Episode 3: The Most Important Pose to Modify for Your Low Back in Yoga

What if the yoga pose causing your low back pain isn’t what you think? In this episode of The Empowered Yogi Podcast, Brisbane physiotherapist and yoga teacher Cathy Aganoff reveals the single most important movement to modify if you want lasting low back pain relief, and it’s not a backbend or twist.

You’ll learn:

• Why one common yoga transition is responsible for so much spinal overload.
• The science behind hip hinging and glute activation and why your brain may have “forgotten” how to move this way.
• How a simple modification can build resilience in your spine and protect your back on and off the mat.
• A practical mantra you can carry into your practice and daily life.

If you’ve felt frustrated by recurring back pain during or after yoga, or overwhelmed by conflicting advice online, this episode will give you clarity and confidence in how to move forward.

✨ Key takeaway: You don’t need to stop practising yoga. You just need to retrain how you move.

Free resource: Register for Cathy’s live workshop to learn this modification step-by-step → cathyaganoff.com.au

Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode

• Download this episodes: key takeaways and mantras
  
  
• Explore local yoga therapy & physio services → tribalance.com.au
  
  
• Join Cathy's next FREE Live workshop: Yoga For Low Back Pain 

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