Kids Yoga Poses

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As you browse through this Web site, you'll discover many yoga for kids poses and safe exercises for children. Click on each yoga diagram for more details.

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  • increases mental and physical coordination

  • strengthens and tones the legs and hips

  • gives overall balance and calmness

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Hand To Toe Balancing Pose - Utthita Padangusthasana

  1. Start in a standing position, breathing, focusing on a spot in front of you

  2. bend your left leg, grasp the great toe with your left hand, hold and breathe

  3. when ready, exhale, extending the right arm for balance, straighten the leg out

  4. choose different angles of the stretch: in front of you, to the side

  5. hold the pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply

    kids yoga poses

  6. when ready, exhale and come back to standing

  7. repeat for the other leg.


Half Moon Pose - Ardha Chandrasana

kids yoga chandrasana half moon pose

  1. start this kids yoga pose in a kneeling position, knees and hands on the floor

  2. bend and move one leg between your hands. Knee above your ankle

  3. extend the other leg back, toes touching the floor

  4. breathe deeply, lengthening your back, neck, and extended leg. Breathe

  5. when ready, push up and balance with your arm and leg into Half Moon Pose

  6. hold the pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply

  7. when ready, exhale down back into runners pose, then relax.

  8. repeat the steps for the other side.


Wheel Pose - Chakrasana

  1. start by lying on your back

  2. bend your knee's placing your feet on the floor a few inches from your buttocks

  3. take your arms overhead and place the palms of your hands onto the floor just above the shoulders

  4. spread your fingers for more support

  5. inhale, lift your torso off the floor placing the top of your head onto the floor without excessive weight on your head

  6. lift your toes to activate your leg muscles and protect your knee's

    kids yoga chakrasana wheel pose

  7. straighten your arms, lifting your head off the floor and torso toward the sky creating an arch

  8. keep the legs focused inward and strong

  9. relax your neck, face, and jaw

  10. as you breath deeply and steadily, draw energy up your legs into your torso, then down your arms and

  11. hold Chakrasana as long as comfortable. when ready, slowly come down onto the floor

  12. for a few breathes, bring your knee's to your chest to lengthen out your lower back muscles

  13. a variation is to extend one leg at a time toward the sky

  14. a modification for beginners would be to use blocks under the hands or feet



Cat or Table Pose - Marjariasana

kids yoga marjariasana cat pose

  1. start on all fours - knee's and hands on the floor

  2. place the flats of your feet on the floor or curl your toes under

  3. Inhale, lift the sacrum and head up, stretching the back.

  4. Hold the move for a couple of seconds, feeling the stretch on the front of your body.

  5. Exhale, contract your abs, arching your back, bringing your sacrum and head toward each other.

  6. Repeat several times, inhaling and exhaling as you move the spine.



Runners Pose - Ashwa Sanchalasana

  1. this kids yoga pose starts in a kneeling position - Cat Pose -- knee's and hands on the floor

  2. bend and move the right leg forward placing your right foot between your hands. Knee directly above your ankle

  3. tighten the right leg muscles to support the knee in this position

  4. tuck the toes in on the left foot

    kids yoga ashwa sanchalasana runners pose

  5. sink your pelvis down toward the floor, keeping it square

  6. for a variation, take your left knee off the floor and straighten the left back leg

  7. create a line of energy from the head, through the spine to the back heel

  8. as you inhale, draw energy up through the legs into the pelvis

  9. exhale, allow the cleansing energy go out of the pelvis toward the floor

  10. keep the spine and neck lengthened as you hold the pose for as long as comfortable - few seconds to a minute

  11. repeat for the other side by coming back into Cat Pose.



Standing Forward Bend Pose - Uttanasana

kids yoga uttanasana forward bend pose

  1. Start in a standing position, legs together, hands on hips

  2. keep the toes pointing forward and root your feet deep into the earth

  3. lengthen your whole body upward through the torso and top of the head

  4. keep your shoulders back and square

  5. exhale, bring your arms out to your sides

  6. activate your legs by tightening your thigh muscles and bringing your patella or knee-cap upwards

  7. keep your sacrum or tail-bone scooped down and under, bend forward from the hips keeping your back lengthened

  8. stretching your arms, move your hands to the legs, feet or the floor. Use a block if necessary

  9. relax your neck, head, face, and jaw

  10. as you inhale, draw the energy up the legs and into your pelvis

  11. as you exhale, lengthen the spine

  12. hold the pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply


Search This Site...

Here are hatha yoga poses that you can search on for details. Locate the "Search Bar" below this list. I've also included the Sanskit name...

tree - vriksasana
crow - kakasana
dancer - natarajasana
warrior or hero pose - virabhadrasana III
hand to toe - utthita padangusthasana
side arm balance - vasisthasana
kids yoga poses
shoulder stand - sarvangasana
head stand - sirshasana
hand stand - adho mukha vriksasana
plow - halasana
mountain - tadasana
warrior or hero - virabhadrasana II
warrior or hero - virabhadrasana I
triangle - trikonasana
cat or table pose - marjariasana
sun bird - chakravakasana
staff - dandasana
seated boat - paripurna navasana
downward facing dog - adho mukha svanasana
upward facing plank - purvottanasana
face down moves - navasana vinyasa
leg raises - ab vinyasa
knee to chest - apanasana vinyasa
monkey god - hanumanasana
runners poses - ashwa sanchalasana
thunder bolt - vajrasana or virasana
pigeon - kapotanasana
bridge - setubandhasana
bow pose - Dhanurasana
wheel pose - chakrasana
standing forward bend - uttanasana
camel - ustrasana
seated forward bend - paschimottanasana

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Therapeutic Kids Yoga Poses

These kids yoga asanas have the reputation for helping in certain disorders and illnesses.

They are never a substitute for medical attention, though they may aid in the correction of some disorders.

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