The tricky thing about tight hamstrings? You want to practice yoga to lessen the tightness in your hamstrings. Yet the tightness in your hamstrings can hamper your yoga practice—or make it less enjoyable.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

Any time you come to your practice with awareness, you’re doing yoga. And part of that awareness is knowing when you’re overextending yourself—or your hamstrings—and being willing to adapt your behavior accordingly.

There’s no shortage of remarkably effective stretches and poses that, with time and repetition, can release taut muscles and connective tissue. That’s not what we’re talking about here. We’re instead referring to modifications that make it easier (and safer) to practice yoga despite your tight hamstrings.

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