Add the teacher WeChat to watch the teacher’s circle of friends~”It’s better to enter the pose in the right way than to adjust in the yoga pose” The problem of hands lifting and shrugging is very serious.
Many yoga poses have hands lifting movements, such as the first movement in the sun salutation, the phantom chair pose, and the warrior pose.
Many students will lift their shoulders up close to their ears, just like they hang their shoulders on their ears.
At this point, the muscles around the neck are very tense, and breathing will not be smooth and relaxed.
Students who often practice this way will find their necks getting thicker and their shoulders getting stronger.
“Shoulder sinking” is not necessarily useful when a teacher sees you shrug and will teach you to sink your shoulders.
However, for a student who has already lifted his shoulder, the forearm is pronated inwardly at this time, and the position of the forearm and scapula is incorrect.
“If you let your shoulder sink at this time, it will cause excessive force on the lower end of the trapezius muscle, and because of misalignment of the upper arm bone and scapula, it can lead to joint damage.”.
What should we do then? The key is to pay attention to the process of lifting.
It is better to focus on the process of adjusting into the pose than adjusting in the pose.
As you lift your hands, pay attention to the outward rotation of your large arms.
Now let’s try this in Mountain Pose: Before raising your hands, let’s stand in Mountain Pose with your big arms spinning outwards.
Before raising your hands, first rotate your big arms outwards, let your elbow sockets feel the walls on both sides, and then let your small arms turn back.
Slowly lift your hands with the palms facing each other, while lifting them up, paying attention to the outer rotation of your big arms.
When you raise them to a certain height, you will find that your big arms are starting to rotate inwardly.
At this time, you should stop, The correct way to do this is not to have to raise your head above your head without shrugging your shoulders.
This is true in many asanas.
It’s not just about lifting your hands up.
Pay attention to the process of entering the asana, maintain awareness, and don’t rush into the asana.
The process is correct, and the results will not go anywhere wrong.
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