Bound Angle Pose for Tight Hips

This is an excerpt from this week's new release video on the Asana Kitchen subscription channel on Bound Angle pose. In the full video, I break down the pose and then give you two exercises to do if you have tight hips. I use these exercises weekly in my own practice.
In Baddha Konasana, ideally, you want to create a neutral, upright pelvis, and then cause the femur bones to emerge out the pelvis at a 90 degree angle to the neutral pelvis. Achieving this angle is important for establishing the foundation of your posture and also for including your entire skeleton in the alignment equation. If your back and/or hips are tight your pelvis will not be upright but rather tilted backwards. You will lose the ability to create the 90 degree angle that you are looking to form between the pelvis and the femur bones. Thus the foundation of your posture will not support your position or your breathing or the energetic and meditative work that you want to do while in the position.
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