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20 min

Clear Low Back Pain

Hatha | By Tara Judelle on Aug 16 2012
A short sequence to use concentrated technique to help clear low back pain.

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A short sequence to use concentrated technique to help clear low back pain.

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  • Carine castet     Mar 25th, 2013
    Such a good class :)
  • Charlotte Kuey     Mar 22nd, 2013
    Tara, I love this back sequence, which helps with my lower back pain. Question, I love to play golf but find that my back is constantly hurting doing and after play. Do you have any additional asanas that I can do to help with this pain. Oh, by the way, I do have a slip disk, but it's not acute and I don't want to get there. Thanks
  • Carole Woodall     Mar 21st, 2013
    I just did your session again. Thank you. Also, will you be doing a workshop in Denver at some point?
    • Tara Judelle     Mar 21st, 2013
      Carole, Thank you for reporting back! Anything is possible, at the moment, I do not have anything scheduled in Denver. XO Tara
  • K. Getz     Feb 27th, 2013
    Thank you, Tara. I am an old dancer in the middle of an episode with my chronic back injuries. This was profound. I am going to incorporate this into my day ( probably a few times a day) to get that micro focused pattern into my body and movement habits. Mind opening. Namaste!
    -karen
    • Tara Judelle     Mar 1st, 2013
      Karen, I am so glad that this has given you a new opportunity to examine the patterns. Dancing is so profound and depending on the type of dance so demanding on the body, potentially in ways that are inauthentic to our body plan. I would love to hear from you as you practice this to know how it affects your back. In light, T
  • Tory Tory     Feb 16th, 2013
    As a yoga teacher I should have known better! But I rushed through my personal Ashtanga practice and as a consequnce strained my lower back. This short practice has not only helped release the pain but has also reminded me of mindfulness in my personal practice. Thank you, I will be practicing this class many times I am sure!
    • Tara Judelle     Mar 1st, 2013
      Tory,
      Isn't it the way. "I should have known better"- we've all done this as yoga teachers, that moment where we rush, or demo, or egoically perform some impossible asana that we pay for later. Always then the invitation to back up and reset. I'm glad this worked for you. XO T
  • Mary Simmons     Feb 15th, 2013
    Thank you! Just what I needed this morning. THank you for helping me to understand these actions, Tara. I feel better already. I will be coming back to this one, I am sure.
    • Tara Judelle     Feb 15th, 2013
      Mary, So glad it was clear for you. Please let me know how it goes for you with repetition! XO Tara
  • Carole Woodall     Feb 6th, 2013
    Second day in a row and I am connecting differently with my lower back. I have more awareness when I am just standing. Wonderful practice to I welcome the morning.
    • Tara Judelle     Feb 6th, 2013
      Thank you so much for reporting back. The body is so willing to right itself, that if you just remind it of good positioning it will remember- that it can live there.
      XO
      T
  • Carole Woodall     Feb 5th, 2013
    Wonderful sequence of poses in the morning. I will be returning to this. Also, just read that you are in Bali now. Hope all is well. Thank you.
    • Tara Judelle     Feb 6th, 2013
      Carole, glad this resonated with you! I am all over the world now. Was based in Bali in 2010, 2011, and now I go there several times a year for immersions and retreats. This year I will be there in April and May. XO T
  • Kristina Long     Jan 19th, 2013
    THANK YOU! I feel overwhelming gratitude for this short sequence for the lower back to the point of small tears welling up in me at the end. Lol that took me by surprise! I plan to practice this every morning for awhile along with some other short videos for the core. Thank you again this it was perfect for me today. :)
    • Tara Judelle     Jan 19th, 2013
      Kristina! So glad to hear that the sequence was effective for you. I completely understand the tears. I have had injuries disappear from yoga, and the joy in the feeling of wellness is so captivating, it has moved me to tears. XOXO
  • Kim Prodaniuk     Dec 24th, 2012
    I have fallen off my yoga practice. In the last week the back pain has been immense. I thought I would get back to yogaglo. A hip opener practice was being offered so I thought it might help. I was in too much pain to be able to do it. So I came right back here. As soon as your class started my lower back began to feel relief. I have just finished and I can feel the relief burn of no pain. I need to do your class ever day to be pain free. This class of yours has been one of my highlights of my year. Have a Happy New Year!
    • Tara Judelle     Jan 5th, 2013
      Kim, thank you for taking the time to share your experience! It both keeps me going and serves as amazing encouragement for others who may be in the same situation. I am always so impressed by people bringing themselves out of pain. I know it is not easy to practice when in pain. So I applaud you, and hope you keep practicing. In light,
      T
  • Emily Schurr     Dec 11th, 2012
    SO amazing, thank you, Tara - this is definitely one I will be coming back to! I have been struggling with lower back pain for years and this was the first really clear alignment I've had. Thank you so much! xx
    • Tara Judelle     Jan 5th, 2013
      Emily, So glad this class helps you. Please keep reporting back, I am interested in your long term benefits
  • Leigh Ann Kittell     Nov 6th, 2012
    A very good morning quicky - thanks!
  • Betsy G     Oct 23rd, 2012
    Fantastic and very gentle lower back stretch
    • Tara Judelle     Oct 26th, 2012
      Thank you Betsy. I think from the way we work and sit and travel in the modern world, we all need to dedicate a few moments every day to stretching our dear lower back. XOXO Tara
  • Lindsey Kasch     Oct 15th, 2012
    Namaste :)
  • Lindsey Kasch     Oct 15th, 2012
    Thank you!!!
  • Claire Daniel     Oct 3rd, 2012
    thank you Tara! This is perfect for my boyfriend who suffers a lot from lower back pain!
  • Mary Jo      Aug 24th, 2012
    Hi Tara,
    I get the rotation of the thighs in and back, spreading the hips, but I do not understand the next step w. the tail bone. Is it pulled inward towards the perineum?
    Thank you!
    • Tara Judelle     Aug 25th, 2012
      Mary Jo- yes, but for a full breakdown of the steps my I refer you to my series in the Beginner's center. There I break down the Anusara style of spirals and complimentary actions, that will give you more of a step by step understanding of the full picture. XO Tara
  • Ann & Eric Robertson     Aug 22nd, 2012
    thank you
    • Tara Judelle     Aug 24th, 2012
      Thank you!
  • chika m     Aug 20th, 2012
    I feel my body is opennig now! So wonderful feeling! Thanks a lot!
  • Andrea Taylor     Aug 20th, 2012
    THank you for this instruction. It may be the missing piece in my practice. I have constant tightness and pain in my lower back/sacrum joint. I have to be very mindful about what upsets it and what doesn't so I can continue to practice. I find the action of the thighs and keeping a curve in the lower back very challenging. So I plan on doing this regularly to help me deepen the understanding until I do it more fluidly. Let's hope it helps, huh?
    Andrae
    • Tara Judelle     Aug 24th, 2012
      Andrea, I would be very interested for to report back about how the constancy of this in your practice assists with your lower back. Don't forget, when doing postures to also counter balance by lengthening tailbone, and pulling the outer hips back. T
      • Andrea Taylor     Sep 22nd, 2012
  • Kerry Ruggieri     Aug 20th, 2012
    Really nice morning quick session to free the lower back. Thanks!
  • Eka Septifana     Aug 18th, 2012
    thanks Tara,really love this short class, because really work at my lower back
    • Tara Judelle     Aug 24th, 2012
      Thank you Eka, glad it works for you!
  • yogagal      Aug 17th, 2012
    Hope your well. Cue for greater trochanter, when I do in/back/apart in AMS my knees rotate in. So once in/back/apart is established, draw outer hips/g.t. back to re align knees? THANKS
    • Tara Judelle     Aug 24th, 2012
      yogagal, to counter balance the action of thighs in/back/apart, there is a complimentary action to draw the outer hips back, lengthen tailbone down and widen the outer knees over the forth and fifth toes. The first action widens the pelvis in the back, the second action creates stability and power back down to the earth.
      XO
      T
  • laurie greenberg     Aug 16th, 2012
    Thank you, Tara, for these brief (to me) practices of alignment. My husband, who is a beginner, but has seen me practice for years (& teach), appreciates these short, instructive classes. He works a 12 hour day and to have just 20 minutes to "unwind" and learn at the same time is ideal for him. The 12 hour day is not going away but the 20 minute practices are adding so much to his body/mind awareness.
    He is easier to be with:) and he listens to you:)
    Much appreciation & Love,
    Laurie
  • Jeanette Darbyshire     Aug 16th, 2012
    Thanks Tara. Very much enjoying learning this language and creating spaciousness and stability. xox
    • Tara Judelle     Aug 24th, 2012
      Jeanette- I love how you say "learning this language"- and by that I hope you are referring to the language of the body- which I also am enjoying learning, and realize that to be fluent in is a formidable task. XO
      Tara