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 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 ...

Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article first about Side Bow Pose (Parsva Dhanurasana) appeared in 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 ...