Shoulder Medley: Rotator Cuff Part I

The sessions in this Short Course are based on asana-inspired shoulder actions.  Each session is programmed like a ‘shoulder circuit’: in the first part of the session, a set of actions are done slowly with detailed explanations, and in the next part, they are repeated at a faster pace (and if you wish to do a little more, you may repeat the circuit again).  This session includes some of the more complex shoulder actions that come up in various asanas: those involving the ‘rotator cuff’ muscles.  Rotator cuffs are a group of 4 muscles ( and their tendons) that stabilise the shoulder joint, and also fine-tune many of the movements at the shoulder joint.  Because of the nature of the shoulder joint, these muscles can be a little delicate.  Also look at ‘Rotator Cuff- Part II’. For a comprehensive understanding of the subject, we recommend that you work with all the sessions of this Short Course.

Duration: 50 mins.

Level: All Levels

Props needed:  a yoga strap or long piece of any cloth, a yoga block, access to a wall, a couple of small hand towels, any stable anchor on a wall/ grill to which the strap can be tied, a couple of pillows/ blankets for resting at the end of the session.