartbeat or mitral valve prolapse, often referred to as a “heart murmur” when blood flows back the wrong way into the heart’s atrium.

Therefore, the class will conclude with a focus on restorative poses for the heart and diaphragm, including passive Setu Bandha Sarvangasana and Viparita Dandasana.

Throughout the poses, you will learn how to “breathe the diaphragm widely” to enhance breath expansion during restorative poses. The primary focus of the class remains on backbends to open and strengthen the heart, concluding with a restorative practice specifically tailored for heart health.