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Strong shoulders, strong mind

July 9, 2014 By Rupali Embry 6 Comments

Strong shoulders, strong mind

Oh yogi—why take the time to do shoulder strengtheners? On a purely physical level, strong healthy shoulders allow us to execute many fun asanas without injury to the shoulder structures that support them—poses like handstand, pincha mayurasana and chaturanga dandasana. Men, because of their strong shoulder muscles, often excel at these poses…once they build up […]

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7 easy steps to heal shoulder injuries

June 11, 2014 By Tania Ingrahm 8 Comments

Shoulders thrive on healthy movement.

A stiff shoulder is a painful shoulder—in fact, the shoulder thrives on motion. Consistent stretching increases your range of motion and relieves pain and stiffness. The most common source of shoulder pain is capsulitis, inflammation of the ligament that surrounds and connects the ball of the upper arm bone to the shoulder socket. We’ve had […]

Filed Under: techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: pain in shoulders, rehab, shoulder injuries, yoga stretches

Tender wrists?

June 2, 2014 By Rupali Embry 18 Comments

Painful, tender wrists? Try these wrist strengtheners!

You’re not alone—try this! Tender wrists are a common yogi complaint, especially among those practicing the vinyasa styles. If you’ve pushed it for a while and your wrists are SUPER tender, then go slowly with these exercises. Do them daily but only for about 10 repetitions each. Eventually you can build up to about 30 […]

Filed Under: techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: carpal tunnel, rehab, sore wrists, wrist repair, wrist strengtheners, wrist stretches, yoga therapy

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