Thread the Needle
Parsva Balasana
Twists
Beginner
Thread the Needle (Parsva Balasana) is a beginner kneeling twist. Shoulder/upper-back release, gentle twist.
How to cue it
- Inhale and reach one arm up
- Exhale, arm underneath your opposite armpit, palm up
- Rest the side of your head on the mat
At a glance
- Drishti
- Up or softWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Kneeling twist
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Throat (Vishuddha)
Take care
Neck, shoulder.
Counter poses
What to offer after Thread the Needle to let the body settle.
Build your class with Thread the Needle in Cue
Drop Thread the Needle into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
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