Well, the dogs leave me alone, but my five kids DO NOT! relaxation pose is a joke with a couple of 3 year old triplets on your belly! Oh yeah, and they find it hilarious to crawl under my legs during warrior and lay underneath me, their faces an inch from mine during down-dog.
Actually, I took to turning Yoga into an object lesson not long ago. DH and I noticed that all of the kids (all under the age of 5) have a lot of trouble respecting others' things, feelings, space, everything-else. OK, the baby gets a pass, he just turned 1, but we've been racking our brains trying to maintain a basic level of sanity and keep the never-ending "story time" that is our lives from becoming "Lord of the Flies!" SO I came up with the brilliant idea of explaining a little about Yoga. I told them that during Mama's Yoga time anyone can join in who wants to, but they cannot touch anyone who is participating. That is-- we can do it together, side bys side, but everyone's space needs to be respected. I pointed out that even a soft hug could knock someone off balance, and even a funny joke or loud whisper can ruin concentration. Anyone who doesn't want to particpate must sit quietly on the couch or go play in his bedroom. Ok, so it doesn't work in terms of my relaxing or getting a decent workout. I still am tackled around the waist and knocked over a fair amount of the time, but I think they are actually learning the intended lesson-- to the degree a bunch of preschoolers can, that is.