How-To Modify Embryo Pose Using a Block

In this How-To, Movement Therapy Guide, Shahada Karim shows you how to modify embryo pose using blocks. Embryo pose is similar to child's pose but with your arms reaching back. It's great for relieving tension in the lower back that increases when leaning forward or down. Shahada is using her Habibi Sport Support Cork Blocks but foam blocks work great as well.

Shahada Karim is a Yoga Teacher and Movement Therapy Guide. Shahada’s self-imposed mission is to help every human she meets, fall in love with themselves. Over the past decade, she’s earned multiple certifications in Yoga, Ayurveda, Nutrition, and Fitness to help facilitate that mission. Previously she dedicated more than two decades to a career in Journalism and Communications. Today she brings that expertise to teaching and participating in health and wellness on both physical and digital fronts. She designed the NOURISH plans around the Ayurvedic principle, with the help of a Nutritionist and Nurse Practitioner, to make it accessible to anyone interested in taking the journey no matter what their current physical and energetic state.