How To Do Pigeon Pose | The Right Way | Well+Good

This week on The Right Way, Tess Koenig of Yoga Vida is teaching us how to do pigeon pose the right way. This hip opener can feel soooo good for tight hip and leg muscles, but it’s super easy to get an injury if you’re not doing it correctly. Watch this video to up your stretching game, and your yoga practice! #pigeonpose #hipopener #wellandgood

How To Do Pigeon Pose:
1. Start in downward facing dog
2. Lift your leg and bring your knee behind your wrist
3. Walk your back leg directly behind
4. Untuck your toes and press into the top of your back foot so that your back leg is active
5. Keep your knee outside of your hip
6. Place a yoga blanket or block under your butt if there’s space
7. Fold forward keeping your shoulders away from your ears
8. Rest your head on a yoga block for support

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[keishafinai]

I never realized how wrong I was doing this pose until this video and WOW! Big difference! Thanks!

[tjjanson]

My coach recommended this pose to help with my kickboxing. My hips already feel more open, and flexible. Thanks so much! 🙏

[cynthiaholland]

Super helpful. Have been doing it for years incorrectly. This was a great release

[lagwagonneverstops]

Thanks for this. I was concerned that my bent leg had to be parallel to the mat as that is what they do in videos. So I am glad that it can be angled until I become more flexible to get it straighter.

[nicolesmith]

Thank you for this, this is the best video I have found which explains pigeon pose!

[AKSHAYKumar-hpol]

It work, every should try this technique. TAHNKS A LOT DEAR.

[elghark]

1) I finally realized why I wasn't feeling anything: i was doing it wrong
2) "It's a hip opener and not a knee stretch": finally an explanation why I wasn't feeling any stretch
3) The shin parallel is actually a problem but I'll work on it
4) I'm everything but a flexible person (pancake workout proved it in a very humiliating way) but I can easily flat forward here. So why do you say it is for super-flexible people?
Anyway, great explanation

[chrisdixon]

Thank you! I was making almost every mistake you pointed out. Good to know how to do it correctly!

[lilbeezy]

thanks for this. every time i'm in this pose i'm thinking am i doing this right? this doesn't feel right lol. now i know what to do

[applesandlemoncake]

Holy smokes!! I've been having problems sitting cross-legged for the longest time and let me tell you, this pose really does help do the trick. Thank you for the easy-to-follow explanation!

[aylamokhtari]

Such a good guide! Thank you so much for this clear and easy-to-follow video❤️ I was literally doing all the wrong things before lol

[arayofdeb]

Oh my god I can finally FEEL the stretch. I knew something was off when I was trying. Thank you so much for this! 🙏🏽

[linette]

Fantastic video - thank you for the details on form!

[abominablesnowman]

This is amazing. I'd been making those mistakes. Going into it from down dog is a game changer

[peggydadaille]

😮WOW!!! You did an amazing job explaining how to do this pose. I was doing all the odd, dare I say crazy methods you described and was completely off balance and alignment. Your is the way-thank you!😊

[TaiJ-Aird]

Omg you don't know how much this clarified things for me! TY ❤

[Dede-ftyz]

As soon as I was doing it the wrong way (what you showed in the beginning) I was like wait this doesnt feel right I need to look this up and im glad i did I saved s m time

[aishuravi]

This video is amazing, I tried ur tips and it worked for me ... this is a great posture, Thank You 😊

[RudyDaCosta]

I have seen a few yoga teachers teach this pose from tabletop position which is more accessible for me because of balance issues due to spinal cord defect.

[sayantikasaha]

Thank you so much.... It really helped me..! 🙂🙂