Most yoga poses ... up as high as the shoulders without hunching the shoulders. Pull the shoulders down away from the ears. Hold for three breaths, unwrap and repeat in the opposite direction ...

Pigeon pose is a yoga pose that stretches your hip flexors ... your chest until the foot rests on the left thigh. Slowly sit up straight and draw the left shin toward you, increasing the stretch.

and the general feeling like your muscles have tightened up into a big ball of stress. The good news? Yoga poses, specifically pigeon pose—also known as eka pada rajakapotasana in Sanskrit—can ...

It's best to warm up before doing yoga poses to prepare the body for physical activity and prevent injury. "Shoulder and hip warm-ups provide more ease in sitting postures," says Snode.