Yoga Practice for Strings Players

Nov 28, 2007 by busynessgirl

As a violist, I find that I can work my shoulders and back into quite a bind by the time I am done with a practice. When playing for long periods of time, you are usually given a 10-15 minute break here and there, so I wanted to develop a short yoga practice to fill that time that would help to release tension in the shoulders and back. Here it is!

• Mountain pose (deep breathing, 1 minute)
• Neck rolls (30 seconds in each direction)
• Reed pose (hold for 30 seconds on each side)
• Standing Sufi Grind (stand with arms loose at sides, twist torso from side to side, letting arms swing freely, one minute)
• Forward fold (hold for 30 seconds)
• Cycle of Downward Facing Dog, Triangle, Downward Facing Dog, Revolved Triangle (do it on each side)
• Forward fold (hold for 30 seconds)
• Cycle of Mountain and Garland Pose (three times)
• Mountain (deep breathing, one minutes)

Disclaimer: I am in no way a certified yoga instructor of any type. This is my own personal routine, developed as part of a yoga class that I took at my College. You should not consider me to be an expert nor should you hold me liable if you hurt yourself doing this routine.

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