| The Pillars of Backbends Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman Yee Primarily Asana General The arms and legs are powerful conduits to the spine when our alignment is good. In this class, we learn to use the arms and legs properly in backbends so that they create integration and strength, and discover how our arms and legs can transform into pillars of the spine as we practice a progression of backbends, culminating in upward facing bow (or wheel) pose. Rodney Yee cofounded Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland, California and has created dozens of DVDs through Gaiam. He is author of Yoga: The Poetry of the Body and Moving Toward Balance (both with Nina Zolotow). yeeyoga.com Colleen Saidman Yee graduated from Jivamukti Yoga’s teacher training program in 1998 and has been teaching ever since. She is co-owner of Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, New York. yogashanti.com CE credit available. |