Wake Up Yoga

About this class

This MerryBody Yoga class will wake you up from the inside out! The ultimate way to begin your day, or perfect for when you need a boost of energy. You’ll start slow, warming up the body, twisting and bending in all the ways that feel good. Open your shoulders, your heart and end with your peak posture of full wheel pose.

Alignment notes

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. If moving into full wheel (Urdhva Dhanurasana), the same as above is important, however, your hands will be by your ears, finger tips point toward your heels and your palms completely flat. When you lift, squeeze your booty, press your feet into the ground, keep your knees tracking over your toes, lengthen arms and legs and shine your heart through your shoulders.

Focus areas

• Back
• Booty
• Legs
• Side Body
• Shoulders
• Chest
• Hips
• Twists
• Arms
• Total Body

Mood

• Energising
• Strengthening