Stronger, More Stable Shoulders in Yoga (The Key Action You’re Not Using) l Yoga Teacher Tips

If your shoulders feel tight, overworked, or unstable, this simple technique will change how they feel in every pose. Learn the key shoulder action most yoga classes miss — and build stronger, more balanced shoulders for life.
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Most yoga sequences strengthen the front and top of the shoulders — think Plank, Chaturanga, and Arm Balances — but rarely the pulling muscles that stabilize your shoulder blades and protect your neck.

In this short tutorial, Jason Crandell teaches the lat pull-down action, a simple but powerful way to build functional shoulder strength and restore balance in your yoga practice — no equipment required.

You’ll learn how to integrate this movement into Warrior II, Crescent Lunge, Locust Pose, and Chaturanga for stronger, more stable, and more functional shoulders.

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🧠 In This Video
• Why yoga overdevelops pushing strength
• How to activate your lats and lower traps in yoga poses
• The missing “pulling” action for balanced shoulders
• How to protect the neck and upper traps from overuse

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🪷 Chapters

0:00 Intro — The shoulder imbalance problem
1:45 Why functional strength in yoga matters
3:10 What the lat pull-down action is
3:27 Warrior II demonstration
5:34 Crescent Lunge demonstration
7:46 Locust Pose application
9:52 Chaturanga integration
12:53 Key takeaways for teachers & students


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🔔 More from the Shoulder Series

🎥 Part 2: Improve Shoulder Mobility in Yoga (Feel Freer & Move Better)
🎥 Part 3: Increase Shoulder Flexibility in Yoga (Without Overstretching)

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Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 20 years of experience. Named “one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga,” by Yoga Journal, Jason has been an in-demand teacher at conferences around the world for more than two decades.

For the past 10 years, Jason has honed his approach by looking to peers outside of the yoga community, in the fields of physical therapy, orthopedics, and sports medicine. These collaborative partnerships have enabled Jason to offer the most up-to-date to asana technique, cueing, injury management, and hands-on adjustments. Jason’s goal is to blend the timeless wisdom of yoga philosophy with evidence-based information to create yoga curriculum that helps modern practitioners grow and evolve.
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