A recurring yoga theme this retreat season has been hip openers. They're important for the other activities we do out here - horseback riding and hiking - and I saw that so many of our retreaters this year were tight in the hips. This can be not just from sitting on your butt, but also from being active if you run or bike. I'm a big believer in hip openers for both physical and emotional benefits. I constantly do pigeon pose, in my yoga practices and on its own, because I can feel other things loosen their grip as my hips let go. One of my first yoga teachers from Jivamukti called the hips "the attic of the body", and that analogy has stuck with me. So clean out your attic and make your hips happy, here's my latest
mini yoga practice on the Athleta Chi. Namaste.
