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- Hey what's up everyone?

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Adriene here and I hope this
video message finds you well.

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I'm coming at ya with a quick
invitation to something that

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we've been nurturing and growing
together as a community for

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quite some time but maybe
not everyone knows about it.

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So I'm here to invite 
you to the FWFG KULA.

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(light music)

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Now first you might ask me,

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wait I still don't 
know what KULA means

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and if that's true 
you're not the only one.

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So KULA is the 
Sanskrit word for community.

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So a gathering of people and
in particular the word KULA,

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K-U-L-A is

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really referencing
a community of the heart.

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So a gathering of people around
the heart space which can get a

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little crazy for some people
but if you don't try too hard to

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define it and just 
kind of go with the feeling,

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community of heart,

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I don't know about you but
it feels really good to me.

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So we've been waking up these
different community spaces on

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different platforms and we
decided that based on all the

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needs of our community and the
requests and just the vibrant

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conversation that's going on,
some of it deeply personal,

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some of it really 
lighthearted and fun,

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some of it strictly about yoga
and yoga asana and somethings,

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everything under the sun.

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We decided that due to this
vibrant community and its needs,

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we really needed to have a space
that was private and safe and

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solely dedicated 
to the conversations

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that we're having together.

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I think that 
these conversations are

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what makes this
community special.

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I think this also helps us
all continue to discover and

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rediscover and learn how
to take our yoga off the mat

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and into our daily lives.

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So please take this as your
official invitation to come join

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us at the FWFG KULA.

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Everyone is invited, it's
completely free and my team and

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I have worked really hard to
create a safe space that feels

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really good and fun and 
that caters to your needs,

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your interests and your desires.

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So in addition 
to it being private,

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you know off Facebook, 
off YouTube,

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off these other platforms, 
it's really unique in that you

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can customize 
your experience there.

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So you create a profile,

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you can select 
your location in the world

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which is really cool to
see how many people from all

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over the world are engaging in
conversations but you can also

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sync up with more ease to people
in conversations in your area.

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We have a lot of KULA meet-ups.

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You can also pick 
certain topics to follow

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and certain topics that 
you don't want to follow.

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So you can select things based
on your interests so you kind of

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curate the kinds of things
that you see in your feed.

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So you're not just seeing
everything necessarily but you

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can kind of 
help guide the experience

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so that it serves you best.

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So once you set up your profile,
Sarah our amazing KULA manager,

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community manager has set up
a wonderful resource for you.

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It says "Start here first" and
that is one of many beautiful

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resources that Sarah's created

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to make your 
experience more awesome.

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Now I just want to 
acknowledge that change is hard.

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So even for me it's been 
difficult to fully integrate

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into the new FWFG KULA and it's
something that I played a big

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hand in creating so I just want
to invite you to have an open

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mind and to check it out.

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If it's not for you, 
you can turn it off,

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pass on it but I really 
think that this could be

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the beginning of 
something really special.

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It already is really special for
those of us who've been there

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conversing and connecting and
for anyone who's watching who's

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been in there, thank you so
much for being a big part of the

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foundation of this group.

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I think the 
conversations, again,

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are really valuable and really
important as we move forward and

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go deeper in our practice.

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So giddy-up, hop to it, get in
there you can share comments.

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You can read things.
You can be a wallflower.

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You can chime in.

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You can share 
all sorts of things.

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Now, again, based on your
interests I just really love

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this group and I 
can't wait to kick it off.

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Alright my darling friends, 
so giddy-up get on over there

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and unlock that space.

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I'll be spending a 
lot more time there.

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I've set intentions to really
nurture that space a bit more

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and I'm gonna be doing that in

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January during 
the 30 days of Yoga.

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We're gonna have a group there
that you can join and just share

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the experience with and cheer
each other on and all that jazz.

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♪ Start the car, I know a whoopy
spot where the gin is cold

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and the piano's hot. ♪ (laughs)

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Alright, from my heart to yours,

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thank you again for sharing 
not only your yoga practice but

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your life with this community.

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It's such a great honor to
be in this family with you.

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Thank you so much.

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Namaste.

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(upbeat music)