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Rib Cage Isolations and Backbends: 5 Backbend from the Knees
Level 3: Advanced Beginner
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7m 50s
To make backbends deeper, or to incline back without any spinal extension, change the relationship of shoulders and hips by bending the knees and sending them forward. This breakdown reviews an alignment that can be used on its own or layered with hipwork, and is the first step to building a Turkish Drop.
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