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This next one is a big hip opener, so go at your own pace, really listen to your breath.
Keep both knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and then bring your right knee in, hold your
right foot with your left hand. And hold really the sole of the foot and actively push through
all four corners of your right foot. So the foot is active and the ankle is even active.
Then draw the shin more in toward your chest. Now for some of us, it's going to be like
up here and that's going to be the biggest stretch. If you can, you can draw the shin
in a little more deeply. Keep pushing through the inner edge of the foot and then maybe
stretch your arm up. If you can lift up, place the foot inside the elbow. Again this is a
very deep hip opener so you're just going to go at your own pace and really feel what
feels right. If you've gotten here, and that feels pretty good, push your foot actively
into the elbow. If that's too much, just hold the foot here, and actively push the foot
into the hand. Then depending on wherever you are, you can stretch the left leg long,
and that will give you a deeper stretch. But if it's too intense, just keep the knee bent,
the foot flat on the floor. Take a few more full breaths, draw the shin in, and then release
and repeat for the second side.