RECLINED HAND TO BIG TOE POSE (SUPTA PADANGUSTHASANA)
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There are numerous ways to adapt this pose, most notably by using a strap around the instep of the lifted leg
EYE OF THE NEEDLE POSE (SUCIRANDHRASANA)
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his pose offers a wonderful way to stretch the hip flexors gently at first and then more deeply as flexibility becomes more available
DOWNWARD FACING DOG (ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA)
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You didn’t think we’d leave out, Downward Dog, did you? This pose is good for everything, particularly stretching the hamstrings and calves along the backs of the legs
CRESCENT LUNGE (ANJANEYASANA)
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You can lunge deeply into the front hip or keep it more over the knee
PYRAMID POSE (PARSVOTTANASANA)
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Pyramid gets deep into your hamstrings and hips. Use props as necessary and remember that both hip points face the front of the mat in this posture
HALF MOON POSE (ARDHA CHANDRASANA)
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Half Moon steps things up a bit by incorporating balance but it’s also an exceptional way to open the hamstrings (yet again!), hips, ribs, and chest
GARLAND POSE (MALASANA)
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Squatting was once quite a natural way to sit but most of us have lost the habit and, with it, the ease
HALF LORD OF THE FISHES POSE (ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA)
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While it may seem like most of the action is in the upper body here, there’s a lot of passive stretching going on in the lower body
COW FACE POSE (GOMUKHASANA)
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Cow face is another pose that takes the body to places we don’t normally go and therefore is a really good antidote to all the slumped over sitting we frequently do