Sanskrit name: Balasana
English name: Child's Pose
Related Chakra: Visuddha or Throat Chakra
Chakra chant: HUM
Benefits: A rest pose in between other yoga asanas
How to:
Start by sitting on your heels.
Bring big toes together and move knees hip-width apart.
Exhale, bend forward and rest your torso on your thighs.
Move tailbone down toward feet.
Inhale, reach your arms forward and squeeze your bicep muscles.
Press palms into the Earth and rest forehead to the ground or a block.
Hold the pose for 3 - 5 breaths, noticing your breath in your back body.
Inhale, straighten your torso up.
Exhale.
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