Why You Should Include Balasana in Your Daily Yoga Routine

Like every asana, Balasana also has many benefits. Some of them are:

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

(Read more - Sarvangasana)

Balasana is a relaxing posture. It can be done after any asana.

We are giving the method of doing Balasana in detail here, read it carefully.

• To do Balasana, sit in Vajrasana on your yoga mat or on the ground.
• Now while inhaling, raise both the hands straight above the head. Do not join the palms.
• Now while exhaling, bend forward. Keep in mind that you have to bend from the hip joints, not from the waist joints.
• Keep bending forward until your palms rest on the ground.
• Now rest the head on the ground.
• Now you are in the posture of Balasana, relax the whole body and take long breaths in and out.
• Join the fingers of both hands together tightly. You have to support the head by placing it between them.
• Now place the head gently between both the palms. Keep your breath normal.
• You can stay in Balasana from 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

(Read more - Matsyasana)

Balasana can be done by supporting the head and torso. By doing this, even if your body is less flexible, you will be able to do Balasana.

If there is pain in the shoulders, then instead of keeping the hands in front, you can keep them behind.

(Read more - Vajrasana)

• If you have diarrhea, pregnancy, knee injury, then do not do Balasana.
• Do Balasana after Shirshasana.
• Do not exert more than your physical capacity.

(Read more - Setu Bandhasana)

Balasana is a resting pose. It can be done before any asana.

Read More - (Tadasana (Mountain Pose))

Balasana, also known as Child Pose, is a simple and effective yoga asana that provides deep peace and relaxation to the body. To do this, sit on your knees, join the toes of the feet together, and bend the body forward and place the forehead on the ground. Stretch the hands forward or keep them close to the body. This asana relaxes the muscles of the spine, shoulders and neck and de-stresses the mind. It is helpful in improving digestion, increasing blood circulation and relaxing the abdominal organs. Balasana is an excellent way to increase mental peace and physical flexibility. It is most effective to do it on an empty stomach and in a calm environment.