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Trouble Breathing in a Chest Stand? Elevate Yo’ Shoulders!
Stretching - Upper Body, Contortion, Chest Stands Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Upper Body, Contortion, Chest Stands Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

Trouble Breathing in a Chest Stand? Elevate Yo’ Shoulders!

Having trouble breathing in a chest stand? Is your neck upper back flexibility holding you back? Most people need to spend a lot of time training upper back (thoracic) flexibility as well as neck flexibility to get a nice round curve in a chest stand (and to be able to safely hold that pose without dumping too much pressure into the neck). But in a pinch you can use props to help adjust and progress!

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