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Old 05-02-14 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by e0richt
interestingly enough, I was suffering from tight hip flexors and these stretches did very little for me...
I had to figure out a new stretch that I really haven't seen anywhere online...
If you don’t feel a real stretch from those (I don’t either), here are some more advanced versions of them. Like I said before though, know your limits and don’t push yourself further than is safe.

Deeper pigeon poses:
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose) | Yoga Asana Columns | Yoga Journal
King Pigeon Pose | Yoga Poses | Yoga Journal

Inversions are very cleansing
Upward Facing Two-Foot Staff Pose | Yoga Poses | Yoga Journal
Plow Pose | Yoga Poses | Yoga Journal (good for backaches)

For hamstrings
Big Toe Pose | Yoga Poses | Yoga Journal
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose | Yoga Poses | Yoga Journal

These are more difficult core strength poses, if you can achieve the full pose and hold it for 15+ seconds then you have a pretty strong core
Firefly Pose | Yoga Poses | Yoga Journal
Crane Pose | Yoga Poses | Yoga Journal

As for the asian crouch/baby squat/whatever else, it's also called a yogi squat I think most exercise disciplines have a different name for it
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