Definition of Balasana

Balasana -> Bala : Child -> Asana : posture = Child's Pose

Balasana is pronouced (bah-LAHS-anna)

Balasana : Child's Pose as a simple relaxation position in yoga which can be substituted for Downward Dog during a sun salutation. *Wikipedia

*Yoga Journal

1.  Kneel on the floor, touch your big toes together and sit on your heels.  Separate your knees about as wide as your hips [so that the sides of your ribs are slightly supported by your inner thighs].

2.  Inhale as you lengthen your spine, exhale and bring your chest between your knees, your torso between your thighs, [the sides of your torso should be lightly supported by your inner thighs and your sit-bones should still be on your heels].  Broaden your sacrem across the back of your pelvis and narrow your hip points toward the navel, so that they nestle down onto the inner thighs.  Lengthen your tailbone away from the back of the pelvis while you lift the base of your skull away from the back of your neck. [These steps will help to lengthen your spine while in Balasana].

3.  Lay your hands on the floor alongside your torso, palms up, and release the fronts of your shoulders towards the floor.  Feel how the weight of the front shoulders pulls the shoulder blades wide across your back.