Happy baby (hold)

Ananda Balasana

Yogaeasytimedno equipment

Lying on the back, the knees are opened wider than the torso and drawn down toward the armpits while the hands hold the feet, with shins vertical and soles facing the ceiling.

How to do it

1. Lie on your back and hug both knees toward the chest.
2. Open the knees wider than the torso and bring them toward the floor beside the ribs, toward the armpits.
3. Stack each ankle directly above its knee so the shins point straight up and the soles face the ceiling (knees bent about 90 degrees).
4. Hold the outer edges (or inner arches) of the feet with the hands, arms passing inside the knees, and gently pull down while pressing the feet up into the hands.
5. Keep the back of the head, shoulders and sacrum/tailbone on the floor; gaze up.

Muscles worked

glutei, lombari, adduttori, femorali