One of my favorite stretches to practice and to teach is pigeon, a classic yoga pose. When done correctly, pigeon pose targets several areas of the hip known for locking up and causing discomfort.

Fitness instructors say these simple movements go a long way for building flexibility, body awareness and confidence.

Pigeon pose, which can be a little challenging for yoga newbies, stretches the hip rotators and flexors. It may not seem like the most obvious position to treat a backache, but tight hips can ...

Hatha yoga, vinyasa, ashtanga, bikram, kundalini or restorative yoga. There are so many kinds of yoga and so many poses.

I’m a big fan of pigeon pose; the yoga posture helps stretch your glutes, hips, lower back and groin and offers a deep lower body release — when performed correctly. The problem is ...

Unpopular opinion: I don’t like pigeon pose. Every time I’m instructed by a yoga teacher to move into the shape, I count down the seconds until the intense pain in my glute eases and my ...

Once you do both sides, come to the floor. This is double pigeon pose. So seated, lengthening your thigh bones, you line the knees and the ankles up. So the right leg is on top. Left leg is on the ...

Exercising too much with a desk job left a man unable to walk from hip and back pain. Simple physical therapy and nutrition ...

This is one of those yoga poses you’ll probably come across in ... “Our hips store so much stagnant energy, and breathing into a pigeon is the best release for all that tension,” she wrote.