Pose of the week! It's festive, it's fun, it's.....

Santa's Sleigh!

Have some Christmas fun with this pose! One person makes the sleigh by coming into Navasana (Boat Pose). The other person then places pom poms or teddies in the sleigh by balancing them anywhere on their Yoga partner. How long can you hold this pose? Remember to breathe! 

How to practice Santa's sleigh (boat pose)

• Sit on the floor with your legs out in front of you (I call this Elf on the shelf pose). Bend your knees, placing your feet on the ground. 
• Bring your hands behind your thighs and start to lean back while lifting both legs (or one at a time). Try to keep length in the spine here, avoiding rounding the back. Keep a bend in the knees. 
• Option here to bring the hands off the back of your legs and out beside you, palms facing up. From here you may like to slowly straighten the legs making an almost V like shape. If not keep a bend at the knees with shins parallel to the floor. 

Family Yoga / Partner Play

As mentioned above you can practice this pose together by taking it in turns to fill the sleigh with 'presents'. This is a great way to explore the pose, practice the pose and hold it for longer durations but most of all, it is a great way to play with it and have fun together. 

Other ways you can practice this pose together are by making a double sleigh - joining the feet together or having a reindeer pull the sleigh, what would that look like? 

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For more Christmas themed Yoga....

For more Christmas Yoga, check out my book 'Christmas Yoga for children and their adult' available now on Amazon.