Hip, Tranklechick, March 23, 2008.

Bonjour, this is Kimberly Wilson, and welcome to the 125th edition of the Hip Trankle Chick

podcast, a girl's guide to life on and off the yoga mat.

Today's menu features a must-have hip-opening sequence in on the mat, springing into spring

and off-the-mat, and then we've got homework, of course, for you too.

View our show notes at Hiptrinklechick.com slash blog.

On the mat.

So come into your yoga mat and come onto your hands and your knees into table pose.

Curl your toes under, lift your hips up and back to downward facing dog.

Now inhale, lift your right leg up and back into a down dog split.

Place the right foot in between your hand.

Drop the back knee, hook your thumbs, sweep the arms forward and up.

Inhale, exhale.

Inhale, exhale.

Inhale, and exhale. Exhale Inhale And exhale

Bring your hands to prayer in front of your heart's center

And take that left elbow to the outside of your right knee

Inhale, lengthen, exhale twist

Inhale lengthen exhale twist Inhale, inhale lengthen exhale twist inhale lengthen exhale twist inhale lengthen and exhale twist nice inhale come back to the center release your hands down to the earth curl the back toes under activate that back leg and step your right leg back to meet the left downward facing dog.

Inhale, float forward to plank pose.

Shoulders directly over the wrists.

Exhale, drop your knees and with a straight back, hover down with the elbows bent to 90 degrees into half chaturanga.

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