Exhale, and then lift your hips to the sky. For this one, lie on your back and press your feet into the mat. It accomplishes most of the same movement without hurting the back. If Wheel pose is too difficult, try Bridge pose. Make sure everyone’s alignment is correct for safe practicing. It’s fun to see how quickly and easily kids can pop into the pose. End by lifting your chest off the ground with just the strength of your arms. Lift your lower body up using your leg muscles. Put your hands behind your head so that the palms land close to the ears. Start on your back and with your knees bent. Similar to Fish pose, your head will likely graze the ground. Wheel pose is a pose to work up to, but if you can do it, it has endless benefits. Open your neck so that the crown of your head barely touches the mat. Pull your shoulder blades together, inhale and lift your chest and head up off the mat. While you and your child lay on your backs, lift your bottoms enough to slide your hands beneath you. Keep pointing your toes and reach back with your heels while your heart still works to move forward. If it’s within your ability, raise up to Cobra pose from Sphinx pose by rolling your shoulders back and lifting yourself up, so that you’re resting on your hands instead of your forearms. Inhale, and lift your torso upward, like you’re trying to push your heart up to the ceiling. Put your elbows under your shoulders and make sure your forearms are parallel. Here are a few heart-opening yoga poses for you and your child to try:īegin by lying on your stomach on your yoga mat. Heart openers are backbends, which are essentially counterposes to the slump of our daily tech life. Many of us spend hours bent over looking at computer screens. Kids and adults are alike in many ways, especially when it comes to technology. It helps kids feel like solo play is a normal and natural part of life.Įvery yoga pose does something amazing for the body, but heart-openers are particularly important in today’s world. Through this sequence, they’ll see that, though you’re together, you practice on your own. Practicing these poses with your kids is a great bonding activity to bring you both closer together. Heart-opening sequences are poses where you bring your chest forward and let your heart shine. Teach your children to feel the vibrations of the universe and to be open to what the world has to offer with a heart-opening yoga sequence. One way to ring in the new year is with a revitalizing yoga sequence that you can do with your kids. Whether they want to improve their reading or get faster on the soccer field, goals can make the New Year seem all the more exciting.
Kids enjoy making New Year’s resolutions just as much as their parents do. New Year’s is a great time for everyone-not just adults.
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