5 Farm Yoga Poses Using a Chair (+ Printable Poster)

Welcome back to our chair yoga poses series! This month’s theme features farm yoga poses!

These five farm animals-inspired yoga poses could be done:

during a transition time in the classroom
during a subject change in your homeschool classroom
at home when you’re stuck indoors
when you would like to practice yoga in a small space

Begin your pretend visit to the farm with Sally’s Visit to the Farm (coming soon), a yoga book about a young girl and her friend visiting a farm. Imagine all the things you’ll see and do on the farm. Engage the children’s five senses as they bring the farm to life with their minds and bodies.

Clear the space, grab a chair, practice barefoot, and unleash your imagination!

5 Farm Yoga Poses Using a Chair

1. Tree Pose – Pretend to be sunflowers: Come to standing next to your chair. Holding on to the chair with one hand, shift your weight and balance on one leg. Bend the knee of the leg you are not standing on, place the sole of your foot on the opposite inner thigh or calf, and balance. Pretend to be sunflowers. Switch sides and repeat the steps.
2. Squat Pose – Pretend to be a chicken: Come down to a squat in front of your chair with your knees apart and your arms between your knees. Pretend to be chickens.
3. Downward-Facing Dog Pose – Pretend to a pony: Come to standing just in front of your chair, facing the chair. Place your hands flat on the front of the chair and slowly step back so that your arms are stretched out straight in front of you. Straighten your spine, ensure your legs are hip-width distance apart, and look down between your legs. Pretend to be ponies.
4. Cow Pose – Pretend to be a cow: Sit at the front of your chair, with your feet flat on the ground. Place your palms on your knees and take a deep breath to neutralize your spine. Then look up slightly, arch your back, and open your chest. Pretend to be cows.
5. Cat Pose – Pretend to be sheep: From a sitting position with your feet flat on the ground, round your back and tuck your chin into your chest, stretching your back. Pretend to be sheep.

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Farm Animals Yoga Book for Kids: Sally’s Visit to the Farm

Take a trip to the farm with Sally and Sam!

Practice your animal yoga poses with Sally and Sam as they visit the farm. You will feed chickens, groom a pony, and milk a cow. This farm yoga book includes a list of 12 kids yoga poses and a parent-teacher guide. Ages 4+.

Purchase Sally’s Visit to the Farm here.

Sally’s Visit to the Farm yoga book

Collection of Chair Yoga Ideas for Kids

Are you looking for easy chair yoga themes for your classroom or homeschool? Click below to see a list of ideas from our chair yoga series:

Collection of Chair Yoga Ideas for Kids

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