Child's Pose
Balasana
Restorative
Beginner
Child's Pose (Balasana) is a beginner kneeling rest. Calming, gentle hip/back release, reset.
How to cue it
- Knees wide or together
- Hips toward heels
- Forehead to the mat, arms forward or by sides
At a glance
- Drishti
- ClosedWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Kneeling rest
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Third Eye (Ajna)
Take care
Knees: pad; pregnancy: knees wide.
Counter poses
What to offer after Child's Pose to let the body settle.
Good to know
Universal resting pose.
Build your class with Child's Pose in Cue
Drop Child's Pose into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.