5 Jungle Yoga Poses Using a Chair (Download the Printable Poster)

Welcome back to our chair yoga ideas for kids series! This month’s theme includes jungle yoga poses!

Integrating movement into the students’ learning experiences is so important, and I’m hoping this year-long series will help to bring yoga into your life in a fun, creative, and easy way. Each month, this series will feature a different theme that includes five chair yoga poses and a recommended yoga book for kids. This month’s theme is “the jungle.” These five jungle-themed 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 jungle with Sophia’s Jungle Adventure, a yoga book inspired by the Costa Rican jungle. Imagine all the things you’ll see and do in the jungle. Engage the children’s five senses as they bring the jungle to life with their minds and bodies.

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

5 Jungle Yoga Poses Using a Chair

1. Pretend to be a toucan: Warrior 3 Pose

How to practice Warrior 3 Pose: stand on one leg with your arms straight out in front of you, holding the back of the chair. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot. Bend your torso forward. Pretend to be a toucan. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

Warrior 3 Pose with a chair | Kids Yoga Stories — Warrior 3 Pose

2. Pretend to be a jaguar: Cat Pose

How to practice Cat Pose: 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 a jaguar.

Cat Pose chair yoga poses for kids | Kids Yoga Poses — Cat Pose

3. Pretend to be a boa constrictor: Cobra Pose

How to practice Cobra Pose: come to sit at the front of your chair. Open your chest, squeeze your shoulder blades together, look up, and bring your hands to the back of the chair. Arch into a baby back bend. Pretend to be a boa constrictor.

chair yoga poses for kids | Kids Yoga Poses — Cobra Pose

4. Pretend to be a butterfly: Cobbler’s Pose

How to practice Cobbler’s Pose: come to sit in your seat. Bring your legs up on the front of the chair, with the soles of your feet together. Keep a tall spine. Pretend to be a butterfly.

5. Pretend to be an alligator: Forward Bend Pose

How to practice Forward Bend: perch at the front of your chair with your legs stretched out in front of you. Place your feet hip-width apart, and flex your feet to rest your heels on the ground. Slowly bend your upper body (ensuring that your chair is stable) and reach for your toes. Keep a straight spine and look down at your toes. Pretend to be an alligator.