Strike A Pose, The Child’s Pose!

Recognizing National Yoga Month

Recap:

Benefits of Yoga

• Mental and Physical Relaxation
• Stress and Anxiety Reduction
• Flexibility Enhancement
• Tension Reduction
• Pain Alleviation
• Endorphin Release

This week’s stress relieving pose will be the Child’s Pose. I love this one!

Child’s pose helps create an inward focus and restore energy. It also supports mental and physical relaxation.

Emily Cronkleton

Child’s Pose

1. Gently get down on the floor in a tabletop pose (prone on hands and knees)
2. Bring knees together or just slightly apart
3. Shift your bottom backward and sit on your heels
4. Extend your arms out in front of you and rest your head on the floor (you can also modify and rest your arms along the outside of your legs if more comfortable)
5. Let your torso relax and sink into your thighs
6. Let your body relax and and breathe in slowly through your nose and slowly exhale out through your mouth
7. Hold Child’s Pose for 5 minutes

Please refer to the article below

Reference

Cronkleton, E. (2021, May 4). Here’s How to Use Yoga for Stress Reduction. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness/yoga-for-stress

As with any exercise program it is recommended that you consult with your doctor first.