Many a yin posture are based on the humble child's pose, and for a good reason - it offers a myriad of benefits, including a soothing reprieve for overactive mind, and rest for overworked wrists and shoulders.
Yet, many yoga students (and their teachers) struggle to find a variation of child's pose that fits their bodies.
What’s the trick?
The trick is no trick at all: child’s pose (as any pose) is not so simple after all; there are many variables (the health and mobility of ankles, knees, hips or spine, for example) that can affect our comfort level.
And even though we might experience child's pose discomfort higher up in the body - in the neck, for example, or as a pressure in the forehead - the roots of the problem are often lower in the body.
Here is a printout that offers a variety of Child's Pose modifications - and an opportunity to explore how your body adapts to the child's pose shape.
Got a few extra minutes this weekend?
Try this child's pose variation:
Place a thin rolled up blanket across the knees to improve flexion in the lumbar spine, and come into child’s pose over this blanket.
How does that variation feel? What does it change?
Share what you've found out - and enjoy your weekend!
