Practice This Juicy Yin Yoga Sequence to Release Your Tight Hips

By Allie Geer for YogiApproved.

Let’s face it, most of us have tight hips. But luckily, Yin Yoga poses are an excellent resource to help release connective tissues in the hips.

The hip joints are a type of synovial joint known as a ball-and-socket. These joints connect the head of the femur or thigh bone (which is the ball) to the acetabulum of the pelvis or hip socket (which is, of course, the socket).

By design, the hip joints are built for stability. The femur sits deep within its socket and is designed for weight bearing. Due to its innate sense of stability, mobility and flexibility of the tissues surrounding the hip joint is not always a guarantee.

To find out the benefits of and how to use yin yoga for tight hips, click here to read the full article originally published on YogiApproved.com.