There are all sorts of creative ways to incorporate yoga into your kid’s routine. How about you start with doing a few poses when reading stories at bedtime? As one of the leaders for yoga teacher training in Kansas City, our staff at Mindful Child Aerial Yoga loves looking for creative ways to inspire children through yoga.

A few Antarctica inspired books to help get you inspired are:

• One Day on our Blue Planet…In the Antarctic by Ella Bailey for ages 4+
• Playful Little Penguin by Tony Milton Ages 3+
• Lost and Found by Oliver Jefferies
• Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater ages 10+

Use these stories as a jumping-off point to practice yoga poses and mimic common animals found in the Antarctic. These yoga poses are meant to invite flow from one pose to the other. In fact, during kids yoga teacher training in Kansas City, instructors and students often work on these techniques in certain classes.

Here are FIVE Antarctic Animal Yoga Inspired Poses

PRETEND TO BE A PENGUIN – MOUNTAIN POSE VARIATION

How to Practice a Mountain Pose (variation):

Stand tall with your legs hip-width apart and feet facing forward. Now put your arms beside your body and waddle like a penguin.

PRETEND TO BE AN ALBATROSS – WARRIOR 3 POSE

How to Practice a Warrior 3 Pose:

1. Stand on one leg.
2. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot.
3. Bend your torso forward and take your arms out from your body.
4. Start fluttering your arms quickly like an albatross flying through the open air. You can teach your child to fly like an albatross in no time at all.

PRETEND TO BE AN OCTOPUS – STANDING FORWARD BEND

How to Practice a Standing Forward Bend:

Stand tall with legs hip-width apart, feet facing forward, and straighten your arms alongside your body. Now reach back and forth fanning out your arms. Now you are an octopus!

PRETEND TO BE A SEAL – COBRA POSE

How to Practice a Cobra Pose:

Start by lying on your tummy and place your palms flat next to your shoulders.  Shout, “Arh! arh!” just like a seal!

PRETEND TO BE A WHALE – BOW POSE

How to Practice a Bow Pose

Lie on your tummy, bend your knees, lift your chest, reach your arms back toward your toes, and hold on to your feet.  You are now skimming through the water just like a whale, you can almost feel your tummy touching the ocean!

Mindful Child Aerial Yoga is your road to child wellness. Our unique kids aerial yoga classes in Kansas City will literally lift your child’s spirits off the ground through various techniques. We also offer groundbreaking yoga teacher training in Kansas City, that can benefit many children. Classroom teachers are encouraged to register for online training here.

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Don’t forget about our Soaring Summer Camps!  We are flipping out over these kids summer camps in Kansas City! From Harry Potter to Acrobats, we’ll partner yoga posing with muggles and an actual Quidditch game! What more could you want?!

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