A backbend calls for strength and flexibility, but never strain. Here's what's happening in your body when you bend over backward.

Backbends are a wonderful way to build strength, flexibility, and mobility. You can start at a beginner stage and transition into intermediate or advanced backbends over time. Backbends are an ...

There’s one type of yoga pose that typically elicits more questions than answers when it’s cued in class—and that’s any type of backbend. On the one hand, these postures can feel like antidotes to the ...

Backbends are exhilarating, open the front body and respiratory system and can leave you feeling on top of the world. Done badly however, they can put stress on your lower back and leave your neck ...