Ashtanga: Free the Hips • Didi Von Deck • 45 min
Ashtanga
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44m
While not including any Ashtanga poses, this sequence of hip openers will help with backbends, splits and lotus and make many Ashtanga poses more accessible. Yogic theory suggests that the hips store pent up emotions and resentments. Opening the hips releases negativity, improves health, and creates energetic shifts within the body and mind.
Suggested Props: 2 blocks, optional
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