Help for stiff shoulders

Published: Apr 24, 2015 by Lucy Tennyson

It’s easy to hold a lot of tension in our shoulders without realising it. Quite often I find I have tightened up when driving, or writing emails on the computer. Take time out now and then to consciously sit up, bringing the shoulders down away from the ears, and squeezing the shoulder blades gently togther behind the back.

Cyclists too can develop a rounded posture, so we included a series of chest openers in our workshop on Sunday. The sequence below is my gentle warm up, which started with a relaxation aimed at releasing tension in the upper body. Alison followed up with a vinyasa flow sequence that included humble/devotional warrior, wide legs forward fold with hands clasped behind, eagle, and low cobra/sphinx.

Edit post Kickstart your home practice!

Doing yoga at home in between classes will help you keep mobile for the rest of your life - but it’s often hard to know what to do, or get started. You have to first, establish a routine, by deciding what time of day, and how long. Say 10 minutes every morning, for example, or 20 minutes three times a week.

Edit post Granddaughter joins her granny in class

I sometimes get asked if a parent can bring a daughter (although seldom a son) along to class, but this summer one of my regular students asked if she could bring her 11 year old granddaughter to one of the sessions in the garden.

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Zoom yoga has brought about some of the biggest changes in modern yoga practice. Back in March, I’d never heard of it, let alone imagine it would be my only way to carry on teaching. And rather than see it as a negative, I’ve realised it has potential to improve my yoga practice. Even if you are a techno-phobe, I would encourage you to take advantage of the recent quantum leap in the potential of wi fi.