This lesson with Olena Bakai addresses one of the most common issues in yoga practice — pain in the lower back and sacrum during backbends. You will learn how to distinguish between different types of pain, test yourself or your students, and most importantly, gain practical tools for safe practice: mobilization and stabilization techniques, strengthening exercises, and safe variations of asanas.
What’s Inside?
- Lecture: understanding the causes of pain and identifying “red flags” that require medical attention.
- Tests: how to differentiate pain caused by hypomobility, hypermobility, ligament overload, or facet joint syndrome.
- Practice: mobilization techniques for backbends, stabilization exercises for the sacroiliac joint, and safe asana variations for pain relief.
- Life tips: how to sit while traveling to reduce pressure on the lower back and sacrum.
Who This Lesson Is For?
- Practitioners experiencing lower back or sacral pain during backbends.
- Yoga teachers who want to understand the root causes of pain and safely guide their students.
- Anyone looking to practice backbends safely and experience lightness instead of discomfort.
What You’ll Gain
- Learn to test yourself and identify different types of pain.
- Understand when it’s safe to work in yoga and when medical consultation is needed.
- Master a sacral mobilization technique for backbends.
- Get a set of stabilization and glute-strengthening exercises.
- Experience safer, more comfortable backbends — without fear or pain.
- What You’ll Need?
For a comfortable practice, the teacher recommends having basic yoga props:
- yoga mat with good grip and cushioning;
- yoga blocks (2) to support backbend variations;
- strap — for stabilization and leg abduction exercises;
- bolster or cushion — for gentle support of the lower back;
- a wall — as an additional tool for some exercises.
These props are not mandatory but make the practice easier and much safer.
Format
Duration: 120 minutes.
Format: professional video recording (Carpathian Yoga Fest).
Language: Ukrainian.
Access: 3 months online after purchase.
About the Teacher
Olena Bakai — a teacher trusted by thousands of practitioners and future instructors.
- Certified Yoga Teacher RYT 500.
- Master of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.
- International Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT).
- Founder of International Yoga Therapy Center “Sense”.
Authorized to certify instructors under Yoga Alliance 200/500 and C-IAYT standards.
Olena specializes in working with musculoskeletal pain and disorders, as well as in the fields of neurology, gynecology, pulmonology, endocrinology, and gastroenterology. She has extensive experience guiding pregnant women, supporting postpartum recovery, and working with clients dealing with anxiety and depression.
This lesson is your toolkit for safe and confident backbends. You’ll learn how to test yourself, identify the causes of pain, and apply yoga therapy techniques to feel freedom and stability in your lower back and sacrum.
Get the lesson now and discover backbends without pain or fear.
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