Yoga deals with stiff hips in a variety of ways, but more directly through a family of poses that are known in general terms as a hip openers increase "hip openers." external rotation or out of the femur bone in the hip socket. another lengthen the pesos muscle, hip flexors primary linking the torso and legs is shortened chronically in our society wheel chair. Pigeon Pose is a very effective hip opener that meets these two areas, with the leg before working in external rotation and leg back into position to stretch the pesos.