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Neck tensionRounded Shoulders Do Not Improve Through Willpower
Why fixing rounded shoulders is less about pulling the chest up and more about softening the front body first, then teaching the back body to work intelligently
Reset Yoga Editorial Team
March 9, 2026
Rounded shoulders usually do not improve by simply “pulling them back.” The real issue is often a bad sequence: the front body stays tight, breathing stays shallow, and the back body is asked to compensate too early . Three essentials: First soften the front body Then restore breathing space through…
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