Open Your Heart Yoga

About this class

This is one of the older MerryBody classes. For higher quality sound and video select a newer class. This Yoga inspired MerryBody session is all about opening your heart space. Yes, it’s about stretching the chest, flossing out the shoulders and having fun with some delicious backbends BUT it’s also about having the intention to allow your light, your truth, your brightness to shine out into the world. Prepare for blissful feels.

Alignment notes

For camel pose (Ustrasana), make sure your knees are two fists distance apart (use a blanket or towel under the knees if you need). Before you back bend, stack the hips over the knees and squeeze your butt and legs. This creates a safe starting point. For bridge pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana), lay on your back, soles of the feet flat on the Earth, knees hip-width apart. Take your arms long by your sides, you should be able to just tickle your heels with your fingertips. Before you raise the butt up toward the sky, squeeze your butt, press the soles of the feet into the Earth and THEN lift off one vertebra at a time.

Focus areas

• Back
• Booty
• Legs
• Abs
• Shoulders
• Chest
• Hips
• Neck
• Arms
• Twists
• Total Body

Mood

• Grounding
• Strengthening