I received a question from Archanaa in India. Their question is...

Kindly suggest some asanas to work on tight hamstring muscles. It causes the knee to bend, in effect, I am unable to work on the knee caps?

I teach multiple private classes a week and at least one of these private classes if to address tight hamstrings.

I am afraid that people think there is a magic potion to relieve tight hamstring, and a private lesson will cure them.

We need to work with the hamstrings in our practice daily to see results and even then we can get on the mat and feel they are as tight as ever.

I have noticed that during my ovulation time all my muscles and joints are tight, and I particularly feel my hamstrings at this time.

Be considerate of what else might be occurring in your body and take care, not to overdo the stretching when your body very much needs to rest.

Having said that daily asana to include in your practice to stretch the hamstring include... but not limited to

The question is how do you practice them?

Take support so that you can do the pose and fully extend the knees. Do not attempt to do these poses as Guruji does in LOY.

Rather

DO Dog pose with the hands on a chair.

DO Parsvotanasana with the hands up the wall or on a chair

DO Uttanasana with hands on the shins concave or hand at the wall

Take the necessary support so that you can fully extend the knees and the spine.

Practice Point

Practice Point #37 - Tight Hamstrings