Hello friends,
Welcome to day 5 of #THFChallenge16 – Child’s Pose!
Easy, relaxing pose great for your legs and back. Grab a mat and start practicing, you’ll find more details in the following video by the lovely Adriene.
Balasana (Child’s Pose) is a restorative pose often used as an alternative to down dog in your vinyasa or whenever you need to relax for a moment during an active yoga class/sequence.
It carries some old good child’s memories, it gets you back to you childhood and for this reason can be a loved or hated pose. Although most poses carry deep meanings, this one (maybe because it’s so linked to our childhood) can challenge your mind and spirit.
Personally, I like it but I don’t find it very comfortable as I have a broken knee that cannot always be completely bent, so, sitting on my heels can be painful. But since I started my yoga practice, I went from not being able to bend the knee to Balasana, Lotus, etc.
Progress. Practice and progress.
If you suffer from old knee injuries or have back problems, I would suggest you to try the following variations:
• use a bolster to support your chest & lower back
• sit on a block or blanket
• use 2 chairs to avoid sitting on your knees:
I like this last variation and I think that although it is a “variation” it could be practiced together with full Balasana. Alternating the two will work on different areas of the body and also help you to release your shoulder tension.
To know more about how to use props in Balasana, have a look at the original article.
It’s all for now!
I’ll be back tomorrow with #THFChallenge16 – day 6: Lord of the Dance (Mermaid variation)!
I love this asana, it’s beautiful, elegant and so so good! 🙂
Have a lovely day people! Keep on sharing your progress on IG, the winner will be featured on the blog!
Sara
The Healthy Freelancer 