The Fire Log
- Focus: Hips
- Level: Intermediate
- Total Time: 60 seconds
- Indications: anxiety, stress
- Contraindications: knee injury, lower back injury
The Fire Log
Note:
The fire log focuses on stretching your hips and groin area. Those who have a knee or lower back injury should avoid this pose.
The fire log is so-named because it consists of stacking your lower legs, one on top of the other.
Pose Instruction
- Begin by sitting on the edge of a thick, folded blanket with your legs straight in front of you. Draw your torso up and roll back the tops of your upper arm bones while pushing the bottoms of your shoulder blades together. Sit tall and straight, as if a string were pulling straight up from the top of your head.
- Bend your left leg and place the bony part of your left ankle atop your right leg so that your foot sits just outside of the right hip, just above your right knee. This is the half fire log pose.
- To protect your knee joint, do not allow your knee to fall below your ankle. When you first begin to practice this pose, don’t be alarmed if your knee rises well above the ankle; over time you will be able to lower it until it stacks horizontally above the other leg.
- To move into full fire log pose, bend your right leg until it is directly underneath the left leg. Your right foot should lie just outside your left knee and your left heel will be positioned beneath your right knee. Keeping your torso elongated, breathe out and stretch slightly forward, bending from the hips. Rest your hands on the ground beside you, providing support with your fingers.
- As you breathe in, your chest will rise. When this happens, elongate your torso even further, stretching up from your hips to the top of your head.
- Stay in this position for at least 60 seconds. To release yourself from this position, breathe in, bring your body upright, and unhook your legs.
- Repeat this process, placing right leg on the top this time.
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