Australian Yoga Journal – August 2019

39

august/september 2019

yogajournal.com.au

TARGET

MEDIAN NERVE

This nerve runs

through your arm

and hand.

6. VIRABHADRASANA II
   Warrior Pose II, variation
   The median nerve is the most
   commonly irritated nerve in your
   hands and arms. Since pressure on the
   median nerve is what causes the
   symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome,
   this move can be helpful for this
   condition and other wrist pain.
   A From Warrior II on your right side,
   take your arms out to your sides with
   your palms facing forward (toward the
   long edge of the mat). Take your right
   fingers back so that your palm faces
   the front of your mat. Bring your left
   fingers forward as you lean your
   ead to the right.

B Then, switch positions with your

hands and head so that your right

fingers are pointing forward and your

left fingers are back as you lean your

head to the left.

Find an easy, pain-free range of

motion.

Repeat 5–10 times.

Then, switch sides.

A

B

TEACHER Tiffany Cruikshank is the founder of

Yoga Medicine, a community of teachers focused

on fusing anatomy and Western medicine with

traditional yoga. For more information, go to

yogamedicine.com.

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39

august/september 2019

yogajournal.com.au

TARGET

MEDIANNERVE

Thisnerveruns

throughyourarm

andhand.

6.VIRABHADRASANAII

WarriorPoseII, variation

Themediannerveis themost
commonlyirritatednerveinyour
handsandarms.Sincepressureonthe

mediannerveis whatcausesthe
symptomsofcarpaltunnelsyndrome,

thismovecanbehelpfulforthis
conditionandotherwristpain.
A FromWarriorII onyourrightside,

takeyourarmsouttoyoursideswith
yourpalmsfacingforward(towardthe
longedgeofthemat).Takeyourright

fingersbacksothatyourpalmfaces
thefrontofyourmat.Bringyourleft

fingersforwardasyouleanyour
eadtotheright.

B Then,switchpositionswithyour
handsandheadsothatyourright
fingersarepointingforwardandyour

leftfingersarebackasyouleanyour
headtotheleft.
Findaneasy,pain-freerangeof

motion.
Repeat5–10times.

Then,switchsides.

A

B

TEACHER Tiffany Cruikshank is the founder of
Yoga Medicine, a community of teachers focused
on fusing anatomy and Western medicine with
traditional yoga. For more information, go to
yogamedicine.com.