Dial Back Your Shoulders
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In this class, we focus on centering the upper arm bones in the shoulder sockets. We'll do this in a lot of binds where the arms go behind the back. Often, in a traditional yoga bind, the shoulders end up rounded forward and down, then we try to pull the upper arm bones (humeri) back from there, which is not healthy for the shoulders. In this class, we'll think of the shoulders like a dial and dial them back first to get them in healthy alignment, so that binds actually improve our posture and open our chest. Enjoy!
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