Your Mission: Shoulder Range of Motion Basic Kit (2023)

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This was a bit of a challenge for me on the second day of the Level 1 certification. Thank you for pushing me to continue and improve my bathroom skills.

Yes! Mission accomplished. I love moving in all shoulder forms. I've practiced and taught the most helpful yoga adjustment poses: mini flossing vinyls for shoulders and epaulette arm circles to cover the range of motion with both straight and bent elbows. I consider this the shoulder first aid kit.

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I appreciate this simple and straightforward tutorial on Shoulder DOMs. I am currently in Level 1 teacher training and while confident in recognizing and demonstrating most of these movements, I still struggle with internal and external rotation. Even practicing and comparing the two, I'm confused as to where exactly the humeral head moves. It's similar to someone struggling to feel a muscle, if you get my meaning. Do you have any simple and memorable tips for distinguishing between ranges of motion? Thanks again for this post, Jill!

I've had rotator cuff problems (injury from playing tennis) for almost twenty years of my life and although I've been doing yoga for almost as long I still feel very tight in my upper back/shoulders and as a result I find it difficult to exercise. the different connections. I believe that by incorporating these 12 poses into my daily yoga routine, I am finally able to experience the fuller range of motion I've been looking for.

It's easy to unscramble the words and memorize them with these pictures. Thanks very much.

I love this exercise and the pictures that accompany it. It's also helped me identify where my pops and pops are occurring so I can see those ranges of motion in myself and see where to use stability.

Wow, I just checked out these DOMs and am amazed at how delicious it feels to move them the way they were designed to move. Not even an "exercise" really. Just move them the way they should move and breathe. I like it!

This may sound easy, but if you do them all, what a great warm-up for your shoulders and pectoral girdle. And boy does it always let you know where you've neglected something. I don't want to judge myself, but I'm out of shape!

I did this at YTU practice today and it was very powerful. Something I've covered up in my life and through a shoulder injury and haven't really thought about or done. I'm so aware of not and really looking forward to learning more of my personal knowledge and sharing it with others. It's not as easy as it sounds if you really take the time to feel it in your body. Thank you, I am very grateful!

The shoulder movement is often a combination of several of these movements, but it's important to teach students how to distinguish between each movement and which movements to activate/decrease during the poses. I love that as teachers we are our own guinea pigs to explore our anatomy so we can inform and educate others with our own experience.

I am enlarging this poster, laminating it and hanging it in my shower! My husband has the tightest shoulders I have ever seen, I will encourage him to do these movements every day...in the shower...until he can take a pranic bath.

I am enlarging this poster, laminating it and hanging it in my shower! My husband has the tightest shoulders I have ever seen, I will encourage him to do these movements every day...in the shower...until he can take a pranic bath.

Jill, thanks again for the enlightenment you give everyone about their bodies!
I see more people with shoulder injuries, mostly because they weren't educated on shoulder function or were given the wrong movement instructions! I can't wait to do the shoulder immersion course!

Jill, I saw this post and was excited for the upcoming shoulder drop! The shoulder and its associated bones, muscles, and joints have been a difficult part of yoga anatomy to understand, both in my own body and on paper. Since the beginning of my YTU journey, I have found increasing awareness and understanding of this structure happening layer by layer. Every workshop, training, assignment and class I teach helps me to remove layers of understanding from this elusive structure. I can not wait…View more information »

I really enjoyed the visualizations in this post. It serves as a good reminder of the large amount of exercise on the go when I need to get something out quickly. My shoulders, back and posture have been affected by the many hours I spend in front of a computer each day. I hope these exercises improve all three... and more!

I have a lot of shoulder problems from carrying heavy bags for years and my stress seems to be in the upper back and shoulders. This range of range of motion exercises and therapy balls is a great way to make my shoulder and upper back more aware and relaxed. I will use the tools I learned in the yoga setting in my daily practice.

As a massage therapist my shoulders are tight after a 30+ year career. No discomfort, pain or injury, just PUT ON. Love this easy to read graphic to hit the shoulder throughout the ROM. I can't wait to incorporate it into my daily warm ups and see my flexibility increase.

I do this shoulder roll every day. I just learned the proper jargon of scientific anatomy from my yoga teacher training course tonight. I love flexion and extension.