Balasana

Balasana ( Sanskrit बालासन IAST Bālāsana , German , child posture ' ) is a yoga exercise . The Sanskrit name is formed from the words bala ( Sanskrit बाल IAST Bālā , German ' child ' ) and Asana ( Sanskrit आसन IAST āsana , German ' seat ' or ' posture ' ).

Physical execution

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The person performing the work sits on their knees, initially with the body upright. Then she bends forward vertebrae to vertebrae until her forehead hits the floor. The arms lie backwards parallel to the body with the palms up. There are different variants, one of which is with the arms stretched forward.

Web links

Commons : Balasana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Search results "child". In: spokensanskrit.org . Retrieved April 29, 2020 . 
2. ↑ "Asana" search results. In: spokensanskrit.org . Retrieved April 29, 2020 . 
3. ^ Lucy Lidell: The book of yoga . Ebury, 1983, ISBN 978-0-85223-297-2 , pp. 37, 161 .