Child Pose (female)

Child Pose demonstration gif

Instructions:

  • 1Start on your hands and knees
  • 2Spread your knees wide apart while keeping your big toes touching
  • 3Rest your buttocks on your heels
  • 4Sit up straight and lengthen your spine up through the crown of your head
  • 5On an exhale, bow forward, draping your torso between your thighs

Tips:

  • Keep your neck relaxed and your arms extended, not tensed
  • Try to direct your breath into your back
  • If you can’t rest your forehead on the ground, you can use a yoga block or folded blanket
  • Stay in child’s pose for up to a minute or longer, allowing yourself to sink deeper as you relax more

Child Pose Muscles Worked

Arms

Back

Core

Legs