Agnistambhasana

Fire Log Pose

This is a pose easy for those with open hips.  It’s a killer accomplishment for those without.  It’s a simple pose of sitting and breathing your desire to become more hip-open, and it’s helpful if you can sit on padding.  Sit tall, bringing L foot under R thigh, outside hip line.  Stack R leg on top of L, leaving R ankle outside L knee, (sole perpendicular to floor) with L heel beside R hip. Ergo the fire log look of the pose, an open cross-legged stack.  Depending on hip flexibility, move legs forward, away from hips, maintaining their stack.   You can forward fold  on exhale, but don’t drop into the belly.  Lengthen lower back and belly up and out in seated stretches.

<strong>Health Notes:</strong> This is primarily a hip and groin opener, but it can lead to a stronger back if you sit for longer periods.  It can be helpful for Sciatica, and spine, insomnia and stress, unless you are stressed by not being able to sit in the pose, then give it up and find another, happier way in to opening your hips until the day comes –you conquer, and honor this acomplishment.

<strong>HIP PRIMER</strong>: (All of the following poses, with full directions, some with drawings, can be found under YOGA, then hit POSES, then Stretches, on the website.)   When hips are tight, tackle this pose in tiny bites by conquering other hip openers first.  Start by sitting simply with legs crossed in <strong><em>Sukhasana</em>, Sweet or Easy Pose,</strong> or with soles of feet together pulled in toward groin, <strong><em><a title=”Baddha Konasana” href=”https://dailybreathjournal.com/2010/01/baddha-konasanacobblers-pose/” target=”_self”>Baddha Konasana</a></em></strong><a title=”Baddha Konasana” href=”https://dailybreathjournal.com/2010/01/baddha-konasanacobblers-pose/” target=”_self”>. </a><strong><em>Janu Sirsana</em>na</strong> is another good hip primer, or lie on back to ‘<strong>thread the needle’</strong>. Placing L foot over R knee, pulling R knee back toward chest.  Then there is always the lovely and almighty <strong><a href=”https://dailybreathjournal.com/2010/08/eka-pada-rajakapotasana-iione-legged-king-pigeon-pose/” target=”_self”>Half Pidgeon/ </a><em><a href=”https://dailybreathjournal.com/2010/08/eka-pada-rajakapotasana-iione-legged-king-pigeon-pose/” target=”_self”>Eka Pada Rajakapotasana</a></em></strong><a href=”https://dailybreathjournal.com/2010/08/eka-pada-rajakapotasana-iione-legged-king-pigeon-pose/” target=”_self”> A</a>fter, you will only be able to sing, “Hip Hip Hooray!”

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