The Heron
- Focus: Hips
- Level: Beginner
- Total Time: 30 to 60 seconds
- Indications: flat feet, gas
- Contraindications: ankle injury, knee injury
The Heron
Note:
The heron opens your hips while intensely stretching your hamstrings. Experts believe it can offer relief for flat feet and treatment for gas. Women who are experiencing menstruation and anyone with ankle or knee problems should not perform this pose without the help of an experienced instructor.
Pose Instruction
- Begin by sitting tall, with your legs out straight in front of you.
- Bend your right knee, folding your lower leg until your pointed foot – sole facing upward – is on the ground just outside your right thigh. You should be resting on your sit bones. If your sit bones are not sharing your weight equally, use a folded blanket or a block to raise your hips off the ground and enable your hips to rest evenly on the ground.
- Bend your left knee up, sliding your foot back toward your left thigh. Grasp your left calf with both hands.
- Keep your back straight and your torso tall. Pull your shoulder blades together to make room for your chest to rise and expand. Breathe in and, with your hands, rise up and straighten your left leg. If this action is easy for you, grasp your calf further down your leg. Eventually, you should be able to grasp your foot and still comfortably raise your leg.
- Stay in this position for several breaths. Keep your chest open, your shoulders down, and your back straight.
- To release the heron, breathe out, bend and release your right leg, lowering your foot to the ground. Slowly straighten your left leg and return to your starting position.
- Repeat this process, this time straightening your right leg.
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