Yoga as Therapeutic Exercise: A Practical Guide for Manual Therapists

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Chapter

The basic exercises

8. Basic exercises for the hips 8. Basic exercises for the hips


9. Basic exercises for the hips 8. Basic exercises for the hips


10. If you need a support for stability, stand sideways
    close to a wall or table so that you can hold on with
    your left hand; start practicing a few pendulum
    movements independently, then gradually increase.


11. Stand with your right foot on the brick or book;
    repeat points 2–4 for the left leg.


12. To finish stand with both feet on the floor for a
    few breaths; lift yourself from your pelvic floor
    and lower abdomen.

Exercise 8.5: Half-lotus variations

Aims: mobilizing the hip joints, coordination.

Variation a

1. Sit on the floor; with the help of your hands,
   bend your right hip and knee, as far as you feel
   comfortable; the sole of the foot is resting on
   the floor, close to the left leg.


2. Rest your hands on the floor to stabilize your trunk.


3. As you exhale release your bent leg to the right
   side (Figure 6.171).

Figure 6.169 Figure 6.170

Figure 6.171