Raise your hand if you love pigeon pose! Either you love this pose or you hate it. Or you love to hate it. When people request a hip opener in yoga class, this is often the first thing that comes to mind. But did you know that backbends are hip openers? And the splits are …
Do we store emotions in our hips? If you’ve been to more than a handful of yoga classes you’ve probably heard this one. In fact, one of my students asked me this recently, and to be honest, I don’t know. I’ve heard it said by other yoga teachers, and I’ve probably said it myself. Do …
HIPS: For real, and not just yoga teacher speak. If you missed out on Part 1 of this series where we tackled the pelvis (and why yoga teachers are lying to you), I highly recommend you go back and read that first. For the purposes of THIS article, when I use the word hip, I …
Okay, okay, I don’t think most yoga teachers are INTENTIONALLY being dishonest. However, I think some of us have bad habits when cueing movement related to the pelvis. We’re about to take a deep dive into all things related to your hips, but first we need to take a look at the pelvis, to understand …