Bharadvajasana, A Twist that Opens Your Hips and Releases Tension in Your Neck and Shoulders As Well

This pose is unique in how it opens the hips in both internal and external rotation at the same time because of the leg positioning. Because of the bind it opens the shoulders in a nice way. And, because the head and neck are turning in the opposite direction from the rest of the body the neck, shoulders and upper back get a stretch in a unique way that is hard to find. It is not often that the spine below the shoulders is turing in one direction while, above the shoulders, it turns in the opposite direction. This pose can release tension in the neck, shoulders and upper back while releasing tension in the hips and lower back at the same time.