Video: Gentle Yoga: Pigeon Pose

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In gentle yoga, perform the pigeon pose by placing the right leg across the waist and extending the left leg backwards. Practice the pigeon pose with tips from a certified yoga instructor in this free video on yoga.

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The Pigeon sometimes is an intimidating posture. But if you just follow me step by step, it makes a little bit easier. Take your right foot ahead of you and then take your right foot off the mat towards the left. At this point you want to lean yourself right down in towards the mat with your right hip. And then take both hands to the sides of the mat and then take the left foot and edge it right back. And as you edge that left foot back, bring your pelvis right back to the center so you find yourself not leaning over towards the right, but right back to the center. Then take both arms right down, you can take fist upon fist, hand upon hand or your head flat on the mat. Put your shoulders relax, just breath in deep to your nose and exhale. And another deep breath in, exhale. Now Pigeon opens up that hip, lightens the thigh, and break the lower back. Breathe in deep to your nose, exhale. Now you can join by kind of little bit further into this by taking the fingertips off the sides of the mat, touch the floor, pelvis goes down, the shoulders go back, the chin goes up. Breathing deep to your nose and exhale. Another deep breath in and exhale.

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Gentle Yoga: Pigeon Pose

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