Lie on back on mat or rug. Place baby on blanket alongside you. Extend legs on floor.
Inhale and interlace fingers behind head. Exhale, lift head and shoulders off mat, bring left elbow toward right knee, and extend left leg. Press back of head lightly. Roll down and relax. Repeat to other side. Curl up and bring right elbow toward bent left knee. Release and relax.
For an easier variation of pose, begin with both knees bent, feet on floor, and arms alongside body. On an exhalation press lower back to floor, curl head and shoulders off mat, and stretch both arms to outside of right knee. Roll down and relax. Repeat pose to other side. Release, roll over onto one side, and sit up.
This pose strengthens oblique abdominal muscles.
