Grateful Hip Openers

Perfect for those days my back aches, it really eases out my hips

this class is fantastic for hips and hamstrings. thank you Sarah!

This is my go-to when I am really crippled by sciatica and piriformis sy...

This is my go-to when I am really crippled by sciatica and piriformis syndrome. Every time I do this, even if I was suffering for a week beforehand, I am FREE within a couple of hours. Priceless.

I really enjoyed this class. Good pace, interesting variations, excellen...

I really enjoyed this class. Good pace, interesting variations, excellent instruction. My hips and hamstrings were so tight an hour ago. Now I feel wonderful!

I have very tight hips and hamstrings—no doubt I spend too much time sit...

I have very tight hips and hamstrings—no doubt I spend too much time sitting at the computer—and this class was perfect for them! I had a bit of trouble keeping up with the opening sequence, but it did warm me up and the pace for the rest of the class was spot on. I really appreciated the attention to modified poses.

Oh hello hips. How do you do? Thanks Sarah!

A fantastic class that really opens up the hips - challenging yet medita...

A fantastic class that really opens up the hips - challenging yet meditative.

I love how deep this gets in the hips!

and enjoying it again!

I needed to really open my front hips....this sure did the trick!

Great practice for stiff muscles the day after heavy lifting.

This sequence started out difficult, as I had some issues following the ...

This sequence started out difficult, as I had some issues following the beginning flow, but once we got into the hip opening postures (which were quite difficult), I really started to open up. My hips thank Sarah!

The class had the perfect series and poses for hamstring and hip opening...

The class had the perfect series and poses for hamstring and hip opening--also loved the back-bending! Generated some good heating, and very accessible for the yogi level!

I have tight hips and hamstrings and this class was perfect. Really got ...

I have tight hips and hamstrings and this class was perfect. Really got deep into the outer hips and where the hips connect to your hamstrings from all angles. Perfect! Thank you!

This really got deep into the hips and I feel much more flexible after h...

This really got deep into the hips and I feel much more flexible after having spent an hour with Sarah in this practice. I am very, very tight in my hamstrings and hips so found it difficult to stay through some of the longer sequences, but I listened to my body and eased off when necessary.

I am so happy I found this! I definitely felt my hips relaxing more. I...

I am so happy I found this! I definitely felt my hips relaxing more. I have had an unbelievable amount of difficulty opening up my hips and unlocking my knees due to osteoarthritis. I will continue to utilize this routine for a long time! Thank you Sarah!

I really felt my hips opening up! I knew I had tightness in that area an...

I really felt my hips opening up! I knew I had tightness in that area and this really helps, I definitely doing this one again :-) Thanks!

Wonderful flow, loved the opening vinyasa sequence - I was left wanting ...

Wonderful flow, loved the opening vinyasa sequence - I was left wanting more!

Aaaahhh! My hips and groin areas feel great. I'm focusing on hip openers...

Aaaahhh! My hips and groin areas feel great. I'm focusing on hip openers and therapeutic yoga for a back & hip strain I have suffered. This was the ticket! The balancing moves were challenging and strengthening. Great class. Will add it to my queue in order to return to it.

This is just an awesome class- my knees are now below my hips! and the b...

This is just an awesome class- my knees are now below my hips! and the best part is that I can still walk and nothing hurts! This was very helpful after a week of too much sitting down work and no yoga!

The poses in this class were so effective at opening my hips and hamstri...

The poses in this class were so effective at opening my hips and hamstrings. I really feel amazing. There were a few moments during the class when the instructions were missing, and I had to look at the screen to figure out what I should be doing, which is unusual for Sarah's classes. Overall awesome resource for hip opening!

Wonderful class, this was exactly what my body needed today after an exh...

Wonderful class, this was exactly what my body needed today after an exhausting week. Thank you!

Wonderful practice I will be repeating often. Very calming.

Modifications were great!

This was the first class I did on Yoga Today, a few weeks ago. It's abso...

This was the first class I did on Yoga Today, a few weeks ago. It's absolutely fantastic! I walked away feeling as though I had new hips - and such a calm mind too... Thanks Sarah, you're a fantastic teacher!

My hip, IT band and psoas muscle have been painful for years. I thought...

My hip, IT band and psoas muscle have been painful for years. I thought it went away with my pregnancy but now seven months later it is back with a vengeance. This week I have been dedicating my practice to hip openers but focusing on my breath and clearing the emotional stagnation that seems to migrate to my groin. This class was a perfect balance of everything I needed. With certain poses it got bough but your reminder to use the breath helped me through it. Thank you:)

Went into this class straight out of bed in the morning so was a little ...

Went into this class straight out of bed in the morning so was a little tight to begin with but worked through it. Good class Sarah - I'll be back to master this one!

just what I needed today. thank you : )

Couldn't have had a more perfect practice for what my body is in need of...

Couldn't have had a more perfect practice for what my body is in need of right now. Great class: easy on the lower back, just the right amount of challenge for me, and left my hips actually really feeling OPEN. Thanks Sarah! Can't beat the backdrop either. Next best thing to being there. Also love how the class finished all the way through post-shivasana, but would have liked shivasana have been a little longer. Will be back to this one many times for sure.

Got confused. Oh well maybe a more relaxing type of class is for me toda...

Got confused. Oh well maybe a more relaxing type of class is for me today anyway. I will try again tomorrow!

Sarah is awesome! I feel quite grounded and ready for my day! The only t...

Sarah is awesome! I feel quite grounded and ready for my day! The only thing I would change is next time I will stay in a longer savasanna. I am sad the week is almost over I will have to download this one. Thanks..Namaste.

My message is for Amanda, way to go! If I'd been in a class where the t...

My message is for Amanda, way to go! If I'd been in a class where the teacher only made positive comments to the other student, I would have felt pretty bad about myself. Sarah, everyone deserves a little attention in your class!

Challenging without being impossible even when you just got out of bed, ...

Challenging without being impossible even when you just got out of bed, a great way to start your day!

After some heavy yard work, I was sore! This class has me feeling right ...

After some heavy yard work, I was sore! This class has me feeling right with the world. Thank you!!

Just what I needed a little over a month till full marathon. So importan...

Just what I needed a little over a month till full marathon. So important to keep that hip flex. Thank you Sarah!

I really enjoyed this class and it went by quickly. I loved the jazz lun...

I really enjoyed this class and it went by quickly. I loved the jazz lunge as Sarah called it. I do agree the the queueing was a little off on one of the hamstring stretches, but it wasn't a big deal. Just had to "walk" my hands imstead of my feet. Great class overall!

Really enjoyed Sarah's other classes, but in this one her queues were a ...

Really enjoyed Sarah's other classes, but in this one her queues were a little confusing. For example, sometimes she says 'sweep the leg up' and means forward or back behind you but doesn't specify...if you are more beginner than intermediate, I would suggest watching the video first before practicing because it is a little difficult to understand what she means...still, a nice class!

thank you so much for that class. My hips hurt a bit but man now they fe...

thank you so much for that class. My hips hurt a bit but man now they feel better...I am tight in my hips and hamstrings so this is such a great class for me...

I really enjoyed the inclusion of Jivamukti salutation and assymetrical ...

I really enjoyed the inclusion of Jivamukti salutation and assymetrical poses.

This class was so wonderful for my hips. Feeling so great! Namaste

Such a well-balanced class: sun salutations, standing balancing, lunge s...

Such a well-balanced class: sun salutations, standing balancing, lunge series, pigeon. I feel so opened! Thank you, Sarah!

This class sequence is just wonderful! Thanks to you Sarah! Much apprec...

This class sequence is just wonderful! Thanks to you Sarah! Much appreciation and love!

I am feeling so wonderful after this class. Hip openers have a habit of...

I am feeling so wonderful after this class. Hip openers have a habit of allowing my emotions to open up as well, and by the end of class I was feeling in tune with all of me in both body and mind. Thank you so much for this class.

I'd like to have more specific and predictive cueing along with more cou...

I'd like to have more specific and predictive cueing along with more counter poses. My upper back actually tightened up after this class.

I really enjoyed this session. I'm always looking for hip sequences, and...

I really enjoyed this session. I'm always looking for hip sequences, and I really like Sarah's hip openers. I was worried about trying a yogi level class. I've done Bikram about once a week for 5 years, but Bikram has such limited poses; I've done Iyengar level 1 & 1/2; and I have been following Yoga Today for a few weeks now. No doubt I had to do the modified poses in this video, and I really appreciated that those were demonstrated. But I was able to keep up more than I expected, and I feel open and loose now. Maybe what makes you a yogi is not so much your ability to do hand balances or fold like a pretzel, but your ability to listen to your body and find the balance between patience and pushing past fear. It doesn't hurt that Sarah is a fabulous instructor who delivers clear and precise directions. Thanks!

This was wonderful!

nice pace - such a nice feeling with loose relaxed hips upon completion.

Spending Labor Day with Sara was awesome....love the background...so bea...

Spending Labor Day with Sara was awesome....love the background...so beautiful just like the ladies!

Class flew by & the hip work felt challenging & good

Hips feel amazing, hamstrings loose :) A nice balance of movement and ho...

Hips feel amazing, hamstrings loose :) A nice balance of movement and holds. Thanks Sarah

the flow of positions was great! phenomenal way to start the day! my fav...

the flow of positions was great! phenomenal way to start the day! my favorite class by sarah thus far!

Sarah is such a wonderful teacher. always adding spice with new postures...

Sarah is such a wonderful teacher. always adding spice with new postures and stretches I've never done before. this class has a great pace... highly suggest it!

Nice combination of flow and in-depth hip-opening poses. I have fairly o...

Nice combination of flow and in-depth hip-opening poses. I have fairly open hips, but this practice was still tough for me! A great stretch for my ridiculously tight hamstrings, too. My down dogs were much more open by the end of the practice. Will definitely come back to this one.

Absolutely wonderful, Sarah! Thank you so much. You're classes are alway...

Absolutely wonderful, Sarah! Thank you so much. You're classes are always so divine. Sat nam.

Sarah's choice of postures and how they flow together are really effecti...

Sarah's choice of postures and how they flow together are really effective at targeting and awakening the hips. Loved this class, will keep this in my queue to do again when my hips are feeling tight!

This is an awesome class any way you look at it. The restorative nature...

This is an awesome class any way you look at it. The restorative nature was appealing and am I ever glad I chose this one today. Not to say there is no effort involved because actually there were some challenging standing balance and arm balance opportunities.

Thank you!

Jivamukti (sp?) sun sals, some neat standing poses, lunges and down dogs...

Jivamukti (sp?) sun sals, some neat standing poses, lunges and down dogs/other hamstring openers throughout with an arm balance thrown in there (optional) and of course, a pigeon sequence at the end. When Sarah was like, "one last thing before savasana," I was like, waaaat?! I thought it was like ten minutes into the class. Went by so fast! Hips and hammies feel great, although I did do a log pose after to get a kind of stretch that the other poses didn't give me.

One of my favourite hip opening classes, thanks!

Wow, amazing hip openers in this class! Thanks, Sarah!

I have such tight hamstrings that my hips sometimes feel crooked. This w...

I have such tight hamstrings that my hips sometimes feel crooked. This was one of my favorite classes for the hips, and I am feeling the happiest glow inside! Thanks, Sarah!

I am tight through the hips and this class was truly incredible for ope...

I am tight through the hips and this class was truly incredible for opening them up. It is going on my favourite list.

Great hip openers.