Thursday 6.30p Intro — Week 14 (June 4, 2009)

Focus: Increasing shoulder range of motion following left frozen shoulder and therapy in 2005. (SS)

Invocation in Swastikasana

1. Rope 1
a. Assistant pulls Rope Shoulder Harness down to prevent shrugging the shoulders.
b. Shoulder blades down, head up.

2. Adho Mukha Svanasana
a. Ears in line with upper arms to prevent sinking in the shoulder. Extend through the arms and side trunk.
b. Press forefinger knuckle down and lift inner deltoid.

3. Back Roller Supta Tadasana

4. Rope 1
a. Repeat with Adho Mukha Svanasana several times.

5. Adho Mukha Svanasana
a. Take inner edge of shoulder blades into back body without sinking.

6. Chair Sirsasana
a. Each shoulder on a chair seat to prevent shrugging the shoulders. Feet on wall, roll back and forth on shoulders to soften them.

7. Adho Mukha Svanasana

8. Rope 1
a. Belted Shoulder Jacket to widen more from sternum to the shoulders.

9. Adho Mukha Svanasana
a. Can extend arms more and thoracic starts to become more concave.

10. Chair Viparita Dandasana

11. Adho Mukha Svanasana
a. Bring inner shoulder blades into back body without sinking.

20. Sarvangasana Cycle
a. Salamba Sarvangasana
b. Ekapada Sarvangasana
Toes on chair seat.
c. Halasana
Toes on chair seat. Extend arms away from body, and lift back chest up, away from nape of neck, to get more on top of shoulders.

21. Blanket Setubandha (5 min)