Kapotasana yoga

Pigeon Pose is a great yoga pose to stretch your hips and lower back. When performed correctly, it may increase flexibility of the hip flexors and lower back muscles while also supporting digestion. Some also believe it can alleviate mental stress or worry, since Ayurveda claims these emotions are stored in the hips.


How to do 




Pigeon Pose specifically works as a hip opener and forward bend, stretching your thighs, groin, back, piriformis, and psoas. The leg extended to the rear gets a stretch of the psoas and other hip flexors. 3 On the other side, the rotators and outer hip are stretched.







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