Warm up Wonders
Do wrist circles for 5 seconds. What body part are you warming up?
Your wrists.
Do smell the flower breathing. What do you imagine smelling?
A flower.
Do a core hug. What part of your body are you hugging?
Your core or torso.
Do a yoga high five with someone near you. What are you connecting with?
Another peer
Do open the book. What object are your arms pretending to open?
A book.
Take 3 belly balloon breaths. What happens to your belly when you inhale?
It expands or rises.
Do blow out the candle breathing. What do you imagine blowing out?
A candle
Do strong mountain. What makes this pose feel "strong"?
Do gratitude touch (hand to heart). What feeling does this represent?
Gratitude or thankfulness.
Do sunrise stretch. What time of day does this pose represent?
Morning or sunrise.
Do ankle wiggles. Why is warming up your joints important?
It helps them move easier and reduces stiffness.
Try box breathing (inhale-hold-exhale-hold). How many sides does a box have?
Do chair warrior. What part of your body reaches out like a warrior?
Do floating arms. How should your arms move?
Light and slow, like floating.
Do seated sun salute. What are you saluting or greeting?
The sun.
Do neck rainbow slowly. What direction should your head move to make the rainbow shape?
Side to side in an arc.
Do wave breath. What natural movement does your breath copy?
An ocean wave.
Do invisible row. What motion are your arms copying?
Pulling a rowing oar.
Do rainbow sweep. What shape are your arms making?
A rainbow arc.
Do wipers with your legs or arms. What part of a car does this copy.
Windshield Wipers
Do shoulder waterfall. What part of your body "melts down" like a waterfall?
Your shoulders
Do ocean arms with slow breathing. What sound can you imagine to help you relax?
The sound of the ocean.
Do animal stretch. What are you pretending to move like?
Any animal
Do yoga freeze. What do you focus on while holding still?
Your breath or body awareness.
Do yoga wave around the circle. What does the group movement look like?
A big wave moving throughout the group.