Backbends fka Spine Extention
Understanding Spinal Extension: Backbending is not so much about bending your spine back but rather about finding it's lenght and expanding it. In this workshop, we'll explore what spinal extension really means from an anatomical perspective and learn how to approach backbends with greater awareness, strength, and ease.
Starting with gentle, accessible movements, we'll gradually build towards deeper backbends, taking time to understand how different parts of the body contribute to healthy spinal extension. We'll explore where patience and consistency are needed, and where there may be space to safely deepen the practice.
The workshop is designed as a step-by-step progression, with clear explanations, demonstrations, and hands-on assists (with consent). Options will be offered throughout, making the practice suitable for a range of experience levels, while also giving more experienced students the opportunity to explore deeper variations.
Whether you're new to backbending or looking to refine your practice, you'll leave with a better understanding of your body and practical tools to approach backbends with confidence.
We will explore
What healthy spinal extension really means
How different parts of the body support backbends
Step-by-step progressions towards deeper backbends
Practical techniques to approach backbends with more ease and stability
Personal note
This has been something I've personally found very beneficial to the health of my mind, and my practice as there is something very magical to the heart opening, back strenghtening and the beauty of the mind letting go of ideas of what the word 'backbend' means, shifting the preconcieved idea of it happening at the back of body, coming to understanding it from the 'front' perspective. Metaphorically and literally. Very excited to share all that with you.
For Simona, yoga is much more than a physical practice—it is a path of self-discovery. She believes that through consistent practice we uncover the layers of ourselves that are often hidden and reconnect with the inner resources that have always been there.
Saturday 5. September 2026 | 17–19.30
Backbending Workshop: Understanding Spinal Extension
with Simona
at YOGA REBELLION—Mitte
Tickets
Regular Price: €45
Regular Price + USC Check-in: + €40