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How to open the “shoulders” and “upper back” when practicing yoga?

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At the beginning of yoga practice, you will feel stiff on your shoulders and upper back.

The open shoulder and upper back can avoid many yoga injuries.

Eight yoga poses are recommended today to help open the shoulders and upper back: 1.

The pug’s knees are aligned with the hips, the lower legs and feet are close to the floor and the elbows are placed on the bricks, the hands sink in the back of the head and chest, and the forehead looks for the ground for 1 minute.

2.

Stand with the hands clasped behind, the hands clasped behind, the shoulder blades retracted, and the shoulders rotated outward for 1 minute.

3.

Stand with the hands embracing the elbows behind, Hold your elbows behind your back for 1 minute 4.

Stand against the wall with your palms and small arms against the wall, push the wall with your left hand, turn your shoulders to the left, keep it for 1 minute, and switch sides 5.

Stretch your arms against the wall as you did in the previous action, but stretch your right hand back to keep your arms against the wall for 1 minute, and switch sides 6.

Push the wall with your hands to stretch and stand, push the wall with your left hand against the wall, keep it for 1 minute, and switch sides 7.

Stretch your arms against the wall to stretch and stand with your back against the wall, Push the left hand back against the wall and turn the body to the right, keep it for 1 minute, and change sides.

8.

Sit in supine pose with your feet facing each other.

Place the bricks with your knees sinking on your middle back, lie on your back, open your hands, put your palms up and your back on the bricks, and keep your hands open for 3-5 minutes.

Open your shoulders and upper back, and do yoga wheel pose to better extend your thoracic spine and reduce the compression of your lumbar spine.

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