Accessible Backbends

Your Journey to Deeper, Pain-free Backbends

Backbends can be incredibly liberating — they don’t just stretch your body, they help you release built-up tension and stress. When you move into a backbend, it’s like unlocking a tight space in your body, giving you room to breathe and expand. It’s a powerful feeling of opening up, both physically and mentally. Every time you practice, you push past your limits a little bit more, and with that, you create more freedom in how you move and feel.

This challenge is yours to explore. Whether you’re here for gentle heart-openers or ready to dive into deeper backbends, you get to choose how far you want to take it. No pressure - it’s your body, your pace, your practice.

👉🏼 Registration now open! It's not too late to join in.

👀 This program is for you if...

❌ No matter what you do, you can’t seem to open your chest/ thoracic spine in backbends

❌ You’re always hunched over your desk and it’s affecting your posture

❌ You experience lower back pain or discomfort when going into backbends

👉🏼 This program will help you relieve upper and mid back tightness, improve posture, and build the strength, flexibility and awareness needed for deep, pain-free backbends — so you can move with more ease, confidence, and freedom.

👩🏻‍🏫 What you'll learn...

〰️ Why you’re compressing into your lower back

〰️ Common mistakes that create pressure in your lumbar spine

〰️ How to shift the bend into your neck, shoulders, upper back and hip flexors instead

〰️ My top tips and exercises to create more space and openness

〰️ Breathing techniques, muscle activation cues & how to move with awareness

🏆 By the end of the challenge, you will..

✔️ Relieve tension in your upper and mid back, promoting better posture

✔️ Build strength and stability to support deeper backbends safely

✔️ Move with more ease, confidence, and freedom in your practice

✔️ Unlock a deeper range of motion in your backbends without pain or discomfort

📝 Course Structure

Monday: Backbend Sequence 1 (60 mins)

Tuesday: Backbend Reboot - Core and Twists (30 mins)

Wednesday: Rest & Rehab (20 mins)

Thursday: Backbend Sequence 2 (60 mins)

Friday: Backbend Reboot - Core, Twists (30 mins)

Saturday: Peak Pose Sequence (60 mins)

Sunday: Rest & Rehab (20 mins)

Each week, you'll have 2 rest days, 2 reboot days, 2 backbend sequences, and a new peak pose sequence every other week. We'll cover Wheel and Variations, King Pigeon and Dancer Pose, and use props to support us in our practice.

This approach will help you build the strength and flexibility required for confident, pain-free backbends. By combining these elements, you’ll create a balanced, sustainable practice that will support long-term progress and growth.

🧱 Props required

👉🏼 Wall space

👉🏼 Two yoga cork blocks

👉🏼 A pair of therapy balls

👉🏼 Swiss ball (55cm or 65cm)

👉🏼 Yoga belt

💻 How It Works

👉🏼 Each day, you'll receive a pre-recorded video on each checkpoint.

👉🏼 Move day by day through each checkpoint, one day at a time.

👉🏼 Engage with the community on the challenge feed to stay motivated.

👉🏼 One-time payment - lifetime access, so you'll get to re-watch and repeat the challenge as many times as you need.

📺 Two ways to watch

I always upload two versions of the practice — one directly on the platform and one unlisted YouTube video link.

🔗 If you’re watching on YouTube: Keep in mind that YouTube places ads randomly, and since I’m not a YouTube creator yet, I can’t control or turn them off. Perfect for those who are on YouTube Premium.

▶️ If you want an ad-free experience: Watch directly on the platform by clicking onto the thumbnail.

👀 No commute, no excuses - you get to roll out of bed and straight onto your mat.

(Don’t worry if you’re traveling - the entire challenge is accessible on your phone and laptop, anytime, anywhere.)

How to get the most out of your practice

🗓️ Show up daily for 30 days – Schedule the session into your calendar as you would for any other important meetings. Stay consistent and commit to showing up for yourself every day. The more you stay on track, the stronger your results will be - I promise you’ll see and feel the difference in your practice.

💬 Engage in the group – Don’t be shy to share your progress, ask questions, and support one another on this journey.

🥂 Celebrate your wins – No matter how small it seem, every little achievement brings you closer to your success.

📱 Share your journey - tag me @jyanyoga so I can cheer you on and feature your progress too!

👉🏼 Mindset is everything. Trust the process, believe in yourself, and challenge your limits - while listening to your body.

💲 Investment

This 30-Day challenge is only 67 USD. When you fully commit, you're giving your time, energy, focus, and effort to the process 💪🏼

Meet Your Coach: Jyan

📲 @jyanyoga on Instagram

My Journey

I started as a dancer, where flexibility was a huge focus, and I pushed my body into deep stretches all the time. But I didn’t fully understand the importance of strength to support that flexibility. Over time, I paid the price: throughout the years of ballroom dancing, my lower back became compressed, leading to a diagnosis of Spondylolisthesis - which caused one of my vertebrae to slip.

Through yoga, I healed completely and began to understand body anatomy in a whole new way. I explored other practices, like contortion, and experimented with different methods to prevent overstretching/ straining my lower back in backbends. Now, I combine all the knowledge I’ve gained to create a practice that’s safe, effective, and empowering. I’m excited to share this approach with you to support your journey into deeper, pain-free backbends.

The Method

Now, my approach to backbends is all about building a solid foundation of awareness  before seeking deeper flexibility. My methodology involves working through accessible drills that opens up neck, shoulders, mid & upper back, and hip flexors, and strengthening the core to support the spine in every backbend.

It’s important to listen to the body and approach backbends with patience and awareness. It’s not about forcing yourself into a deep backbend right away — it’s about gradually working up to it, one step at a time. I guide my students through safe progressions that help them increase flexibility gradually so that their muscles are prepared to safely support deeper stretches over time.

So, if you're ready to rediscover your love for backbends and heart-opening poses to unlock your spine, relieve back pain, feel stronger, increase flexibility, and experience more freedom and ease in your body...

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @jyanyoga