Prenatal Yoga Poses | Kapotasana | Pigeon

April 28, 2014

This weeks Prenatal Pose is Pigeon. Hips! Hips! Hips! Try to incorporate this posture as often as you can into your routine taking time to release your hips and feel free and relaxed. Did you know that when your hips are tight you can also begin to feel low back pain because of it?

Asana (Sanskrit)	Kapotasana
Posture (English)	Pigeon
Description / Explanation	From table walk the right knee up towards the right hand Bring the right foot over towards the left foot and place the lower leg on the mat Walk the back leg towards the back of the mat Encourage the hips to be level as they sink forward
Benefits	Hip opener Hip flexors and external rotators
Contraindications
Notes	Provide support where needed under the hip. Encourage the hips to be level.

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