Up Dog Shape • Zig Cue

This backbend shape helps build strength, posture, and confidence while opening the front of the body and lifting energy up

For kids—and grown-ups too

Good for

Posture • Strength

Confidence • Energy

After sitting • Before outdoor play 

Brain break • Ages 3+

Build the shape

• Start lying on your belly

• Place hands under shoulders

• Press into hands

• Lift chest up

• Keep legs long behind you

• Roll shoulders back

• Look forward or slightly up

• Breathe steady

Also called

Upward Facing Dog/Up Dog pose

Other activities to try

• Slither like a snake

• then press up

• Flow between belly and Up Dog

• Add a roar at the top

ZigZag Creature Tip

Solara likes this shape.

Bright and rising

Leads with the heart

Keep it going →

Mini Backbend Burst

• 5-Min Move

• Belly Down

• Press Up (Up Dog)

• Lower Slow

• Repeat 5x

• Rest, then go again

Move smooth.

Build strength over time.

Try this next →

Crawl + Reach Burst

Strength • Mobility

See you on the trail → 🐾

for families, schools… and you

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where the wild things go

This practice is for educational purposes. 

Please listen to your body and modify 

as needed. Younger children should use 

guidance and supervision.