WEBVTT 00:00:00.420 --> 00:00:02.740 - Hello, everyone, and welcome to Move, 00:00:02.740 --> 00:00:04.720 your 30 Day Yoga Journey. 00:00:04.720 --> 00:00:07.350 I'm Adriene and that's Benji. 00:00:07.350 --> 00:00:10.450 And today is Day 5, high fives all around. 00:00:10.450 --> 00:00:14.840 Oh my gosh, I'm so excited that we are doing this thing. 00:00:14.840 --> 00:00:19.710 So it's Day 5 and we're looking today 00:00:19.710 --> 00:00:22.693 at what it means to deepen. 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:25.359 Let's get started. 00:00:25.359 --> 00:00:27.204 (soft upbeat music) 00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:44.341 Alright my sweet friends, let's begin lying down today. 00:00:45.850 --> 00:00:50.982 Take your time, coming down to your mat or to the floor. 00:00:53.506 --> 00:00:58.450 And we're gonna begin with the feet as wide as the yoga mat, 00:00:58.450 --> 00:01:02.520 allowing the knees to gently knock together. 00:01:04.430 --> 00:01:06.570 And as you get situated here, 00:01:06.570 --> 00:01:09.423 just think about allowing, 00:01:10.630 --> 00:01:11.750 period. (laughs) 00:01:11.750 --> 00:01:14.718 But think about allowing yourself 00:01:15.629 --> 00:01:17.900 to kind of let go. 00:01:17.900 --> 00:01:21.300 So, dropping the shoulders down to the earth, 00:01:21.300 --> 00:01:23.437 relaxing through the toes. 00:01:25.750 --> 00:01:27.470 Letting the head get heavy. 00:01:27.470 --> 00:01:30.270 And if you haven't already bring your hands to your body 00:01:31.140 --> 00:01:34.151 somewhere, maybe on the belly or the heart. 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:41.109 And we're gonna just allow ourselves 00:01:41.109 --> 00:01:44.671 to sink right in today. Close your eyes. (laughs) 00:01:46.010 --> 00:01:50.330 My voice is nice and deep for this Day 5. 00:01:50.330 --> 00:01:53.206 Deepening practice. 00:01:55.620 --> 00:01:57.670 Benji just let out a sigh. 00:01:57.670 --> 00:02:02.283 He's allowing himself to sink into the moment too with us. 00:02:05.500 --> 00:02:06.730 And I'm sure by now, 00:02:06.730 --> 00:02:10.223 you're just noticing where your mind is. 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:14.704 You might feel some tension 00:02:14.704 --> 00:02:18.020 or resistance to be here, 00:02:18.020 --> 00:02:20.462 but just remember that that is, 00:02:22.350 --> 00:02:24.569 in a way, what this is all about. 00:02:26.130 --> 00:02:27.715 Showing up 00:02:28.997 --> 00:02:32.782 and committing to being here with yourself. 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:37.840 No matter what the circumstances, 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:39.900 I'm so glad you're here. 00:02:39.900 --> 00:02:41.913 Take a deep breath in. 00:02:43.273 --> 00:02:45.501 And a long breath out. 00:02:49.270 --> 00:02:53.245 Feel your breath move you as you inhale deeply. 00:02:55.840 --> 00:02:57.608 And empty it out. 00:03:01.340 --> 00:03:03.660 One more time here, close your eyes if you haven't already 00:03:03.660 --> 00:03:05.770 for this last one and take the deepest breath 00:03:05.770 --> 00:03:07.880 you've taken all day. 00:03:10.840 --> 00:03:14.376 And exhale to let it go. 00:03:16.613 --> 00:03:18.560 The hard part is done. 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:21.420 You're here, let's lift the heels, lift the toes, 00:03:21.420 --> 00:03:23.324 hug the knees into the chest. 00:03:25.330 --> 00:03:27.270 You can rock gently side to side here, 00:03:27.270 --> 00:03:30.060 getting a little massage in the back. 00:03:30.060 --> 00:03:32.450 Just creating some soft, easy movement here 00:03:32.450 --> 00:03:36.053 to start walking the shoulders down. 00:03:36.900 --> 00:03:40.913 Maybe finding some gentle movement in the feet. 00:03:43.700 --> 00:03:45.850 Softening through the skin of the face. 00:03:45.850 --> 00:03:49.980 So if you're kind of clenching in the forehead or the brow, 00:03:49.980 --> 00:03:52.093 see if you can relax that a bit. 00:03:53.370 --> 00:03:55.930 Maybe relax your tongue in the mouth 00:03:55.930 --> 00:03:59.730 and continue to gently deepen your breath. 00:03:59.730 --> 00:04:02.430 That's your first job here. 00:04:02.430 --> 00:04:03.830 And as we deepen the breath, 00:04:03.830 --> 00:04:08.110 we really kind of open or continue to open up this idea 00:04:11.920 --> 00:04:14.336 that our breath is, 00:04:16.300 --> 00:04:18.760 is our spirit, right, is our true self. 00:04:18.760 --> 00:04:22.880 Like when we take time to nurture that relationship, 00:04:22.880 --> 00:04:26.719 we are creating a 00:04:27.698 --> 00:04:29.970 sense of wholeness, 00:04:29.970 --> 00:04:32.980 of feeling complete or more true, 00:04:32.980 --> 00:04:35.863 which can then lead to us, feeling confident. 00:04:36.860 --> 00:04:40.430 And to us feeling more capable of loving ourselves. 00:04:40.430 --> 00:04:41.550 I mean, the list is endless. 00:04:41.550 --> 00:04:44.860 And then of course, that has a beautiful movement 00:04:44.860 --> 00:04:47.701 beyond ourselves, it creates a ripple effect. 00:04:48.980 --> 00:04:51.900 Alright, send the left foot down now 00:04:51.900 --> 00:04:56.240 and gently extend the right leg up towards the sky. 00:04:56.240 --> 00:04:58.182 Take a deep breath in here. 00:04:59.628 --> 00:05:01.610 Then on your exhale, bend the right knee, 00:05:01.610 --> 00:05:02.710 you're gonna take the right ankle 00:05:02.710 --> 00:05:04.100 over the top of the left thigh. 00:05:04.100 --> 00:05:06.010 Then we'll lift off with the left foot 00:05:06.010 --> 00:05:09.343 and interlace the fingertips behind the left thigh. 00:05:11.910 --> 00:05:14.350 You're gonna try to keep some energy in your right foot. 00:05:14.350 --> 00:05:16.720 So you can think about flexing the toes 00:05:16.720 --> 00:05:17.980 back towards your right knee 00:05:17.980 --> 00:05:20.360 and same thing with the left foot. 00:05:20.360 --> 00:05:22.090 Good then use your right elbow 00:05:22.090 --> 00:05:25.800 maybe to press the right thigh bone 00:05:25.800 --> 00:05:29.500 that right femur out, as you squeeze, 00:05:29.500 --> 00:05:31.793 your left thigh up towards your face. 00:05:33.190 --> 00:05:36.910 Keep the shoulders relaxed, breathe in, breathe out. 00:05:36.910 --> 00:05:39.580 Maybe create some soft, easy movement here 00:05:39.580 --> 00:05:41.490 by rocking side to side. 00:05:41.490 --> 00:05:44.130 Or by simply continuing to deepen the breath, 00:05:44.130 --> 00:05:47.223 creating movement in the posture, 00:05:49.140 --> 00:05:51.063 with the breath. 00:05:58.060 --> 00:05:59.930 Release the left foot to the earth, 00:05:59.930 --> 00:06:01.750 extend the right leg up high, 00:06:01.750 --> 00:06:03.940 and you're gonna slowly lower it with control. 00:06:03.940 --> 00:06:06.880 Just get in the habit of kind of moving with control. 00:06:06.880 --> 00:06:09.993 We're gonna start to really dissect, 00:06:11.120 --> 00:06:14.430 not just what we do here as we continue this journey, 00:06:14.430 --> 00:06:15.610 but how we do it. 00:06:15.610 --> 00:06:18.030 So paying attention to how you move 00:06:18.030 --> 00:06:20.380 because how you move matters. 00:06:20.380 --> 00:06:22.380 So here we go, bend the right knee, 00:06:22.380 --> 00:06:24.830 right foot comes to the ground, left foot up high. 00:06:27.500 --> 00:06:30.500 Inhale in. Exhale, bend the left knee, 00:06:30.500 --> 00:06:32.510 cross it over the top of the right thigh, 00:06:32.510 --> 00:06:35.610 and we'll interlace, same thing as we did on the other side. 00:06:35.610 --> 00:06:39.950 But notice how this side may or may not feel different 00:06:39.950 --> 00:06:43.330 breathing deep here, lots of energy in the feet 00:06:43.330 --> 00:06:45.170 using the left elbow, 00:06:45.170 --> 00:06:47.828 maybe to press into that left inner thigh. 00:06:51.170 --> 00:06:54.973 And again, keeping a softness through the forehead, the jaw. 00:07:07.190 --> 00:07:09.460 And taking one more deep breath here. 00:07:09.460 --> 00:07:10.870 Think about sending the breath 00:07:10.870 --> 00:07:13.540 almost like down to your hips and space. 00:07:13.540 --> 00:07:16.493 Just use your imagination. 00:07:16.493 --> 00:07:19.950 Visualize the breath 00:07:19.950 --> 00:07:21.640 going all the way down to your hips. 00:07:21.640 --> 00:07:24.320 And then when you're ready, 00:07:24.320 --> 00:07:26.010 we'll release right foot to the ground, 00:07:26.010 --> 00:07:28.200 send the left leg up high. 00:07:28.200 --> 00:07:30.950 And again, now you can flex the foot or point the toes, 00:07:30.950 --> 00:07:33.730 but nice and slow as slow as you can roll. 00:07:33.730 --> 00:07:36.540 This is really for the brain, just kind of training us 00:07:36.540 --> 00:07:41.310 to move mindfully 00:07:41.310 --> 00:07:42.831 and with control. 00:07:44.750 --> 00:07:47.610 Great, and then when that left heel kisses the ground, 00:07:47.610 --> 00:07:50.500 go ahead and bring both feet to the ground. 00:07:50.500 --> 00:07:53.060 Heels, walk up towards the hips. 00:07:53.060 --> 00:07:56.520 We're just gonna open up through the front of the hip here. 00:07:56.520 --> 00:08:00.870 Inhale, slow and steady peeling up from the tailbone, 00:08:00.870 --> 00:08:03.470 lifting the hip points towards the sky. 00:08:03.470 --> 00:08:05.875 And exhale, lowering it down. 00:08:07.520 --> 00:08:09.822 Keeping all four corners of the feet grounded. 00:08:09.822 --> 00:08:12.099 As you inhale, we lift up. 00:08:12.099 --> 00:08:14.280 Nice massage on the spine here. 00:08:14.280 --> 00:08:18.221 And exhale, we lower. 00:08:19.249 --> 00:08:21.110 And last one this time we're gonna stay for a bit 00:08:21.110 --> 00:08:23.786 so inhale, lift up. 00:08:24.830 --> 00:08:27.810 So we're not allowing the knees to splay out, 00:08:27.810 --> 00:08:29.040 but we're keeping them stacked 00:08:29.040 --> 00:08:31.810 so press into all four corners of your foot. 00:08:31.810 --> 00:08:33.920 That's the ball joint of the big toe, 00:08:33.920 --> 00:08:35.100 ball joint of the pinky toe 00:08:35.100 --> 00:08:37.080 and the back two corners of your heels. 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:38.980 Then we'll interlace the fingertips this time 00:08:38.980 --> 00:08:41.530 and maybe walk the shoulders a little bit 00:08:41.530 --> 00:08:45.280 closer together underneath your heart space here. 00:08:47.490 --> 00:08:49.420 Breathing deep. 00:08:49.420 --> 00:08:51.470 Again rooted through those feet. 00:08:51.470 --> 00:08:53.590 Shins moving forward. 00:08:53.590 --> 00:08:56.881 You can visualize them moving forward. 00:08:57.655 --> 00:08:58.968 Chest to chin. 00:09:00.890 --> 00:09:02.058 Chin to sky. 00:09:02.058 --> 00:09:06.704 Nice, easy subtle movements here, subtle cues. 00:09:10.640 --> 00:09:12.970 Good and then you may just stay here 00:09:12.970 --> 00:09:14.980 for two more cycles of breath, 00:09:14.980 --> 00:09:17.180 or if you'd like a little bit of a challenge, 00:09:17.180 --> 00:09:19.920 you'll press the palms into the earth for more stability, 00:09:19.920 --> 00:09:22.130 maybe inhale lift the right leg up high, 00:09:22.130 --> 00:09:25.100 just check it out and then exhale, lower. 00:09:25.100 --> 00:09:27.820 Inhale lift the left leg up high. 00:09:27.820 --> 00:09:30.350 Press into the palms. Exhale, lower. 00:09:30.350 --> 00:09:34.343 Good inhale altogether now, exhale to release. 00:09:35.570 --> 00:09:38.130 So nice, alright, we're gonna come up to a seat. 00:09:38.130 --> 00:09:41.670 So if you liked the rock and roll move from before, 00:09:41.670 --> 00:09:42.457 you can do that. 00:09:42.457 --> 00:09:45.720 If it wasn't your cup of tea, just gently turn to one side 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:48.255 and use your hands to press all the way up. 00:09:49.520 --> 00:09:51.270 We'll come to a cross-legged position 00:09:51.270 --> 00:09:52.860 facing the front of the mat, 00:09:52.860 --> 00:09:55.770 you can always use a blanket or multiple blankets towels, 00:09:55.770 --> 00:09:59.060 or a block to lift the hips here. 00:09:59.060 --> 00:10:02.170 So let's do the right foot in front of the left here 00:10:02.170 --> 00:10:03.650 to start. 00:10:03.650 --> 00:10:06.823 You can cross the ankles, sit up nice and tall. 00:10:07.780 --> 00:10:10.430 Good, inhale, send the fingertips behind your ears, 00:10:10.430 --> 00:10:12.150 reach up high, high, high. 00:10:12.150 --> 00:10:16.520 Just to accentuate kind of invite this length 00:10:16.520 --> 00:10:18.738 through the side body. 00:10:18.738 --> 00:10:20.240 Head over heart, heart over pelvis. 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:22.670 So just notice if you're leaning forward 00:10:22.670 --> 00:10:24.050 or maybe collapsed back. 00:10:24.050 --> 00:10:25.720 If you're collapsed, lift those hips up, 00:10:25.720 --> 00:10:28.200 maybe again on a prop. 00:10:28.200 --> 00:10:31.420 Good, inhale in. Exhale, slow and steady, 00:10:31.420 --> 00:10:33.150 we're gonna rain the fingertips down 00:10:33.150 --> 00:10:34.810 and begin to lean forward. 00:10:34.810 --> 00:10:37.040 Palms or fingertips kiss the ground. 00:10:37.040 --> 00:10:39.773 We wanna keep the sits bones, 00:10:40.820 --> 00:10:42.880 your buttocks, really grounding down, 00:10:42.880 --> 00:10:46.380 so if it starts to lift up, you've gone a little too far 00:10:46.380 --> 00:10:47.620 and you can just play here, 00:10:47.620 --> 00:10:50.480 walking the fingertips or the palms out. 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:53.340 If you're ready to rock and roll with the forearms down, 00:10:53.340 --> 00:10:55.133 maybe we practice that. 00:10:56.920 --> 00:10:57.800 And when you're ready, 00:10:57.800 --> 00:11:01.120 allowing the weight of the head to melt down, 00:11:01.120 --> 00:11:03.724 breathing deep into the low back here. 00:11:05.110 --> 00:11:07.650 You can think about the sits bones staying rooted 00:11:07.650 --> 00:11:09.440 and kind of spreading left to right. 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:12.770 Again, we're using this visualization, 00:11:12.770 --> 00:11:16.220 our imagination, to create more depth of practice. 00:11:16.220 --> 00:11:19.350 So a lot of times you might hear someone who's guiding yoga, 00:11:19.350 --> 00:11:21.960 say something where you're like, "Give me a break," 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:23.930 and that's okay, that's human, 00:11:23.930 --> 00:11:28.352 but stay open to visualization 00:11:28.352 --> 00:11:30.820 and your imagination 00:11:30.820 --> 00:11:33.830 being a beautiful tool for deepening your practice, 00:11:33.830 --> 00:11:37.279 finding depth, and that's really in life too at least for me. 00:11:42.590 --> 00:11:44.406 Take one more breath here. 00:11:45.573 --> 00:11:49.100 And then you use your exhale to slowly come up. 00:11:49.100 --> 00:11:51.300 We're just gonna do a gentle twist to the right, 00:11:51.300 --> 00:11:53.700 left hand on the right knee, we've done this before. 00:11:53.700 --> 00:11:59.110 Oh my gosh, I see three cardinals down there. 00:11:59.110 --> 00:12:02.010 Not one, not two but three. 00:12:02.010 --> 00:12:03.221 Amazing. 00:12:04.010 --> 00:12:05.840 And then through center and over to the left, 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:08.511 just a little twist. Breathing into your belly. 00:12:10.420 --> 00:12:12.476 And I saw actual three cardinals, 00:12:12.476 --> 00:12:15.210 not my imagination. (laughs) 00:12:15.210 --> 00:12:16.720 Although what do you see? 00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:18.293 What do you wanna see today? 00:12:19.510 --> 00:12:21.340 Okay, so we'll release that. 00:12:21.340 --> 00:12:23.080 We're gonna lean back onto the hands 00:12:23.080 --> 00:12:25.720 just to take the left foot in front. 00:12:25.720 --> 00:12:28.130 So we'll cross other direction. 00:12:28.130 --> 00:12:30.240 Inhale, reach for the sky. 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:31.261 Lots of length. 00:12:31.261 --> 00:12:33.400 Exhale, lean forward. 00:12:33.400 --> 00:12:34.790 Keep the back of the buttocks, 00:12:34.790 --> 00:12:37.557 the sit bones really rooting down 00:12:37.557 --> 00:12:41.240 and find your fold here. 00:12:41.240 --> 00:12:44.480 So it may be forearms, it may be fingertips 00:12:44.480 --> 00:12:47.330 it may be blanket or block. 00:12:47.330 --> 00:12:49.611 Maybe you reach all the way forward. 00:12:51.190 --> 00:12:53.100 And when you're ready, when you have a nice base, 00:12:53.100 --> 00:12:54.980 relax the weight to the head over, 00:12:54.980 --> 00:12:57.105 inhale lots of love in. 00:12:58.230 --> 00:12:59.490 You're doin' this. 00:12:59.490 --> 00:13:01.040 Exhale, lots of love out. 00:13:01.040 --> 00:13:03.844 Taking this time, being consistent. 00:13:11.990 --> 00:13:15.543 Find a nice audible breath here just to bring, 00:13:16.910 --> 00:13:19.894 bring it all in to this moment, you're here. 00:13:21.330 --> 00:13:23.070 We're doing this. 00:13:24.470 --> 00:13:28.920 30 days of movement, 00:13:28.920 --> 00:13:31.571 for the brain for the body. 00:13:37.770 --> 00:13:39.195 Inhale in deeply. 00:13:39.195 --> 00:13:41.260 Exhale, come all the way up. 00:13:42.270 --> 00:13:46.930 Nice, this time to the left side, a gentle twist first. 00:13:46.930 --> 00:13:48.070 Breathe in. 00:13:48.070 --> 00:13:50.564 Good, breath out, take it to the right. 00:13:53.580 --> 00:13:54.920 Ooh, there goes the cardinal 00:13:54.920 --> 00:13:56.760 and then all the way back to center. 00:13:56.760 --> 00:13:59.530 Alright, let's come forward onto all fours. 00:13:59.530 --> 00:14:01.570 Take a couple of Cat-Cows there. 00:14:01.570 --> 00:14:03.580 Inhaling to drop the belly, 00:14:03.580 --> 00:14:05.918 exhaling to round through the spine. 00:14:09.890 --> 00:14:11.720 Then, when you're ready, curl the toes under, 00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:13.943 send the hips up high Downward Facing Dog. 00:14:17.320 --> 00:14:18.874 Deep breath in. 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:21.261 Long breath out. 00:14:21.975 --> 00:14:23.300 You got this. Deep breath in. 00:14:23.300 --> 00:14:24.640 Press into the fingertips, 00:14:24.640 --> 00:14:27.367 press into the knuckles. Long breath out. 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:30.630 Good anchor through the left heel, 00:14:30.630 --> 00:14:32.483 inhale, lift the right leg up high. 00:14:33.330 --> 00:14:35.190 Exhale, bend your right knee, 00:14:35.190 --> 00:14:37.080 you're gonna step it all the way up 00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:39.560 and to the outer edge of your right hand. 00:14:39.560 --> 00:14:41.540 The outer edge of your right foot. 00:14:41.540 --> 00:14:43.220 Benji is going to (chuckles) 00:14:43.220 --> 00:14:46.210 keep my right foot nice and warm there. 00:14:46.210 --> 00:14:48.280 Alright, lower the left knee down. 00:14:48.280 --> 00:14:51.260 And if this is a lot for you, 00:14:51.260 --> 00:14:54.060 maybe take the blocks and lift the ground up to you, 00:14:54.060 --> 00:14:57.890 or you can use your books or even the blankets here, 00:14:57.890 --> 00:15:00.380 just to give you a little lift. 00:15:00.380 --> 00:15:02.240 Alright, little Lizard variation, 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:03.530 front knee over front ankle. 00:15:03.530 --> 00:15:04.810 I'm drawing the navel in and up, 00:15:04.810 --> 00:15:06.763 lifting a little from the pelvic floor. 00:15:08.060 --> 00:15:10.113 Neck is nice and long. 00:15:11.470 --> 00:15:13.890 So not hanging here. 00:15:13.890 --> 00:15:15.853 Just lots of awareness in the spine. 00:15:16.780 --> 00:15:19.160 Now stay here or inhale in, 00:15:19.160 --> 00:15:22.152 exhale, lift the left knee. 00:15:22.152 --> 00:15:23.940 And then lower. 00:15:23.940 --> 00:15:27.300 Lift and then lower. 00:15:27.300 --> 00:15:30.730 And then last time lift and we'll stay here, breathing deep. 00:15:30.730 --> 00:15:34.363 You might stay on the fingertips on your props. 00:15:36.970 --> 00:15:40.250 Or on the palms, or you might come to forearms here. 00:15:40.250 --> 00:15:41.812 Breathing deep. (Benji growls softly) 00:15:41.812 --> 00:15:43.756 Benji, Benji. 00:15:45.010 --> 00:15:46.330 Finding that depth of breath. 00:15:46.330 --> 00:15:47.900 Again, maybe thinking about that breath, 00:15:47.900 --> 00:15:51.041 traveling all the way down to your hips. 00:15:52.590 --> 00:15:53.900 Alright, if you're on the forearms, 00:15:53.900 --> 00:15:55.810 gently come back up to the palms. 00:15:55.810 --> 00:15:58.170 If your knee is lowered, go ahead and lift it. 00:15:58.170 --> 00:15:59.760 And we're gonna plant the palms 00:15:59.760 --> 00:16:02.160 and we're gonna step the right foot all the way back up 00:16:02.160 --> 00:16:03.330 to that Three-Legged Dog. 00:16:03.330 --> 00:16:06.830 Inhale and then exhale, lower the right leg down. 00:16:06.830 --> 00:16:09.990 Great, second side, inhale lift the left leg up high. 00:16:09.990 --> 00:16:12.320 Right heel is really heavy here. 00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:14.540 Good, exhale, bend the left knee. 00:16:14.540 --> 00:16:16.430 We're gonna step that left foot 00:16:16.430 --> 00:16:18.980 to the outer edge of the left hand. 00:16:18.980 --> 00:16:22.430 Outer edge of the left side of the mat. 00:16:22.430 --> 00:16:26.097 Good, then lower the right knee down, breathe deep. 00:16:26.097 --> 00:16:27.580 (Benji growling quietly) 00:16:27.580 --> 00:16:28.973 Benji. 00:16:30.770 --> 00:16:32.200 Good, front knee over front ankle, 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:34.900 just check it out here on this side, 00:16:34.900 --> 00:16:37.500 sending breath all the way down to the belly, 00:16:37.500 --> 00:16:39.739 finding that depth of breath. 00:16:42.190 --> 00:16:44.250 And if you're new to this type of breathing, 00:16:44.250 --> 00:16:45.990 it can be kind of arduous, like, 00:16:45.990 --> 00:16:48.450 "Okay, I gotta do that deep breathing again," 00:16:48.450 --> 00:16:49.560 but try to stick with it. 00:16:49.560 --> 00:16:52.100 Remember, this is a beautiful time of day 00:16:52.100 --> 00:16:54.890 that we've carved out to really make big moves here. 00:16:54.890 --> 00:16:57.810 So, basically bring the breath. 00:16:57.810 --> 00:17:00.279 You got to bring the breath, stick with it. 00:17:02.040 --> 00:17:03.340 Maybe you lift the back knee, 00:17:03.340 --> 00:17:05.511 maybe you come onto the forearms. 00:17:09.230 --> 00:17:10.847 Breathing deep. 00:17:25.820 --> 00:17:27.559 Good, and if you're on your forearms, 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:29.240 come up to your palms. 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:31.930 If you're on your right knee, lift your right knee, 00:17:31.930 --> 00:17:34.120 and together, we'll press into the palms 00:17:34.120 --> 00:17:38.280 and send that left foot up and back, Three-Legged Dog, 00:17:38.280 --> 00:17:40.193 take a deep breath in. 00:17:40.193 --> 00:17:43.610 And then exhale to lower, Downward Facing Dog. 00:17:43.610 --> 00:17:46.343 Beautiful inhale in deeply here. 00:17:46.343 --> 00:17:48.020 And exhale completely. 00:17:48.020 --> 00:17:49.870 Now listen carefully, you're gonna bend the knees 00:17:49.870 --> 00:17:52.690 and you're gonna walk the hands back towards the toes. 00:17:52.690 --> 00:17:56.050 So you're at a Forward Fold at the back edge of your mat. 00:17:56.050 --> 00:17:58.580 Then you're gonna open up the heels 00:17:58.580 --> 00:17:59.710 and then open up the toes. 00:17:59.710 --> 00:18:01.440 So you're basically widening your stance 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:03.370 so that your toes are turned out 00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:06.340 and they're just about on the edge of your mat. 00:18:06.340 --> 00:18:07.860 And if you're not on a yoga mat, 00:18:07.860 --> 00:18:10.423 they're just a little bit hip width apart. 00:18:11.460 --> 00:18:12.570 Good, then bend your knees, 00:18:12.570 --> 00:18:14.290 bring your hands to the waistline. 00:18:14.290 --> 00:18:18.090 Draw your shoulder blades together and rise up strong. 00:18:18.090 --> 00:18:22.660 Like the powerful being that you are. 00:18:22.660 --> 00:18:25.330 And here we are in a Mountain Pose variation. 00:18:25.330 --> 00:18:28.130 Send your fingertips down gently at your sides 00:18:28.130 --> 00:18:33.210 and you can kind of visualize the Mountain here. 00:18:33.210 --> 00:18:35.690 Crown on the head is the top, 00:18:35.690 --> 00:18:36.990 your arms are the sides 00:18:36.990 --> 00:18:41.210 and you are the steady, steady rock in the middle. 00:18:41.210 --> 00:18:44.740 Lengthening all the way up through the crown on the head. 00:18:44.740 --> 00:18:47.930 Take a deep breath in here. 00:18:47.930 --> 00:18:50.770 And then exhale, you're gonna bring the palms together, 00:18:50.770 --> 00:18:52.260 we're gonna bend the knees, 00:18:52.260 --> 00:18:55.800 we're gonna go into a squat here, so nice and low. 00:18:55.800 --> 00:18:57.170 Now you may have a moment 00:18:57.170 --> 00:19:00.030 where the heels start to come up here and that's all right. 00:19:00.030 --> 00:19:01.810 We're gonna drop all the way down, 00:19:01.810 --> 00:19:04.770 we might reach for our props here once again 00:19:04.770 --> 00:19:07.920 to bring them underneath the buttocks here. 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:09.510 Palms come together. 00:19:09.510 --> 00:19:13.330 We're coming into a yoga squat or a yogi squat, 00:19:13.330 --> 00:19:16.980 Malasana variation maybe, which is down low. 00:19:16.980 --> 00:19:22.290 But if you find that maybe this mid squat is better for you 00:19:22.290 --> 00:19:24.405 or maybe with the heels lifted, 00:19:26.130 --> 00:19:28.150 is a little better for you. 00:19:28.150 --> 00:19:31.360 We're here for three more breaths. You got this. 00:19:31.360 --> 00:19:33.190 I know you've probably come out of the posture already. 00:19:33.190 --> 00:19:35.030 Now, let's come back in for three breaths. 00:19:35.030 --> 00:19:37.990 If you haven't already, rockstar. 00:19:37.990 --> 00:19:41.138 Find a variation here. 00:19:41.138 --> 00:19:43.290 Just checking it out. 00:19:43.290 --> 00:19:46.000 Deep, deep hip stretch, 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:48.430 and also deep, deep mind game. (laughs) 00:19:48.430 --> 00:19:52.300 We got this. Take a deep breath in. 00:19:52.300 --> 00:19:54.810 And a long breath out. 00:19:54.810 --> 00:19:56.100 Then wherever you are, 00:19:56.100 --> 00:19:59.120 take another inhale in and use your next exhale 00:19:59.120 --> 00:20:01.130 to initiate lifting the heels 00:20:01.130 --> 00:20:04.910 and walking the hands all the way to a Plank. 00:20:04.910 --> 00:20:08.040 You're gonna walk the heels in line with the hips 00:20:08.040 --> 00:20:09.040 and then check it out. 00:20:09.040 --> 00:20:10.650 Keep the toes curled under 00:20:10.650 --> 00:20:13.020 so you're gonna keep the feet where they are in this Plank. 00:20:13.020 --> 00:20:15.130 As we slowly shift the hips forward, 00:20:15.130 --> 00:20:18.000 press away from the yoga mat with your palms 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:19.540 and open up here. 00:20:19.540 --> 00:20:21.980 We're just opening up through the front body, 00:20:21.980 --> 00:20:26.100 through the front of the hip crease, that hip flexor 00:20:26.100 --> 00:20:28.548 and then we are gonna take it to Downward Dog. 00:20:29.760 --> 00:20:31.290 Nice, let's repeat that. 00:20:31.290 --> 00:20:35.040 Inhale, slow and steady from your center. 00:20:35.040 --> 00:20:37.980 Keep the toes where they are, lift up. 00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:40.730 It's a little Upward Dog variation and then use your core 00:20:40.730 --> 00:20:43.100 as you lift your hip creases up and back, 00:20:43.100 --> 00:20:44.798 Downward Facing Dog. 00:20:45.750 --> 00:20:47.908 Good again, inhale, forward. 00:20:48.610 --> 00:20:50.132 This is the last one. 00:20:51.640 --> 00:20:56.600 And exhale, use the abs, send it up and back. 00:20:56.600 --> 00:21:00.380 Amazing! Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 00:21:00.380 --> 00:21:01.840 Exhale, bend your right knee. 00:21:01.840 --> 00:21:04.060 We're gonna slide your right shin on the ground 00:21:04.060 --> 00:21:06.810 all the way up to a Pigeon Posture. 00:21:06.810 --> 00:21:09.030 Now take a look back at your left foot. 00:21:09.030 --> 00:21:12.330 You're gonna bring it, top of the left foot to the ground. 00:21:12.330 --> 00:21:14.910 Nice and straight, so check it out. 00:21:14.910 --> 00:21:17.700 And then again, here's a great place to use a prop. 00:21:17.700 --> 00:21:21.750 You can use the blanket or towel 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:25.933 or block to prop the hip up here, 00:21:27.280 --> 00:21:28.760 as needed. 00:21:28.760 --> 00:21:32.790 Inhale in. Exhale, walking the fingertips forward, 00:21:32.790 --> 00:21:34.490 maybe forearms, 00:21:34.490 --> 00:21:35.866 maybe you come, 00:21:38.380 --> 00:21:43.163 to fingertips, arms fully reaching forward, outstretched. 00:21:44.790 --> 00:21:48.983 Keep some energy in the right toes. 00:21:53.870 --> 00:21:55.316 And breathe. 00:21:59.854 --> 00:22:04.678 Deepen your relationship with your breath. 00:22:07.586 --> 00:22:11.067 Deepen your relationship with your body. 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:19.332 Know that you are in a safe and loving space to explore here. 00:22:21.950 --> 00:22:23.996 I got your back. Inhale in. 00:22:25.140 --> 00:22:26.780 Exhale out. 00:22:26.780 --> 00:22:28.373 Walk the hands back, 00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:30.940 go ahead and bring the fingertips 00:22:30.940 --> 00:22:32.250 really back in line with the hips, 00:22:32.250 --> 00:22:34.396 lift the heart, breath in. 00:22:34.396 --> 00:22:35.740 Good and breathe out. 00:22:35.740 --> 00:22:37.760 Plant the palms, curl the back toes under 00:22:37.760 --> 00:22:39.890 same thing as before, we're gonna inhale reach right back 00:22:39.890 --> 00:22:41.511 to that Three-Legged Dog. 00:22:42.500 --> 00:22:44.300 And exhale, lower the right foot down. 00:22:44.300 --> 00:22:46.950 Second side. Inhale, lift the left leg fully up high. 00:22:47.800 --> 00:22:51.600 Exhale, sliding it all the way forward, bend your left knee. 00:22:51.600 --> 00:22:53.570 Shin comes all the way up 00:22:53.570 --> 00:22:58.225 and we can move our prop to the other side as needed. 00:23:01.270 --> 00:23:02.870 Take a look at your right leg. 00:23:02.870 --> 00:23:06.820 So it look back at it, and then, (laughs) 00:23:06.820 --> 00:23:07.653 it's inappropriate. 00:23:07.653 --> 00:23:10.823 And then as you're ready, find your fold here. 00:23:12.460 --> 00:23:15.370 I love a good fold, it's like great reminder 00:23:15.370 --> 00:23:18.336 to go inward here, there's an opportunity. 00:23:20.330 --> 00:23:23.050 We spend so much time just kind of paying attention 00:23:23.050 --> 00:23:24.936 to the exterior, 00:23:26.582 --> 00:23:29.637 and this practice, and this journey in particular 00:23:30.500 --> 00:23:33.605 is a beautiful invitation to 00:23:34.622 --> 00:23:36.997 come back to the interior, 00:23:38.340 --> 00:23:40.810 the inner ecosystem 00:23:40.810 --> 00:23:45.117 and let that influence your beautiful exterior. 00:23:56.830 --> 00:24:00.490 Inhale in deeply. 00:24:00.490 --> 00:24:03.194 Exhale, let everything go. 00:24:06.450 --> 00:24:08.953 Lovely. Inhale in again. 00:24:08.953 --> 00:24:11.970 Use your exhale to slowly press yourself back up. 00:24:11.970 --> 00:24:15.260 Walk the hands, fingertips back just a bit. 00:24:15.260 --> 00:24:17.083 Lift the heart, the chest. 00:24:18.070 --> 00:24:21.760 And then slowly release, curl the back toes under, 00:24:21.760 --> 00:24:24.860 press into your palms, inhale, kick the left foot up 00:24:24.860 --> 00:24:28.860 Three-Legged Dog, and exhale to lower everything down. 00:24:28.860 --> 00:24:32.874 Great, take a deep breath in here, Downward Facing Dog. 00:24:34.574 --> 00:24:36.643 And exhale sigh it out. 00:24:39.280 --> 00:24:43.090 Beautiful, from here slowly lower the knees to the earth 00:24:43.090 --> 00:24:44.950 and we're gonna cross the ankles 00:24:44.950 --> 00:24:48.690 and we're gonna come through to either lying down 00:24:48.690 --> 00:24:51.630 or you can come through to a nice cross-legged seat. 00:24:51.630 --> 00:24:55.670 So your choice on how to end the practice here today. 00:24:55.670 --> 00:24:56.950 I'm gonna come lying down. 00:24:57.920 --> 00:24:59.820 And bring your hands somewhere on your body. 00:24:59.820 --> 00:25:00.653 So if you're seated 00:25:00.653 --> 00:25:03.960 you can bring them to the thighs or the knees. 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:05.770 If you're lying down, maybe bring them to the belly 00:25:05.770 --> 00:25:06.980 or the heart. 00:25:08.390 --> 00:25:09.861 Close your eyes. 00:25:11.070 --> 00:25:13.194 Inhale lots of love in. 00:25:14.420 --> 00:25:17.262 Exhale lots of love out. 00:25:20.392 --> 00:25:22.890 Just take a moment here now 00:25:22.890 --> 00:25:26.364 to let the breath just be easy and soft, 00:25:29.980 --> 00:25:31.450 with the eyes closed, 00:25:31.450 --> 00:25:33.740 just give yourself another moment here 00:25:33.740 --> 00:25:37.657 to just be 00:25:40.520 --> 00:25:42.618 present with yourself, 00:25:48.370 --> 00:25:50.594 present with what is. 00:26:01.840 --> 00:26:06.076 Then start to gently move the fingers and the toes, 00:26:09.950 --> 00:26:12.647 the ankles and the wrists. 00:26:15.590 --> 00:26:18.780 Part of my practice 00:26:19.670 --> 00:26:23.830 that has really motivated me to keep moving is this 00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:30.030 ever evolving, just kind of constant deepening 00:26:30.030 --> 00:26:32.530 of my relationship to myself. 00:26:32.530 --> 00:26:35.920 And I think that there's loads of science 00:26:35.920 --> 00:26:40.130 behind why we feel this way after movement, 00:26:40.130 --> 00:26:42.527 particularly daily movement. 00:26:45.470 --> 00:26:46.550 But stay on the lookout, 00:26:46.550 --> 00:26:48.870 if you haven't already felt that spark, 00:26:48.870 --> 00:26:51.034 just stay present 00:26:52.120 --> 00:26:53.955 with your experience 00:26:55.260 --> 00:26:57.470 and thank you so much for showing up today. 00:26:57.470 --> 00:27:02.180 If you can do five days, we can do five more. 00:27:02.180 --> 00:27:04.930 So I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. 00:27:04.930 --> 00:27:07.780 We have some core work tomorrow, but don't be scared 00:27:07.780 --> 00:27:11.740 this is going to ignite all the good stuff 00:27:12.790 --> 00:27:16.988 and help us get stronger and move better 00:27:18.182 --> 00:27:19.300 and better and better and better. 00:27:19.300 --> 00:27:21.810 I love you guys so much. Bring the palms together, 00:27:21.810 --> 00:27:23.080 take one last deep in, 00:27:23.080 --> 00:27:27.052 we'll seal the practice with a breath in, 00:27:28.540 --> 00:27:31.200 and a breath out. 00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:32.690 Keep breathing, keep moving 00:27:32.690 --> 00:27:34.564 and I'll see you tomorrow. 00:27:34.564 --> 00:27:35.914 Namaste. 00:27:37.113 --> 00:27:41.447 (soft upbeat music)