What should you do during Inhale Upward Facing Dog regarding the chest or collar bones?

What should you do during Inhale Upward Facing Dog regarding the chest or collar bones?

• A. Tuck your chin
• B. Broaden through your collar bone
• C. Narrow your shoulders
• D. Turn your wrists outward

Answer: (B)

Inhale Upward Facing Dog, the emphasis is on opening the front of the body and expanding the chest. As you inhale, broaden through the collar bones—lift the sternum and let the chest widen so space is created across the chest and front ribs. This helps you lengthen the spine and keep the shoulders resilient by keeping them back and down. Avoid tucking the chin, which tightens the neck and narrows the chest, and don’t narrow the shoulders, which would close the chest’s opening. Keep the wrists neutral and the arms active rather than turning the wrists outward. Think of spreading the collar bones wide to support a strong, open chest as you lift.

Inhale Upward Facing Dog, the emphasis is on opening the front of the body and expanding the chest. As you inhale, broaden through the collar bones—lift the sternum and let the chest widen so space is created across the chest and front ribs. This helps you lengthen the spine and keep the shoulders resilient by keeping them back and down. Avoid tucking the chin, which tightens the neck and narrows the chest, and don’t narrow the shoulders, which would close the chest’s opening. Keep the wrists neutral and the arms active rather than turning the wrists outward. Think of spreading the collar bones wide to support a strong, open chest as you lift.