Balasana

Child's Pose

Sanskrit: Balasana
English: Child's Pose
Sequence: Closing · step 119 of 124
Held for: 5 breaths
Drishti: Nasagrai, tip of nose

Getting into Balasana

Come down from the headstand and sit back onto your heels, resting your forehead on the floor with your arms alongside your body or stretched forward. Let your hips sink and stay here until your head clears and your blood pressure settles before moving on.

What a teacher would tell you

Let the hips sink toward the heels.
Forehead resting on the floor.
Stay until the head clears.

These are the corrections My Ashtanga speaks aloud while you hold the posture.

The whole series, counted aloud in Sanskrit or English: My Ashtanga on the App Store · the full sequence · printable chart