How To Teach Kids The Warrior 1 Pose In Yoga

Video Transcript

"So our next pose that we'll explore will be Warrior I and we'll begin in mountain pose our active standing position. With an inhale Brooke is going to stretch her arms forward and reach them all the way up towards the ceiling really lengthening all the way through her body. With an exhale she's fold forward taking her hands down to the floor, she can bend her her legs to get the fingertips down and then step your left leg back. Feel your left heel releasing down to the floor and get your whole back foot pressing down. With your inhale stretch your arms forward and up over head for Warrior I. Hold it here and breathe nice and deep. So Warrior pose builds strength, stamina and endurance. You can hold it here, breathe in deeply and finding the confidence maybe of a warrior and smiling cause it's fun. Then with your exhale take your hands down to the floor and step forward back into your forward fold. Inhale stretch the arms all the way up over head, reaching them all the way up to the sky and then exhale. Bring your hands together and release them into your heart for a prayer position. Once you're finished doing Warrior I, lunging the left leg back you'll repeat the same pose to the opposite side and this is Warrior I."