Learn how to sit cross legged in Sukhasana Easy Pose and work on opening the hips through various hip opening stretches and movements to help increase hip flexibility to eventually sit with your legs crossed more comfortably.

For many beginner yoga practitioners, crossing the legs can be a daunting task. With the impact of our lifestyle and lack of stretching and mobility work we can find sitting with legs crossed to be quite difficult. This yoga class will offer hips stretches for beginners to help make hip openers more accessible.

If something causes pain or does not feel right, simply skip the pose or movement, everything in practice is optional. Do what you can don't stress over what you cannot do in this very moment.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
3+ Pillows
optional 2 Blocks or substitute for stacked books that are taped or wrapped tightly together so that they do not shift :)

All props are optional, but always listen to your body and use them where and when you need.

Inflexibility could be a result of many things, a very common reason would be our lifestyle, from sitting or standing long hours, to even working out. Lack of flexibility is something many of us experience which can often times lead to injury, poor posture, lack of breath intake and pain.

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30 Day Yoga For Relaxation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCIrre1vyDlwr-X3VF2CrZdf7rDrWH1aB
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