Tag Archives: Knees

How to protect your knees in Side Angle pose

As Bob lowered his hips down to deepen the lunge portion of the Extended Side Angle pose and get a good stretch in his hips he noticed some discomfort in his knees. His yoga teacher told him that his hips are the cause of the pain in his knees and that he needed to protect […]

How to increase your hip flexibility: look to the number four

Bob is working on being able to do Padmasana the full lotus pose. But Bob has a problem. He has limited flexibility in his hip and thigh joint.  Padmasana requires a lot of external rotation of the thigh. When Bob brings his ankles on top of his thighs his knees are way up in the […]

How to increase your hip flexibility; Watch more TV

Bob has been getting frustrated about how slowly the external rotation of his thigh in half bound lotus forward fold Ardha Baddha Padma Pashimottanasana.  His heel is stuck part way up his leg. It refuses to get any closer to his hip, where it is supposed to be. There is a pose that Bob can […]

How to protect your knee in Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana

Have you ever watched your teacher demonstrate this pose.  They bring their heel casually into their hip, lower their knee to the floor and fold forward with ease. Why is it that when you attempt this pose that your folded knee starts to hurt as your draw your foot up your leg towards your hip. […]