Child’s poseįrom Downward Dog, kids can sink slowly back to the floor, bringing their knees together. It’s also just cool to go upside down for a bit. Downward dog is excellent for overall stretching and energizing the body.

Flexibility increases the more kids do this pose. Kids shouldn’t lock their knees or force their heels to touch the ground. Feet stay shoulder-width apart while the head hangs down. Palms stay on the floor as the body moves into the upside-down V shape. From tabletop, kids push up to bring their bottoms into the air. There’re a lot of ways to get to this popular yoga pose and tabletop is one. Kids can repeat the pose going back and forth from cat to cow. Making the animal sounds helps make this movement pose silly and fun for the kiddos. As the chin moves up and the back arches, kids can release their breath or give a moo. From cat, kids move into cow by pushing the belly toward the floor and arching the back. While breathing in or meowing, kids round their backs like a kitty bringing the chin to the chest. Parents will too because it’s great for relieving stress. Kids will love this basic yoga pose that builds on tabletop. Hands should be directly underneath the shoulders with fingers facing forward. To do tabletop, get down on the floor on all fours, resting on hands and knees. This is a good place to start when doing yoga with kids because other poses incorporate tabletop. The more they practice, the longer kids feel comfortable holding a pose. Adults typically hold a yoga pose for 30 to 60 seconds.

Yoga poses for kids