04/12/2025
Options for seated forward bend! 😤
I see a lot of people struggling with this pose as it’s particularly challenging if you don’t already have quite a lot of back flexibility.
🌀My main option here is to use the belt! Yoga belts are so helpful for making poses like this a little more accessible.
↔️Imagining your tailbone reaching back whilst your nose reaches forward towards your toes (rather than down to your thighs) can help to find the length and energetic direction of the pose, and might help you “feel it” better.
✌🏼YOU DON’T HAVE TO FOLD ALL THE WAY “DOWN” AND YOUR HANDS DON’T HAVE TO REACH YOUR FEET!!
The main point of this pose is to feel length along the back of your body - legs, spine, neck.
Extra tip:
If you prefer to sit on a block, you can do so, and if so then it might be an idea to try with a rolled blanket under your knees so you can keep them a little bent. This this an even MORE accessible version which works for stiffer backs & hamstrings.
Come practice with me 🌟
🌲Thursdays in Alwoodley book at liquidyoga.co.uk/book-now
🌞Sundays in Horsforth book at theyogaspace.co.uk
