Yoga Quick Tip: Cobra Pose Variations | Doug Keller | YogaUOnline 

Really helpful , thank you Doug

love this !

Feels fabulous!!! Amazing ...I’ll definitely be passing this on.

I really love this variation. I constantly have many of these issues with my students. Thank you

I believe the shoulders don't matter in cobra because when performed correctly there is no pressure on the arms/shoulders whatsoever. The position should be obtained by utilizing back muscles, not by pushing off the ground (which can also hurt lower back). As we know, contortionists can pull off the move all the way back with arms completely raised in the air. If you can't do a high cobra, just do low cobra until your back strengthens enough - and also do some stretching of the front abdomen and hip muscles, which are also a limiting factor.

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Thank you Doug! It was awesome attending a workshop with you several years ago in Portland ME. I highly recommend your Yoga as Therapy 2 volume set to my yoga teacher and massage therapist friends. Thank you for these videos they are wonderful!