# Classes that don’t use shoulders

**URL:** <https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136>\
**Category:** How do you want to grow?\
**Created:** [November 14, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136 "2017-11-14T02:40:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![allisonb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@allisonb](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/allisonb)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136/1 "2017-11-14T02:40:49Z")

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Hi there, I completed the 30 day challenge, felt amazing, and then kept it up for a month. Sadly i have now hurt my shoulder - rotator cuff area, can you recommend some classes particularly for core, that don’t use shoulders? ie no Downward dog, push up, plank etc. while i rest and rehab it?

thanks,

Allison

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**Author:** ![doyogawithme](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.doyogawithme.com/doyogawithme/32/83_2.png) [@doyogawithme](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/doyogawithme)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136/2 "2017-11-15T04:39:22Z")

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Hi Allison.

Sorry to hear that you hurt your rotator cuff.

I honestly don’t know if we have any classes that completely avoid the shoulders. You might want to try restorative or yin classes with Satiya or Sarah-Jane.

Let us know how it goes.

David

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**Author:** ![allisonb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@allisonb](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/allisonb)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136/3 "2017-11-15T16:09:16Z")

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Thanks for getting back to me David. It’s frustrating but I’ll figure something out. Just want to make sure I don’t loose the huge gains and momentum I’ve made since starting your classes.

I’ll give the restorative a go.

Allison

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**Author:** ![doyogawithme](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.doyogawithme.com/doyogawithme/32/83_2.png) [@doyogawithme](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/doyogawithme)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136/4 "2017-11-15T19:28:05Z")

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Yes, I can see how it would be. It would be nice to hear how it turned out for you, in case there are others looking for similar classes.

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**Author:** ![JennS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@JennS](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/JennS)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136/5 "2017-11-15T19:33:43Z")

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I just had this issue, as I pulled a chest muscle and couldn’t do any weight bearing poses using my upper body. I found the Yoga for Runners classes were good choices since they mostly focused on the legs, and I could easily modify to avoid anything that irritated my injury.

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**Author:** ![allisonb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@allisonb](https://community.doyogawithme.com/u/allisonb)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.doyogawithme.com/t/classes-that-don-t-use-shoulders/136/6 "2017-11-15T19:51:59Z")

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thanks - I’ll check the yoga for runner classes out.