Pigeon Pose is known for its hip-opening benefits, but a bonus to this posture is that it is a backbend as well. It's a great posture to support your other backbends! Let's get into our Pigeon Pose: 🔥 Begin in Table Top position, extend your right leg back. 🔥 Bring your left knee to your left wrist. 🔥 Your left shin is at an angle or parallel to the top of your mat if your hips allow. 🔥 Your knee will be a little wider than the hips, and your weight centered. 🔥 Your right leg extends back long, pointing the toes or flexing the foot, whatever feels comfortable. 🔥 Extend the arms out in front and allow the chest to come down towards your knee. 🔥 Hold for 5 breaths and then return to table top. Repeat on the other side. A gentler approach to Pigeon, if bearing weight on the knee is uncomfortable, is to take the posture on the back. 🔥 Come to your backside and bend your left knee, placing the foot on the mat. 🔥 Extend your right leg and cross it over your left knee, with your right foot resting just below your left knee. 🔥 Your head, neck, and shoulders rest on your mat. 🔥 Draw your left knee in and thread your arms through, interlacing behind your left leg. 🔥 Hold for 5 breaths and then return your right foot to your mat. Repeat on the other side. Watch as Heather demonstrates the full posture for both variations, plus a bonus variation! Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below. ⤵️"