Hip Openers
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Photo by Justin Kral
of Kral Studios.
Last night I worked on hip openers: frog, pigeon, low lunge,
Hanumanasana.
I hold so much tension in my hips. A lot of the time I avoid
going to these places of tension… it’s
been so long, I think. It’s going to
hurt.
Photo by Cait Loper of Cait Loper Photography.
Instead, I turn toward what’s comfortable, what’s easy. Sometimes
it is easier to grip than to release—to draw the muscle toward the bone in Crescent
Warrior, rather than place a block under the hip and settle in for Half Pigeon.
But when I go the easy route, there is some part lingering beneath
the surface that says, You’re cheating
yourself.
Photo by Cait Loper of Cait Loper Photography.
I was proud of myself for being willing to move toward sensation in the poses last
night.
A big part of yoga is allowing—allowing
what is. Letting whatever comes up to come up. Not running from it.
Photo by Justin Kral of Kral Studios.
Be willing to go there.
