Half Pigeon Pose

Ardha Kapotasana · अर्ध कपोतासन

Half Pigeon Pose

Ardha Kapotasana · अर्ध कपोतासन

Hip Opener

Level

Intermediate

Body

Hip Opener

How to practice

Support your front hip and let your back leg reach behind you. Keep the front heel close to your pelvis and Sit on the floor. If the front knee feels strained, choose a reclined figure four.

Benefits

Stretches the outer hip of the front leg and the front of the rear hip.

Who should avoid or modify

Support the front hip and keep the front heel closer to the body if needed. Never force the shin parallel to the mat; switch to a reclined figure-four with knee pain.

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Half Pigeon Pose

Ardha Kapotasana · अर्ध कपोतासन

Half Pigeon Pose

Ardha Kapotasana · अर्ध कपोतासन

Hip Opener

Level

Intermediate

Body

Hip Opener

How to practice

Support your front hip and let your back leg reach behind you. Keep the front heel close to your pelvis and Sit on the floor. If the front knee feels strained, choose a reclined figure four.

Benefits

Stretches the outer hip of the front leg and the front of the rear hip.

Who should avoid or modify

Support the front hip and keep the front heel closer to the body if needed. Never force the shin parallel to the mat; switch to a reclined figure-four with knee pain.