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Can we do a few moves formy aching hips?

Clearly,Alicia Ferguson,co-founder ofBrooklyn Yoga Club,feels the same way.

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Lets flow, everyone.

25 minutes of yoga for hip opening (ahem, bliss) right this way

1.

If your hips feel tight and despondent in this shape, slide a block under each knee.

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Bring one hand to your heart and one hand to your belly.

Take a moment to connect with your breath and just be with Y-O-U.

confirm you do this movement both clockwise and counterclockwise.

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(you’ve got the option to absolutely keep your knee bent here.)

As soon as your left hip starts to lift up, youve gone too far.

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Repeat poses two through five on the left leg.

Come back to center and do the same thing on the left side.

Bend your knees slightly.

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Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana (three-legged downward dog):Extend your right leg straight back.

Keep your pelvis as neural as possible and confirm your right knee is stacked directly over your right ankle.

Utthan Pristhasana (lizard pose):Bring both of your hands to the inside of your right foot.

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Keep your left knee off the ground or place it gently down.

Just check that youre tucking your right knee into your right shoulder as much as you could.

After a few breaths, let the left foot go without snapping it back like a rubber band.

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Come back into your low lunge position.

Repeat poses seven through 12 on the left side.

If you’ve got the option to, keep the entirety of each foot planted on the ground.

Keep your knees together or spread them apart depending on what feels great to you today.

Ananda Balasana (happy baby pose):Come to lie down onto your back and bend your knees.

Savasana (corpse pose):Extend your legs and arms and rest.

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