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Pigeon Pose

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana
Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana) — Yoga for Back Pain
Intermediate
Level
Seated
Style
1m 30s
Hold

Targets: Hips, Glutes

Benefits

  • Deeply opens the hips
  • Releases stored tension
  • Targets the piriformis

How to Practice It

  1. From hands and knees, slide the right shin forward.
  2. Extend the left leg straight back.
  3. Square the hips and walk the hands forward.
  4. Hold and switch sides.

⚠ Use Caution If

  • Knee injury
  • Sacroiliac joint issues
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