Poses for Your Hip Flexors
Do you sit too much during the day? Suffer from stiff hips? Lengthen and strengthen your hip flexors with deep hip openers like Boat Pose and Pigeon.
Boat Pose
Paripurna Navasana
Bow Pose
Dhanurasana
Bridge Pose
Bridge Pose can be whatever you need—energizing, rejuvenating, or luxuriously restorative.
Camel Pose
Ustrasana
Crane (Crow) Pose
Bakasana
Eight-Angle Pose
Astavakrasana
Firefly Pose
Tittibhasana
Fish Pose
Matsyasana
King Pigeon Pose
Kapotasana
Lord of the Dance Pose
Natarajasana
Low Lunge
Anjaneyasana
Monkey Pose
Take a leap of faith into Hanumanasana or Monkey Pose, named for a figure in Hindu mythology who did just that. And when faith doesn't get you all the way there, practice will.
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose II
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana II
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I
Eka Pada Koundinyasana I
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya II
Eka Pada Koundinyanasana II
Reclining Hero Pose
Supta Virasana
Revolved Side Angle Pose
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
Scale Pose
Tolasana
Shoulder-Pressing Pose
Bhujapidasana
Side Crane (Crow) Pose
Parsva Bakasana
Upward-Facing Dog Pose
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
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