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Super Deep Hips & Shoulders

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Vinyasa Flow Intermediate

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Ally Hamilton

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Published on January 29, 2020

If you're looking for a shorter practice that will deeply open the shoulders, hips, chest and upper back, and also fire up your core, look no further! We start off with some cat-cows and Series C, take it into serious core work and preliminary hip-opening, then get back on our feet for some dynamic flow with series B to build extra heat, and then find our way into several deep shoulder openers, front-body openers (virasana with lots of options) and back bends, and finally head into pigeon variations that you can choose from based on how you're feeling in your body, but including King Pigeon II if that feels right! Enjoy a deep practice with lots of time to breathe deeply, quiet your mind, and open your heart!

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