There are many causes of lower back pain as we age, and tight hips are one of them. “Hips” is a combination term that includes the hip flexors (iliopsoas, rectus femoris, and tensor fascia latae) and the buttocks (gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, piriformis, and deeper hip rotators). Imbalances in these muscles can lead to sacral dysfunction which
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Part of the Ask a Yoga Teacher monthly series Hanumanasana, or Split pose, is one of my favorite poses. I feel like I say that a lot, but I love practicing yoga, so I have a lot of favorites, especially in different categories of poses. This pose requires significant hamstring and hip flexor range of
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One pose, four variations that feel so good… Baddha Konasana, or Bound Angle pose, is a multi-purpose stretching pose that I wrote about in detail in this post: If you only have time for one stretch, this is the one I used to struggle with this pose. My knees were by my ears and I
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Twisting to stretch, strengthen, and breathe Twisting. It feels so good in the hips and spine, releasing all the tension accumulated from the day. I wrote about how to twist safely in the post below, but today I am writing about different approaches to twisting. You can stretch and strengthen your core while twisting. It
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