When my low back starts to complain I find squatting yoga style takes the edge off. This particular variation is great for stretching the low back and twisting the upper back, a winning combination in my list of body remedies. Try prep pose for Bound Wide Squat, then give the full fledged version a whirl. Sanskrit Name: Bada Malasana English Translation: Bound Garland Pose Also Called: Read more

Wide Squat is a great pose that opens your hips, but if you want to open your shoulders, chest, and increase flexibility in your spine as well, then you're going to love doing Bound Wide Squat. The prep for this pose makes you feel an incredible sense of openness in your heart and lungs. Since you put weight in your bottom hand, it also gives you a great wrist stretch which allows you to shift Read more