This practice from yogabybiola feels so good on tight hips.
. And she mixes her affirmation —"ease is always available" — throughout the flow, encouraging you to modify a pose or go deeper as is comfortable.A Physical Therapist Gave Me This Ab and Butt Workout — After 5 Months, I Can See a Difference
Akanni explains her choice of affirmation at the beginning of the practice, saying,"As a Nigerian-American woman and a Black woman, society puts pressure on me to push myself." She says she puts herself in a box of"always trying to over-perform," and as a result, she doesn't take ease or comfort when it's available and sometimes creates barriers where there are none. To know that ease is always an option, Akanni said,"is truly transformational for me.
This affirmation infused the flow with a soft, tender feel, so I never felt like I had to pressure myself to hit a certain depth on any pose or force my body to look a certain way. By the end of the tension-releasing practice, I felt grounded in my body and comfortable withand needs, both on my mat and off. You don't need any equipment for this practice, though I used a couple of blocks because my hips and hamstrings tend to be tighter.
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