Omg thank you. I can never square my legs at the front and thought there was something wrong. Now i know that it's going to take time and there is nothing wrong with the foot out front pointing more towards the hip than being squared. Every day at a time. Thank you.
@Luke, where have you been? You are the best! I’ve been doing it wrong and watching your tutorial, I was able to painlessly strike the pigeon pose, on either side!!💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾. Now, from there, how do I ‘sit up’ to be able to bend backward and hopefully be able to pick up my leg and hold on to my foot? You know, that impossible pigeon pose some yogis make look easy but can look like torture for folks like me? I can’t figure out which muscles to engage or which to relax, if that makes sense. Help!
I've been doing pilates for 1 year now which also includes Foam rolling and deep stretching. I'm still not able to sit "criss-cross." Your explanation of the Pidgeon pose has given me alot of hope. Thank you.
I have this problem with my left leg during this pose. I experience pain around my left chin area towards the knee. The right leg is fine , no problem there. But it's so uncomfortable and I have been experiencing it for awhile now. I feel so sad knowing that a part of my body is in discomfort. I needed to see this tutorial because honestly I am filled with guilt. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the detailed instruction. I am very guarded with my knees, as I have come into this too quickly, feeling pressure (I actually heard the tear) to force my knee to “submit” and paid the price for months. Reclining pigeon has been my go to. But I will attempt the traditional pose with great care. Thank you!
really useful. I have knee pain that prevents running. Pigeon has caused knee pain in the past and I'll be practicing these adaptations to see if I can open my hips and sort out the knee pain. thanks
Would be good of course to remove depending on the flexibility of the hip and insert the actual issue which is depends on whether or not you are hypermobile in your hips and even then it's not guaranteed
That's natural! 90 degrees of rotation is excess! It's way past functional range of motion. Don't even worry about doing it bc it will bite you in the bum one day.
Good info. Quick question, when I do this pose now I kind of don't feel it in the front of my hips and knee like I used to (maybe I've gotten more stronger and flexible in these areas now I'm guessing) but I'm feeling it more so in my lateral hamstrings high up toward my hip area. To me, it feels like a hamstring stretch and I wonder if I'm stretching the right area?
I have to disagree that less pain will be on the front knee as the knee is opened up; move the foot away from the groin. Does anyone else feel that when they make that change?
Go to a doctor if you have a persistent injury! In the future, only do poses to the extent that you can, and do them gradually - so your body has the opportunity to tell you what that extent is.
Switch to a 90/90 pigeon. Seriously, the range demands of pigeon are really extreme. You could also do a reclined pigeon. There are some range demand issues there too if you the thread the need bit. You could of course totally take the range demands out by doing it seated in a chair 😁
I'd never even be able to get into the setup, let alone do what is supposed to be done. Nope, this body doesn't move like that and it never did, even as a little kid.
There is no pigeon without pain. Because its not pain, its a sensation. “Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change”. Good info though. Thank you