| This is a very easy posture which is performed as a | | | | 4. Exhale and straighten your legs in front of you. |
| resting pose between two difficult postures. The | | | | Balasana posture is very beneficial for our body. The |
| Sanskrit name for this 'Balasana' in which 'Bal' means | | | | breathing exercise done in this posture expands our |
| child and 'asana' means posture. This posture is called | | | | lungs and heart and strengthens them. This posture |
| the child posture because our body bends in the fetal | | | | also lengthens the spinal cord by gliding the rib cage |
| position in this pose. Balasana posture eases the | | | | forward. This posture also helps in relieving the pain in |
| tension in the neck and back area and stretches the | | | | neck or back. Balasana softens our internal organs. By |
| hips muscles and strengthens the thigh muscles. | | | | putting our forehead on the floor we relax our senses |
| Technique to perform Balasana posture- | | | | and thus, our mind becomes calm and we feel |
| 1. First, place a mat on the floor and kneel down. Your | | | | de-stressed and energetic. |
| buttocks should be placed on the heels of your feet | | | | But we must take some precautions while performing |
| and your big toes should be touching each other. The | | | | this posture. You should not practice Child pose if you |
| knees should be apart by the distance equal to the | | | | have some kind of knee injury. Also, don't practice this |
| width of your hips. Take a deep breath. | | | | posture without the supervision of a qualified teacher. |
| 2. Now slowly exhale and bend forward. The front of | | | | Also, don't practice it if you have diarrhea. Pregnant |
| your body should be resting on the thighs with your | | | | women must never perform this posture either. |
| head on the ground. Put your arms on both of your | | | | While practicing Bal asana, make sure that your hips |
| sides. The skin of your forehead should be moving | | | | remain on your heels at all times. If the hips are |
| towards the nose while resting your head on the floor. | | | | elevated away from the heels, then you should press |
| This way provides the relaxation to the brain. | | | | both of your hands on the ground. This trick will help |
| Therefore, make sure that the skin of the forehead is | | | | you put your hips back on the heels. |
| not stretched towards your hairline. Stay in this position | | | | In case, you feel that your shoulders are bunched up |
| for up to 5 breaths. You can increase this period for | | | | against the ears, relax your upper back muscles and |
| as long as you fell necessary to get over the | | | | let your spine melt between the shoulder blades. This |
| exhaustion of the previous posture. | | | | will make you feel more comfortable while performing |
| 3. Take a deep breath and slowly return to the | | | | this posture. |
| kneeling position. | | | | |