Poses for Your Wrists
Increasing wrist flexibility may help you avoid problems down the road. Strengthen this key joint with yoga poses like Crow, Chaturanga, Handstand, Plank, and Side Plank.
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Got Wrist Pain? Swap These 7 Yoga Poses Into Your Practice
Weight-bearing poses can wreak havoc on your wrists. Try these alternatives for the same benefits without the strain.
4 Underrated Yoga Poses You’re Overlooking In Your Practice
Because there's more to life than hip openers.
Eight-Angle Pose
Fire up your abs for this difficult asymmetrical arm balance, Eight-Angle Pose.
Reverse Plank | Upward Plank Pose
Purvottanasana counteracts the effects of Chaturanga by stretching the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, and anterior deltoids.
Side Crow Pose | Side Crane Pose
The key to Parsva Bakasana is twisting enough to place the outer edge of one upper arm far around the outside of the opposite thigh.
Upward-Facing Dog Pose
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, a well-known backbend, will challenge you to lift and open your chest.
Crow Pose | Crane Pose
A compact arm balance, Crow Pose and Crane Pose tone the abs and the arms, strengthen in the core, and focus the mind.
Pyramid Pose | Intense Side Stretch Pose
Parsvottanasana encourages balance, body awareness, and inspires confidence.
Handstand
Adho Mukha Vrksasana boosts energy and confidence, and can literally give you a new perspective on life.
Side Plank Pose
When's the last time you reminded yourself that you can do difficult things?
Four-Limbed Staff Pose | Chaturanga Dandasana
Chaturanga Dandasana is not merely a push-up. This pivotal yoga pose is instrumental—so it's important to practice it properly.
Got Wrist Pain? Here’s How to Modify Sun Salutation A
No more awkwardly waiting in Child's Pose while everyone else in class makes their way through warmups.
5 Yoga Poses That Take the Pressure Off Your Achy Wrists
Are certain poses a pain in your… wrist? Try these alternative asanas.
Firefly Pose
Want to fly? Fire up your core. Firefly pose is an arm balance pose that requires more core strength than arm strength.
Plank Pose
Nurture your love-hate relationship with Plank Pose. A beginner's best friend, it's the perfect precursor to more challenging arm balances.
Have a Wrist Injury? These Pose Swaps Will Help You Maintain Your Yoga Practice
Try these alternatives to get all the same benefits without bearing weight on your hands and wrists.
6 Yoga Warm-Ups for Wrist Pain and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
In this excerpt from his new book Yoga Therapy: Foundations, Methods, and Practices for Common Ailments, Mark Stephens offers methods for warming up and massaging the wrists to reduce pain in yoga practice.
8 Yoga Poses to Strengthen Your Wrists
Your wrists bear weight in so many yoga poses—not to mention every time you do a vinyasa. These 8 poses can help you keep your wrists pain-free.
Learn How to Protect Your Wrists in Your Practice
By nature, our wrists are particularly prone to injury. Learn how to protect them in your practice.
Wake Up and Loosen Up
Try this simple warm-up to promote safe practice and healthy joints.
Twist Up To Unwind: Eagle Pose
Twister, anyone? The pose that ties you up in knots also loosens up your mind, as you ride the wave of wobble.
Shoulder-Pressing Pose
This arm balance, Bhujapidasana, relies more on precise positioning than on strength, making it more accessible for students beginning an arm balancing practice.
Peacock Pose
According to Hindu lore, the Peacock symbolizes immortality, love, and patience. Peacock Pose, called Mayurasana in Sanskrit, works to lovingly strengthen the core while stretching the palm side of the wrists.
Wrist Exercises for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Heal your carpal tunnel syndrome for good with this innovative yogic approach.
Effective Yoga for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Check out Angela Pirisi's author page.
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya II
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya II tones the belly and spine, strengthens the arms and wrists, and gives your self-confidence a big boost.
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I
Eka Pada Koundinyasana I or Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I has a lot going on—the twist, the legs going their separate ways, oh, and the arm balance. Master it.
Scale Pose
Strengthen your wrists, arms, and abs, hanging in the balance of Tolasana.
Salutation Seal
Practicing Anjali Mudra is an excellent way to induce a meditative state of awareness.
Wheel Pose | Upward-Facing Bow Pose
Need an energy boost? Urdhva Dhanurasana can help—and strengthen your arms, legs, abdomen, and spine in the process.