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
Amazing class! Thanks, really!
David, thank you for this new video! I have been loving your site for a over a year now. You make it easy for a busy homeschooling homeopath to find time in my day for yoga. I always find that, on days when I do yoga, I go about the rest of my day feeling much more centered and calm. I love the variety of videos on your site and the many videos for intermediate yogis. Your cuing is perfect and makes it easy to get in and out of some of these poses which are different than the typical poses used in many yoga videos.
I do have a couple questions for you:
-When in the pose with legs spread wide, doing a forward bend with the hands clasped behind the back, what is the priority for the arms? My shoulders like to go past the point of vertical, more down towards my head (which is near the ground); is the intent to be stretching up towards the ceiling instead?
-Also, in the same pose, when my head starts to rest on the ground (later in the practice when my muscles and tendons are more warmed up), would you suggest that the head/neck stay in a neutral position, or is it fine to roll onto the back of my head?
Maybe the answer is just to do whatever feels good, but I'm a detail-oriented person :)
Thank you,
Sarah
nourishedandnurtured.blogspot.com
great feeling following
Excellent class David. As a triathlete, I too have tight hip flexors, this is a great stretch out and I felt great after it. Keep up the great work.