{"id":3289,"date":"2023-03-13T20:02:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tikiyoga.com\/uncategorized\/polozaj-deteta-balasana\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:19:36","slug":"child-pose-balasana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tikiyoga.com\/en\/yoga-poses\/child-pose-balasana\/","title":{"rendered":"Child&#8217;s Pose &#8211; Balasana"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Child&#8217;s Pose &#8211; Balasana<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you often feel tired and exhausted? Do you have enough time to relax and unwind? The most common excuses we use to avoid any exercise or relaxation period is that there is not enough time for such activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ask yourself, what is really the priority in your life? If you ask me, my answer would be health of my mind, body and deep peace. The techniques and exercises practiced in yoga are known as deep relaxation exercises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yoga postures often imitate animals for their naturalness, relaxation and innocence. The same is the case with children. Children are by nature more relaxed and free than adults. 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Breathe in and with the exhalation slowly come into the fold so that your forehead touches the floor and the belly of your thighs while your arms are extended by your body. If you can&#8217;t lower your forehead to the floor, place your fist over your fist and rest them on the floor in front of you. Hold the position for 30 seconds to several minutes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1680176411020{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #b2b171 !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Variations of Balasana &#8211; Child&#8217;s Pose<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the asana Balasana there is also a variant with joined palms above the head (Namaskar position). 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