Supported backbends
The wheel holds the curve of your spine so you can open your chest gradually.
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Wheel Yoga in Amritsar
Wheel yoga uses a sturdy yoga wheel to support your back, so you can open tight shoulders and chest and work on backbends with support. It suits people with some yoga experience.
Wheel Yoga
What is wheel yoga?
A yoga wheel is a sturdy hoop about as wide as your back. You lie over it, roll on it, or rest a hand or foot on it while you practise.
It supports your spine as you bend backwards, massages the muscles along your back as you roll, and gives you something to balance against.
Benefits of wheel yoga
How wheel yoga brings you balance
Relief for desk shoulders
Rolling over the wheel stretches the front of the shoulders and chest, which tighten from long hours of sitting.
Balance work
Using a prop that moves asks your core to stay switched on.
Is wheel yoga right for you?
Students with some yoga practice who want to work on backbends and balance, and anyone with tight shoulders from desk work.
Is wheel yoga safe for you?
Check with your doctor before trying backbends if you have a back, neck or disc problem, high blood pressure, or are pregnant.
What to wear and bring
Fitted clothes
A yoga mat
Water
What happens in a wheel yoga class
- 1Warm up the spine and shoulders on the mat.
- 2Roll on the wheel to loosen the back.
- 3Supported backbends and chest openers.
- 4Balance work with the wheel, then a long rest.
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