ashtanga yoga problem with opening my shoulders!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 21, 2004

Try a variety of shoulder openers such as gobakasana arms in many poses eg

virabadrasana and even prasarita padotanasana. Also try putting arms in

triangular position (like headstand position) and put them against a wall so

shoulders and back are parallel and on the same plane. Finally try putting eg

right arm out to the side and take left arm behind head to grad upper part of

right arm. You'll feel the opening and then switch sides. Consciously working

with opening your shoulders will absolutely help you in all poses. Finally you

can hold each end of a strap overhead with hands and then lower strap behind

head and down back and then raise it up over head again (and gradually you

shorten distance of the strap)

dean fioriti <jonahjameson2003 wrote:Hello all,I was wondering if

anyone had any suggestions on how I can

open my shoulders? I am relatively new to ashtanga,but I have been

practising everyday now for the past two months.I have come to

realize as I have progress in my practise,that I am having problems

open my shoulds on specific postures. Namely,purvottanasana and in

one picticular posture in prasarita padottanasana,the one when you

are standing in a wide legged stance and you bind your hands behind

your back.I know that upward and downward dog postures will help to

release my shoulders but does anyone have any other suggestion i may

be able to try!

Thank you for your time! Namaste

ashtanga yoga

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March 24, 2004

thank you Debby for the info!!! )

debby kaminsky <debbyoga wrote:Try a variety of shoulder openers such

as gobakasana arms in many poses eg virabadrasana and even prasarita

padotanasana. Also try putting arms in triangular position (like headstand

position) and put them against a wall so shoulders and back are parallel and on

the same plane. Finally try putting eg right arm out to the side and take left

arm behind head to grad upper part of right arm. You'll feel the opening and

then switch sides. Consciously working with opening your shoulders will

absolutely help you in all poses. Finally you can hold each end of a strap

overhead with hands and then lower strap behind head and down back and then

raise it up over head again (and gradually you shorten distance of the strap)