Yoga for lower back pain

Here are a few yoga poses that will also help your lower back pain.

1. The Corpse Pose: A very common yoga relaxation pose, you begin by lying on your back with your legs stretched out to the sides (making a V shape), do the same with your hands. Next, turn your head 90-degrees left and then right and bring it back to the center so you are looking straight up, this helps to position the spine for the pose. Next, imagine your body being pulled from your feet and head, your arms and legs, your shoulders from your neck and so on…such that you are stretching your various body extremities away from each other. Hold the pose for a few minutes and then sit up.

2. Vatayanasana (The Wind Pose): Especially useful for stretching the lower back, freeing up the sciatica and improving digestion, the Wind Pose begins with you lying on your back with knees bent and then grabbing one knee with both hands pulling it up to your chin such that your leg presses against your chest. Do the same with the other leg. Movement should be slow and deliberate. Carry this pose on for 5-minutes.

Leg raises and Triangle Pose are additional yoga poses that you can use to improve your lower back strength and resistance to factors causing pain