Baby Pose

Balasana stretches the hips, thighs, and ankles very gently, thereby helping you creating space in your body.



Every inhalation expands your heart and lungs, smoothly lengthening your spine (your chest and your rib cage glide forward and your spine elongate), thus relieving back and neck pain. This is particularly so when you do the baby pose with your head and torso supported).

Being a resting pose baby pose (balasana) lets your internal organs soften, automatically. With your forehead on the ground your senses become less active and your mind swiftly becomes calm.



This, in turn, calms your brain and helps you relieve stress and fatigue. Further, the baby pose stretches and heals your low back, lengthens and realigns your spine and also strengthens your legs.

Technique of Baby pose (Balasana)

1. Kneel on the floor, touch your big toes together and squat on your heels
   
2. Then part your knees as wide as your hips.
   
3. Now, exhale and put your head between your thighs. Stretch the tailbone away from the back of your pelvis as you lift the base of the skull away from the back of the neck.
   
4. Lay your hands beside your torso, on the floor palms facing upwards, then release the front of your shoulders toward the floor.
   
5. Retain the pose for anywhere between 30 seconds to a few minutes.

Beginners could also do Balasana to get a taste of a deep forward bend. In this your torso rests on your thighs. Retain the pose for 1 – 3 minutes. When coming up, first stretch the front of your torso then lift from the tailbone – with an inhalation – as it pushes down and into your pelvis.