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 ...

Bow Pose or Dhanurasana is a fairly intense backbend with equally intense benefits, physical and otherwise. Here's what you ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Doctors thought 6-year-old Eden Hoelscher might never walk again, but during a play sword fight, she began moving toward her best friend, Violet. The steps —with support from helpers — turned into a ...

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 ...

You'd never expect a routine at-home gymnastics move could take a tragic turn for the worst, but for 5-year-old Eden Hoelscher, what seemed like harmless fun quickly became a horrible accident. Last ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stretches that elongate the spine and build muscle can strengthen your middle back. Even short breaks during the day can help dissolve tension and improve posture. If hunching over a desk all day has ...