Stu, we really need you and your anatomical / injury-focused lessons back. I wanted to reach out for a long time / come to India, but then Covid hit and everything kind of fell apart.. It is so refreshing and extremely important to have people like you, understand the practice of Yoga but ALSO really coming from a physical therapist kind of background. It would be fabulous to get your opinion on the groin/adductor area, specifically the Gracilis, since I struggle with it myself for a long time and also have many students struggling with it and asking about it. There's not many people able to talk about it in depth, me included obviously, so I can't really help. It would be amazing to have your opinion on it, since this area is also really used in many different Yoga poses (especially when the legs are straigthened and going out like Prasarita Padottanasana, Konasana and the Variations of Supta Hasta Padangu and the Standing version, when the leg is going out..). Thanks so much for all that you do and hopefully see you at Purple valley in the not so distant future! Philip

My right hip external rotation was blocked. I went to doctor he gave me several supplements an d asked for CT scan etc, but it only got worse. This video helped me make remarkable improvement in 30 minutes. million likes for STU and KZfaq.

Finally a real explanation about hip rotators! I spent almost a year before finding this video, looking for exercises adapted to people with a quite strong hip rotators stiffness. I tried your advices, and it seems on a good way. Thanks a lot for your sharing, this video is a gem! and Namasté!

You are the optimus combination of sense of humour, competence and radiance!

I got it sir, I was trying to sit in padmasan but was unable but your video prove more beneficial

This is soooo helpful! Ever since working in an office and sitting most of the day, or even standing in one place, I feel like my hips have been stolen and replaced by a block of wood or stone! I can do these easy hip openers after work in the evening while relaxing, eating, or watching t.v....so grateful!

Love it! These "complementary" practices to the the mysore path is exactly what I need to practice and learn more about

Thanks everyone for you supportive comments. We are having so much fun making these series :)

I'm not an Ashtanga practicioner, but I'm trying to save my body from work and age stiffness, and prevent all the bad stuff that follows. I've tried these things before, but I obviously was doing it wrong, because I ended up stopping for fear of damaging my hurtfull knees. With the details in the video however, my knees are fine! So now I can press forward. Thank you so much, you're helping more than you'll ever see.

these are so helpful! you are a really great teacher, thank you for sharing.

Thank you! I’ve been practicing ashtanga and have noticed everything you say. I definitely need more hip openers.

What I've been doing recently are hip openers on the gymnastic ball. They feel very nice because the ball gives support to the leg and I can roll it around into different directions using my own body weight, resulting in different kinds of pressure on the joint and different relative positions of the bones. I can roll the hip without any muscle action in the hip itself. Which I think helps because the insufficient flexibility partly comes from nearby muscles tightening in panic - that's why bolstering also helps. Rolling around my butt on the gym ball also helps relax and stretch the lower back (kinda like cat/cow or sufi grind, but with less effort and discomfort).

Really clear. practical easy to use advice as always, thanks alot Stu! I'll be ditching the couch and watching TV in Baddha Konasana against a wall from now on..mostly, thanks again :-)

Thank you for making me discover my big problem in my body! My hips have been too tight. All my life I have been noticing it but did not know what was it. Now, because of your videos, I believe I know why I have been having knees pain after different yoga practices. You are definitely a very well informative and wise yoga practitioner.

With the stretching for yoga series, I am sure I will be able to do padmasana in just two weeks from now. Thank you so much for the series. This is just the kind of videos I was looking for.

Thanks for putting all these exercise together, and explain the theory behind them. Great work!

Thank you! By giving precise details about muscles and their interaction, you help me focus on the right point(s). That will help me coming further on my Yoga way!

Great video Stu, taking care for those naturally not gifted or unable to tune into deep relaxing while stretching like myself. I found really inaccessible the hip openers even the one at 16:10 but I used a couple of blocks to elevate my hips and I can get to that relaxing point. Thanks so much.

Thank you so much sir it's really a nice 👏👏👏👏👏👏 way to stretching hips

Thanks! Perfect! Exactly what I needed right now! So helpful and informative!

Stu I love your videos! Thank you! Namaste

as always, very helpful videos Stu, many thank you's !!!!

Thanks for the cheat prevention stretches to improve my asana practice where I cannot always figure out how I should work on the difficult pieces

Thank you for these vids - very helpful and informative

This is really helpful, thanks Stu.

Thank you for this great content! It is very useful for me (health issue). I just discovered you from France and those topics give access to a better/deeper understanding.

thanks so much Stu for these videos! I know it takes a lot of time to film and edit them. have such closed hips; these tips are really helping, and I'm not worried about hurting my knee. maybe lotus is on the horizon?? thanks!!!

Thx u , merci. Looking fwd for the harm string episode.

Brilliant teaching.Thanks Stu! :)

So helpful and easy to understand thank you

Thank you so much, Stu!

The series is excellent, thank you

Great information as always. Thank you

Excellent thank you would be better without the adverts

Thank you very much! Nice, helpful video! :)

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Stu, you are awesome. Thanks for being such a lovely yoga-anatomy nerd ;- )

Very helpful. Thank you!

Very well done! the important and essencial as been said..... Regards from italy Tiziano

Thank you very much for sharing!

Gosh I found this so helpful thanks Stu xb

Best guy! Cheers 🤙

Grt sir

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Need that for increasing my jiu jitsu

Thank you!

very helpful

thank you

Thank you very much :) Very helpful! How do you combine the PNF technique with the rest of the poses you showed?

I can't do pigeon my hip/sitting does not sit on the floor; what do I need to work on, please?

Late to the party on this video but is there a recommended number of sets/reps to perform with let's say the PNF and the legs against the wall?

What about the spiritual component Stu? ; )

Thank you Stu. I love your vids. My question is if the EROTs are active in let's say half pigeon this they r shortening how does that stretch them ? Would u want to encourage the opposite ? Thank you @purplevalleyyoga

Literally can't do any of that. That fire or whatever u call it, I'm nowhere near that. I can't even get 1 leg on the floor

At last, yoga without the technical jargons and unnecessary techniques elaborations.

Yeah, ahm yeah :,D

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very helpful, thank you!