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Thread the Needle

Strength & Sport · 0:28

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Mindful movement
  • Gentle spinal rotation
  • Shoulder mobility

Ideal for

  • Individuals with tight shoulders
  • Desk workers
  • Warm-up or cool-down
  • Beginners to yoga

Lesson

Steps

  • Thread the Needle Pose
  • Quadruped position
  • Controlled stretching

Benefits

  • Increases shoulder flexibility
  • Relieves upper back tension
  • Improves thoracic spine mobility
  • Calms the nervous system

Transcript

what's up guys dr matt here i'm going to go over the thread the needle drill you're going to get on all fours quadruped position take your arm palm facing up stretch it down as far as you can if you can get that shoulder to the ground perfect if not just go as far as you can hold that for a second then you can come out slow up the other side see if you can point your thumb up towards the ceiling big stretch there just go slow we're gonna do that for reps a couple times

Practice summary

Level
all levels
Duration
2 minutes
Equipment
yoga mat
Target areas
shouldersupper backthoracic spineneck
Energy
calming

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