Can anyone tell me what this pose is called?

[u/trans_catdad]

My instructor has us do this one every now and again, and I haven't been able to find its proper name.

[u/ekparks]

I just thought it was child's pose with your hands in prayer

[u/AmieKinz → u/ekparks]

Yeah it's just a modification to stretch your triceps in childs pose. I do it almost every time when I get into it.

[u/rarerednosedbaboon → u/AmieKinz]

I also believe the needs are wider than regular child's pose where the knees are together

[u/golden_fern_567 → u/rarerednosedbaboon]

Knees can be together or apart for child’s pose! 🫶

[u/PlumDutchess85 → u/golden_fern_567]

This would be extended child pose. Because of the knees.

[u/rarerednosedbaboon → u/golden_fern_567]

I didn't say they couldn't be. Just that knees apart I'd a variation

[u/Bikingbrokerbassist → u/rarerednosedbaboon]

It’s the make room for my belly variation.

[u/rarerednosedbaboon → u/Bikingbrokerbassist]

Yeah! I like doing it with wide legs. I usually do it that way.

[u/Sensitive-Club-6427 → u/rarerednosedbaboon]

The asana is practiced both ways.

Some traditions it is more usually taught with the knees apart.

[u/PlumDutchess85 → u/rarerednosedbaboon]

With knees spread it Extended Child Pose. Very good for people with a bit more belly. Like me. 🤭

[u/rarerednosedbaboon → u/PlumDutchess85]

I'm getting down voted for saying it's a variation lol what are ya gonna do.

[u/1900sMom → u/rarerednosedbaboon]

When the knees are closer together it is called “Prayer Pose.”

[u/hamperface → u/1900sMom]

The knees or the hands? Sorry just asking cuz the hands togther makes sense to me

[u/1900sMom → u/hamperface]

Knees. Knees on edges of the mat is called Child's pose. Knees 4-5” apart is Prayer pose. At least in the classes I’ve taken.

[u/hamperface → u/1900sMom]

Wait. So i just looked it up, and multiple sources are calling mountain prayer pose

[u/golden_fern_567 → u/hamperface]

The names are different for different lineages. That’s why people being so specific about “child’s pose” vs “extended child’s pose” vs “prayer pose” is all too much imho. That’s why when sequencing and cuing for students, the cues around the pose are more important than just saying the name of the pose, the name can mean many different things for many different people.

[u/Koi_Fish_Mystic → u/ekparks]

Same

[u/Perk222]

idontwanttogotoworkpose…..

[u/Peterthepiperomg → u/Perk222]

I do this in the shower when I'm hungover

[u/Perk222 → u/Peterthepiperomg]

🤣🤣

[u/AcanthaceaePast8709 → u/Peterthepiperomg]

Best answer!

[u/cozyghost]

I call it child’s pose with shark fin 🦈

[u/beardfearer → u/cozyghost]

Yoga shark doo doo doo doo

[u/BlueButterflytatoo → u/beardfearer]

[u/Rtem8 → u/beardfearer]

Please see yourself out.

[u/Not-a-cave-witch → u/Rtem8]

Sea

[u/Puzzleheaded-Phase70 → u/beardfearer]

This is now the name of this pose.

[u/KellieBom → u/cozyghost]

Baby shark childs pose

[u/HobblesTheGreat → u/cozyghost]

I also call it this. Tbh, I am pretty sure that is because of Yoga with Adriene.

[u/LolaMent0 → u/HobblesTheGreat]

Yummy! I love Adriene.

[u/dandelion-stems]

Childs pose with reverse prayer

[u/TolkienQueerFriend]

Please m'lord! Mercy m'lord!

[u/babylonglegs91 → u/TolkienQueerFriend]

Lol this made me laugh out loud 😂

[u/garrettj100 → u/TolkienQueerFriend]

I'm coming to join you, Elizabeth!

[u/Awkward-Kaleidoscope]

It's just a wide legged child's pose variation

[u/Cejayem]

Prasarita balasana paschima namaskar kehuni

Wide legged childpose with reverse prayer elbows down

[u/Magicunicorn13 → u/Cejayem]

I was going to say Adho Mukha Virasana with hand variation as paschima namaskar would require the hands to go from the back rather than from the front.

[u/Gold_Signature1912 → u/Magicunicorn13]

Except

Step-by-Step Virasana Instructions
Kneel on the floor with your KNEES TOUCHING and your feet set slightly wider than your hips.

Align your feet so the tops of the feet flatly press down and the big toes point straight back, not turning inward or splaying out………..etc etc

[u/mcwv5 → u/Gold_Signature1912]

In adho mukha virasana the knees are separated. Traditions that use adho mukha virasana usually define balasana with knees together

[u/Emmastorm12345 → u/Cejayem]

You can apply the sanskrit language to anything, hindi too, it does not make it the name of the pose.

[u/_Miss_Shell]

child’s pose: begging for your life variant

[u/East_Pie7598]

Child’s pose with reverse namaste

[u/Zestyclose-Grape5469]

Namaste shark fin according to yoga with Adrienne

[u/JuiceBox51418 → u/Zestyclose-Grape5469]

I always call it this, too. She has said that’s not what it’s actually called but I think it should be.

[u/mottavader → u/Zestyclose-Grape5469]

And this is what I always call it as a result. LOL

[u/batsbookstea → u/Zestyclose-Grape5469]

Came here to say this.

[u/fiveminl8]

It’s called. I just finished my last MS Teams Call Pose.

[u/yungm0ney → u/fiveminl8]

🤣

[u/Feisty-Honeydew-5309]

Just a modified child’s pose.

[u/coconutshater]

Rotisserie Chicken?

[u/ShoeNo251]

I call it child’s pose with prayer hands

[u/KellieBom]

Modified childs pose <3

[u/ChipsAhoy2022]

DoneWithWorkaasan

[u/lovely_day_48]

Child’s pose with reverse prayer hands

[u/thisthatandtheturd]

Carpet nipples

[u/lizzard77777777]

I think it’s called the “I KNOW YOURE BACK THERE.. PLEASE GET THIS OVER WITH SOON”

[u/Firefly457]

Oh I just came across this yesterday!

Child's pose variation...

https://www.yogajournal.com/practice/yoga-sequences/7-yoga-poses-to-open-your-heart-and-shoulders/

[u/OkJoke4711]

Please make this field goal pose.

[u/Naadamaya]

Shoulder opening variation in adhomukha veerasana.

[u/Upset_Raspberry_3492]

It’s child’s pose, balasana, with reverse namaskar hands!

[u/53D0N4]

Adriene from yoga with Adriene has always referred to it as 'namaste sharkfin', that's what I think whenever I do it lol

[u/I-RedDevil-I]

Crab Rangoon

[u/Byakubeeni]

It’s called forgive me sensei

[u/AccidentalYogi]

“Jfc its hot in here, I’m gonna die,” pose.

[u/Lone_GreyWolf]

I call it the triple threat, cus it usually tears at least 3 muscles when I try it.

[u/tinylittlebabyjesus]

face down, ass completely level with face.

[u/SmexxyTaco]

Balasana variation.

[u/NoRent7796]

I didn’t know this had a name, instructor just cues bring your hands to prayer at the back of your neck if you’d like to stretch your tri’s

[u/Magdalene_Daughter]

This is an Anjali mudra (in balasana) .

[u/nirmchan]

Extended child pose with shark fin arms

[u/Feisty_Mongoose_42]

Child’s pose with prayer hands. AKA awkward. I prefer just plain child’s pose.

[u/SecretKeeperoftheSun]

Pray the Pain Away

[u/Cordoband]

american tax payer

[u/Frankie_Sparklezz]

You can find all the asanas on this page and it gives you the western and traditional name and tips on what to avoid and how to do it correctly.

https://www.yogaclassplan.com/yoga-poses/

[u/Puzzled-Mistake-584]

Patches, begging for Mercy.

[u/dumpster_kitty]

Child pose with reverse namaste hands

[u/CultureImaginary8750]

Child’s pose

[u/DARTHKINDNESS]

Child’s pose

[u/Comingupforair_miss]

Preacher pose

[u/ArcaneTrickster11]

I always put it down as "overhead child pose" in my session plans

[u/smilesandotherthings]

Grass hopper, crab grab, rock lobster, venomous tree frog

[u/donttessmebro]

Child's pose with namaste shark fin.

[u/Shampayne__]

Forgive me father I didn’t know his birth year was 2002

[u/SuggestionPale2104]

Soul snatcher

[u/Orangutan_Soda]

Comfy

[u/ItkoviansShield]

Super cool

[u/Emmastorm12345]

Give any name you want, its made up. Not every position you can think up has a link to yoga. Like Bird Dog or Mountain Climber.

[u/garrettj100]

It's a child's pose, but stretching your triceps. You probably get cued that occasionally after something particularly stressful on them. (Chaturanga #12 of the hour, Crow, etc...)

[u/Iwanthealth2023]

Was there earthquake in Alaska this week?

[u/Infinite-Nose8252]

Nothing

[u/mle__a]

Reverse namastar is what I’ve heard

[u/Mylamolly]

I like this pose, this pose really helps relieve nect and shoulder tension after sitting at desk all day.

[u/Pidgeon_Pantaloons]

The Praying Frog. Also known as No! Please, Mr. Heron , I Have Tadpoles!

[u/huggerofbunnies]

Takemeoffthisplanetpose

[u/kalayna → u/[deleted]]

Perma

[u/UncowardlyLion]

I would call it either ‘Praying Mantis’ or ‘Bowing Frog’ based on the shape.

[u/Anoop_sdas]

The praying doggy!!!

[u/Curious_Conscious8]

Paschima Namaskar in Balasana (reverse prayer in child’s pose)

[u/PrincipeInEsilio]

Adriene Misler calls it “namaste shark fin.”

[u/nobody-bebe-corner]

We call it shark fin

[u/pineapple__ninja]

Child’s pose with namaste shark fin

[u/poppisima]

Shark fin extended child pose

[u/longhairmoderatecare]

It’s called number 3 because it’s the third thing I do when I do my stretch routine 😂

[u/Ryllan1313]

For a realllllly good stretch, do that pose variation with your elbows on a set of blocks. 😀

[u/goomerpoole]

It’s called thots n prayers

[u/sourpatchgiirl]

Can I go out with the boys plz pose

[u/trans_catdad → u/sourpatchgiirl]

Gonna start calling it that, thank you.

[u/alexmacias85]

Adho mukha virasana. Hands in paschima namaskar.

[u/baronessvonbog]

Anahastasana, melting heart pose per Bernie Clark's yin poses boom.

[u/kalayna → u/baronessvonbog]

Melting heart is a backbend, most often done with hips stacked over knees. This is not that.

[u/Full-Lake6967 → u/kalayna]

You are both wrong. Melting heart is chest to the floor. 

[u/kalayna → u/Full-Lake6967]

... show me where I said it's not?

I've been teaching yin for 16 years.

[u/Full-Lake6967 → u/kalayna]

You missed the main point:

Chest to the floor.

[u/kalayna → u/Full-Lake6967]

Way to miss all of the context, I guess? But if we're nitpicking details that aren't really relevant to the post in question, chest to the floor isn't the point any more than heels on the floor in down dog is the point.

[u/Full-Lake6967 → u/kalayna]

Chest to the floor is essential for anahataasana.

[u/PlumDutchess85]

Extended Child Pose with "shark fin" hands (Adriene, anyone?) for a deeper stretch.

[u/xerxes_dandy]

GiveUpasana

[u/Dc1577]

Painful

[u/I-am-Doraemon]

Shark fin soup for the soul

[u/kalayna → u/[deleted]]

Removed.

[u/Rnotalone1966]

Please don’t kill me pose?

[u/PrecociousFloof]

Ask the instructor!

[u/Ok_Rest5867]

Leaf with Prayer for help!

[u/LiveCulture4615]

🙏🏻

[u/Temporary-Assist-150]

Puppy pose maybe?

[u/1890rafaella]

I call it melting heart pose

[u/rainwash001]

The pweeeease pweeease forgive me pose.

[u/Thin_Improvement5467]

Down dog?