Asana Kitchen: Beginner Lotus or Padmasana Prep Exercise

http://www.davidgarrigues.com There is an integrated thinking process about the action in the hip joint and the transfer of energy through the leg from the hip to the foot that you want to draw from in your approach to opening your hips and achieving Lotus posture. You learn to call on the frog like circular action of external rotation, to explore animal like movements that show you the playful and practical possibilities of what your hips can do. And thus you begin to safely reclaim and to discover the natural range of motion of your hip joints without straining your knee or ankle joints. The key is to find the gesture that enables you to swing the legs into lotus. IN THIS VIDEO I have provided you with exercises to learn this hip intelligence. The exercises in this video are for those of you who like me may be starting with stubborn, tighter hips. I give you a dynamic, active approach to opening your hips, as opposed to a static, forceful, possibly unsafe approach. David Garrigues is one of the few teachers in the US certified to teach Ashtanga Yoga by the late world renowned yoga master Sri K Pattahbi Jois. As an Ashtanga Ambassador, he bases his teachings on the idea that 'Anyone can take practice,' a core idea in the teachings of Sri K Pattahbi Jois. David's mission is to help others flourish within the contemporary lineage of Ashtanga Yoga. While staying true to the traditional teachings of Ashtanga, David is adept at adapting the practice to suit all levels of practitioner and make it accessible to everyone. David is the creator of the Asana Kitchen Series (SUBSCRIBE for up-to-date videos https://www.youtube.com/user/davidgarrigues) as well as additional resources for Ashtanga practitioners including led DVDs and his pranayama book, Vayu Siddhi, available for purchase on his website http://www.davidgarrigues.com. This Asana Kitchen was filmed at David's home studio in Philadelphia, the Ashtanga Yoga School of Philadelphia http://www.aysphiladelphia.com. David teaches a Primary Series and Second Series intensive there each year during the spring and fall. The Asana Kitchen series is created to answer common questions or address concerns about the practice. To submit questions for the Asana Kitchen series, you can attend David's workshops OR email him at the [email protected] Keywords: David Garrigues; Ashtanga; Yoga; Vinyasa; Primary Series; Beginner; Open Your Hips; Hip openers; asana kitchen; Padmasana Ashtanga "Hip Joint" Beginner Safely Open Primary Lotus Asana Vinyasa Power Core Lotus Alignment How-To Exercise Practice Meditation