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58 Fun and Easy Yoga Poses for Kids (+ Printable Posters)

This list of basic yoga poses for kids serves as an inspiration guide, but please encourage the children’s creativity.

Yoga poses for kids often mimic our natural surroundings and may be interpreted in different ways. Some things to consider when you are practicing yoga with your children:

  • Feel free to adapt or change the yoga poses to suit your needs.
  • Focus on having fun with movement, not on practicing perfectly aligned poses.
  • Engage the children. Follow their passions and interests.
  • Create authentic, meaningful experiences.
  • Cater to their energy levels and different learning styles.
  • Be creative and enjoy yourselves, but please be safe.
  • Wear comfortable clothing and practice barefoot.
  • Play yoga games to engage them in learning about the poses.

Our Kids Yoga Stories’ characters, Sophia, Luke, Elizabeth, Baraka, Pablo, and Anamika, demonstrate the kids yoga poses in the list below, followed by the yoga pose name, possible keywords, and descriptions.


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A List of 58 Yoga Poses for Kids:

Boat Pose:
Boat, Ship, Canoe, Kayak
(Balance on your buttocks with your legs up. Then rock in the water like a boat.)

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Boat Pose

Bow Pose:
Fish, Whale, Basket, Sleigh, Angelfish, Nest, Bow

(Lie on your tummy, bend your knees, lift your chest, reach your arms back towards your toes, and hold onto your feet.)

How to do bow pose | Kids Yoga Stories
Bow Pose

Bridge Pose:
Bridge, Boardwalk, Ramp, Overpass, Whale
(Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground. Rest your arms down alongside your body, tuck your chin into your chest, and lift up your buttocks and back to create a bridge.)

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Bridge Pose

Cat Pose:
Cat, Tiger, Lion, Sheep, Jaguar, Leopard, Cougar
(Come to an all-fours position, round your back, and tuck your chin into your chest. Pretend to be a kitty cat.)

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Cat Pose

Chair Pose:
Kangaroo, Chair, Farmer on tractor, Skier, Horseback rider, Thunderbolt, Baseball Player, Helicopter (twist upper body)
(Stand tall in Mountain Pose with your feet hip-width apart, bend your knees, and hop like a kangaroo.)

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Chair Pose

Child’s Pose:
Mouse, Mole, Urchin, Rabbit, Rock, Snail, Hedgehog, Seed, Ladybird, Turtle, Hippo, Curling Leaf, Cloud
(Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest in front of your knees, rest your arms down alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths.)

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Child’s Pose

Cobbler’s Pose (or Butterfly Pose):
Butterfly, Book, Basket, Oyster
(Sit on your buttocks with a tall spine, bend your legs, place the soles of your feet together, and gently flap your legs like the wings of a butterfly.)

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Cobbler’s Pose

Cobra Pose:
Snake, Cobra, Sphinx, Seal, Swan (bend legs)
(Lie on your tummy, place palms flat next to your shoulders, press into hands, lift head and shoulders off ground, and hiss like a snake.)

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Cobra Pose

Cow Pose:
Cow, Wolf
(On all fours, look up, arch your back, and open your chest.)

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Cow Pose

Crescent Moon Pose:
Giraffe, Moon, Banana
(From Mountain Pose, reach your arms up high over your head, bringing your palms together. Tilt your upper body to one side. Come back to center. Tilt your body to the other side.)

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Crescent Moon Pose

Dancer’s Pose:
Crane, Flamingo, Brolga, Stork, Ibis, Ballerina, Super Hero, Ostrich, Emu
(Stand tall in Mountain Pose, stand on one leg, reach the opposite leg out behind you, place the outside of your foot into your hand, bend your torso forward with your arm out in front for balance, and arch your leg up behind you.)

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Dancer’s Pose

Dancing Ganesha:
Dancer, Ganesha
(From Tree Pose, release your right foot and take it out in front of you, with a bent right knee. Bring your hands out in front of you and hold your hands like the trunk of Ganesha, the elephant god.)

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Dancing Ganesha

Dolphin Pose:
Dolphin
(On your hands-and-knees, bend your elbows, rest your forearms on the ground, with your palms flat, lift up your knees to straighten your legs, and look forward.)

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Dolphin Pose

Downhill Skier:
Downhill Skier

(Stand tall in Mountain Pose with your feet hip-width apart and then bend your knees. Rest your elbows slightly above your knees, clasp your hands together, keep a straight spine, and look forward, pretending you are skiing down the mountain.)

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Downhill Skier

Downward-Facing Dog Pose:
Dog, Bear, Wolf, Tunnel, Roof, Mountain, Mayan Ruins, Pyramid, Coyote, Sandcastle, Tapir, Fox
(From a standing position, bend down and place your palms flat on the ground. Step your feet back to create an upside-down V shape with your buttocks high in the air. Straighten your legs, relax your head and neck, and look down between your legs.)

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Downward-Facing Dog Pose

Eagle Pose:
Eagle, Koala
(Stand tall in Mountain Pose, wrap one leg around the other, bring your bent arms out in front of you, wrap your arms together the opposite way, and slightly bend your knees. Perch on a tree like an eagle.)

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Eagle Pose

Easy Pose:
Resting, Cloud, Washing Machine (twist upper body)
(Sit comfortably cross-legged, and rest your hands on your knees.)

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Easy Pose

Extended Child’s Pose:
Echidna, Turtle, Polar Bear, Armadillo, Porcupine
(Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest in front of your knees, place the palm of your hands flat out in front of you, and take a few deep breaths.)

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Extended Child’s Pose

Extended Cat Pose:
Goanna, Tiger, Fox
(Come to all fours, extend one leg out behind you, and look forward.)

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Extended Cat Pose

Extended Mountain Pose:
Giraffe, Saluting the Sun, Fountain
(Stand tall in Mountain Pose, look up, and reach your arms up to the sky.)

Extended Mountain Pose

Extended Side Angle Pose:
Sailboat
(From Triangle Pose, bend your front leg, rest your front elbow on your thigh, and reach your other arm straight up high to the sky. Look up. Repeat on the other side.)

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Extended Side Angle Pose

Flower Pose:
Flower, Anemone
(Come to sit on your buttocks with a tall spine, lift up your legs, balance on your sitting bones, touch the soles of your feet together, and weave your arms under your legs.)

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Flower Pose

Gyan Mudra:
Badger, Fox, Raccoon
(Sit on your heels, with both hands in A-Okay sign over eyes to look like the badger’s eyes.)

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Gyan Mudra

Half Shoulder Stand:
Candle, Giraffe, Bat
(Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, arms resting alongside your body, and chin tucked in. On an exhale, push your palms down and lift your legs straight up, making an L shape with your body. Stay in this position or squeeze your belly and raise your hips. Then, bend your elbows and place your palms on your lower back for a half shoulder stand. Pretend your feet are the flickering flames and your legs are the candlesticks.)

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Half Shoulder Stand

Happy Baby Pose:
Bear Cub, Bug, Beetle, Otter, Pig, Ladybug, Spider
(Lie on your back with your chin tucked in, hug your knees into your chest, then grab the outer part of your feet with both of your hands, and rock like a happy baby.)

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Happy Baby Pose

Hero Pose:
Owl, Rabbit, Hedgehog, Bee, Bunny Breath, Lion’s Breath, Deer
(Come back to rest upright on your heels, and twist your upper body like an owl. Turn your upper body one way and then the other.)

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Hero Pose


Horse Stance:
Horse, Bench, Frilled-Necked Lizard, Cowboy, Weight Lifter, Hockey Goalie, Lobster, Frog
(Stand with your legs apart, feet facing slightly outwards, bend your knees, and stand firm like a horse.)

Horse Stance | Kids Yoga Stories
Horse Stance

Kneeling:
Fox, Seahorse, Penguin, Bird, Squirrel
(Stand on your knees, open your chest, look up, and reach up to the moon like a fox.)

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Kneeling Pose

Knees to Chest:
Riding a Bike, Running
(Lie on your back, with your arms flat alongside your body. Bend your knees and hug them close to your chest. Then circle your legs as if you are riding a bicycle upside-down.)

Knees to Chest yoga pose for kids | Kids Yoga Stories
Knees to Chest

Legs up the Wall
Library books, Canyon Wall, Bat, Candle
(Lie flat on your back then slowly raise your legs up straight towards the sky, making an L shape with your body. Flex your feet, keep your legs together, spread your arms out to either side, and keep your neck in a neutral position. You could rest your legs on a wall instead.)

Legs Up the Wall Pose | Kids Yoga Stories
Legs Up the Wall

Locust Pose:
Shark, Scuba Diver, Mermaid, Swimmer, Stingray, Airplane, Whale, Locust, Boat
(Lie on your tummy, lift your chest and shoulders up, look up, clasp your hands back behind you, and glide through the water like a shark.)

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Locust Pose

Lotus Mudra:
Hedgehog, Porcupine
(Sit on your heels, stretch fingers out in front of you, and place heels of palms together in mudra to represent spines of hedgehog.)

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Lotus Mudra

Lotus Pose:
Resting, Meditating
(Sit with a tall spine, cross your legs, and rest the palms of your hands on your knees. Relax and breathe.)

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Lotus Pose

Lunge Pose:
Roadrunner, Iguana, Runner, Motorbike, Car
(From Downward-Facing Dog Pose, step your right foot forward to rest on the inside of your right hand. Keep a flat back, and open your chest. Switch sides.)

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Lunge Pose

Mountain Pose:
Mountain, Cactus, Helicopter (swinging arms), Bird (flapping arms), Penguin
(Stand tall with legs hip-width apart, feet facing forward, and straighten your arms alongside your body.)

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Mountain Pose

Pigeon Pose:
Sea Gull, Blue Jay, Stingray, Raven, Pigeon, Dove, Quetzal
(From Downward-Facing Dog Pose, bring right knee to rest behind right hand, placing right foot slightly inwards, and perch like a bird.)

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Pigeon Pose

Plank Pose:
Surfboard, Bridge, Ramp, Plank, Lizard, Alligator, Crocodile, Gecko, River
(Step back to balance on your palms and on your bent toes, keeping your arms straight and your back long and flat. Pretend to be an alligator floating in the water.)

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Plank Pose

Puppy Pose
Puppy, Diving into a pool
(From all-fours, take your hands out in front of you while lowering your chest towards the ground. Keep your arms straight, with your elbows raised off the ground, but rest your forehead between your extended arms. Let your spine curve naturally.)

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Puppy Pose

Reclining Butterfly Pose:
Resting
(From lying on your back, bend your legs and bring the soles of your feet together. Take your arms out to rest at your sides. Let your whole body melt into the ground and take a few deep breaths.)

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Reclining Butterfly Pose

Resting Pose or Do Nothing Pose:
Sea Star, Star Gazing, River, Making Snow Angels, Sunbathing
(Lie on your back with your arms and legs stretched out. Breathe and rest.)

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Resting Pose

Reverse Table Top Pose:
Crab, Table, Bed, Bridge, Slide (legs extended)
(Come to sitting with your palms flat behind you and the soles of your feet flat in front of you. Lift your buttocks to create a table, then walk like a crab.)

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Reverse Table Top Pose

Seated Forward Bend:
Octopus, Clam, Rowing, Sandwich, Picnic Basket, Suitcase, Calzone, Pizza
(Come to sitting on your buttocks, with your legs straight out in front of you. Bend your torso forward while keeping your spine straight. Dangle your arms in front of you like the tentacles of an octopus.)

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Seated Forward Bend

Seated Twist:
Moose, Deer, Goat, Bighorn Sheep
(Start in Staff Pose with your body in an L shape. Bend your right knee and place your right foot over the other side of your left knee. Check that your spine is straight and your right foot is flat on the ground. Twist your upper body to the right. Take your left elbow to your right knee and your right hand back behind you.)

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Seated Twist

Shark Pose:
Shark, Swimming
(Lay flat on your tummy, lift up your shoulders, and clasp your arms behind your back.)

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Shark Pose

Staff Pose:
Train, Rowing a Boat, Sledding, Bobsledder, Driving a Bus
(Sit with a tall spine with your legs straight out in front of you. Use your hands to mimic the wheels of the train going around and around.)

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Staff Pose

Standing Forward Bend:
Waterfall, Jellyfish, Gorilla, Rag Doll, Monkey, Elephant, Diving, Bat, Ostrich, Windmill (twist upper body)
(From Mountain Pose, bend your upper body, reach for your toes, and sway your arms like a jellyfish.)

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Standing Forward Bend

Squat Pose:
Duck, Monkey, Frog, Ape
(Come down to a squat, and waddle like a duck.)

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Squat Pose

Table Top Pose:
Table, Bed, Bridge
(Come to an all-fours position with your fingers spread out and palms flat on the ground. Ensure that your back and neck are in a straight but neutral position. Your shoulders should be over your wrists and your hips should be over your knees. The tops of your feet are flat on the ground.)

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Table Top Pose

Three-Legged Dog Pose:
Donkey, Dingo, Dog
(Step back to hands and feet, like an upside-down “V”, and gently lift one leg up at a time.)

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Three-Legged Dog Pose

Tortoise Pose:
Turtle, Clam, Bug
(Sit on your buttocks with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Then take your feet out wide and be sure you are sitting with a tall, straight spine. Slide your arms under your knees and place your hands flat on the floor outside your legs. Bend forward, keeping your back and neck straight.)

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Tortoise Pose

Tree Pose:
Tree, Flamingo, Cactus, Stork
(Stand on one leg, bend your knee, place the sole of your foot on your inner thigh, and balance. Sway like a tree.)

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Tree Pose

Triangle Pose:
Sailboat, Stick Insect, Windsurfing
(From a standing position, step one foot back, placing the foot facing slightly outwards, take your arms up parallel to the ground, bend at your waist, tilt your upper body, reach your front hand to gently rest on your shin, and reach your other arm straight up.)

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Triangle Pose

Triangle Forward Bend
Wildebeest, Zebra, Reindeer, Pyramid
(From Mountain Pose, take your right foot back, keeping your ankle bent at a 30 degree angle. Place your hands on your hips, ensuring that your back is flat and that you are looking straight ahead. Then slowly bend forward as if your hips are a hinge, keeping a flat back and a long neck. Lastly, bring your hands to your shins, ankles, or the ground, depending on what feels comfortable, all the while checking that your spine is straight.)

Triangle Forward Bend yoga pose for kids
Triangle Forward Bend

Upward-Facing Dog Pose:
Sea Lion, Walrus
(Lay on your belly. Place the palms of your hands next to your shoulders and look up. Then straighten your arms and expand your chest.)

Upward-Facing Dog Pose | Kids Yoga Stories
Upward-Facing Dog Pose

Warrior 1 Pose:
Bighorn Sheep, Warrior
(Come to standing in Mountain Pose. Step one foot back, slightly angling it outwards, bend your front knee, and bring your arms straight up towards the sky, and look up.)

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Warrior 1 Pose

Warrior 2 Pose:
Surfer, Archery, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Hero
(From standing position, step one foot back, placing the foot so that it is facing slightly outwards. Take your arms up in parallel to the ground, bend your front knee, and look forward.)

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Warrior 2 Pose

Warrior 3 Pose:
Submarine, Scuba Diver, Hand glider, Bird, Airplane, Swimmer, Skater, Parrot
(Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you. Bend your torso forward and take your arms out in front of you to pretend that you are gliding through the water like a submarine.)

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Warrior 3 Pose

Wide-Legged Forward Bend:
Elephant, Gorilla, Bat, Woodchopper
(From Mountain Pose, step your feet out wide, bend your upper body, clasp your hands together, and pretend that your arms are the trunk of an elephant.)

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Wide-Legged Forward Bend

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