Piriformis in yoga

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4 yoga poses stretch the piriformis, 0 work it and 0 need it to stabilize.

Poses that stretch it (4)

• Eye-of-the-Needle Pose (Reclining Figure Four) Sucirandhrasana – Main stretch, in the buttock of the crossed leg
• Fire Log Pose (Double Pigeon) Agnistambhasana – Main stretch; usually stronger in the top leg
• One-Legged Chair Pose (Figure Four) Eka Pada Utkatasana – Stretched as the crossed hip flexes and turns out
• King Pigeon Pose Eka Pada Rajakapotasana I

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Written and reviewed by Yoga An Viên center · Updated 18/10/2026