Half Happy Baby
Ardha Ananda Balasana
Restorative
Beginner
Half Happy Baby (Ardha Ananda Balasana) is a beginner supine pose. Gentler hip/low-back release.
How to cue it
- One knee draws toward the armpit, other leg long on the floor
- Hold outer foot
At a glance
- Drishti
- Closed / upWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Supine
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Root (Muladhara)
Take care
SI joint.
Counter poses
What to offer after Half Happy Baby to let the body settle.
Build your class with Half Happy Baby in Cue
Drop Half Happy Baby 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.