child's pose
Kneeling forward fold
Child's pose is a yoga position where you kneel, sit back on your heels, and fold forward with arms extended or resting alongside the body, forehead touching the floor.
It's a resting posture used between more demanding poses or as a gentle stretch for the back and hips: Return to child's pose whenever you need a break.
Ability to adapt easily
elongation · extension · muscles · warm-up · cooldown · mobility · suppleness · loosening
Regaining what was lost
- healingRestoration of health
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- nurtureSupport growth and development
soothe · replenish · revitalize · renewal · rest · grounding · surrender · supported
Awareness of the present
- breathAir taken in
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
presence · stillness · centering · grounding · inward · surrender · letting go · quiet
flexibility
Ability to adapt easily
shoulders · elongation · extension · muscles · warm-up · cooldown · mobility · suppleness · loosening · alignment
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- healingRestoration of health
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- comfortEase or soothing relief
nurture · soothe · replenish · revitalize · renewal · rest · grounding · surrender · supported · bolster
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- breathAir taken in
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
introspection · presence · stillness · centering · grounding · inward · surrender · letting go · quiet · focus
asana
Yoga body position
- matFlat floor covering
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- vinyasaBreath-synchronized yoga movements
practice · hatha · flow · savasana · downward dog · warrior · triangle · pigeon · cobra · instructor
- yoga posesdownward dog, savasana, warrior one, chaturanga, forearm stand
- yogaasana, asanas, pranayama, yoga class, stretching
- posesstanding, sitting, seated, kneeling, reclining
- stretchesback extension, cat stretch, cat-cow, cat cow, cobra stretch
- stancesstance, athletic stance, boxing stance, fighting stance, defensive stance
- restorative yogasavasana, bolster, yoga block, yoga strap, blanket
child's posepower yoga
Fitness-oriented flowing poses
burpees · high-intensity interval training · hot yoga · jumping jacks · running
child's posewarrior pose
Grounded yoga stance
power pose · goddess pose · wild thing · camel pose · backbends
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