Yoga Teacher's Companion #30: Everything You Need to Know About Practicing & Teaching Pigeon Pose

Learn the best way to practice, teach and troubleshoot one of Yoga's most important hip openers: Pigeon Pose. In this episode, Jason breaks down the Yoga Anatomy of this essential hip-opener and shows you reliable ways to troubleshoot the knee discomfort that some students experience in this pose.

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Video Highlights
:01 Overview of Episode
:42 Essential Yoga Anatomy Course Overview
1:27 The Anatomy of Pigeon Pose
6:46 Aligning the Front Hip and Knee
8:20 Aligning the Front Shin
10:44 How to Manage Knee Discomfort in Pigeon
16:25 How to Set Up 90 / 90 Sit
16:32 How to Practice 90 / 90 Sit

ABOUT JASON:
Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 20 years of experience. Named “one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga,” by Yoga Journal, Jason has been an in-demand teacher at conferences around the world for more than two decades.

For the past 10 years, Jason has honed his approach by looking to peers outside of the yoga community, in the fields of physical therapy, orthopedics, and sports medicine. These collaborative partnerships have enabled Jason to offer the most up-to-date to asana technique, cueing, injury management, and hands-on adjustments. Jason’s goal is to blend the timeless wisdom of yoga philosophy with evidence-based information to create yoga curriculum that helps modern practitioners grow and evolve.