Yoga Basics: Child's Pose
Sanskrit Name: Balasana
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Begin in table pose (hands and knees).
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Opening knees wide and sit back on your feet. Connect your big toes
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Extend your arms and stretch from your finger tips to tailbone to lengthen your spine.
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Sink into the floor and allow your head to rest on the floor ( block or blanket).
Benefits:
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Calms and steadies the mind
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Stretches the hips, thighs, ankles and back
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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!)