Lower back, hips, knees, shoulders and upper back

Child's Pose: Chair Facing Back

A fully seated rest: sit facing the back of a chair, fold forward, and rest your arms and forehead on the backrest. No floor needed; all the calming benefits of Child's Pose from a chair.

Ways to adjust it

• Adjust chair height / extra chest support
• Reduce hip flexion
• Do not force sitting to the heels
• Support between calves and thighs
• No forced wide-knee position
• Reduce depth

Other ways to do this movement

Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.

• Child's Pose: Arms on Blocks
• Child's Pose: Bolster
• Child's Pose: Chair
• Child's Pose: Chair Support from Floor
• Child's Pose: Classic
• Child's Pose: Forearms
• Child's Pose: Quick
• Child's Pose: Wide Knee

Before you try it

Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.

From the clinically authored Vinys movement library.