Camel pose in Yoga

49 free videos on technique and tips, each tagged by level

What coaches agree on

  • Roll your shoulders back and squeeze your shoulder blades together so your chest opens.
  • Squeeze your inner thighs together, with a block between them if you have one, to support your lower back.
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  • Begin with your hands on your lower back or hips, and move them to your heels once your flexibility allows.

Common mistakes

  • Crunching the backbend into the lower back instead of spreading it through the upper back.
  • Letting the head fall all the way back, which strains the neck.
The Secret to Camel Pose (Ustrasana) + Common Mistakes / Fixes!
Beginner
The Secret to Camel Pose (Ustrasana) + Common Mistakes / Fixes!

Reviewer Thorough and well sequenced -- the mistakes section alone is worth watching.

Moderator Complete camel pose tutorial -- prep poses, full technique, and a genuine common-mistakes-and-fixes section. Squarely and comprehensively about the pose.

3.8
Camel Pose Yoga Tutorial - Yoga Backbends For Beginners!
Beginner
Camel Pose Yoga Tutorial - Yoga Backbends For Beginners!

Reviewer Great self-check built in — if you can't breathe, you've gone too far. Real progression too.

Moderator Entirely camel pose — warm-up, full technique, and a long list of variations and modifications, all in service of this one pose.

3.8
Camel Pose - Ustrasana
Beginner
Camel Pose - Ustrasana

Reviewer Shows the two most common mistakes side-by-side with the fix — this is how you actually teach camel pose.

Moderator A dedicated, start-to-finish camel pose tutorial — knee width, entry, and then a direct address of the two things that wreck this pose for most people: collapsing into the lower back and jamming the shoulders up into the ears.

3.8
Top 3 Tips for Neck Pain in Camel Pose
Intermediate
Top 3 Tips for Neck Pain in Camel Pose

Reviewer Three concrete, correct fixes for the most common camel complaint — no filler.

Moderator Squarely and entirely about camel pose — specifically the number one complaint students have (neck strain), nothing else competing for the runtime.

3.8
How to Yoga: Camel Pose | MORE
Beginner
How to Yoga: Camel Pose | MORE

Reviewer Genuinely helpful if your lower back holds you back in this pose -- the block progression works.

Moderator Squarely about camel pose, specifically built around modifications for people with lower back pain. Stays on the pose throughout.

3.7
Protect Your Back In Camel Pose
Intermediate
Protect Your Back In Camel Pose

Reviewer Specific, well-reasoned tips that will genuinely make camel pose safer.

Moderator Three tips, all specifically about camel pose - glute engagement, a block-based modification, and breath pacing. Squarely on target.

3.7
How to do Camel Pose - Yoga Education (Ustrasana)
Beginner
How to do Camel Pose - Yoga Education (Ustrasana)

Reviewer Thorough, well-paced, and honest about the fear factor, excellent teaching.

Moderator A dedicated 'yoga education' breakdown of camel pose specifically - hands, feet, legs, base position, breath-paced progression. Exactly on target.

3.7
Camel Pose Tutorial - Camel Backbend Yoga Tutorial
Beginner
Camel Pose Tutorial - Camel Backbend Yoga Tutorial

Reviewer The block-between-thighs cue and the heart-opener reframe are both legit techniques that actually help.

Moderator Full tutorial dedicated to camel pose, including her own honest struggle with it, foundational setup, and a specific prop technique (block between the thighs).

3.7
Ustrasana Camel Pose - Yoga Technique
Beginner
Ustrasana Camel Pose - Yoga Technique

Reviewer Short and to the point, but it covers everything you need including when to stop.

Moderator Clean three-stage progression of the pose with safety notes throughout. Entirely about camel pose.

3.6
Camel Pose Blunders (and how to fix them)
Intermediate
Camel Pose Blunders (and how to fix them)

Reviewer Sharp, specific corrections, this is how you actually fix camel pose.

Moderator This is a technique-correction video built entirely around camel pose, exactly on target.

3.6
How to Do a Camel Pose for Energy | Yoga
Beginner
How to Do a Camel Pose for Energy | Yoga

Reviewer Solid, safe teaching — the shoulder blade cue is the right one and she doesn't skip the come-down.

Moderator Wall-to-wall camel pose instruction start to finish — kneeling setup, jean-pocket hand cue, shoulder blades leading the lift, full heel-grab expression, and a proper exit. Nothing else competes for airtime.

3.6
Foundations Of Yoga - Camel Pose - Ustrasana
Beginner
Foundations Of Yoga - Camel Pose - Ustrasana

Reviewer The most complete, safety-first teaching here -- builds the actual strength and openness the pose needs instead of just showing the shape.

Moderator Built entirely around preparing the body for and then entering camel pose -- cat-cow, puppy pose, sphinx, and a locust variation are all chosen specifically to open the exact areas camel needs (chest, upper back, core, hip flexors). Squarely on-topic even though the pose itself comes at the end.

3.6
How to Modify Camel Pose for Comfort | Yoga Tutorial | TikTok
Intermediate
How to Modify Camel Pose for Comfort | Yoga Tutorial | TikTok

Reviewer One of the better camel-pose fixes I've seen in this format -- clear and safe.

Moderator Entirely about camel pose -- specifically a smart modification for people with tight front/back bodies who are told to keep hips stacked over knees. Directly on-skill.

3.5
Mastering Camel Pose for Better Back Health
Intermediate
Mastering Camel Pose for Better Back Health

Moderator Fixes the most common camel pose fault, dumping into the lower back, with a wall drill: hips against the wall, toes tucked, lift the chest on a 'string at the sternum' and reach for the heels while the hips stay put. Squarely about the pose.

Reviewer A great self-check: hips on the wall, sternum lifting, bend going into the upper back.

3.4
Mastering Camel Pose: Tips for Yoga Beginners
Beginner
Mastering Camel Pose: Tips for Yoga Beginners

Moderator Direct camel pose troubleshooting for people who feel pinching or discomfort: create length first with a slight pelvic tuck and a lifted chest, keep the hips forward, squeeze the thighs together to protect the lower back, and options for the hands if your elbows hyperextend. Squarely about the pose.

Reviewer Clear, safe cues with reasons, length first, hips forward, thighs together, plus easier hand options.

3.4
Yoga: How To Do Camel Pose
Beginner
Yoga: How To Do Camel Pose

Reviewer Safe, clear, and gives you two depths to work with — good default tutorial.

Moderator Clean, complete camel pose instruction start to finish, nothing else in the frame.

3.4
Backbends & Camel Pose Q&A | Safe Heart Opening, Alignment Tips & Modifications
Intermediate
Backbends & Camel Pose Q&A | Safe Heart Opening, Alignment Tips & Modifications

Reviewer The best safety and alignment reasoning in the set — explains the why, not just the what.

Moderator A good chunk of this is general backbend Q&A, but camel pose is the running example throughout, and the meatiest parts — the head-drop safety discussion, heel-reach modification — are camel pose specific.

3.4
Camel pose Do's and Dont's according to a real life yoga ...
Intermediate
Camel pose Do's and Dont's according to a real life yoga ...

Reviewer Every correction comes with a reason, and the head and knee-width advice alone is worth the watch.

Moderator A working yoga teacher corrects a bad do's-and-don'ts list for camel pose line by line: don't let the head hang, tuck the tailbone and engage the glutes to keep length in the lower back, go wider than hip-width with the knees for most people, and ignore the shoulders-over-heels line. It's all camel alignment and safety, so it's squarely on this pose.

3.3
Camel Pose/Ustrasana guide 💫 Sharing a snippet from my ...
Beginner
Camel Pose/Ustrasana guide 💫 Sharing a snippet from my ...

Moderator A walkthrough of the whole pose from a workshop: knee and foot setup (pointed versus curled toes), one arm at a time to the heel, four adjustments (hips forward, chest out, shoulders rolled back, neck released under control), a ten-count hold and a slow exit. Squarely camel pose.

Reviewer Covers the whole pose, setup, entry, four fixes, hold and a careful exit, with easier options.

3.3
FIX YOUR BACKBEND | How to backbend correctly — Camel Pose Example
Intermediate
FIX YOUR BACKBEND | How to backbend correctly — Camel Pose Example

Reviewer One good cue, clearly explained -- stabilize the lower back and neck, open through the upper back instead.

Moderator Camel pose is the primary example used throughout to teach the backbend principle, demonstrated directly in the pose before generalizing to other backbends. Mostly and clearly about camel pose.

3.3
camel pose with a controlled entry
Intermediate
camel pose with a controlled entry

Reviewer Simple, smart cues that actually make the entry safer, solid teaching.

Moderator Squarely and entirely about entering camel pose safely and progressively, this is exactly the kind of focused technique video this sub-skill needs.

3.3
Camel Pose: Shoulder Technique
Intermediate
Camel Pose: Shoulder Technique

Reviewer Sharp, specific cueing for the exact part of camel pose people get wrong.

Moderator Squarely camel pose, just the one-sided modified version, isolating the shoulder/rib mechanics that make the full pose work.

3.3
How to do Ustrasana | Camel Pose in Ashtanga Yoga’s Intermediate Series
Intermediate
How to do Ustrasana | Camel Pose in Ashtanga Yoga’s Intermediate Series

Reviewer Good technical cueing on entry and hand position once it gets going -- some chatty setup first.

Moderator Full walkthrough of entering and holding ustrasana with vinyasa counts, hand placement, and breath cues -- squarely the sub-skill, just framed within Ashtanga's sequencing.

3.3
Full Camel Pose Tutorial | Kapotasana Drills for Deeper Bend
Intermediate
Full Camel Pose Tutorial | Kapotasana Drills for Deeper Bend

Reviewer Good progressive drill work for going deeper, just wish the delivery were tighter.

Moderator Entire class is camel pose progressions toward the deeper Kapotasana-style expression — warmup circles, wall walk-down drill, block squeeze. Stays on the pose the whole way, just building toward a harder version of it.

3.2
How to do Camel Pose - Bikram Yoga Tutorial
Beginner
How to do Camel Pose - Bikram Yoga Tutorial

Reviewer Solid basic walkthrough, just doesn't get into the common mistakes like the better videos in this batch do.

Moderator Concise, complete camel pose tutorial from setup to exit — squarely on topic, no unrelated content.

3.2
Improve Your Camel Pose with Neck Engagement
Intermediate
Improve Your Camel Pose with Neck Engagement

Reviewer Explains why you get dizzy and gives a hands-on cue: chin back, neck engaged, head last to release.

Moderator Focused tip on the head and neck in camel pose: dropping the head back without engaging the neck muscles leans on the small nodding joint under the skull and can leave you dizzy or nauseous when you come out. Teaches drawing the chin straight back to switch the neck on first. One aspect of the pose, but squarely camel.

3.1
In Camel Pose, Ustrasana, avoid dropping the pelvis back ...
Beginner
In Camel Pose, Ustrasana, avoid dropping the pelvis back ...

Moderator One-cue camel pose clip: don't drop the pelvis back and hang in the lumbar spine; send the hips forward to open the front of the hips and lift the spine up out of the pelvis. Entirely about camel alignment.

Reviewer The one cue that matters most, hips forward, don't hang in the lower back, but very brief.

2.7
How to Do Camel Pose With Brent Laffoon | Yoga52
Beginner
How to Do Camel Pose With Brent Laffoon | Yoga52

Reviewer Fine to flow along with, but it skips the safety notes other videos here actually give you.

Moderator Everything shown is camel pose, correctly sequenced from kneeling through the full expression and back out — it's just a guided class segment rather than a stand-alone explainer.

2.5
This one mistake you are doing in your camel pose that's ...
Beginner
This one mistake you are doing in your camel pose that's ...

Moderator Alignment-focused camel pose lesson: knees, hips, shoulders and chest in one line, pelvis tucked with the glutes engaged, lift and lengthen through the whole body as you go back, one hand to each heel, head back at the end only if the neck is fine. Entirely about the pose.

Reviewer Good keep-lifting, keep-length idea, but I wouldn't start the bend from the head: chest first, head last and only if the neck is happy.

2.4
Exploring Ustrasana: Yoga Poses and Tattoos | TikTok
Beginner
Exploring Ustrasana: Yoga Poses and Tattoos | TikTok

Reviewer Good basic entry cue, just don't expect a full breakdown.

Moderator Short, but everything said is about camel pose -- the benefit (counteracting forward-flexed posture from sitting) and a real beginner entry cue (hands on lower back, progress to heels if flexibility allows).

2.1
Open the chest and shoulders ✨ Improve spinal mobility ✨ ...
Beginner
Open the chest and shoulders ✨ Improve spinal mobility ✨ ...

Moderator Quick camel stretch how-to: kneel, toes tucked, stand tall on the knees, squeeze the glutes, hands to heels, open the chest. All camel pose, but only the barest setup.

Reviewer Fine as a basic recipe but very thin, and don't let the neck just hang when you 'relax' it.

2.0
Avoid Neck Strain in Yoga Backbends: Safe Tips
Beginner
Avoid Neck Strain in Yoga Backbends: Safe Tips

Reviewer Clear, memorable safety cue, lift the heart, not the chin, worth knowing before you drop into camel.

Moderator General backbend safety tip that names camel pose as one of its examples: don't let the head crash back, keep the chin slightly down and forward so the bend happens in the mid-back rather than the neck. Covers camel alongside other backbends rather than camel on its own.

1.9
Camel Pose Yoga Flow
Beginner
Camel Pose Yoga Flow

Reviewer One great teaching moment on glute engagement, but thin otherwise from what's shown.

Moderator This is a full vinyasa class explicitly built around and framed as working toward camel pose, and even in the excerpt shown there's a real camel-specific teaching moment (the glute-engagement demo), but a lot of the visible content is generic warmup flow rather than camel technique itself.

1.9
Favorite Camel Pose Variation 🤩 #yogaposes #yogaflow
Intermediate
Favorite Camel Pose Variation 🤩 #yogaposes #yogaflow

Reviewer Nice variation to try, but there's no instruction on how to do it well.

Moderator Same content as the other 'favorite variation' clip — a camel variation from child's pose with alternating heel holds, explicitly compared to traditional camel's pure spinal extension.

1.9
Fun and novel camel pose variation! 💡 #mobility #yogaposes
Intermediate
Fun and novel camel pose variation! 💡 #mobility #yogaposes

Reviewer Cute variation, but it's a demo, not a lesson — no cues on how to do it safely.

Moderator Explicitly a variation of camel pose, contrasted against 'traditional camel pose which is purely spinal extension' — squarely on-topic even though it's a short-form clip.

1.9
Most people stop at the first Camel Pose… but there are ...
Intermediate
Most people stop at the first Camel Pose… but there are ...

Moderator Camel pose (Ustrasana) at three levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced, pitched at back flexibility and hip mobility. Squarely on camel and on how the pose progresses.

Reviewer Nice to see what the progression looks like, but ten seconds for three levels is a demo, not a lesson.

1.8
Supportive Camel Pose for Improved Posture
Beginner
Supportive Camel Pose for Improved Posture

Reviewer Good variation to know about, but twelve seconds shows the shape; it can't coach you into or out of it.

Moderator A short demo of a supported camel pose, framed around opening the front body, releasing tight hip flexors and improving posture. It is camel pose itself in an accessible variation, so it's squarely on topic; it just doesn't go beyond a quick look.

1.8
Camel Pose: Tip for Flexibility
Advanced
Camel Pose: Tip for Flexibility

Reviewer Good nuance for people who over-arch, but you need to already know the pose to use it.

Moderator This is squarely about camel pose alignment, but it's clearly a clipped fragment of a longer class -- it opens mid-demonstration referencing 'what she just showed you' with no setup of its own. On-topic, just missing its own context.

1.7
Mastering Camel Pose: Key Techniques for Safe Backbends
Beginner
Mastering Camel Pose: Key Techniques for Safe Backbends

Moderator Short camel pose (Ustrasana) breakdown from a yoga teacher, framing the pose as thoracic extension, hip opening and core support, with key cues for a safe backbend. Squarely on the pose, though brief.

Reviewer Right framing, mid-back extension, open hips, active core, but it's brief and light on how-to.

1.7
How to do Camel Pose - Ustrasana - BackBend Asanas
Beginner
How to do Camel Pose - Ustrasana - BackBend Asanas

Reviewer Gets you into the shape but skips every safety cue that actually matters here.

Moderator Does walk through entering and exiting the pose -- warm-up hip pushes, then the actual arch to the ankles, release to child's pose. On topic, just very bare-bones.

1.7
Before you attempt Camel Pose, do these first! ...
Beginner
Before you attempt Camel Pose, do these first! ...

Moderator A prep sequence for camel pose: down dog, low lunge with a quad stretch, sphinx to cobra, locust, bow and bridge, each tied to what it opens or strengthens (hamstrings, hip flexors, chest, back body). The pose itself isn't taught, so it's about getting ready for camel rather than doing it, and it's directly useful to someone working toward it.

Reviewer Solid checklist for warming up for camel, with a reason for each pose; it won't coach you through them.

1.5