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- What's up everyone?

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Welcome to BREATH,
your 30 day yoga journey.

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It's Day 10, baby.

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And today we connect.

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Let's get started.

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(bright upbeat piano music)

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Okey doke, let's
begin today's practice

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in Extended Child's Pose.

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If that's not your jam

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then you can just
start today's practice

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in a nice comfortable
seat of your choice.

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As you get settled in,

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we'll begin by
taking opportunity

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to soften the gaze
or close your eyes.

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And if you're in this
Extended Child's Pose shape,

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you can really
hunker down in your own

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little cave here (chuckles)

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and begin to connect to

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your breath.

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Whatever that
means to you today,

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connecting to the
sound of your breath,

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connecting to the
quality of your breath.

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Maybe it was
particularly hard for you

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to get to the
practice today but phew,

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you made it, a sigh,
a nice long exhale,

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if it feels good.

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Connecting to your breath
could also mean connecting to

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something greater than yourself.

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Something such as a spirit,

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or the spirit within,

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which is of course 
a reflection of

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a greater spirit perhaps.

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Whatever it means for you today,
this is how we begin.

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Connecting to the breath.

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And in a moment, we'll
try to take this connection

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with us into the next moment

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and into the next moment
and into the next moment.

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Connecting the dots

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with each present moment.

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Soften through the jaw.

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If you're seated,

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maybe draw small
circles with the nose

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one way, and then the other.

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If you're an
Extended Child's Pose,

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maybe begin to
rock on the forehead,

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massaging the brow bone here.

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Maybe turning to
look to the left

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and turning to
look to the right.

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And then bring
it back to center.

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Press firmly through the palms,
press into the tops of the feet,

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lift your heart to bring it up.

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Walk the knees underneath
the hips, curl the toes under,

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and slowly peel the hips up high

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and send them back
for Downward Facing Dog.

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Stretch it out here, but
stay connected to your breath.

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Then when you're ready,
inhale to look forward.

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Exhale to make
your way to the top,

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baby steps or ragdoll 
or maybe a hop.

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At the top of your mat find your
Forward Fold, bend your knees.

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And I'm going to invite you
to interlace your fingertips

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behind the calves
and ankles today.

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Again, bend your
knees generously.

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Letting the head hang,

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shifting your weight
a little front and back

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until you can
center your weight.

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Connecting to all
four corners of the foot.

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Excellent, now
release the fingers

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and we'll slowly
begin to roll it up.

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Letting the arms hang heavy

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like a rag doll
connecting to the feet.

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Inhale in here.
Use your exhale

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to drop the shoulders
down away from the ears.

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And inhale in again,
let's send the fingertips up.

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Big stretch as
you reach for the sky.

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And then exhale, bend the knees

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nice and slow, Forward Fold.

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Inhale, lifts up halfway,

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nice long, beautiful neck here.

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And exhale
Forward Fold back down.

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Beautiful.

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Back up the way we came here,
inhale, reach for the sky.

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Big breath in,
wiggle the fingertips.

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Exhale, hands to heart center.

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Inhale in here.

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Exhale to relax the shoulders.

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Good, again, inhale,
fingertips go down to come up.

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Reach for the sky, 
full body stretch, strong legs.

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Exhale, wiggle the fingertips,
Forward Fold all the way down.

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Stay connected to the
breath as you inhale.

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Nice flat back position. 
Long, beautiful neck here.

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Exhale, fold.

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Inhale, step just
the left toes back.

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Stay up on the fingertips here.

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Careful not to crash
down into the fingertips.

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Then inhale to look forward.

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Beautiful, exhale slowly, lower
the left knee to the earth.

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Inhale, you're gonna
take your left foot,

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swing it over to the
right side of your mat

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and then use your fingertips

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to lightly crawl your
way all the way to the back,

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left hand to the mat.

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We're going to turn the
right toes in and then inhale,

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slide your right
fingertips across the chest

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and then all the
way up towards the sky.

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Little Gate Pose variation.

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Now connect to your center 
here by hugging the low ribs in.

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Careful not to
collapse in the neck here.

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Really lengthen
through the crowns.

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So remember the neck is 
an extension of the spine.

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Now press away
from your yoga mat.

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So you grow a
little bit taller here,

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reaching towards
the sky, inhale.

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Exhale, back down
the way you came,

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right fingertips
come all the way down.

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Then we use the fingertips to
slowly crawl it to the front,

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bending the front knee,
bringing the left foot back.

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Curl the left toes under,
left hand comes down.

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Inhale, stay connected 
to your breath

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as you open up into your twist,

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right fingertips
up towards the sky,

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right hip crease peeling back.

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Left heel really reaching towards
the back edge of your mat.

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Spiral your heart open,
open up towards the sky.

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And then when you're ready,
slowly follow an exhale.

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Bring it all the way back down.

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Both hands on the mat now,
we'll step the right toes back.

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Inhale in. 
Exhale straight to Down Dog.

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Or if you want 
a little vinyasa here,

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go ahead and take it.

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Opening the heart in
Cobra or Upward Facing Dog.

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And together we will meet 
in Downward Facing Dog.

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Inhale in.

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Exhale, anchor, 
anchor in the breath.

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Good, inhale in
again to bend the knees.

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And exhale to make
your way up to the top.

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Beautiful,
inhale to lift halfway.

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Exhale to soften and fold.

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Root to rise here, inhale,
reach for the sky.

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Big breath, big stretch.

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Listen carefully, exhale,
wiggle the fingertips,

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take it all the way back down.

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Inhale halfway lift.

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Exhale, soften and fold.

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Fingertips on the mat.

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We're gonna step the 
right foot back now.

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Stay light on the fingertips.

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And then slowly
lowering to the right knee.

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Beautiful, inhale, 
open the chest, look forward.

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So neck is an extension of
the spine here, nice and long.

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And then exhale,
we'll bring the right toes

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over towards the
left side of the mat.

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Bring your left
fingertips around,

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crawl on the right edge
of your mat all the way back

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until the right
hand comes to the earth.

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We turn the left toes in.

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We press that hand
away to create space,

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stay connected to your center

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as you slowly
hug the low ribs in

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and take the left
fingertips across the chest

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and up towards the sky.

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I'm not collapsing 
in the neck here.

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Crown of the head
is reaching forward.

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Good, inhale in here.

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Press away from
the mat a little more.

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See if you can
reach a little higher,

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press into the outer
edge of your left foot.

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Good, then slowly bring
it back down nice and easy.

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Back the way you came,
nice and slow.

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Seeing if you can stay
connected to your center,

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your core, as you transition.

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And we'll curl the toes under,

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plant the right palm, 
big breath here for our twist

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as we reach the left
fingertips up towards the sky.

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Start to find some nuance here

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as we play with repetition.

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Reaching that right heel back,

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spiraling the heart
up towards the sky.

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Beautiful, then
slowly bring it back down.

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And again, you get to decide,
connect to your body.

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Connect to the level
of energy you have today.

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Maybe you can take it to Plank

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and then straight 
to Downward Dog.

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Or maybe a little vinyasa,

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Cobra, Upward Facing Dog.

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We'll meet in
Downward Facing Dog.

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Reconnect with the
sound of your breath here.

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Maybe close your eyes.

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Then bend the knees,
inhale to look forward.

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And exhale to make
your way to the top.

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Inhale, flat back position,
your version, long neck.

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Exhale to soften and fold.

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Root to rise here, inhale,
reach for the sky.

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Ground through your feet.

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And exhale, hands to heart.

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Pause here, maybe
close your eyes again.

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Listen to the
sound of your breath.

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This practice,
particularly the daily practice,

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is such a beautiful 
opportunity, right,

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for us to connect, right?

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Just unplug all the other stuff

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and plug in inward,
plug into ourselves.

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Continuing to make the effort

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to get to know ourselves and

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staying curious about that

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truth that is

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uniquely yours.

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Excellent, from here,
we'll release the fingertips.

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We're gonna step
the feet nice and wide.

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So you'll turn on your mat.

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Step the feet nice and wide.

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And give
yourself a little space,

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so maybe back up a little bit

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so you have some
room in front of you,

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then we'll turn the toes in.

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We'll press into the
outer edges of the feet

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and lift up from the
arches like we know.

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Drawing energy all the
way up through the inseam,

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lifting up from
the pelvic floor.

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And then when you're ready,
send your fingertips out.

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Nice Texas T, pull.

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Well, it's not really a Texas T

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if our feet are wide,
but you get it.

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Okay, pull the pinkies back.

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So we're opening
up here, inhale in.

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Exhale, interlace the
fingertips behind the back.

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The knuckles draw down and away.

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Keep the chest open.

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Maybe the arms are a little sore

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from previous practices,
maybe not.

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And as the
knuckles draw down here,

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you can just find soft,
easy movement with the neck.

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Nodding yes, no,
maybe small circles one way

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and then the other.

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Good, then inhale in.
Exhale, feel that connection,

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almost like we felt
in that breath of fire,

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that sharp connection in the
core of the navel drawing in.

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So we'll try to recreate that,

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and from that place of connect

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that's what
we'll try to maintain

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as we slowly send
the hip points back,

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send the gaze forward.

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And you're only coming
into a flat back position here,

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best you can.

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If this is too much on the arms,
you can release the bind

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and bring the
hands to the waistline.

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But draw your
shoulder blades together.

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And we're maintaining 
this core connection

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as we hugged the lower ribs
up and in, really hug, hug, hug.

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We're looking down
into an imaginary pond.

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We're not locking out
through the knees here

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so there's a micro bend there.

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We're looking at our
reflection and we're looking,

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and we're like, "Who am I?"

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And then we're
grounding through the feet

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to come back up,
lift your heart.

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Lift your head and
release the bind, beautiful.

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Walk the feet in
just a little bit wider

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than hip width apart.

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And we're going to
start to swing the arms

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to one side and then the other.

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Soft knees here,
knocking on heaven's door.

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Connecting to the energy.

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The energetic side of our being.

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Just roll with me.

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Right?

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So a lot of times
when I feel drained,

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I do need to rest, but
sometimes when I feel drained,

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it's that I just have
been so disconnected.

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I really just kind of
need to connect to my breath,

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connect to my body.

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And then that energy
just starts to come alive.

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So pick up the pace a little
bit here and see what happens.

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You might start to
discover there's an opportunity

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to slap your own booty here.

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If so, embrace it, I say.

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Again, soft bend in the knees.

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We're here for ten,

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nine, maybe syncing
up with the breath.

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Eight,

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seven,

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six.

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It's okay if you
feel goofy, five,

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four.

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Three, I'd be worried if you 
didn't feel goofy. (chuckles)

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Two.

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And on the one, just let
it slow down and release.

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Good, let's walk the
feet back out, same thing.

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Turn the toes in, press
into the knife edge of the feet.

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And when I say that, I just
mean that sharp outer edge,

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press it down, draw energy up.

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Interlace the fingertips.

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We'll send the fingertips out

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just so we have this space here.

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So send of the fingertips
out left to right first,

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breath in. Good.

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Exhale, interlace again, 
this time opposites on top.

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So the one that feels a
little funky, a little weird.

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Then draw the
knuckles down and away.

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So go through your checklist,
you have it.

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There's lots of integrity here.

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We're strong in the legs.

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We're lifting up
from the pelvic floor.

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Navel draws in and up.

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And let's go for a
little ride again. Inhale.

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Exhale, send the hips back.

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Strong feet.

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Hug the low ribs in.

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Keep the back nice and flat.

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Tuck the chin.

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Imagine placing a little tea cup
on the back of the neck here.

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Good, staying nice and
open through the chest.

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Core is engaged.

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So we're drawing
the navel up and in,

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defying gravity here,
building a nice strong back.

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Look into your imaginary pond.

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Look at your
reflection and oh my gosh,

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notice how beautiful you are.

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Gorgeous, amazing.

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Soft bend in the knees,
ground through the feet.

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Let's rise up,
take a deep breath in.

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And exhale, release the bind.

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Hands come
together at the heart.

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Bend the knees, option
to hop the feet together

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or fancy yoga term, heel-toe, 
heel-toe the feet together.

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I always want to say

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Heel, toe, do-si-do

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Come on, baby, let's go

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Boot scoot

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Cadillac, blackjack

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(laughing) Just kidding.

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Baby let's go out back,
I wanna boot scoot

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Well, get down, 
go to town, turn around

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Boot scoot boogie

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I don't even know
if those are the words

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but those are my words.

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Okay.

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Take a deep breath in,
close your eyes.

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And

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as I just did, (laughs)
connect to your roots.

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Feel your feet on the ground.

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Zip up tight through the legs.

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And if you feel
off-balance here,

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you can open
your eyes and again,

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just find that soft
gaze down past your nose.

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Help with the stability.

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Alright, inhale, 
lift your heart to your thumb,

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sternum to thumb, shift
your weight to your left foot.

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We've been here before,
we got this.

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Slowly lift the right knee

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as if there was a
marionette string pulling it up.

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Good, take the right hand

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to the right shin
or the right ankle.

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We're going to open up
through that right hip

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and maybe bring the right
foot either above the left knee

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or below, even with
right toes on the ground.

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Super awesome Tree Pose.

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Now, in this Tree, I want
to see if you can connect

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to this upward current of
energy through the front body

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and then connect to this
grounding current of energy

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through the back body.

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So it's through this balance

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of opposing
intentional energy waves

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up and down that we
can find our midline.

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In addition, right,
we have the alignment

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of our body and the
action of maybe pressing

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the left thigh in
to meet the right,

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not collapsing
into that left foot

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but really pressing up
and out of the ground.

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Palms can be
together here at the heart

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or maybe we send the
fingertips high towards the sky

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or even use the right
hand at a wall or a chair,

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a piece of furniture
to work on this shape

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while breathing consciously.

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Wherever you are, inhale,
spread the fingertips.

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Embody it fully, 
even if you've fallen down.

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And then exhale, slowly release.

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We fall, right?

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I think the
practice is a great place

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to practice falling
with grace, with acceptance.

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Let's shift and take
it to the other side.

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Whenever you're ready,
palms come together again.

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We shift to the right foot,

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and inhale, 
a little Vrksasana play,

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Tree Pose, we lift the left
knee and we take our time here

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so that we're really
connecting to the muscles

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that are going to help
us maintain here, right?

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We're not just kind of on
a wing and a prayer like,

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"Oh," holding ourselves.

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So feel free to take your time.

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Find your focus.

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Connect to the good stuff.

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Nice, smooth breaths in and out.

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Maybe we take the
fingertips up here again.

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Thumbs back, pinkies forward,
navel's drawing in and up.

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Strong connection to center.

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Strong connection to who we are.

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So some days we have
perfect balance, right?

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And some days, not so much.

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We ride the wave
with the breath, inhale.

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If you'd like to challenge yourself,
you can look up.

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And exhale, let's bring it all 
back to Mountain Pose, Tadasana.

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Palms together at the heart center.

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Inhale in deeply.

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Exhale completely.

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Then walk to
feet hip width apart.

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And we're going
to close here today

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so you can walk up off your mat
and into the rest of your day.

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Or if you're needing
a little meditation,

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you can come to a seat
after the video's over

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or even lie down in Shavasana.

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Inhale, take a deep breath in.

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Exhale, relax the shoulders down.

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And then inhale in again.

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And exhale to bow
the head to the heart.

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And maybe you open your eyes
here and see your sweet feet.

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Maybe you close your eyes
and feel your sweet soul.

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Good on you for
showing up here today.

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I can't wait to see
you again tomorrow.

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Until then, take good care.

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Let's do one final
conscious breath in together,

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breathe in.

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And exhale lots of love out.

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And we whisper

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Namaste.

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(bright upbeat piano music)