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Focus & clarityDesk Workers Are Moving Their Shoulder Blades the Wrong Way
— Why “squeeze them back” is not the answer, and what to restore first through mini yoga at work
Reset Yoga Editorial Team
March 9, 2026
By mid-afternoon, the upper back starts to feel like a wall. The neck narrows. The shoulders harden. Something between the shoulder blades begins to ache with a dull, familiar persistence. At that point, many desk workers do exactly what they have been taught. They sit up taller. They pull the shoul…
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