Threading the Needle (Threading the Needle)
Learned: Asana Lab
See Manual Pages: 125, A-115
Where this can show up in class: Forward, Peak Pada, Afterward, Connecting Vinyasa
This pose can be done in the following orientations: Kneeling. It is an inversion
This pose contains the following overall actions: Twist.
| Hip and Knee Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip Position | Knee Position | Significant Weight Bearing | |||
| Open | Closed | Bent | Straight | ||
| Front/Leading Leg | X | X | |||
| Back/Second Leg | X | X | |||
| Movements of Prana | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prana | Apana | Vyana | Samana |
Extended arm (if up) |
Bottom shoulder Head Knees |
Extended arm (if on mat) Bottom arm Spine Crown Sitz bones |
Inner thighs Core |
| Relevant Asanas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kramas | Related Asanas | Pratikryasanas |
Head on block (but don't collapse upper back) Arm across w/out touching ground Supine Threading the Needle |
Parivrtta Adho Mukha Svanasana Parivrtta Utkatasana / Utkatasana with Anjali Mudra Twist (Balasana) Bharmanasana |
| Physical Key Actions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Joint Mobilizations | Muscle Stretching | Muscle Engagement |
Obliques Core |
| Common Misalignments | |
|---|---|
| Mixalignments | Cues to help |
| Slouching/collapsing | Samana vayu through core |
| Over-rotating | Don't use floor as torque |
| Cranking cervical spine to get more twist | If head elevated, neutral neck; Try neck twisted other way |