Yoga Basics: Child's Pose

Sanskrit Name: Balasana

January 23, 2020 | DeAnna Houston

How to do:

Starting from table pose (hands and knees).

• Opening knees wide and sit back on your feet. Big toes connect.

• Extend your arms and stretch from your finger tips to tailbone to lengthen your spine.

• Sink into the floor and allow your head to rest on the floor (or a block or blanket).

Benefits:

• Calms and steadies the mind

• Stretches the hips, thighs, ankles and back

• May release stress and fatigue

Modifications:

1. Child's pose may be done with your knees separated or together. If looking for a lower back stretch keeps the knees together. Separate the knees when looking to stretch the hips.

2. If you cannot sit back on your heels, place a folded between your thighs and calves.

3. Knees wide with forearms on blocks.

Modified child's pose (The night before my twins were born !)