- ****ociated with the backbend. The
backbend is
important in
gymnastics because it is
essential to
perform a back handspring.
Backbends are part of the repertoire...
- be standing, seated, arm-balances, twists, inversions,
forward bends,
backbends, or
reclining in
prone or
supine positions. The
asanas have been given...
- or with
other backbends, such as Dwi Pada
Viparita Dandasana, or by
pushing back up to
stand in Tadasana.
Preparatory poses are
backbends such as Salabhasana...
-
performing a
backbend. Two drum
majors of
Savannah State University perform simultaneous backbends. The
Southern University drum
major performs a
backbend. The...
- body
stretched upwards in the air. The pose is
reached by
going into a
backbend with
knees on the ground. It
requires flexibility to
bring the head back...
-
whether balancing is required, or by the
effect on the
spine (forward bend,
backbend, twist),
giving a set of
asana types agreed by most authors.
Mittra uses...
-
behind the neck or
shoulders with the
knees bent (called a
human knot).
Backbending skills such as
touching one's head to one's feet, or all the way to the...
- the
Westernized nickname "Bridge pose"
refers to a less
rigorous supine backbend called Setu
Bandha Sarvangasana, in
which the body is
fairly straight from...
-
replete with
melodramatic female sighs and
creaking sounds to
accompany backbends for Rogers' amu****t. cf.
Mueller (1986), p. 86 Boyer, G.
Bruce (2005)...
- The
hammock acts like a
swing supporting the hips for
forward bends and
backbends.
Difficult mat-based yoga
postures may
prove easier to
perform through...
