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 Hoelscher was paralyzed from the waist down after performing a backbend in her living room Erin Hill is the Senior Editor, Royals at PEOPLE. She has reported on Royals for the brand since 2015.

Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about backbends first appeared in the November-December 1986 ...