From standing and seated poses to backbends and inversions—there are many different types of yoga poses to bring into your practice.

But according to yoga instructor Sommer Sobin , co-founder of Thousand Petals Yoga , if you’re struggling with tightness and tension in your spine, hips, and shoulders, there’s one particular type of posture worth rolling out your mat for—and that’s lateral side bends.

“Lateral side bends are yoga postures where the spine curves gently to one side, creating length and space through the whole side body, from the outer hips and waist, up through the rib cage and intercostal muscles, and into the armpits and arms,” Sobin explains. You may like

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