BACKBEND DROP BACKS

LEARN TO DROP INTO BACKBEND FROM STANDING AND COME UP AGAIN USING PHYSICS OF YOUR LEGS AND HIPS TO MAKE IT MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE! INCLUDES A RESET SEQUENCE TO KEEP YOUR LOWER BACK HEALTHY. With Sadie Nardini, Director of East West Yoga in Manhattan, Master Yoga Teacher, Trainer, and Author of the Road Trip Guide to the Soul. go to WWW.SADIENARDINI.COM for more tips and information!

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[lovlelola]

i did it on my first try and im 10 plus i dont do gymnastics im just flexible HAHA YAY

[sadienardini]

Awesome! Keep it up and you'll be doing these when you're 100! :)

[NYsBlueharmony]

Thanks so much your going to help me with my "talent" so much better and now I wont have any back pain anymore.

[sadienardini]

You're so welcome!!

[taylorbenoit12]

if your short or tall does it make a difference>?

[sadienardini]

If you're taller, you'll have farther to go, but other than that, this is possible for anyone. If you're very overweight, it could be too much for your balance and arm strength, so I wouldn't advise it. Otherwise, if you're getting flexible in your other backbends, try it!  xoSadie

[cariahbel]

HOLY CRAP!WHAT WAS THAT POPPING NOISE AT 1:14!

[CrazyCookee]

you dont lift your heel's at all because you will not land your bendback. you keep your heels on the ground at all times but thx.

[SnataBose]

and now am perfect :D

[SnataBose]

i actually got it on the first try and then i tried the standing one...then suddenly i could do it..but i was afraid to do it on floor then 1 day i did it xD

[SnataBose]

amm dont yo think tats easy cuz i got it in like 9 days?

[opsgh01]

you are a great instructor, thank you.

[Chocolateswirls921]

If people can do a backbend does that mean they are flexable?

[xxLara92xx]

@cariahbel I belive it was her back

[MarquisVonLion]

You're so sexy...

[aauder]

Oh it's me again--watching the demo once more helped me come to yet another realization...and I think it was NIKE that hit the nail on the head originally: JUST DO IT! Forget adhering to the mid-line and establishing the foundation of the elemental nature of the asana first. Just break your self to get there! And don't forget to call Sadie when you are 100 and thank her for the state of your spine.

[aauder]

Interesting...so what I am getting from this demo is that a drop back backbend requires NO thoracic spine opening whatsoever--it's as though Sadie is trying to lie down on a picnic table...and to rise back up to standing, I finally see, you lead with the KNEES not the "heart" after all! I was all mixed up! Just twist in the sacrum, access your "core strength" in...um... the knees...pray...and...presto! No need to open the chest and find inner leg stability. Sooo much easier to teach now!