Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about Upward-Facing Dog Pose first appeared in the May-June 1991 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Months after her injury, Eden's doctors are still unable to fully explain how the simple backbend paralyzed her, citing it as a ...

It takes lower-body strength to hold yourself up in Wheel, but that doesn't mean you need to clench your glutes. Focus on engaging your quads and calves to release tension in your bum, allowing your ...

Backbends are a wonderful way to build strength, flexibility, and mobility. You can start at a beginner stage and transition into intermediate or advanced backbends over time. Backbends are an ...

Eden's doctors are unable to fully explain how the simple backbend paralyzed her, citing it as a rare occurrence. "It's just one of those enigmas," Julie Hershberg, Eden's neurological physical ...

A 5-year-old girl in California is now paralyzed from the waist down after doing a simple backbend in her house. Eden Hoelscher was doing gymnastics bridges in her living room when she suddenly ...

For six years now, Li Huan has worked at a school cafeteria to keep her 12-year-old daughter Qingqing in class. Though deep in debt, there’s more at stake than money: Paralyzed and wheelchair-bound ...

In WH’s resident yogi Jessica Skye’s latest column, she demystifies backbends. The backbend – it’s one of the Marmite poses of yoga. However elegant and ‘Gramable a slinky arched back can look; our ...

A 5-year-old girl in California is undergoing extensive physical therapy a few months after doing a simple backbend in her living room left her paralyzed from the waist down. Eden Hoelscher's mom, ...