question about shoulders

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lilitamz
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September 18, 2010 at 8:10 pm

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#1943

I can’t seem to be able relax my shoulders when I inhale. It is almost as if they were locke half way up. Any thoughts on how to fix this?

Thank you!

fraseram
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September 19, 2010 at 11:50 pm

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#7742

just a thought???!!!!! why not try taking exaggerated deep inhales bringing your shoulders wayyyyyyyy up to your ears hen throw out your breath exhale and DROP them down again. Do this a few times. this technique of tense and relax is one way to get a muscle to calm down

lilitamz
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September 20, 2010 at 12:35 am

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#7743

Thank you very much for your suggestion! Do I do this when I do Pranayama, or do I do it as a separate exercise?
Thanks again!!
Liliana

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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October 5, 2010 at 10:56 am

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#7825

Hi Liliana

How are you going with the Pranayama exercise now? What help would you like now?

BTW: I am happy to be corrected but I am pretty sure that Amy meant for you to do that as a separate exercise and not during Pranayama.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

lilitamz
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February 4, 2011 at 6:45 pm

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#8279

I have finally begun to feel my lats are streching up a bit! So, I am able to bring my elbows somehow above my ears while keeping my shoulders down.

I now feel some resistance at the base of my fingers. Is that normal? how can I improve that?

Thank you 🙂

Liliana

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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February 28, 2011 at 10:05 am

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#8388

Hi Liliana

Ummmm …. practice ought to do it! :cheese:

You could also try interlocking fingers behind your back and extending your arms and palms away from you.

It’s a ‘do the time’ kinda thang.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

lilitamz
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February 28, 2011 at 7:14 pm

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#8389

I can try that! thanks Gabrielle:) By the way, have you ever seen tight lats regain their flexibility? or will they just improve a little bit? I am asking because those tight lats of mine make difficult lots of the poses…and I feel sometimes that will not change:(

Liliana
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