Yoganidrasana (Yogic Sleep) & Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby)
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Yoga Techniques and Fitness
Overview
In this lesson, we present Yoganidrasana and Ananda Balasana, exploring how Happy Baby serves as a beginner-friendly variation of the advanced Yogic Sleep pose.
Objective
Become familiar with how these reclined poses provide deep hip opening without weight-bearing stress on the joints.
What You'll Get
You'll walk away understanding why Happy Baby is such a valuable alternative to squatting for students with knee issues. We cover what's stretching in the hip rotators and adductors, how the pose affects the nervous system, and when to use it as a counterpose or for releasing lower back tension. You'll learn how to cue the difference between forcing and allowing, and how to adapt the pose during pregnancy or for students with disc issues.
Yoganidrasana
Ananda Balasana
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