Yoga Exercise – Child Pose
Benefits
- Slows down heart rate, body processes and emotions
- Promotes looking within
Use Child’s Pose after any stretch or after a vinyasa to quiet and focus your mind, promoting a sense of inner stillness. This stretch keeps your hips open while resting between yoga poses and allows your spine and upper thighs to stretch gently.
Focus
Bring your buttocks as close to the floor as possible. Widen your feet and knees if necessary.
- Kneel on the floor; lean back, and place your hands on your calves.
- Grab your calves, roll them outward, and sit deeply between your heels; let your buttocks sink toward the floor.
- Let your arms hang, hands beside your hips, palms facing back.
- Keeping your buttocks as close to the floor as possible, stretch your chin forward, and gently lower your forehead to the floor.(If your buttocks lift up rather than stay in contact with the floor, concentrate on pushing your buttocks toward the floor to stretch your spine. If your head does not reach the floor, place a pillow or folded blanket under your forehead for comfort.)
- Round your back, and let your shoulders drop closer to the floor. Relax into the pose in a very passive way. Breathe deeply.
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