Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 hi there, I'm a new member and a relative newcomer to ashtanga (one year)I have been struggling with tight shoulders and neck to the point that I am modify poses to avoid injury. Any suggestions on learning to loosen and drop shoulders, and avoid straining muscles would be greatly appreciated. especially struggle with rolling shoulders down and back while in down dog...namaste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2001 Report Share Posted January 4, 2001 Some people have tons more deep chronic muscular tension than others. And for some, the practice of Ashtanga yoga may need to be modified or supplemented greatly, at least for a while. Some useful exercises may be neck rolls (tilting forward, tilting back, tilting left, tilting right, turning left, turning right) and shoulder rolls (both directions). These can be done very slowly to get in touch with tension and release it. It could also be useful to investigate the Iyengar approach to yoga - hold postures longer and find the postures you need to do most. It may be good to look into other approaches such as Feldenkrais or maybe get some deep tissue massage work done. Others may have more specific info on what to do in downward dog. Note that you may currently be unable to put your shoulders where they should be - they may be "glued" in place. It can take some time to get free of tension, much longer for some than for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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