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Balasana (Child’s Pose): Steps, benefits, precautions

The Sanskrit meaning of Bala is ‘child’ and asana means mudra or posture. This asana is a counter asana for various asanas and is normally especially Sirsasana should come after. Balasana is a bend or curve posture which expands and releases the spine and lower back.

Balasana is a gentle relaxation pose that stretches the hips, thighs, and legs, calming the mind and relieving tension and tension. The size of Balasana’s dome provides the perfect posture to enhance and enhance the benefits of breath.

In this article, we have explained the benefits of Child’s Pose and how to do it. Also, in this article, information about precautions to be taken during Balasana is also given.

A Girl doing a Balasana. It is also called the Child's Pose.

Let us know the steps to practice Balasana (Child’s Pose): and its various benefits.

1)- Balasana (Child’s Pose) steps: The correct way to do Child’s Pose
2)- Benefits of Balasana (Child’s Pose)
3)- Precautions of Balasana (Child’s Pose)

Balasana (Child’s Pose) steps: The correct way to do Child’s Pose

We are giving the method of Child’s Pose in detail here, read it carefully.

1)- Firstly, to do Child’s Pose, sit in Vajrasana on your yoga mat or ground.
2)- Now inhale, lift both hands directly above the head. Do not add palms.
3)- Now while exhaling, bend forward. Keep in mind that the hip joints have to bend, not the waist joints.
4)- Keep leaning forward until your palms touch the ground.
5)- Now take the head on the ground.
6)- Now move your hands back towards your feet, keep in mind that your hands should be adjacent to your feet and facing the palms, keep your hands behind the heel.
7)- Now you are in Balasana’s pose Relax the entire body Just close your eyes and start counting your breath. Breathe at that moment and exhale slowly.
8)- One can stay in Balasan for 30 minutes to 5 minutes.
9)- Try to keep your body in this posture for 2 minutes (increase time by day).
10)- Leaving the posture and coming back to your initial position or resting for some time for Vajrasana and repeating the posture about 3 to 5 times (no stress to your body during the process).

Asanas after performing Child’s Pose
Child’s Pose is a resting posture. It can be done before any posture.

Benefits of Balasana (Child’s Pose)

Like every posture, Child’s Pose also has many benefits. Some of them are:

  • Balasana brings a slight stretch to the hips, thighs, and ankles.
  • Calms the mind and helps relieve stress and mild depression.
  • When Balasana is performed by supporting the head and torso, it relieves back and neck pain .
  • Child’s Pose relaxes the entire body

Precautions of Balasana (Child’s Pose)

  • Do be sure Child’s Pose after Sirsasana
  • Do not do Child’s Pose if you have diarrhea, pregnancy, knee injury.
  • Do not push more than your physical capacity.

Do this asana before doing Balasana
Child’s Pose is a resting posture. It can be done after any posture.

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