Dizzy is a donkey who loves her yoga! She’s even got all of her other donkey friends to take part too this time! This is due to all the amazing benefits that can be gained from doing yoga, and also provides a time for a couple of the donkeys to get in a few sneaky naps. 🙂
Yoga has lots of benefits! Including:
- Improves flexibility and balance
- Builds up muscle strength
- Increases your blood flow
- Boosts the immune system
- Decreases your blood pressure
- Helps you to focus
- Assists to clear your mind
- Helps to release tension
- Helps you to sleep better
- Increases self-esteem
Even just doing 10-15 minutes a day can make all the difference! 🙂
These are some of Dizzy’s favourite yoga poses! We hope you love them just as much as we do. 🙂
Seated donkey pose
Start by sitting cross legged. Place your hands on your knees and slowly become aware of your breath. You can then begin to roll your head in a semicircle from one side to another to help stretch out any tension in your neck.
Nosey to floory donkey pose
Start on your hands and knees. Spread your knees apart, keeping your big toes touching. Bend forward, draping your torso between your thighs. Extend your arms forward along the floor, with your palms facing down, like Dizzy’s doing! Or you can drape them to the side and behind you on the floor. Whatever feels most comfy for you! 🙂
Side donkey twists
Sit comfortably cross legged. Place your right hand on your left knee. Swing your left hand around to the left side behind you and place on the floor wherever is most comfy. On an in breath stretch and lengthen your spine (but don’t do this anymore than what is comfortable). On an out breath slowly rotate your body to the left, again only doing what feels comfy. Repeat a few times, and on an out breath come back to the middle. Repeat on the other side.
Catkeys Cowkeys pose
This is a nice gentle flow between 2 poses! 🙂 Starts on your hands and knees with your hands directly under your shoulders, knees underneath your hips. Centre your head and soften your gaze. As you inhale drop your tummy towards the floor, lift your chin and chest and gaze up at the ceiling. On an exhale draw your tummy to your spine and round your back towards the ceiling. Let the crown of your head drop towards the floor. Repeat as many times as you like. 🙂
Donkey forwardy, bendy pose
You can do this one sitting on the floor or on a chair (the donkeys got adventurous and did it standing up but that’s too much for me! 🙂 ). Begin by sitting with your legs in front of you on the floor. Raise your arms above your head, lengthening the spine, and then slowly, on an exhale, bend forwards from the hips. Only bend as far and for as long as is comfortable and then on an inhale slowly come back up again. 🙂
Donkey plankey pose
Begin on your hands and knees with your wrists directly under your shoulders. Spread your fingers and press down into the ground with them. Look down between your hands, pull your tummy muscles towards your spine, tuck your toes and step back, creating one straight line with your head and body. Hold for as long as is comfortable and then gently release.
Donkey legs up wall pose
Exactly what it sounds like! This involves just lying down on your back with your legs up the wall. Then just let your arms relax by your side and focus on your breath. 🙂 (Bob decided he wanted to join in at this point, for the last two that involve just lying down, upside down…)
Upside down donkey pose
This pose helps you to completely relax! It simple involves lying flat on your back, legs slightly apart and arms to your side with the palms facing up. All parts of your body should be relaxed in this pose. Dizzy and her friends love it! 🙂
We hope you’ve liked these delightful Dizzy yoga poses as much as we do! Which one is your favourite? 🙂
We do also have these donkey yoga poses in a little pdf booklet, so if you would like your own copy, please just pop over your email address to us. 🙂 xxx
Dizzy (being a very sensible donkey) just wanted to add that you should only do exercises that are comfortable for you. 🙂 And it is always a good idea to have a little chat with your doctor before starting anything new. 🙂
Hope spring has found its way to your home. Wishing you and Dizzy a very Happy Easter from me, my two kitties Sid and Oreo and of course, from Dotty.
It is! And it’s going to slowly get warmer over the Easter weekend. 🙂 Wishing you all a happy Easter too! I hope you will have a couple of Easter eggs to share between you? 🙂 xxx
I love donkeys doing it rather than athletic looking perfect bodied people, makes me think maybe I could do it a bit!
Have you tried yoga before? x And I prefer seeing donkeys doing the poses instead too. 🙂 xxx
Some time ago! I am afraid I would fall flat on my face these days!😊
Those are really cute! Dizzy and crew seem very happy to show off their Yoga poses! 🙂
They were rather pleased with themselves! 🙂 How are you doing at the moment? xxx
Hi, Heather! All is good here. Getting ready to cook our supper – tacos!
Wishing you a lovely rest of the week! 🙂
I love it! Dizzy’s modified poses are just perfect. Thanks for choosing poses that most of us can do without using up too many “spoons.” Dizzy and friends are absolutely adorable!
That’s what I liked about the donkey’s choices too, some nice and simple yoga. 🙂 x I hope you have a lovely Easter Terri. 🙂 xxx
Happy Easter to you, Dizzy, and friends!
Dizzy and friends are doing some very good yoga poses. I shall study them and see it I can do them as well!
Let us know how you get on with them Anne! Biasini might even like to have a little go. 🙂 xxx
Biasini has stretching exercises he does with me holding carrots. He can bend his head and neck right round to his hip on both sides and also bend his head down between his feet and bend to the side and down toward his back legs. He gets a carrot as a reward when he gets to the farthest stretch he can manage. He really enjoys it. So it is a sort of equine yoga I guess.
That definitely sounds like equine yoga! And he is sounding very flexible. 🙂 xxx
Dizzy is a delight. I love all her poses but my least favourite is the Donkey Plankey pose. It challenges me to get it right. Happy Easter to you both. xx
The donkey’s seem to find that one easy, but I definitely find it rather tricky. We hope you have a wonderful Easter Brigid. 🙂 xxx
Side donkey twists, are my personal favorite! Dash our cat gets me so twisted up chasing him at times, I need to unwind myself with this yoga pose.
I love that one too! I imagine Dash is pretty good with his yoga too? Animals seem to be much more flexible. xxx
Yoga is really good for Dizzy. Happy Easter!
Happy Easter Winnie! 🙂 xxx
Thank you! ❤️
Yes! I was just thinking I needed to do some yoga. Thanks Dizzy! 😊💕
Did you give the donkey’s yoga poses a try? 🙂 x And Happy Easter! 🙂 xxx
Sure did, felt amazing!! Happy Easter to you too, my friend. 💕
Yayy! I’m glad you liked them. 🙂 Happy Easter! 🙂 xxx
Happy Easter to you too!! 💕💕💕
This is a very cute post and I was smiling watching the donkeys doing yoga – I hope you inspire your followers to do some yoga and it is beneficial to them Heather. In the “Donkey forwardy, bendy pose” – tell me honestly, did you have to sew those donkeys’ noses to the blanket or did they stay that way all on their own?
No sewing involved; I don’t think that would have gone down well with Dizzy at all! They were very good, and held the poses long enough for me to take the photos. 🙂 xxx
They are sweet indeed – I was worried you might have to resort to other measures. 🙂 If we don’t connect before Sunday, happy Easter to you and Dizzy. Will you be going to your mom’s for Easter Heather?
Happy Easter! 🙂 xx I will be spending Easter with my mum. We’re planning on going for a nice walk as it’s so sunny here at the moment. Dizzy shall probably tag along too. 🙂 What will you be up to? xxx
That sounds nice Heather and I wondered if you would spend the holiday with your mum as you do on other holidays. The walk and the sun sound wonderful too. Dizzy will hope you go to see the ponies (hint hint). Isn’t that nearby? It will just be quiet for me, a nice walk somewhere where it is paved, not grassy or a trail, as we have had two solid days of rain here and everything is very soggy. I am just grateful for the sun to appear after 8 days of rain! Enjoy your holiday!
Did you see Parker? We didn’t see any ponies on our walk, but we did see some cows! Dizzy decided they were quite sweet as there was a baby one there. 🙂 xxx
I did see Parker today Heather – it was a beautiful day here (especially appreciated not only because it was Easter, but we’ve had a string of rainy days, torrential rains too). Parker and his friends were eager for peanuts, likely because of two all-day rainy days in a row where I’m sure not a single walker was at the Park and there are only three of us who give them peanuts. All baby animals are cute, but those calves with their big eyes looking at you and the sweet face. Dizzy decided other animals besides donkey might be cute!
Aww, I’m glad Parker and his friends got an easter treat from you. 🙂 They must wait for you! 🙂 And Dizzy has decided that other animals are also cute, but not as cute as a donkey! 🙂 xxx
Yes, they were happy as it had been awhile due to the weather and we have another long stretch of rainy weather beginning today. The walking regimen is taking a hit these days – I should not have upped my mileage as I may have jinxed myself. Well at least you got Dizzy to acknowledge that SOME animals are cute, even if they are not donkeys and don’t have tall pointed ears. 🙂
I’m assuming the Catkeys Cowkeys is a donkey special but it’s such a great name for a yoga pose! Heather, you’ve done another fantastic job with this post – a great reminder about the benefits & how easy it can be to start small and manageable with simple stretches & positions. Love it! xx
That is one of the donkey’s favourite yoga poses. 🙂 And thank you, I did tell the donkeys to keep it all very simple. Dizzy can get abit carried away sometimes! 🙂 xx Happy Easter Caz! 🙂 xxx
Dizzy makes it all look so easy…you go, girl!
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I know! These donkeys seem to be rather flexible! x Happy Easter Laura. 🙂 xxx
You, too!
So cute! 💗 Yoga definitely has so many great benefits for our health. I have only done it twice in life in a class and at home. I would love to do it again.
Thank you. 🙂 x And let us know if you decide to give any of the donkey’s poses a try. 🙂 Happy Easter! 🙂 xxx
Great modified yoga poses I’ll be giving them a try! I sometimes struggle with the human poses too (because of my short arms!) 😆🦖
Hehe, let us know how you get on, even with your short arms. 🙂 x Happy Easter!! 🙂 xxx
Really nice
Thank you. 🙂 xxx
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i love this post……….maybe yoga would be easier for me if i had a dizzy buddy with me 🙂
Wish I could get into the poses as easily as Dizzy….ha, ha, ha!!! I love yoga and still try to do a little even though my body is now failing me – it kept me going for so many years after my first back op aged 21. hope you don’t mind I have shared it on my reg PainPalsBlog feature “Monday Magic – Inspiring Blogs for You!”, Claire x
It’s just my wordpress playing up. I have to now approve every single comment, even though I’ve asked it nicely not to keep having to ask me. x I am glad you’re able to still do a little yoga. And thank you so much for sharing it. We really appreciate it. 🙂 x Hope you’re having a wonderful week. 🙂 xxx
Wish I could get into the poses as easily as Dizzy – ha, ha, ha! Yoga kept me going for years after my first back op aged 21 and even though more body bits are now falling off, I still try to do some yoga. I hope you don’t mind I have shared it on my reg PainPalsBlog feature “Monday Magic – Inspiring Blogs for You!”, Claire x (Not sure if I have already commented – it kept failing!)
I just love this! The names of the poses are excellent. 🙂 I’ve always done yoga at home to the same set of videos. Those videos don’t refer to the pose names so I have no idea what anything is called. I think I’ll just use yours. 🙂
Just use Dizzy’s! 🙂 I’m not sure if you mention the Dizzy’s yoga pose names to anyone else though, that they will automatically know which ones you are referring too… 🙂 xx
Awesome! I love these! I shall be trying them!
Let us know how you get on them. 🙂 xxx
I sure will 💕
I am sorry for being late, but better late than never, right!? I absolutely loved this. I really want to start doing yoga, but I get discouraged easily. I think Dizzy makes yoga look fun and she is so adorable with her poses. Thank you Heather and Dizzy for great information as always!!
Dizzy’s poses are nice and simple ones. The donkeys don’t like to do anything to taxing. 🙂 x How have you been? xxx
Dizzy is absolutely adorable and her poses do look easy and simple! I have been doing okay, thank you for asking. I have been dealing with the normal fatigue and pain, but it is nothing new. How have you been?
Not bad. Very busy at the moment. So life is very much work and sleep! x Has everything settled down at your job now? xxx
You my dear are always busy and you do wonderful things! I think things are settling down at the job and it is only because I just don’t care about it. I have always jumped into work and over worked myself, it just isn’t worth it though, Thank you for asking!
I am glad they have settled down. Over working yourself is never worth it; you need to come first. 🙂 xxx
My goal at the moment is to never over work myself because you are right, it isn’t worth it!!
So cute!
Thank you Sheryl. 🙂 xx
Very much welcome! Have a good one!
This is so lovely.I really enjoyed this post.Thank you very much for sharing.
Thank you so much Geraldine. 🙂 xxx
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