Beyond Downward Dog: Yoga Poses for Kids
Well-Being
- Push tailbone up to the sky
- Hands flat on the floor
- Head between arms, don’t let it hang down limp
- Stretch heels down toward floor
- Neck stretched
- Tops of feet pressed to floor
- Pull back shoulders
- Thighs on floor
*Exhale
- Hands flat on the floor
- Tail bone lifted up to the sky
- Look up, like you’re about to “Moo!” to the sky
- Knees on the floor
*Inhale
- This pose looks like a cat stretching its back!
- Move your chin toward your chest (but don’t force it—it doesn’t need to touch!)
- Arch your back, rounding it, and lifting it to the sky
Step one
- Keep spine straight and hips facing forward
- Put one leg in front of you
- Back foot points out
Step two
- Lean forward
- Stretch arms out in front
- Lay down head on ground if it’s comfortable
- Relax
- Push tailbone up to sky
- Keep your spine straight and long
- Hands, arms, and elbows flat to floor
- Push down on heels, weight on toes
- Lean forward and let your head hang
- It’s okay if your legs aren’t perfectly straight; it takes practice!
- Slip hands under your toes (if you can comfortably reach) and hold this position
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Excerpted from American Girl magazine, March/April 2018. ©2018 American Girl.