Gentle Yoga for Your Back
Loosen up sore back muscles with simple, gentle yoga stretches that take just 5 minutes a day. Developed with a certified yoga therapist, these proven exercises can help you feel better fast and restore your mobility.
Featuring Elaine Oyang, Yoga Therapist & Instructor
Format
This email-based course features lessons from a yoga instructor with simply illustrated poses and stretches, along with alternative exercises if you need some modification. Plus, it's completely mobile-friendly.
Duration
This course lasts 5 days, with one lesson per day delivered to your inbox.
Time
Each lesson takes 5 minutes to read.
What you will learn
- The underlying causes of back soreness and tightness
- Five daily stretches that can reduce minor pain and increase flexibility
- Variations of each stretch, based on your unique needs
- The "why" behind each stretch through bonus readings
- How to create a stretching routine that will benefit your body in the long run
Why should you take this course?
- Minimize the impact long-term stress has taken on your back. Back pain can be a minor nuisance but become debilitating over time. Small changes that you take now can have immediate positive effects on your health, and can also prevent chronic pain in the future.
- Shake up your routine and give your body relief from days spent in a desk chair. Working all day in a similar position creates tense muscles and is hard on your back and body. Learning small stretch interventions will set you up for calmer, more focused, and pain-free days.
- Instantly relax and allow yourself a moment of calm each day. Giving your body a chance to stretch, breathe, and unwind will make a huge difference in the way you feel each day, mentally and physically.
Meet the Expert
Elaine Oyang
Yoga Therapist & Instructor
Elaine Oyang is a Yoga Therapist and Instructor, Wellness Advocate, and Founder of Elaine Oyang Yoga in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over 9 years of experience, Elaine specializes in spinal release yoga, viniyoga, pranayama (yoga breathing practices), meditation, guided relaxation, and Ayurveda. Elaine holds a BS in Biology from Harvey Mudd College. She is certified in Yoga Therapy from the Stress Management Center of Marin. Elaine has received over 1,000 hours of training in yoga therapy and focuses on teaching clients to redirect stress and tensions towards effective self-growth, resilience, and contentment through physical nurturing and inner reflection. She also specializes in treating those with Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, Lupus, Lyme's, anxiety, and depression.
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What are others saying?
Amin
I hate stretching and always need a little extra motivation to get it done. Getting these lessons every day helped keep it light and doable. I felt SO much better after doing each one.
Tyler
I'm getting older and feeling stiff, but stuff like jogging is too much for me. These gentle stretches felt really good. I come back to them often. I liked the diagrams, very clear.
Sherri
I learned about some new stretches and they're favorites now! They're just really simple and relaxing. Thanks for putting this together. I did them with my kid and it was nice quality time too.
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