31 days of yoga (with kids!)

[this is a random non crafty post…but i still thought i would share cause my kids loved it….}

I’m not sure why–but my kids love Yoga. (probably cause of kung fu panda movies) (or the funny  names)

(she says…and i quote, she’s trying to find her inner peace)

anyways… I’m always concerned that my kids will be too lazy over the summer–always playing on whatever electronics we have…So I thought we would do a month of yoga. Learn a fun new position every day.

and they totally love it! Each day we review the ones we have already learned…and then add on to it!!! (Most days it takes us quite awhile to teach the new position properly.)

I’ve rounded up 31 positions for you here….starting semi easy (stretches and basic poses) and going to harder. I’ve tried to find links that teaches you proper placement and position (cause, as with any exercise, if you don’t do it correctly, you can get hurt!)

 

(my Kids are age 11, 8 and 6. and it is funny cause each have different strengths. One will pick it up easily..and the other two struggle…then the next day it’s ANOTHER ONE that can do it super easy…and then the one that it was easy for the day before has a hard time!)

You can start now and get in 30 days before school starts!!!

day 1: the seated twist

day 2: childs pose

day 3: cat cow pose (this is two poses)

 day 4: cow face pose

day 5: tree pose

 

day 6:  standing forward bend pose

day 7:  happy baby 

 

day 8: chair pose

day 9: camel pose

 

day 10: legs up the wall pose

day 11: warrior pose 1

 

 

day 12: warrior 2

 

day 13: warrior pose III

day 14: downward facing dog

day 15: downward facing dog split

 

day 16: thread the needle 

 

day 17: half moon pose

day 18: intense east

 

day 19: eagle pose

day 20: goddess pose

day 21:  high lunge with a twist

day 22: triangle pose

day 23: bridge pose

 day 24: supported shoulder stand

day 25: crescent pose

day 26: cobra pose

 

day 27: sphinx pose 

day 28: balance point (aka boat) 

day 29:  bow pose

 

day 30: pigeon pose

day 31: locust pose

here are some extras in case some of the above ones might be too difficult:

 extended side angle pose

 

dolphin plank

 

plow pose 

 

 hero pose

 

—corpse pose my kids like to end with the corpse pose! we just lay there until someone has to go the bathroom.

hope you and kids get a good stretch on before school starts!

 

 

namaste.