Tip of the Week: Hips in Standing Bow

When doing Standing Bow Pose, try to kick your leg directly straight up behind you. You should start to see your toes and leg come straight up above the top of your head in the mirror. If you see your leg start to come out to the right or left of your head, this means your hips are out of alignment. But instead of focusing on your hips, trying to get them into alignment, if you try to keep your leg directly centered above your head, your hips will automatically come into proper alignment. Squeezing your glutes and inner thighs together really helps to keep the kicking leg straight above your head.