Yoga for Neck Pain
If you’re experiencing serious neck pain, consult a physician. For minor kinks and cricks, try these yoga for neck pain poses to relieve muscle tension.
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Cat Pose
How to avoid falling into autopilot while practicing this basic—but beneficial—stretch.
Cow Pose
Bitilasana is an easy, gentle way to warm up the spine before a more vigorous practice.
Extended Triangle Pose
Extended Triangle Pose is a quintessential standing pose that stretches and strengthens the whole body.
Child’s Pose
Take a break. Balasana is a restful pose that can be sequenced between more challenging asanas.
Corpse Pose
Savasana is a pose of total relaxation—making it one of the most challenging.
10 Yoga Poses to Build Better Posture
Slouch much? You're not alone. We've got your back (literally) with yoga poses that make good posture positively easy.
Yoga Anatomy: Use Yoga to Ease Neck Tension from Slouching
The vast majority of us tend to adopt this shoulders-hunched, neck-craned-forward posture regularly throughout our day thanks to our desk-bound jobs. Learn how yoga can reverse its effects.
Slept On Your Neck Funny? These 6 Stretches Will Soothe Your Pain By Noon
Before you book that massage or get stuck in unhelpful thought patterns about your neck pain, try one or more of these yoga poses and stretches.
10 Sequences For Tight Neck and Shoulders
Looking to release tension or tightness in the neck and shoulders? These 10 sequences will help support your yoga practice with poses to release pain and strengthen the upper body.
4 Yoga Poses for Better Posture, Less Neck Pain
Whatever the root cause of your slumping, your yoga practice can help alleviate any resulting pain or dips in mood by bringing more balance to the muscles in your chest, upper back, and neck.
6 Steps to Master Uttana Shishosana (Extended Puppy Pose)
Stretch the upper back, spine, and shoulders; opens the chest; help release chronic tension in the shoulders and neck in Extended Puppy Pose.
A Healing Yoga Sequence to Ease Neck + Shoulder Pain
We spend hours in front of our computers and phones, and the repetitive movement patterns can cause neck and shoulder strain. This sequence will help.
Yoga for Neck Pain
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Don’t Be a Slouch
Stave off back and neck pain with better posture.
Yoga for Pain Relief: A Q&A with Kelly McGonigal, PhD
Kelly McGonigal, PhD, a yoga teacher and health psychologist at Stanford University, shares tips for dealing with chronic pain through yoga and meditation.
How to Safely Teach Neck Rolls + Stretches to Your Yoga Students
While neck rolls and stretches can be great for calming stressed students, they're not safe for everyone. Here, discover the two things you should be wary about, and how to teach yoga exercises for the neck safely to your students.
Crick Fixes: Asana Sequence for Neck Pain
Learn to relax and overcome neck tension with this specialized sequence.
Extended Puppy Pose
A cross between Child's Pose and Downward-Facing Dog, Extended Puppy Pose lengthens the spine and calms the mind.
Meditation for Body Aches and Pains
If you think there's no way to get your mind off of discomfort in your body, try this practice to shift how you experience it.
Get to the Root of Neck Problems
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Bharadvaja’s Twist
Bharadvaja's Twist, or Bharadvajasana in Sanskrit, is a gentle and loving twist that inspires postural and body awareness.