When my yoga teacher asks for requests before class, inevitably someone calls out "hip openers!" That term has become synonymous with poses that focus on external rotation of the upper legs. Pigeon is the most popular example. But there are a lot of other ways to stretch and stabilize the muscles around the pelvis.
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click here | | | | | | A New Look at Hip Openers | When my yoga teacher asks for requests before class, inevitably someone calls out "hip openers!" That term has become synonymous with poses that focus on external rotation of the upper legs. Pigeon is the most popular example. But there are a lot of other ways to stretch and stabilize the muscles around the pelvis. |  | Ann Pizer
Yoga Expert | | | | Yoga Hip Openers Library | | Focusing exclusively on external rotation ignores many of the muscle groups around the hips that can get tight from spending a lot of time sitting. This collection of poses includes stretches for the hip flexors, hamstrings, glutes, adductors (inner thighs), and abductors (outer thighs). | | | | | | | 5 Seated Hip Stretches | | If you want a short sequence of poses that works on a few different aspects of the hips, this is it. | | | | | | | Hip Work for Back Pain | Tight and/or weak muscles around the hips can contribute to back pain. When done consistently, these four poses work to strengthen and open the hips to prevent pain. | | | | | | | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Yoga newsletter.
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