We got a lot of snow this season here in Colorado and I found myself shoveling far more than I am used to.
As a result, my lower back got real grumpy, which prompted me to put the yoga sequence I used to feel better in video form!
If you’ve slept funny or overdid it with your back the day before, or like many right now, you’ve stuck sitting behind a computer, this quick sequence can be done daily to maintain and strengthen a healthy lower back.
Get your whole body moving, open your hamstrings, and tone the posterior (back) line of your body!
Take your time with this sequence – pause the video after learning each movement to practice in your own body, incorporate into your home yoga practice, or watch as inspiration as you plan your next yoga class.
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About the author
Amy Ippoliti is known for bringing yoga to modern-day life in a genuine way through her intelligent sequencing, clear instruction, and engaging sense of humor. She shares her passion for yoga, health, soil advocacy, marine conservation, and sustainability through her teachings and writings for Yoga Journal, Organic Life, Prevention, Mantra, Origin, Mind Body Green, and Elephant Journal. She’s appeared on the covers of Yoga Journal, Boulder Lifestyle, and Fit Yoga Magazine and has been featured in Self Magazine, New York Magazine, Allure (Korea), and Newsweek. As lead educator for Vesselify.com, she’s a pioneer of advanced yoga education, co-founding Vesselify (formerly 90 Monkeys), an online school that has enhanced the skills of yoga teachers and studios in 65+ countries. She is a Kiss the Ground Soil Advocate, and an ambassador for The Rodale Institute, and co-author of The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga. Learn more at amyippoliti.com