How to do Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby Pose) | Steps & Benefits | by actress- Ishika Singh

Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby Pose) is considered to be a forward bend as well as a core exercise. The Happy Baby Pose is very effective in bringing about relaxation by making the mind calm. Steps : 1. You can begin the Happy Baby Pose by first coming into the lying position on your back. While breathing deeply, you should let your knees fold and bring them to press into your belly. 2. Take a deep breath, and with your hands hold onto the outside part of your feet. If you find it difficult to hold your feet with your hands, you could make use of a belt or a scarf that goes over each instep. Bring your knees to widen more than your torso and let them be pushed to your underarms. 3. Let each ankle be placed above each knee, so that your shins make a right angle to the ground. Through both your heels, without using too much effort, flex and let your feet be thrust into your hands (or belt or scarf). Let your hands be pulled down so that a resistance is created. 4. Your thighs should be brought in towards your body, and your tailbone should be pushed down towards the mat as your spine is stretched. Your pelvis should be released towards the mat and your skull’s base should be stretched away from the neck. Make sure that at all times that your hips do not come off the mat. To ensure this, you could let your lower back and tailbone press into the mat. 5. This pose can be held for 30–60 seconds. To get out of the pose, you should breathe out, let your feet be released, and place them on the mat. Once you complete the happy baby pose steps you can relax for a few breaths. Benefit To Body Part : • Being a good hip opener, it needs the strength of the arms, instead of allowing gravity to do the work. Hence, this pose comes under the poses that work with arm flexion or help to make the biceps strong. • The pose helps release tension from the area of the lower back. • As mentioned earlier, it helps open the hips, shoulders, and chest. • The pose also helps stretch the inner groin, spine, back, inner thighs, and hamstrings in a gentle manner • It provides deep compression of the stomach. • It relaxes the sacrum. To learn more about the Yoga programs, you can visit our channel at /channel/UCQJulVXXNX3k6fl6SixmvlQ?view_as=subscriber You can also follow us on- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Yoga-Tree-109611820764814/?modal=admin_todo_tour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoga_tree_asanas/ Please do Like, Comment, Share it if you like it, subscribe the channel for more updated videos. Thank you for watching.

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