Often, when we suppress emotion, which simply put emotion = energy in motion, this unreleased energy can become stored in the biggest space in the body - the hips. When we take time to open and release the hips, we gently allow suppressed feelings and emotion to leave our body, and that physical tension to gradually pass. Sometimes, it's only when we come into these points of stillness do we realise how much we've been holding on. Whether you have a lot going on mentally & emotionally at the moment, or maybe you are spending a lot of time sat down, allow yourself to enter into your mat, create a safe space for yourself, and give yourself permission to let go and surrender to your practice.