If you look at one side of this pose, it looks like Child’s Pose.

If you look at it from the other side, it looks like Seated Forward Bend. That tells you something about perspective, doesn’t it?

While both postures are basically forward-folding, introspective postures, Seated Forward Fold exerts a stronger pull on your hamstrings, and Child’s Pose requires a deep bending at the knee and pointing of the feet. If your body is tight or resistant in those areas, this pose can be quite daunting. Asymmetrical postures are always more challenging in that way. If you find that to be true for our pose of the month, try practicing Child’s Pose and then Seated Forward Bend separately.

I am a big fan of the divide-and-conquer school of practicing yoga poses. If both parts of the posture are hard for you, start with the easier one. Keep trying the harder part, but you don’t need to do both of them together until at least one of them feels more comfortable.Save