Angelica GovaertOwner/Founder, Yogalebrity · Online Yoga Empire Builder

BAD YOGA TEACHERS - just kidding. There’s just study no bad. Did I get your attention? #yogaschool

2 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this short instructional segment, the instructor critiques common mistakes in cueing a hip‑opening posture known variously as Fire Log or Double Pigeon. They emphasize that the pose’s name is irrelevant and focus on precise alignment: toes pointing toward each other, heel stacked on the knee, knee aligned with the heel, drawing the knee down, lengthening the spine on the inhale, and folding forward on the exhale. The instructor checks the student’s sensation in the hips, then transitions to a promotional call‑out for a new online "Adjustments and Assists" course and an in‑person weekend workshop in Las Vegas, inviting viewers to deepen their practice through guided adjustments.

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One of the biggest mistakes I see in yoga is how people cue this posture and how they do this pose. Now you're gonna hear this called a lot of different things in different parts of the country. Some people are gonna call it Fire Log, some people are gonna call it Double Pigeon, who knows what they're gonna call it. It doesn't really matter because a pose by any other name is still as sweet just like a rose. That's cute, I love that. What you want is for both of the toes to point towards each other. You're gonna actually stack that heel onto the knee and the knee in line with the heel. So let's see if we can bring that a little bit more forward and then it's okay It's okay if this knee is up, but we'll start to try to draw it down. Then we lengthen through the spine on the inhale. Exhale as you fold forward. How's that feel? So good in the hip. Deeper into adjustments and assists, you can check out my brand new online adjustments and assists course. But if you would rather do it with us in person, come to Las Vegas for the adjustments and assists weekend.