Veteran yogis know that as soon as we start to mention lower back exercises or spinal workouts, we are entering the domain of kundalini shakti.  This is because kundalini energy resides as pure potential at the base of the spine, and exercises which target this lower back region, inevitably tend to stimulate this latent energy, often causing her to stir and awaken.  Kundalini Yoga Spinal Twists is no different.

In fact, much of the design of this exercise is to stimulate kundalini at the base of the spine, so along with helping you stretch your lower back, this exercise will also help you with realizing your full human potential.  As I have mentioned before, doing spinal warm-ups is very key before doing any yoga sets, as this not only helps prevent injuries, but also helps to prepare the spine for the conduction of energy throughout the important regions of the body.  The Spinal Warm-up Series is the best set to get your entire back ready for more vigorous yoga, and Yoga Spinal Twists demonstrated here in this article, can be used to substitute for the spinal twists which are given with the Spinal Warm-up Series.  Using this variation of Spinal Twists can help you add variety to your workout and also, this version has some different benefits than the original as well.

Some of the important aspects of Yoga Spinal Twists are the hand position and the breathing that accompanies this exercise, so be sure to pay special attention to these two parts.  This exercise will be part of the following 2 free online e-books here on Mastery of Meditation and Yoga: Free Hatha Yoga Poses and Online Kundalini Yoga Exercises, where you will find a large collection of other yoga poses and exercises, fully illustrated and detailed.

Please also follow the guidelines on how to practice yoga, which I have detailed in the following 2 articles, Beginner’s Guide to Yoga Practice and Guidelines for Kundalini Yoga Practice.

Yoga Spinal Twists for Stretching Lower Back

Illustration #1 Starting Position for Yoga Spinal Twists

Illustration #2 Lower Back Stretch Left

Illustration #3 Lower Back Stretch Right

Yoga Spinal Twists for Stretching Lower Back:

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Enjoy My Yoga Online’s latest article post by guest yoga author Kino MacGregor. Kino explores the concepts of attachment and allowing within and outside the yoga practice.

Do you ever find yourself holding on so tightly to a desired outcome that you are a filled with anxiety, tension or blind ambition? Have you ever wanted to do a yoga posture so badly so that you are literally obsessing about it and can talk of almost nothing else? This is perhaps the definition of unhealthy attachment at its core. Yet at the same time the driven mind directed at a task at hand is one of the most powerful tools we have to change our lives. S

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Finally, everything comes down to energy, and you will find it necessary to increase the level of your body energy not just for living well, but also for success in real meditation.  The question which then follows, is what can you do in order to increase your energy levels and build them up to your maximum human capacity?  That will be the topic for this article.  Here I will discuss 5 non conventional ways to help your body have more energy, so that you can live and meditate at a higher and deeper level.

The conventional and effective methods for increasing energy are of course proper diet and exercise.  There is already a great deal of information about these 2 topics on the website.  You can read articles such as Healthy Eating Guide, Detox Diet Mistakes and Ayurvedic Diet to Lose Weight for nutritional tips, while the free online e-books on Hatha Yoga Poses and Kundalini Yoga Exercises will give you plenty of exercise and fitness tips.  But, beyond diet and exercise, there are many other ways to conserve and increase body energy and below I am going to discuss 5 of the more unusual ways to do this.

5 Ways to Get More Body Energy

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My Yoga Online has posted an exciting new full length Kundalini yoga video: Kundalini for Energy and Release. Enjoy a variety of standing and floor yoga exercises that are designed to tap into the energy of the chakras and encourage holistic flow of kundalini energy through the body.

Breath is a primary focus in this vigorous yoga practice providing a calming balance to the substantial physical conditioning you will experience. Click to enjoy a free preview of Kundalini for Energy and Release.