Happy Baby
Ananda Balasana
Restorative
Beginner
Happy Baby (Ananda Balasana) is a beginner supine pose. Releases hips/low back, soothing.
How to cue it
- Hold outer feet, knees toward armpits
- Flex feet, shins vertical
- Rock gently if it feels good
At a glance
- Drishti
- Closed / upWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Supine
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Root (Muladhara)
Take care
Pregnancy; SI joint.
Counter poses
What to offer after Happy Baby to let the body settle.
- Windshield Wipers
Knee to Chest
Build your class with Happy Baby in Cue
Drop 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.