Lie on your back with your chin tucked in, hug your knees into your chest, then grab the outer parts of each foot-right foot in right hand and left foot in left hand. Pressing into your hands, lift your head and shoulders off ground. Lie on your tummy and place your palms flat next to your shoulders. Lift your buttocks to create a table, then walk like a crab. Lie on your tummy, lift your chest and shoulders, look up, clasp your hands behind your back, and glide through the water like a fish.Ĭome to sitting with your palms flat behind you and the soles of your feet flat in front of you. Bend your knees and pretend to perch on a branch like a bird. Stand on one leg, wrap your other leg around, bring your bent arms out in front of your torso, and wrap them together at elbows. Thank you, birds, for your songs and the sight of you dancing in the wind. Sit back on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest in front of your knees, and let your arms rest alongside your body. Thanks for your silence and patience, for standing still and not changing in a world so full of noise, speed, and change. Stand on one leg, bend the other knee, place the sole of your foot on the inner leg, thigh, or calf (just not on your standing knee), and balance. Thank you, trees, for giving me cool shade on a hot day, the sound of the leaves in the breeze, and roots to hold the earth in place. Sit with a tall spine, lift your legs, balance on your sitting bones, and weave your arms under your legs, pretending to be a blossoming flower. Thank you, flowers, for your bright color, graceful blossoms, sweet breath, and for making me smile. Exhale, bringing your hands to your heart. Inhale, lift your arms out wide overhead. Thank you, sun, for a new day and all its choices and challenges. Use this gratitude yoga sequence as a guide, but adapt to suit your needs: STORY TEXT FROM Make the experience relevant and meaningful for them, so they can embrace the idea of gratitude through movement. Your children could also add their own yoga poses based on what they are grateful for. You can also add more or practice fewer poses, depending on the needs and ages of your children. Feel free to change the order of the postures to create a logical kids yoga class. These twenty yoga poses for kids follow the sequence of the storyline. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I hope these gratitude statements coupled with movement will bring joy to you and your children this holiday season. Today, I’d love to share a gratitude yoga sequence that Joie Scott put together inspired by this gentle and inspirational book. This beautifully illustrated book is a spiritual journey of saying thanks for the wonders of the world that we sometimes take for granted. We picked it up at our local library last week. So I was thrilled when kids yoga teacher, Joie Scott, recommended this darling book, The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood and Greg Shed. We honestly have so much to be grateful for. In today’s world, where my daughter has such an abundant life, I’m mindful of teaching her about gratitude.
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