Chest Expander
Props: sticky mat, 4 inch cork block
Benefits of Practice:
helps teach external rotation of shoulders, expands chest, improves breathing, releases tension in shoulders
Inquiry: How are you presently feeling in your shoulders? Take a moment before you begin to check in with how you feel in the upper back, and discover how your breath is moving. What is your overall comfort level?
Once you have practiced this sequence, come into tadasana with hands in prayer pose and tune into any new sensations in the body, breath and mind.
Rana Waxman is a registered yoga therapist ERYT-500, with 20 years of teaching experience. Rana is a freelance writer and social media expert in addition to leading yoga workshops internationally and teaching alignment focused private and group Yoga Lessons in Hoboken and Jersey City NJ.
