Hip Flexor Heaven
This class targets the hips flexors, a common problem area for many, including runners, athletes, people with desk jobs and those with hyperlordosis. David guides you through a class that builds gradually toward a final series of deep openers for the quads and psoas muscles, starting and finishing with a guided relaxation.
This can either be done as a stand-alone class or as Day 15 of the Daily Dose 30-Day Intermediate Yoga Challenge.
Comments
very nice thanks so much!
Hi David,
I really enjoy using doyogawithme.com. I found this video in particular to be very helpful for someone with tight hips from running and sitting at a desk all day. I do have one question for you. When doing the stretches where you are sitting back on top of one of your feet (starts at about 27:39 in the video), is it common to feel a lot of strain on the top of your ankle, even with a prop underneath your hips? The strain on the top of my ankle is the limiter of how far I can go in the stretch (which for me is really not going back at all). I'm curious if it's because I'm doing the stretch wrong, or if it's a fairly common issue that can be worked out over time. Any advice/ tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, David. I love the site!
Scott
I have chronic hip/back issues from a history of muay thai, work and auto accidents, and being a professional student (many many hours on the computer). The hammies/hip/lower back video has been incredible, but realizing my psoas and related connective tissue is extremely restricted on one side, I decided to try this video.
Your instruction on how to align the femur and pelvis before firing the glut has finally allowed me to stretch the psoas on that side in a way that reflects the type of dysfunction I experience. In other words, the compensation in posture I've developed has made it very hard to stretch it c orrectly. However, this video was incredibly intense, and I had trouble making it through.
Do you recommend another video before continuing with this, or should I just focus on form and getting the best stretch I can, in the beginning of the poses without trying to dive deeper into them?
Thanks so much.
This is hands down THE most effective class on this site for me! I've been dealing with a chronic back injury for 3 years and have developed extreme pain and tightness in my hips. This class opened my hips up so beautifully. The class was incredibly thorough, progressive, and David was so knowledgable... My hips have never felt so relaxed and I can actually feel the flow through my feet. I had no idea I was so blocked until releasing it all in this amazing class! I'll definitely be practicing this class every week.