Then, try sledding another way: lay down on your belly next to your partner, arms stretched back beside your body. Play around with movement in this pose as you pretend to sled and slide down a snowy hill: rocking, swaying, moving legs side to side. See if you can keep your spine long and heart lifted while you keep your balance. Gently begin to lean back so that both partner’s arms are straight and you’re holding each others weight a little.įrom here, begin to slowly inch one foot and then the other towards your partner so that eventually the bottoms of both your feet are touching and lifted in the air. Sitting up nice and tall, reach and grab your partner’s hands. Sit face to face with your partner with your knees bent, feet on the ground, toes almost touching. It always helps to find something stable to look at in any balancing pose. Once you and your partner have your balance, bring your outside arm up overhead and reach for your partners hand creating an arch or rainbow with your arms. With your outside arm reaching out to balance, slide your outside leg up your standing leg into Tree Pose. Try this with a partner by standing next to a friend and wrapping an arm around each other’s waist (as if you were giving a sideways hug) like a pair of figure skaters. Slowly begin to lift one foot off the ground, sliding your foot up your leg to rest either on the outside of your standing foot, calf, or thigh (never directly on your knee) like you’re an ice skater! Make sure your belly muscles are strong and activated as you reach your arms out to the side. Lengthen your spine so you’re standing up tall. Start with both feet firmly planted on the ground. Make this playful by testing out different tempos going in slow motion at first and building up to a quick slip and slide motion like snowmen sliding across the ice! Ice Skating Partner Pose Once you get a hang of that, see if you can begin to stretch out one arm and the opposite leg at the same time, moving back and forth between left and right. Sliding your arm back down, see if you can begin to alternate arms, stretching one out at a time. See if you can begin to slide one hand out stretching your arm straight out in front of you, balancing on three points. Make sure you are steady and strong with your hands and legs pressing into the ground. Place your hands and knees on the ground in a table top position. Feel free to explore with your kids and create even more movement possibilities! Snowman Slide Read the book Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner to your child or children, pausing throughout the story to try the following poses and movement activities that match up with the scenes in the book. The kiddos love doing this, especially if you take a little King Kong moment while you pat your chest! :) Read the Book This stimulates the blood flow and awakens your body. ![]() Make a cup shape with both hands and start patting or tapping your body, working your way from your feet to your head. Then, pat yourselves down to make sure your snowman body is good and stuck together! Start in a seated position with legs out in front, lifting arms up overhead and then reaching forward and side-to-side, gathering up “snow”. To prepare for the story, warm up by making yourselves into snowmen. This is a great way to connect with your own breath/body as well as connecting with your partner to begin the sequence. Continue with your deep inhales and exhales here and see if you can feel and hear your partners breath. Lengthen your spine and make sure your backs are touching. Now, move so that you’re back-to-back with your partner. ![]() Inhale and exhale here noticing your breath for a few moments. Start to notice where else you can feel your breath moving. Begin to feel your breath moving in and out. Sitting up tall in a cross legged or comfortable seated position close your eyes and place your hands on your belly.
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