Do you know that four out of five adults have at least one bout of back pain sometime during life?
There are many things that might cause back pain. It most often occurs from tense back muscles and ligaments, from improper or heavy lifting, or after a sudden awkward movement.
It can be prevented by building your muscle strength and flexibility. Also watch your move and be smart while lifting heavy stuff.
But, what if you’ve got it? Is there anything you can do?
Other than some prescribed medications from your doctor, why don’t you try yoga? Yes, yoga.
Yoga can help ease lower back pain by gently stretching and strengthening the muscles of the lower back and legs.
Check out these poses of yoga that can help you get rid of back pain:
• Bow or Dhanurasana
This pose is effective in straightening upper spine hunches. Yet, this pose is meant only for those having light back pain and it is better for anyone with a history of chronic back pain or acute back pain to avoid it.
• Cobra Bhujangasana
This pose is a healing posture for the low back but this posture may have a negative effect if done incorrectly or too deep. This posture decreases stiffness […]

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Any yoga teacher will tell you that flexibility is more than just the length of your connective tissues. Your state of mind has an enormous influence on how far you can fold forward, bend back, or twist.
An ancient proverb says, 0What the mind can see, the body can do.0
With yoga, I0d take it a step further and say, 0ONLY what the mind can see, the body can do.0
Many of my yoga students have dreams (while sleeping) about doing prefect headstands, dropping back into full wheel, or putting their foot behind their head. While these dreams might seem silly, this type of creative visualization is essential if you0re looking to radically transform your body or any other part of your life for that matter.
VISUALIZATOINS & AFFIRMATIONS
0My hips are stiff today0 fine. I0m going to come to class every day for a month. I can see my hips relaxing open comfortably. Change is coming. I can see it already.0

0I can0t seem to keep my breath under control… It makes me feel crazy! The other students can do it though, so I0m sure I can learn. I can see myself breathing deeply with my body steady and eyes focused.0
0I was born with a […]

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