Tight hips adjustment — was told to not have heels in one line

Tight hips adjustment — was told to not have heels in one lineMel4Yoga2010-04-18T01:22:14+00:00

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Mel4Yoga
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April 18, 2010 at 1:22 am

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With the right foot pointing right, a student was told to keep the left heel about 2 inches to the left of the right heel because she has tight hips. Other than that, the student could lock out both knees and touch forehead to knee.

When the heels are in one line, the same student does everything properly, but she has trouble squaring the hips and keeping them squared.

Should she be told to have heels separate or in one line?

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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April 19, 2010 at 3:54 pm

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Hi Melinda

A vital part of this pose is keeping the hips in alignment. Perhaps with very tight hips this student overbalances and could even fall over. I would prefer to see a person work on their hip alignment as a matter of priority. This way she can work on a great form rather than achieving a goal which isn’t going to achieve the opening she wants and needs in her hips. The next step for her is to move her feet into alignment even if it’s a 16th of an inch each class.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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