Twist and Shout
This warm up begins standing so that we are up and ready to go. It is also a change from how many yoga classes begin – with sitting or lying down. We twist to cleanse. The arm movements wake up and circulate the shoulders.
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1. Right Arm Up |
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2. Twist: Circle right arm back at shoulder height, bend knees. |
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3. I Dream Of Jeannie: Reach left hand to right elbow, right hand to left elbow, still twisting. |
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4. Face Forward arms up, holding elbows. |
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5. Side Bend: Left arm down. |
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6. Side Bend: right hand on left ear. |
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7. Roll half way down: interlace fingers behind back. |
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8. Uttanasana: with arms reaching overhead. |
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9. Roll up: keeping hands high behind you until vertical. |
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10. Release arms |
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11. Repeat left side |
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