A backbend calls for strength and flexibility, but never strain. Here's what's happening in your body when you bend over backward.

Intermediate and advanced yoga poses offer a deeper challenge, enhancing strength, flexibility, and mental focus. Poses like Handstand and Forearm Stand demand core stability and upper body strength, ...

There’s one type of yoga pose that typically elicits more questions than answers when it’s cued in class—and that’s any type of backbend. On the one hand, these postures can feel like antidotes to the ...