Open Wing
Featuring Brooke
Graduating from Root to Rise Teacher Training Spring 2024
Open Wing, also known as Broken Wing is a Yin Yoga posture designed to strengthen and lengthen the connective tissues of the chest, shoulders, and arms. This can offer protection against the risk of injury and enhance performance in physical activity. As with any yin posture, once you get into this pose, try to hold for 3-4 minutes, breathing through any discomfort to create more space and release tension.
Benefits
Stimulates and balances the lung meridian
Stretches the connective tissues of the chest, shoulders and arms.
Helps to release tension and stress
Directions
Lye on your belly and take your right arm out to the side with your palm facing down in line with your shoulder or slightly below.
Press your left hand into the floor to roll onto the right side of your body staking your legs (You will feel an opening across the right side of your chest, shoulder, and right arm)
Hold for 3–4 minutes and repeat on the other side.
Variation
Lift your left arm back to reach the right arm
To go further, bend your knees and open your left leg up toward the ceiling placing your left foot on the floor.
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