💁🏻‍♀️Half Happy Baby Pose

In this practice

Key teachings

• Listen to your body's limits
• Patience in deepening stretches
• Importance of proper alignment to protect joints

Ideal for

• Individuals with tight hips and groins
• People who sit or stand for extended periods
• Beginners looking for a gentle hip opener
• Those seeking a calming bedtime stretch

Lesson

Instructions

✨It’s an easier version of Happy Baby Pose, try and let me know if it helps☺️

😍Benefits : this pose helps to stretch your thighs, hips and groins, especially for those sit and stand all the time. It also strengthen your core by keeping the hips down. But don’t force yourself to get into the pose right away, your body will need time to surrender to this stretch, mainly give time to soften your shoulders, spine and hips, so that you don’t feel pressure on your chest.

✨Step 1 : lie down on your back, bend both the knees and lift one leg up with 90 degree bent knee. Flatten the foot and try to catch the foot with your hand. Do a few pulses to warm up.

✨Step 2 : don’t worry if you can’t catch your foot due to the tightness of the hip. Grab a towel and hook under your foot, you should be able to perform it without any issues! When the lower body is warmed up, try to bring the knee down below your armpit to open the hip, groin and thigh. Ensure both of your hips are grounded, stay for 3-5 breaths and switch side.

✨Last but not least, release the hug your knees to chest, if you do this stretch every night, you should feel the difference very soon😉

Music: Happy Kids Musician: Amusicmedia

Steps

• Half Happy Baby Pose (Ardha Ananda Balasana)
• Gentle knee pulses for warm-up
• Knees-to-chest stretch for release

Benefits

• Stretches hips, groins, and inner thighs
• Strengthens core by grounding hips
• Relieves tension in shoulders, spine, and lower back
• Promotes hip mobility and flexibility