Articles About Pigeon Pose


  • What Really Happens in Hip Openers
    What Really Happens in Hip Openers

    Author Dr. Robin Armstrong

    One of the most common requests heard in a yoga class is “hip openers today please.” This request is usually followed by the other half of the class groaning. We love to hate hip openers yet our bodies crave them and often feel lighter and more open after—for good reason. The majority of us sit for most of our days, shortening the hip flexors at the front of the hip (psoas, rectus femoris, sartorius) and tightening the hip rotators (piriformis, obturator internus, gamellus, to name a few). 
  • Pigeon Pose: Ways to Prop Up Your Yoga Practice
    Pigeon Pose: Ways to Prop Up Your Yoga Practice

    Author Kreg Weiss, B HKin

    Pigeon pose brings direct benefits to the joint structures of the pelvis.  When the rear thigh is rotated internally, this pose opens your hip flexor muscles (psoas, rectus femoris) and your groin muscles.   Pigeon pose also opens your lateral hip rotator muscles (gluteus medius & minimus) on the forward leg.  This hip rotator stretch may relieve sciatic nerve tension and ease chronic low back pain.