arms of different lengths

arms of different lengthssarnold2008-09-17T20:18:00+00:00

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sarnold
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September 17, 2008 at 8:18 pm

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Hi there – I have realised, as I do any posture involving hands in prayer position, that one arm is about an inch longer than the other. This doesn’t cause too much trouble for most postures, but especially in half-moon I find that keeping my palms pressed together means that the shoulder of the longer arm falls out of alignment…not much, but enough that I feel out of form. My question is this – I have have to choose, should I be more concerned with keeping my palms aligned or my shoulders?

many thanks for any guidance!
Samantha

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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September 20, 2008 at 5:02 pm

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Hi Samantha

Alignment wins hands down in my book! Go for alignment every time. And here I mean when it concerns the body overall. The shoulders are where you should put your attention – drop them down and back and work on minimizing stresses and tensions in the head, neck and shoulders. Your poses should become charged with more ease as a result and you will find better flow on effects throughout your body.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

PS Half moon won’t be the only pose where you have to ‘sacrifice’ palms together. There is a similar question from Stefan who has a bigger length difference. I gave him some ideas here: One arm 2 inches shorter than the other. There may be some clues for you there. Would love to hear how you go.
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