Yoga for Fibromyalgia by Shoosh Lettick Crotzer

Author:Shoosh Lettick Crotzer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 2010-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

To begin Reclining Thread-the-Needle, bend your knees, placing your feet on the floor near your buttocks. Lift your right leg, and place your right ankle on your left thigh, above the knee. Keep your right foot flexed, with your heel moving away from your right knee and your toes pointing toward the ceiling. Lift your left foot off the floor, and draw your leg toward your chest. As you do, keep your sacrum (the area above the tailbone and below the waist) on the floor. Grasp behind the left thigh with both hands, drawing your leg closer to your chest (Figure 19A). If you cannot reach behind your thigh, place a strap around the back of your thigh, and hold the strap with both hands (Figure 19B). Notice the stretch in your right buttock and outer right hip.

You may feel a tendency to roll back and tilt the pelvis when lifting the leg, which can stress the lower back. In this pose, your pelvis is part of your foundation; it should not roll back. You can feel the correct pelvic position by keeping the weight off your waistline in the back and feeling more weight in the areas above and below the waist. Inhale, and let the breath expand your chest as you stretch the back of your right thigh. Exhale, relax your shoulders and abdomen, and soften the muscles in your hips. Hold the pose for 3 breaths. On the last exhalation, lower your left foot to the floor, unbend the right leg, and release the right foot to the floor. Then extend both legs. Take a few rounds of breath to center yourself. Then repeat the sequence on the other side, crossing the left foot above the right knee.

FIGURE 19B RECLINING THREAD-THE-NEEDLE, VARIATION

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