WEBVTT 00:00:00.224 --> 00:00:01.046 - What's up everyone? 00:00:01.046 --> 00:00:02.242 Welcome to Yoga with Adriene. 00:00:02.242 --> 00:00:04.402 I'm Adriene and today we have a core strength 00:00:04.402 --> 00:00:05.563 ritual for you. 00:00:05.563 --> 00:00:07.280 This is a really great video to supplement 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:09.616 with your yoga practice or another workout. 00:00:09.616 --> 00:00:10.926 Maybe you just went for a run 00:00:10.926 --> 00:00:12.414 or a nice, long walk and you're wanting 00:00:12.414 --> 00:00:14.213 a little bit more, right? 00:00:14.213 --> 00:00:17.464 So this is a practice that's just beautiful 00:00:17.464 --> 00:00:18.646 for your core, right, 00:00:18.646 --> 00:00:20.126 so whether you're looking to get chiseled 00:00:20.126 --> 00:00:23.109 for the swimsuit season or you're just wanting 00:00:23.109 --> 00:00:26.069 to support your back and prevent back pain, 00:00:26.069 --> 00:00:27.366 or maybe you're wanting to fly 00:00:27.366 --> 00:00:28.726 in other yoga postures, 00:00:28.726 --> 00:00:31.592 this is an exercise that's going to rock your core, 00:00:31.592 --> 00:00:33.391 so get into something comfy, 00:00:33.391 --> 00:00:35.529 put on a good attitude, connect to your breath, 00:00:35.529 --> 00:00:36.921 and let's get started. 00:00:36.921 --> 00:00:41.492 (lively bouncy drumming and guitar strumming) 00:00:48.057 --> 00:00:51.498 Alrighty partners, let's start flat on our backs. 00:00:53.165 --> 00:00:56.809 Go ahead and walk the heels up towards your hips 00:00:56.809 --> 00:00:59.237 and bring the hands to the belly here. 00:00:59.237 --> 00:01:03.378 So I'm gonna guide us through our core strength ritual today, 00:01:03.378 --> 00:01:06.003 but I invite you to really take charge 00:01:06.003 --> 00:01:08.305 of your breath so that we're moving with the breath 00:01:08.305 --> 00:01:10.648 and so that the breath is fueling our movements. 00:01:10.648 --> 00:01:15.026 So bringing our yoga mindset and the yoga mindfulness 00:01:15.026 --> 00:01:19.059 to our practice, to our workout. 00:01:21.027 --> 00:01:24.097 Snuggle the shoulder blades underneath your heart space. 00:01:24.097 --> 00:01:27.035 Toes pointing forward, knees up towards the sky. 00:01:27.035 --> 00:01:30.019 Go ahead and lengthen the lower back here, 00:01:30.019 --> 00:01:31.446 so you might even lift the tailbone up 00:01:31.446 --> 00:01:33.653 so that you can find a nice connect. 00:01:33.653 --> 00:01:36.101 We're gonna need this as we move throughout 00:01:36.101 --> 00:01:37.435 our ritual today. 00:01:37.435 --> 00:01:40.925 Nice connect with the lower back to the mat. 00:01:41.985 --> 00:01:43.826 And tuck the chin just slightly, 00:01:43.826 --> 00:01:45.098 lengthen through the back of the neck, 00:01:45.098 --> 00:01:46.257 and then start to breathe into your hands. 00:01:46.257 --> 00:01:48.346 We're gonna do three conscious breaths. 00:01:48.346 --> 00:01:50.240 Here we go, starting with a big inhale 00:01:50.240 --> 00:01:51.292 in through the nose. 00:01:51.292 --> 00:01:54.019 (inhaling) 00:01:54.019 --> 00:01:56.736 And a big exhale, out through the nose or mouth, 00:01:56.736 --> 00:01:57.815 yogi's choice. 00:01:57.815 --> 00:02:00.939 (exhaling) 00:02:00.939 --> 00:02:03.218 Inhale, big conscious breath. 00:02:05.149 --> 00:02:08.139 And exhale, relax your shoulders. 00:02:09.286 --> 00:02:10.800 Go ahead and close your eyes for this last 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:12.478 big breath in. 00:02:15.021 --> 00:02:17.246 And exhale out. 00:02:18.222 --> 00:02:21.192 Great, send the hands down to the ground, 00:02:21.192 --> 00:02:23.220 in line with the heels around the hips here. 00:02:23.220 --> 00:02:26.228 Everyone's different so honor where your body's at today. 00:02:26.228 --> 00:02:27.349 And do your best. 00:02:27.349 --> 00:02:29.496 Staying focused on the breath, we'll inhale, 00:02:29.496 --> 00:02:32.198 begin to press into the feet and lift the hip points up 00:02:32.198 --> 00:02:33.502 towards the sky. 00:02:33.502 --> 00:02:36.873 Big breath to lift you up. 00:02:36.873 --> 00:02:39.241 Big exhale to lower down. 00:02:41.281 --> 00:02:43.985 Inhale, press into all four corners of the feet. 00:02:43.985 --> 00:02:46.857 Lift up starting with the tail. 00:02:47.782 --> 00:02:50.051 And exhale to lower. 00:02:51.589 --> 00:02:53.156 And one more time, inhale, 00:02:53.156 --> 00:02:54.272 lift all the way up. 00:02:54.272 --> 00:02:56.280 This time really keep the chin lifted up 00:02:56.280 --> 00:02:57.189 towards the ceiling. 00:02:57.189 --> 00:02:59.036 We're gonna use this throughout our practice today. 00:02:59.036 --> 00:03:01.519 Go ahead and snuggle the shoulder blades here. 00:03:01.519 --> 00:03:02.992 Big breath in. 00:03:03.857 --> 00:03:06.445 And exhale to release. 00:03:06.445 --> 00:03:08.548 Awesome work. 00:03:08.548 --> 00:03:10.319 Alright, so scoop the tailbone, 00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:14.428 again so that lower back is nice and flush with the mat. 00:03:14.428 --> 00:03:16.043 Alright, now interlace the fingertips. 00:03:16.043 --> 00:03:18.740 Bring them up and over, behind the head here. 00:03:18.740 --> 00:03:19.796 Extend the thumbs. 00:03:19.796 --> 00:03:22.003 Give yourself a little neck massage here. 00:03:22.003 --> 00:03:23.326 If you have a pony tail or a bun, 00:03:23.326 --> 00:03:25.538 you might move it to the side. 00:03:28.050 --> 00:03:29.074 And then just take a second, 00:03:29.074 --> 00:03:30.176 again to breathe deep, 00:03:30.176 --> 00:03:32.242 open elbows nice and wide. 00:03:33.199 --> 00:03:34.127 Alright, here we go. 00:03:34.127 --> 00:03:35.428 Inhale in. 00:03:35.428 --> 00:03:37.772 Exhale, lift the head, the neck, the shoulders up. 00:03:37.772 --> 00:03:39.701 Just take a second here to create a little hammock 00:03:39.701 --> 00:03:42.092 for the neck, and then we're gonna slowly 00:03:42.092 --> 00:03:43.579 lift the chin up towards the sky, 00:03:43.579 --> 00:03:45.866 engaging the muscles of the abdominal wall. 00:03:45.866 --> 00:03:47.341 Keep the elbows nice and wide, 00:03:47.341 --> 00:03:48.878 so notice if they're coming in here, 00:03:48.878 --> 00:03:49.581 keep it up. 00:03:49.581 --> 00:03:51.242 If you can, lift up a little more, 00:03:51.242 --> 00:03:54.594 lifting the shoulder blades, breathe deep. 00:03:55.606 --> 00:03:57.407 Lower back flush with the mat. 00:03:57.407 --> 00:03:58.719 You might be awesome here, 00:03:58.719 --> 00:03:59.916 staying here, breathing, 00:03:59.916 --> 00:04:03.191 or you might lift the shins parallel up towards the ceiling, 00:04:03.191 --> 00:04:05.946 knees in line with the hip points or slightly in front. 00:04:05.946 --> 00:04:08.335 Breathe deep here. 00:04:08.335 --> 00:04:09.482 Chin up towards the sky. 00:04:09.482 --> 00:04:12.524 Chest open, lots of space between the bottom of the chin 00:04:12.524 --> 00:04:14.544 and your heart center. 00:04:15.407 --> 00:04:16.846 Breathe deep, you got this. 00:04:16.846 --> 00:04:19.040 Thumbs are extended for a little extra support 00:04:19.040 --> 00:04:20.892 in your neck hammock. 00:04:21.827 --> 00:04:23.906 Inhale in. 00:04:23.906 --> 00:04:26.041 Exhale out. 00:04:26.041 --> 00:04:28.333 Great, on your next inhale, lower. 00:04:28.333 --> 00:04:29.730 And on your next exhale, 00:04:29.730 --> 00:04:32.581 lift back right to where you were. 00:04:32.581 --> 00:04:33.877 Inhale, lower. 00:04:34.858 --> 00:04:36.359 Exhale, lift. 00:04:36.359 --> 00:04:37.600 Keep the elbows wide. 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:39.853 Inhale, lower. 00:04:39.853 --> 00:04:41.177 Exhale, lift. 00:04:41.177 --> 00:04:42.151 Moving with the breath. 00:04:42.151 --> 00:04:43.103 Inhale. 00:04:44.070 --> 00:04:45.174 Exhale. 00:04:46.227 --> 00:04:47.370 Inhale. 00:04:48.558 --> 00:04:49.942 Exhale. 00:04:49.942 --> 00:04:52.451 Keep it going, smile, inhale. 00:04:53.441 --> 00:04:54.668 Exhale. 00:04:55.754 --> 00:04:57.071 Inhale. 00:04:58.041 --> 00:04:59.265 Exhale. 00:05:00.280 --> 00:05:02.558 Inhale, chin stays lifted. 00:05:02.558 --> 00:05:05.796 Exhale, lift the tailbone towards the sky, navel down. 00:05:05.796 --> 00:05:06.883 Inhale. 00:05:07.735 --> 00:05:10.505 Exhale, can you lift the shoulders a little higher? 00:05:10.505 --> 00:05:11.492 Inhale. 00:05:12.368 --> 00:05:14.416 Exhale, lift. 00:05:14.416 --> 00:05:16.577 Inhale, lower. 00:05:16.577 --> 00:05:17.745 Exhale, lift. 00:05:17.745 --> 00:05:19.001 Three more, you got this. 00:05:19.001 --> 00:05:20.170 Inhale, lower. 00:05:21.093 --> 00:05:22.565 Exhale, lift. 00:05:23.521 --> 00:05:24.863 Inhale, lower. 00:05:25.830 --> 00:05:27.375 Exhale, lift. 00:05:27.375 --> 00:05:29.974 Last one, inhale, lower. 00:05:29.974 --> 00:05:31.906 Exhale, lift and hold. 00:05:31.906 --> 00:05:34.449 Keep the chin lifting up towards the sky. 00:05:34.449 --> 00:05:36.203 Add a little action to the feet here, 00:05:36.203 --> 00:05:38.246 rolling the ankles, rotating the ankles, 00:05:38.246 --> 00:05:40.880 pointing and flexing the toes here with the feet, 00:05:40.880 --> 00:05:42.692 and then nice and easy, 00:05:42.692 --> 00:05:45.014 reaching the fingertips towards the heels, 00:05:45.014 --> 00:05:47.394 palms face up, we're gonna breathe here 00:05:47.394 --> 00:05:48.950 for ten seconds, you got it. 00:05:48.950 --> 00:05:50.298 Chin is lifted. 00:05:50.298 --> 00:05:51.529 Open in the chest. 00:05:51.529 --> 00:05:53.461 Tailbone scooping up. 00:05:54.291 --> 00:05:55.818 Big breaths here. 00:05:55.818 --> 00:05:58.091 Welcoming some heat. 00:05:59.396 --> 00:06:00.911 Inhale in. 00:06:02.022 --> 00:06:03.584 Exhale out. 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:08.341 Great, take one more breath cycle. 00:06:08.341 --> 00:06:09.237 You got this. 00:06:09.237 --> 00:06:10.421 Pinkies up towards the sky. 00:06:10.421 --> 00:06:12.894 Open the palms, open the chest. 00:06:12.894 --> 00:06:15.038 And then exhale, release everything. 00:06:15.038 --> 00:06:16.998 Knees wide, soles of the feet together. 00:06:16.998 --> 00:06:18.683 Hands come to the belly. 00:06:18.683 --> 00:06:20.987 And we relax. 00:06:28.144 --> 00:06:29.722 Great, bring the knees together, 00:06:29.722 --> 00:06:30.902 press up off the toes. 00:06:30.902 --> 00:06:32.623 We'll come right back to where we were. 00:06:32.623 --> 00:06:33.520 Inhale, in. 00:06:33.520 --> 00:06:34.954 Exhale, lifting the chest. 00:06:34.954 --> 00:06:36.521 See if you can really lift your shoulders. 00:06:36.521 --> 00:06:37.925 Again, not crunching here, 00:06:37.925 --> 00:06:39.411 but looking up towards the ceiling 00:06:39.411 --> 00:06:40.955 so peek at the video when you need to, 00:06:40.955 --> 00:06:43.358 but then take your gaze straight up and slightly back, 00:06:43.358 --> 00:06:46.424 almost as if you're looking up past your third eye here. 00:06:46.424 --> 00:06:48.352 Alright, we're coming back here, engage. 00:06:48.352 --> 00:06:50.209 Scooping the tailbone up. 00:06:50.209 --> 00:06:52.833 I'm gonna inhale, reach the fingertips up and over. 00:06:52.833 --> 00:06:56.710 Exhale, take the fingertips or palms together, Namaste. 00:06:56.710 --> 00:06:59.157 Or you can take ol' Simba here. 00:06:59.157 --> 00:07:01.688 And over to the left, and we're gonna extend 00:07:01.688 --> 00:07:04.289 the right leg out all the way. 00:07:04.289 --> 00:07:05.450 Let it hover. 00:07:05.450 --> 00:07:06.391 Breathe here. 00:07:06.391 --> 00:07:07.604 Inhale in. 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:09.676 Exhale out. 00:07:09.676 --> 00:07:12.318 Inhale, draw the right knee all the way back up, 00:07:12.318 --> 00:07:14.919 and same thing, just carving a line through space 00:07:14.919 --> 00:07:16.706 with your right heel. 00:07:16.706 --> 00:07:19.245 Keep the chin lifted so I'm not crunching here. 00:07:19.245 --> 00:07:20.848 Shoulders nice and high. 00:07:20.848 --> 00:07:22.352 Let it hover. 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:26.177 And inhale, bring it in. 00:07:26.177 --> 00:07:27.687 All the way up towards the sky. 00:07:27.687 --> 00:07:29.873 Lots of energy through the feet here. 00:07:30.948 --> 00:07:34.302 Carving a line through space with your right heel. 00:07:34.302 --> 00:07:36.822 You can also come here to interlace the fingertips, 00:07:36.822 --> 00:07:39.247 but I like to keep my arms extended. 00:07:39.247 --> 00:07:42.229 Bring it in all the way up. 00:07:42.229 --> 00:07:45.328 Then slow and steady here, taking up space 00:07:45.328 --> 00:07:47.203 with your right leg. 00:07:48.043 --> 00:07:49.681 Great, keep it going. 00:07:49.681 --> 00:07:51.730 Knees come together, inhale. 00:07:52.618 --> 00:07:54.945 Exhale, sliding it down. 00:07:56.578 --> 00:07:59.153 Collar bone nice and open here. 00:07:59.153 --> 00:08:01.265 Beautiful, let's do one more. 00:08:01.265 --> 00:08:04.795 (deep breathing) 00:08:04.795 --> 00:08:06.128 Let it hover. 00:08:06.128 --> 00:08:08.150 Then navel draws down as you bring 00:08:08.150 --> 00:08:09.166 the right knee back in. 00:08:09.166 --> 00:08:10.895 Great, take a second to rest in the middle 00:08:10.895 --> 00:08:12.313 here if you need. 00:08:12.313 --> 00:08:14.392 Relax the shoulders, big breath in. 00:08:15.262 --> 00:08:17.640 Big breath out through the mouth. 00:08:18.860 --> 00:08:20.316 And back up we go. 00:08:20.316 --> 00:08:22.951 Palms up, loop the shoulders nice and open 00:08:22.951 --> 00:08:24.530 through the chest. 00:08:24.530 --> 00:08:26.016 Inhale, reach the arms up. 00:08:26.016 --> 00:08:27.443 Fingertips reach towards the sky. 00:08:27.443 --> 00:08:29.963 And exhale, now onto the right, opposite side. 00:08:29.963 --> 00:08:32.580 Keep the chest nice and open. 00:08:33.433 --> 00:08:35.638 And when you're ready, left leg all the way up. 00:08:35.638 --> 00:08:37.625 We start to carve a line through space. 00:08:37.625 --> 00:08:40.308 Now energetically, I'm keeping my tailbone up, 00:08:40.308 --> 00:08:43.082 lower back pressing flush down to the mat. 00:08:43.082 --> 00:08:45.008 And lower, let it hover. 00:08:45.008 --> 00:08:48.248 Engage full abdominal wall, and then reach it back up, 00:08:48.248 --> 00:08:49.642 knees together. 00:08:49.642 --> 00:08:50.907 Here we go. 00:08:50.907 --> 00:08:53.530 Moving in your own time. 00:08:53.530 --> 00:08:55.809 Resist the urge to rush this 00:08:55.809 --> 00:08:59.784 so slow and steady, toning the core. 00:09:03.051 --> 00:09:05.374 If you have a block, you might even hold it here 00:09:05.374 --> 00:09:08.160 out to the side or you can choose another prop 00:09:08.160 --> 00:09:11.097 just to give yourself a little action 00:09:11.097 --> 00:09:13.691 through the fingertips and the hands. 00:09:15.882 --> 00:09:19.305 Nice and slow, tailbone scooping up, 00:09:19.305 --> 00:09:21.402 navel drawing down. 00:09:24.877 --> 00:09:26.490 Beautiful, keep it going. 00:09:26.490 --> 00:09:30.334 You got this, nice and slow and steady wins the race. 00:09:30.334 --> 00:09:33.643 Stay with your breath. 00:09:33.643 --> 00:09:35.790 Lift the shoulders up a little more, you got this. 00:09:35.790 --> 00:09:38.494 Keep the heart open, mind open. 00:09:38.494 --> 00:09:40.227 I am strong. 00:09:41.172 --> 00:09:43.452 Great, do one more wherever you are. 00:09:46.035 --> 00:09:48.242 Let it hover, you got this. 00:09:48.242 --> 00:09:50.040 And then bring it into center. 00:09:50.040 --> 00:09:53.350 Awesome, we'll return back to Supta Baddha Konasana. 00:09:53.350 --> 00:09:55.208 Give your belly a little pet, 00:09:55.208 --> 00:09:58.359 maybe clockwise direction, knees wide. 00:10:03.562 --> 00:10:05.864 Great, from here we're gonna move to butterfly crunches. 00:10:05.864 --> 00:10:08.478 So interlace the fingertips, bring them behind the head, 00:10:08.478 --> 00:10:10.080 create the same little neck hammock here 00:10:10.080 --> 00:10:11.658 with the thumbs extended. 00:10:11.658 --> 00:10:14.645 Option here also to bring the fingertips to the temples, 00:10:14.645 --> 00:10:18.483 elbows nice and wide in either variation. 00:10:18.483 --> 00:10:20.400 Alright, tops of the thighs draw down. 00:10:20.400 --> 00:10:22.504 If you feel any discomfort in the lower back body, 00:10:22.504 --> 00:10:24.271 you'll experiment with drawing your toes 00:10:24.271 --> 00:10:27.973 further away or drawing the heels closer to your center. 00:10:27.973 --> 00:10:29.852 Here we go, hug the lower ribs in, 00:10:29.852 --> 00:10:32.106 inhale in, exhale lift. 00:10:32.106 --> 00:10:33.615 Just find the shape here. 00:10:33.615 --> 00:10:36.236 Find this nice, long length here first. 00:10:36.236 --> 00:10:37.723 And then baby crunches, 00:10:37.723 --> 00:10:40.509 it's important to not think about the crunch happening 00:10:40.509 --> 00:10:44.166 in your neck, but in the muscles of the abdominal wall. 00:10:44.166 --> 00:10:46.675 So keep your gaze straight up and back, 00:10:46.675 --> 00:10:48.333 chin lifted towards the sky, 00:10:48.333 --> 00:10:50.170 and just baby pulses here. 00:10:50.170 --> 00:10:54.818 (quick breaths) 00:10:57.071 --> 00:10:58.542 Use your breath. 00:11:06.017 --> 00:11:08.927 So again, we're wanting to create movement in the belly, 00:11:08.927 --> 00:11:10.367 not really in the neck. 00:11:10.367 --> 00:11:12.635 So the spine is nice and long. 00:11:14.512 --> 00:11:15.670 Baby pulses here. 00:11:15.670 --> 00:11:17.516 Little butterfly crunches. 00:11:17.516 --> 00:11:21.933 (quick breaths) 00:11:23.820 --> 00:11:25.884 Maybe they get a little bit higher. 00:11:25.884 --> 00:11:28.330 But chin still lifting towards the sky. 00:11:32.490 --> 00:11:34.031 Use your exhale. 00:11:35.696 --> 00:11:37.552 Five more seconds. 00:11:37.552 --> 00:11:41.211 (quick breaths) 00:11:41.211 --> 00:11:44.078 And release, that was hard to count. 00:11:44.078 --> 00:11:45.239 Bring the knees together. 00:11:45.239 --> 00:11:47.281 Give yourself a big bear hug, you're doing awesome work. 00:11:47.281 --> 00:11:48.571 We're almost done here. 00:11:48.571 --> 00:11:50.266 Really, really awesome. 00:11:50.266 --> 00:11:52.240 I'm gonna take a second to just cross 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:56.546 the right leg over the left and find cow legs here. 00:11:56.546 --> 00:12:00.924 You might grab the big toes or the outer edges of the feet. 00:12:00.924 --> 00:12:03.304 Big breath in. 00:12:03.304 --> 00:12:04.906 Big breath out as you unravel. 00:12:04.906 --> 00:12:08.220 Take the left leg over, grab the outer edge. 00:12:09.539 --> 00:12:12.205 Beautiful, breathing deep. 00:12:13.592 --> 00:12:15.772 And then we'll unravel here. 00:12:15.772 --> 00:12:17.516 Bring the knees right underneath the hip points. 00:12:17.516 --> 00:12:19.093 Shins parallel to the ceiling. 00:12:19.093 --> 00:12:21.287 This time fingertips are gonna come to the temples 00:12:21.287 --> 00:12:23.100 so you know you can always come to the neck hammock 00:12:23.100 --> 00:12:26.478 variation, elbows wide in both variations. 00:12:26.478 --> 00:12:27.860 Inhale in. 00:12:27.860 --> 00:12:30.737 Exhale, lift the head, the neck, the shoulders up. 00:12:30.737 --> 00:12:33.238 We're gonna twist here so we're coming into a center, 00:12:33.238 --> 00:12:36.443 really lifting the shoulders as high as you can go, 00:12:36.443 --> 00:12:38.279 lower back flush with the mat. 00:12:38.279 --> 00:12:39.333 And we're gonna twist. 00:12:39.333 --> 00:12:41.624 Right elbow to the left knee. 00:12:41.624 --> 00:12:43.645 Really try to reach your elbow to your knee 00:12:43.645 --> 00:12:45.487 rather than your knee to your elbow, 00:12:45.487 --> 00:12:48.191 so coming here, then we'll come back to center, 00:12:48.191 --> 00:12:49.581 and lower. 00:12:49.581 --> 00:12:51.216 Lower on the inhale. 00:12:51.216 --> 00:12:52.960 Exhale, lift up to center. 00:12:52.960 --> 00:12:54.783 Engage, crossing over. 00:12:54.783 --> 00:12:56.339 Left elbow to right knee. 00:12:56.339 --> 00:12:57.848 Really reach the elbow to the knee 00:12:57.848 --> 00:12:59.984 rather than the knee to the elbow. 00:12:59.984 --> 00:13:01.643 Inhale to center. 00:13:01.643 --> 00:13:02.666 And lower. 00:13:02.666 --> 00:13:04.685 Exhale, lift up. 00:13:04.685 --> 00:13:06.368 Crossing over. 00:13:06.368 --> 00:13:08.841 Center, down. 00:13:08.841 --> 00:13:11.247 Center, cross. 00:13:11.247 --> 00:13:13.743 Center, down. 00:13:13.743 --> 00:13:15.922 Center, twist. 00:13:15.922 --> 00:13:17.525 Center, down. 00:13:17.525 --> 00:13:21.874 And now moving at your own pace with your breath. 00:13:24.004 --> 00:13:25.770 Don't bypass that center move. 00:13:25.770 --> 00:13:27.859 When you come to center, really scoop the tailbone up, 00:13:27.859 --> 00:13:29.890 engage the belly, tighten the belly, 00:13:29.890 --> 00:13:31.597 and then crossing over to twist. 00:13:31.597 --> 00:13:33.711 Again, elbow towards the knee, 00:13:33.711 --> 00:13:35.125 not knee towards the elbow. 00:13:35.125 --> 00:13:36.757 Keep it going. 00:13:54.806 --> 00:13:56.554 Keep the elbows wide. 00:13:58.603 --> 00:14:00.656 And do one more on each side. 00:14:00.656 --> 00:14:02.008 It's hard to find that center. 00:14:02.008 --> 00:14:03.515 Ooh, yeah. 00:14:04.703 --> 00:14:06.828 Great, and then after you've done your last one, 00:14:06.828 --> 00:14:09.057 take the hands to the backs of the thighs, 00:14:09.057 --> 00:14:11.821 squeeze the knees in, relax your shoulders. 00:14:11.821 --> 00:14:14.453 Take a deep breath in through the nose. 00:14:14.453 --> 00:14:16.776 And exhale out through the mouth. 00:14:16.776 --> 00:14:19.682 (exhaling breath) 00:14:19.682 --> 00:14:22.243 Great, soles of the feet come to the ground. 00:14:22.243 --> 00:14:24.182 And we're gonna cross the right ankle over, 00:14:24.182 --> 00:14:27.642 excuse me the right leg over the left. 00:14:27.642 --> 00:14:29.847 Great, then shift your hips to the right side of your mat 00:14:29.847 --> 00:14:32.889 just a hair, and allow your legs to fall over 00:14:32.889 --> 00:14:35.404 towards the left. 00:14:35.404 --> 00:14:37.863 Great, interlace the fingertips behind the head 00:14:37.863 --> 00:14:39.747 or fingertips to the temple. 00:14:39.747 --> 00:14:40.894 Inhale in. 00:14:40.894 --> 00:14:43.161 As you exhale, lift up. 00:14:43.161 --> 00:14:45.062 Inhale, lower. 00:14:45.062 --> 00:14:46.365 Exhale, lift. 00:14:46.365 --> 00:14:47.977 Inhale, lower. 00:14:47.977 --> 00:14:49.361 Exhale, lift. 00:14:49.361 --> 00:14:50.798 Inhale, lower. 00:14:50.798 --> 00:14:51.821 Exhale, lift. 00:14:51.821 --> 00:14:53.144 Keep it going. 00:14:53.144 --> 00:14:57.330 (exhaling breaths) 00:15:10.824 --> 00:15:12.349 And one more. 00:15:13.400 --> 00:15:14.352 And we'll switch. 00:15:14.352 --> 00:15:16.441 Release the hands right over to the other side. 00:15:16.441 --> 00:15:18.310 Walk the hips back to center. 00:15:19.170 --> 00:15:21.957 This time left leg all the way over the right. 00:15:22.800 --> 00:15:23.508 Inhale, in. 00:15:23.508 --> 00:15:26.777 Exhale, let the weight of the legs melt to the right. 00:15:28.012 --> 00:15:29.384 Did I walk my hips over? 00:15:29.384 --> 00:15:30.556 Walk your hips over. 00:15:30.556 --> 00:15:32.461 Interlace behind, here we go. 00:15:32.461 --> 00:15:33.794 Inhale in. 00:15:33.794 --> 00:15:35.686 Exhale, lift. 00:15:35.686 --> 00:15:37.253 Inhale, lower. 00:15:37.253 --> 00:15:38.926 Exhale, lift. 00:15:38.926 --> 00:15:40.712 Inhale, chin up. 00:15:40.712 --> 00:15:42.444 Exhale, belly in. 00:15:43.304 --> 00:15:44.510 Inhale, look up. 00:15:44.510 --> 00:15:45.868 Exhale, lift. 00:15:45.868 --> 00:15:47.492 Keep it going. 00:15:47.492 --> 00:15:51.563 (exhaling breaths) 00:15:59.928 --> 00:16:01.911 Let your breath move you. 00:16:01.911 --> 00:16:03.200 So get into a rhythm. 00:16:03.200 --> 00:16:07.535 (exhaling breaths) 00:16:10.536 --> 00:16:13.404 Great and one more. 00:16:13.404 --> 00:16:14.715 And release, awesome. 00:16:14.715 --> 00:16:16.679 Take the hips back to center. 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:17.852 Hug the knees into the chest. 00:16:17.852 --> 00:16:20.795 Give yourself a great big bear hug here. 00:16:21.856 --> 00:16:23.586 And one last move, here we go. 00:16:23.586 --> 00:16:25.965 Slide the hands to the backs of the thighs. 00:16:25.965 --> 00:16:27.981 Take a second to just shake it off. 00:16:27.981 --> 00:16:30.407 And we'll rock all the way up. 00:16:30.407 --> 00:16:32.980 And come into a plank pose. 00:16:32.980 --> 00:16:36.054 Alright, almost there, you got this. 00:16:37.057 --> 00:16:39.215 So forearm plank today, I should've said forearms. 00:16:39.215 --> 00:16:42.525 So we have variations of plank, 00:16:42.525 --> 00:16:47.075 so this variation is gonna be on the elbows, 00:16:48.005 --> 00:16:49.251 shoulder width apart. 00:16:49.251 --> 00:16:51.478 To start, come onto your forearm plank here, 00:16:51.478 --> 00:16:52.857 spike the heels towards the back wall 00:16:52.857 --> 00:16:54.980 or the back edge of your mat. 00:16:54.980 --> 00:16:56.849 You know you can always lower the knees here. 00:16:56.849 --> 00:16:59.206 Come into a variation. 00:16:59.206 --> 00:17:00.945 But for now, give it a try, 00:17:00.945 --> 00:17:03.813 spike the heels back, draw the shoulders away from the ears, 00:17:03.813 --> 00:17:04.917 and we're gonna breathe here 00:17:04.917 --> 00:17:07.123 with the gaze straight down. 00:17:07.123 --> 00:17:09.759 Draw the navel, hug the lower ribs in. 00:17:09.759 --> 00:17:11.823 Send the sitting bones towards the heels. 00:17:11.823 --> 00:17:14.471 Light up an energy throughout the whole body. 00:17:14.471 --> 00:17:15.307 You got this. 00:17:15.307 --> 00:17:17.128 Breathing deep, gaze straight down. 00:17:17.128 --> 00:17:17.990 You got it. 00:17:17.990 --> 00:17:22.689 (deep breathing) 00:17:22.689 --> 00:17:24.212 Now take your right toes off the mat. 00:17:24.212 --> 00:17:26.415 Tap, back to center. 00:17:26.415 --> 00:17:27.599 Left toes off the mat. 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:28.702 You got it. 00:17:28.702 --> 00:17:29.760 Back to center. 00:17:29.760 --> 00:17:31.140 Full body strengthener here. 00:17:31.140 --> 00:17:32.205 To the right. 00:17:32.205 --> 00:17:33.506 Back to center. 00:17:33.506 --> 00:17:34.748 And to the left. 00:17:34.748 --> 00:17:36.735 If you want to spike this up for a little more cardio, 00:17:36.735 --> 00:17:39.644 little toe jacks, you can do both at the same time. 00:17:39.644 --> 00:17:41.061 But otherwise, we're keeping it nice and slow 00:17:41.061 --> 00:17:43.104 and mindful today, building heat. 00:17:43.104 --> 00:17:45.517 Toning the body. 00:17:45.517 --> 00:17:48.582 Side to side, press away from your yoga mat. 00:17:48.582 --> 00:17:49.847 Gaze straight down. 00:17:49.847 --> 00:17:52.559 Great, do one more on each side, you got this. 00:17:55.719 --> 00:17:57.643 And then slowly release, knees to the ground, 00:17:57.643 --> 00:18:00.276 send the sitting bones back, hips back. 00:18:00.276 --> 00:18:01.998 And Child's Pose. 00:18:03.290 --> 00:18:04.509 Catch your breath. 00:18:04.509 --> 00:18:05.833 Breathe deep. 00:18:05.833 --> 00:18:08.224 (deep breathing) 00:18:10.534 --> 00:18:12.216 Alright, that was just your warm-up for this next thing. 00:18:12.216 --> 00:18:14.120 Ha-ha, come on, here we go. 00:18:14.120 --> 00:18:16.013 Coming onto the right forearm, 00:18:16.013 --> 00:18:19.656 keeping that same light of the fire that you just did 00:18:19.656 --> 00:18:20.620 in your whole body, 00:18:20.620 --> 00:18:22.350 so keep it alive, fully alive. 00:18:22.350 --> 00:18:25.659 We're gonna come into a side forearm plank. 00:18:25.659 --> 00:18:30.197 Now options here to lift the hips, stack the feet, 00:18:30.197 --> 00:18:32.158 and hug the lower ribs in. 00:18:32.158 --> 00:18:34.015 Or you can, whoa. 00:18:34.015 --> 00:18:38.113 Or you can take the top leg onto the earth 00:18:38.113 --> 00:18:39.519 so top foot comes onto the earth, 00:18:39.519 --> 00:18:41.515 and we still lift the hips up high. 00:18:41.515 --> 00:18:44.128 Inhale, send the left fingertips up towards the sky. 00:18:44.128 --> 00:18:45.973 I'll try not to keep you hanging here too long. 00:18:45.973 --> 00:18:49.817 And exhale, rounding left fingertips in and under. 00:18:49.817 --> 00:18:50.593 Thread the needle. 00:18:50.593 --> 00:18:51.915 Inhale, lift up. 00:18:51.915 --> 00:18:54.071 Exhale, draw the navel in. 00:18:54.071 --> 00:18:55.443 Thread the needle. 00:18:55.443 --> 00:18:56.824 Inhale, look up. 00:18:56.824 --> 00:18:58.679 Exhale, threading. 00:18:59.629 --> 00:19:01.250 Inhale, look up. 00:19:01.250 --> 00:19:03.946 Exhale, keep it going. 00:19:04.986 --> 00:19:07.102 Exhale, lift the hips. 00:19:07.102 --> 00:19:08.984 Inhale, lift up. 00:19:08.984 --> 00:19:10.007 Exhale, lift the hips. 00:19:10.007 --> 00:19:11.165 One more, you got it. 00:19:11.165 --> 00:19:12.350 Inhale. 00:19:12.350 --> 00:19:14.092 Exhale, lift the hips. 00:19:14.092 --> 00:19:15.333 Inhale, look up. 00:19:15.333 --> 00:19:17.854 And then slowly come back to forearm plank, 00:19:17.854 --> 00:19:19.373 and we're gonna take it to the other side. 00:19:19.373 --> 00:19:22.707 So take a little break if you need to in between. 00:19:24.237 --> 00:19:27.338 And take it to the other side whenever you're ready. 00:19:27.338 --> 00:19:29.098 Stacking the hips. 00:19:29.998 --> 00:19:31.171 Stacking the feet. 00:19:31.171 --> 00:19:32.574 Reach the right fingertips up. 00:19:32.574 --> 00:19:33.794 Hug the lower ribs in. 00:19:33.794 --> 00:19:35.987 Collect your energy here. 00:19:35.987 --> 00:19:37.661 Draw the shoulders away from the ears. 00:19:37.661 --> 00:19:38.599 Inhale in. 00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:40.445 Exhale, thread the needle. 00:19:40.445 --> 00:19:42.754 Inhale, all the way up. 00:19:42.754 --> 00:19:44.368 Exhale, thread the needle. 00:19:44.368 --> 00:19:46.991 Feel free to stack the top foot on the earth. 00:19:46.991 --> 00:19:48.270 Inhale, up. 00:19:48.270 --> 00:19:49.813 Exhale, threading. 00:19:49.813 --> 00:19:52.113 Nice and slow, careful not to rush. 00:19:52.113 --> 00:19:56.238 (deep breathing) 00:19:58.217 --> 00:20:00.378 Keep the hips lifted. 00:20:00.378 --> 00:20:02.067 Belly tight. 00:20:11.374 --> 00:20:12.763 You're doin' awesome. 00:20:12.763 --> 00:20:14.515 Let's do one more, you got it. 00:20:14.515 --> 00:20:16.419 Press away from your yoga mat. 00:20:16.419 --> 00:20:18.037 Full body experience. 00:20:19.029 --> 00:20:20.268 And then release, awesome. 00:20:20.268 --> 00:20:23.532 Come back to that forearm plank. 00:20:23.532 --> 00:20:25.829 Big breath in. 00:20:25.829 --> 00:20:27.682 Big breath out. 00:20:27.682 --> 00:20:29.690 Big breath in. 00:20:29.690 --> 00:20:30.284 Big breath out. 00:20:30.284 --> 00:20:31.885 Release the knees. 00:20:31.885 --> 00:20:32.779 Child's Pose. 00:20:32.779 --> 00:20:34.764 This time swim the fingertips around 00:20:34.764 --> 00:20:38.550 all the way back and we come to rest. 00:20:38.550 --> 00:20:42.793 (deep breathing) 00:20:44.853 --> 00:20:47.826 Press into the tops of the feet. 00:20:47.826 --> 00:20:49.693 Tuck your chin into your chest. 00:20:49.693 --> 00:20:51.998 And slowly roll it up. 00:20:53.733 --> 00:20:54.873 Counter twist. 00:20:54.873 --> 00:20:57.077 Right hand comes to the left thigh. 00:20:57.077 --> 00:20:59.308 Left fingertips behind, sit up nice and tall. 00:20:59.308 --> 00:21:01.214 Inhale. 00:21:01.214 --> 00:21:02.255 Exhale, twist. 00:21:04.045 --> 00:21:05.128 Take it to the other side. 00:21:05.128 --> 00:21:07.696 Big inhale to lift up. 00:21:07.696 --> 00:21:09.798 And big exhale to twist. 00:21:11.068 --> 00:21:13.089 Inhale, back to center. 00:21:13.089 --> 00:21:15.853 And draw the hands at the heart. 00:21:21.261 --> 00:21:22.980 Alrighty my friends, awesome work. 00:21:22.980 --> 00:21:24.882 If you're doing this practice with someone, 00:21:24.882 --> 00:21:26.752 go ahead and give them a high five right now. 00:21:26.752 --> 00:21:28.100 If you're doing it alone like me, 00:21:28.100 --> 00:21:31.188 high five right up to the screen or in the air. 00:21:31.188 --> 00:21:32.906 Really nice work. 00:21:32.906 --> 00:21:34.870 This is a great video that you can repeat, 00:21:34.870 --> 00:21:36.877 so if you're wanting more, you can do different reps. 00:21:36.877 --> 00:21:39.547 You can do this video twice, even three times in a row 00:21:39.547 --> 00:21:43.994 to really get your core smilin' and on fire. 00:21:45.214 --> 00:21:47.271 Also really great to support you in other practices 00:21:47.271 --> 00:21:48.514 like I said before. 00:21:48.514 --> 00:21:50.360 Favorite this video, bookmark it 00:21:50.360 --> 00:21:51.881 so you can return to it easily. 00:21:51.881 --> 00:21:53.193 Share it with your friends, 00:21:53.193 --> 00:21:55.099 and don't forget that first things first, 00:21:55.099 --> 00:21:57.472 self love, really accepting where you're at today, 00:21:57.472 --> 00:21:59.968 and just making it a fun experience on your mat. 00:21:59.968 --> 00:22:01.081 That's why I love this channel. 00:22:01.081 --> 00:22:02.183 That's why I love you. 00:22:02.183 --> 00:22:03.484 So let me hear from you. 00:22:03.484 --> 00:22:04.737 Questions, comments down below, 00:22:04.737 --> 00:22:05.884 and I'll see ya next time. 00:22:05.884 --> 00:22:08.104 Free videos every Wednesday. 00:22:08.104 --> 00:22:09.103 Peace. 00:22:09.103 --> 00:22:10.600 Namaste. 00:22:10.600 --> 00:22:15.227 (lively, bouncy drumming and strumming)