Child’s pose, also known as shishuasana or balasana, is a yogasana that is usually taught in early days of yoga classes. Balasana or shishuasana is the portmanteau of bala or shishu (meaning child) and asana (seat or position). A resting pose, this pose helps in relaxing the whole body. Virasana is performed as the preparatory pose for this yoga pose.
Here are the steps of doing balasana, its health benefits and precautions.
The beginners can try a deep forward bend while resting torso on the thighs. You can maintain this pose from 1 to 3 minutes. As you come up, stretch out your front torso and then do an inhalation lift from the tailbone pressing it down into the pelvis.
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