Eye Of The Needle Pose Instructions
1. Lie on your back and bend both knees.
2. Cross your left leg over the right, clasp both hands around the back of your right leg’s thigh and bring the right knee toward the chest.
3. Stay in eye of the needle pose for 30 seconds, then reverse leg positions and repeat.
Mindfulness Practice
Keep your back flat on the mat and, as you exhale, draw your knee in toward your chest. Stretch only as far as it feels comfortable and breathe deeply and slowly.
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Sucirandhrasana Benefits
The eye of the needle pose stretches the glutes, hips, and lower back. This yoga pose increases blood flow and circulation to the legs and hips, relieves cramps, and reduces anxiety.
Contraindications
Knee, back, or hip injury.
Preparatory, Complementary and Follow-Up Poses
Start with knees to chest pose or happy baby pose and then progress to eye of the needle pose. Follow-up with supine spinal twist or wind release pose.
Related Yoga Poses
Try these other yoga poses to relax and relieve stress and tension:
Revolved head to knee pose
Standing split pose
Thread the needle pose
Tortoise pose
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