Happy Baby Pose (Ananda Balasana) is also called Dead Bug Pose and looks exactly like its name, whichever you want to use. It is a fantastic hip opener. Mobility in the hip joint is vital to healthy knee and back function. The freedom of movement classic in infants can be maintained throughout life with open hips. The hip joint is the meeting place of the upper and lower body. A healthy hip joint will be able to absorb the shock of walking or running and provide a steady base for the spine and internal organs.  Hip openers also aid with digestion and circulation as you gently compress and massage the internal organs.

Happy Baby – Ananda Balasana

happy baby pose

• Sit, grasping the inside of your feet with your hands
• Roll onto your back, feet to the sky
• Alternatively start lying on your back and bend your knees into your belly, then grasp the feet
• You can stretch one leg straight keeping the thigh close to the floor while bending the other, alternating sides
• Coo, giggle, and make happy baby noises, then roll back to sitting
• If imitating a dead bug be sure to use appropriate facial expressions without the baby noises

Benefits: opens the hips, gently stretches the groins and lower back, calms the brain, relieves fatigue and stress

Here is a laughing baby video to bring a smile to your face and lighten your day.

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