The Dancing Spider ~ Yoga for Kids Sample Book
Check out Dancing Spider simple audio below,
then follow along with the exercise
The Description is above the Pose
[child sits in criss cross apple sauce with hands in the prayer pose]
Everybody Ready, Let’s Tune In!
Yoga poses now begin, First we’ll do our mantra Ong Name
to bless our selves from head to toe: Ong Namo Gurudev Namo
Spinal Flex
[child sits still in criss cross pose, now with hands on knees, flexing spine forward & back]
First we’ll make a camel then we flex our spine,
In again, out again, you’ll are doin’ fine.
Where’d you like to travel to? China, Iceland, Timbuktoo? A playground, circus or the zoo?
Spread your wings like eagles do!
Rock Pose
Now be a rock travelin’ in a bus
Bumpity, bumpity, bumpity bump
Keep your head way up~ bumpty bumpty bump!
Butterfly Pose
Fly like a butterfly, fly fly, fly
Fingers reach up to the sky@
Light little butterfly, for a while..
Then fly little butterfly, Bye, Bye, Bye
What color were your wings today?
[Image: child bringing their head towards their feet, still in butterfly]
Cobbler’s Pose
Now hold your hands around your toes,
Heels together, down below.
Inhale, and exhale, through your nose.
Bring your head up light and slow,
Now stretch again toward your toes.
Close your eyes and just let go.
[Image: girl/boy squatting with heels together, fingers spread, then jumping into the air]
Frog Pose
Stick tat tongue out to the sky
Jump right up and catch that fly.
Crouch…then jump up. Quickly! Quickly!
Stick that tongue out, long and sticky.
Catch that June bug, lickety-lickety.
Jump, jump…lick, lick…ribbitty, ribbitty.
(urp!)
[Image: child stretching out fingers; run along the floor to tickle other’s legs/arms]
The Dancing Spider
Dancing spider’s lots of fun!
Flex your fingers—watch them run…
Curl your hands, then watch them run…
Tickle tickles everyone!
[Image: child standing with feet slightly wider than hips as arms stretch side-to-side]
Now bless yourself from head to feet.
You’ve just done Yoga with Ajeet.
I LOVE YOU!
SIMPLE AUDIO TRACK!