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Hip-Opening Yoga Poses for Beginners

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Sit with the soles of your feet touching and gently press your knees toward the ground. This pose opens the hips, stretches the inner thighs, and improves flexibility.

Butterfly Pose

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Lie on your back, grab the outsides of your feet, and gently rock side to side. This pose releases tension in the hips and lower back while promoting relaxation.

Happy Baby Pose

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Reclined Bound Angle Pose is a relaxing hip-opening yoga pose for beginners where you lie on your back with the soles of your feet together and let your knees fall open. This pose gently stretches the hips, inner thighs, and groin, promoting flexibility and relaxation.

Reclining Bound Angle Pose

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Garland Pose (Malasana) is a hip-opening yoga posture where you squat with your feet close together and your hands in a prayer position. This pose stretches the hips, groin, and lower back, making it an excellent choice for beginners to enhance flexibility and mobility in the hip region.

Garland Pose

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From a low lunge, lower your elbows to the ground on the inside of the front foot. Lizard pose deeply stretches hip flexors, groin, and hamstrings.

Lizard Pose

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Step one foot forward in a lunge, keeping the back knee down. This pose stretches hip flexors and quadriceps while building strength and balance.

Low Lunge Pose

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Stand with legs wide apart and fold forward at the hips. This pose stretches the hamstrings and inner thighs, providing a gentle hip opener.

Wide-Legged Forward Fold 

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