(Remember, youre upsidedownor invertedin this pose!)

Moving right along to your shoulders.

The scapular stabilizers are hugeand really, really important for shoulder health and optimization.

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Up next is the core, which gets a killer workout from simply holding this move.

Youll see what she means when you pop into the pose.

So its basically like a pair of footy pajamas with a hood, says Heimann.

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physical therapist, yoga instructor, and founder of LYT Method

Any place along that line thats out of balance will create more strain somewhere else.

So opening out that whole back fascial chain is like smoothing out a wrinkled tablecloth.

Ready to try this inversion?

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How to safely get into dolphin pose in yoga

1.

Lower onto your forearms so that theyre parallel to one another and shoulders width distance apart.

Push the floor away without letting your head touch the ground.

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Gently lower down to your knees and rest.

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