For kids, practicing yoga can feel pure and refreshing, because
their focus is more on fun than on slimming down or relieving
pain. Kids especially love the yoga poses that are named after
animals, including downward facing dog and cobra pose. Downward
facing dog - Start on all fours, with hands directly underneath
your shoulders and knees directly underneath your hips. - Inhale
to get ready. Then exhale, flip your toes to bring the balls of
your feet into contact with the mat, and push back with your
hands in order to drive your rump up to the sky. - While in the
position, feel free to add small movement to explore the pose,
such as alternately pedaling the heels toward the ground. -
After exploring with small movement, come to a more stationary
version of the pose, and breathe in and out fully for a few
cycles. Imagine growing your spine taller toward the ceiling. -
To exit the pose, exhale and slowly bend into the knees to come
to a kneeling position on the mat. A kid-friendly bonus to cobra
pose is that,