Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
This variation of cobra pose (Bhujangasana) focuses on stretching the chest, arms and shoulders. It has the added benefit of taking pressure off your wrists and creating a much smaller backbend which can be gentler on the spine.
These variations for the position of your arms in Warrior I pose can challenge your balance to help improve body awareness in your legs, and give you added stretches in your chest, shoulders and back.
Fascia is the biological fabric that holds our body together. Yoga can help change the shape of fascia to relieve tension.
I recently featured a deep active stretch for the shoulders that also stretches the muscles of the chest and sides of the body. However, my favourite way to stretch these muscles is through a restorative yoga backbend. Restorative yoga is
The muscles around the shoulders can feel chronically sore and tight – particularly across the upper back and along the neck. This can result from posture that’s slumped forward (often from sitting too long), as well as overuse of the
At the start of my weekly classes I always ask for requests. Lately, the shoulders, neck and wrists are a re-occurring theme. We can have tension in these areas for many reasons, but it is often made worse by sitting
There are endless simple stretches for the shoulder. As I’ve written the last couple weeks, the stretch is all about the right position of your shoulder joint and adding muscle action in the related muscle groups. If you have tight
I’ve just finished the final edits for the booklet we’ll use in my upcoming workshop on learning how to do restorative yoga at home. I’ve also just come back from a weekend of climbing. The combo together means my shoulders,
Cobra pose shows up in just about every yoga class as an essential part of sun salutations. It’s easy to be lazy and just lift your chest off the floor not getting any benefit from the pose. But if you
You may have heard me mention restorative yoga. It’s a very different type of yoga – all of the postures are lying on the floor and we use blankets and pillows to support our body. This style of yoga is