About the Pose
Child’s Pose. Practicing this pose for even a few minutes will answer the question of why babies sometimes sleep in this position. It is so calming and is a great opportunity to let the contents of your belly feel a nurturing supportive pressure. Letting your frontal brain drop onto your forehead can assist in quieting your mind.
Benefits from the Pose
This pose encourages your brain to release onto your forehead, providing a peaceful environment for the mind to settle, quieting mental chatter and promoting deep relaxation.
By gently expanding your ribcage, this posture allows for deeper breaths into the back of your lungs, improving lung capacity and encouraging full, mindful breathing.
This pose creates space in your lower back, gently expanding the area around your kidneys and improving circulation, which can help nourish these vital organs.
By releasing tension in your abdominal muscles, this posture helps to soothe your digestive organs, promoting a sense of calm and relaxation throughout your belly.
The gentle release and softening of your abdominal area in this pose can help alleviate the discomfort of menstrual cramps, offering soothing relief during menstruation.
