Balasana – Child’s Pose
Our favourite resting pose, an inwardly relaxing forward bend.
Benefits:
- Deep release for the lower spine and nervous system
- Stretches hips, thighs and ankles
- Beneficial to the digestive system and organs, supporting elimination
- Calms the nervous system, the mind and the energetic body
- Helps relieve stress, anxiety and fatigue
Important points:.
- Kneel on the floor with the toes touching separate the knees and sit the hips on your heels
- As you exhale fold your torso down between the legs
- Lengthen the tailbone backwards and the crown of the head forwards to feel the length through the spine
- Take your arms down beside your body palms facing up, allowing to stretch through the shoulder blades
- Rest your forehead on the floor or on a block
- Try to keep the length of the neck as an extension of the spine
- Lift your lower belly inward to protect your lower back
- Guide the breath into the pelvis and lower back to release any tensions, feel the lower back filling up with air and opening towards the sky
- Variations
- Allow the arms to extend forward in front of you, walking your fingertips forward while keeping your shoulders away from your ears
- Hands folded under the forehead
Contraindications/caution:
- Knee injuries
- Pregnancy
Another one of my most favourite pose, I feel so nurtured and nourished, safe and protected in this asana.
Dance in the peace and bask in the bliss… Pink love and light
Lara and the gorgeous Miss Suzy and Princess Chelsea
xxx
NAMASTE
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