- What's up everyone?

Welcome to the "Yoga With Adriene" vlog.

I'm Adriene, that's Benji,
and I'm back in Austin, Texas,

and I'm here to talk with
you and share with you

about my trip to New York City.

New York City?

(acoustic guitar music by Wild Child)

So, first of all, I just
have to take a second

to tell you how much I freaking
love the Austin airport.

It's so compact, and
efficient, and beautiful.

It's always so clean and friendly.

Has great books, great
barbeque, great breakfast tacos.

And it has a water filtration stop.

Filtration seems like a weird
word, but that's all right.

So this time, I got smart,
I took my water bottle,

filtered my water, and got on the plane.

Just a little shout out to
Austin airport, love it so much.

And then it was time to hit the big city.

So I'm a Texas girl, but
I've been lucky enough

to be traveling to New York
since I was a teenager.

One of my best friends,
a lot of my good friends,

but one of my very best friends

went to NYU there, so
I've been visiting him

ever since we were youngins.

I remember sneaking into,
sneaking me into his dorm

just so I could have a free
place to stay, back in the day.

And it was special because he has been

living in Buenos Aires
for several years now,

and so this was the first year

that he's been back in
the city with his partner,

and so it was just perfect timing for me,

perfect alignment, to be
returning to the city,

not sneaking into dorm rooms anymore,

but there, of course, to
share in my love of yoga,

and celebrate the community.

So, here's what happened.

We posted the class for Sunday,

and it sold out so fast that we thought

we'd better add another one.

So, we were able to add
another class on Saturday,

at the House of Jai Yoga
Studio, beautiful studio.

People were coming in, we had a wait list.

And everyone was just smiles for miles.

I noticed in this class,

this one was a really grounded group,

super cool, really grounded, really smart.

So we were in the studio downstairs

at the beautiful House of Jai,

and we packed them in like sardines,

which seems appropriate because

that's Manhattan-style
yoga for you right there.

And, once again, I was just blown away

by hearing people's
stories, getting to feel,

get a feel for what
people are doing at home.

I only have an idea, and I know what I do,

but it's so awesome and so inspiring,

really beautiful to hear people's stories

and how they participate in self-love

and yoga practice and
fitness, even, at home.

So that was a blast.

A little treat for me after
the House of Jai class,

was that my cousin, Alicia,

who is like a sister to
me, I'm an only child,

but if I had a sister, it would be Alicia.

And so she took the bus down to meet me,

and I was so grateful,
and so we got to have

a bit of a girls night
together, which was really nice.

We made the trek up from House of Jai

to the Botanical Gardens.

Ultimately, we were headed to
the Frida Kahlo exhibit there.

So, we had a lovely afternoon.

Actually, it's kind of the perfect time

to go to the Frida Kahlo
exhibit at the Botanical Gardens

because it was Saturday night,

and ain't no one doing
that on a Saturday night,

at least at that time, at closing time.

Then, I got to bed early
because we had one more class,

this time at Reflections.

This was the first class
where, I just admit,

I gotta keep it real, I felt grounded,

I felt more confident.

I don't know if it was just the timing

or if I was just starting
to learn from the feedback

I was getting at the other roadshow stops.

Or maybe it was my cousin there, but

I felt ready to rock.

We all gathered outside
Reflections Studio.

This is the studio that
we had our first-ever

Yoga with Adriene meetup in.

But they actually moved locations,

but same sort of vibe, same energy,

really welcoming, really beautiful,

really kind, really honest.

They have a picture of Ammachi
Amma on the altar there,

and I always think
that's just meant to be--

Once again, we piled in there,
creating space for everyone,

so that we could come together,
breathe, move, celebrate.

A lot of the folks in this class

were people that participate in our

"Find What Feels Good" facebook group.

We have a private group for people

who do the programs Empower, Reboot,

things like that.

So, we always have people from that group,

but this one seemed to have
a lot of special people

that I met the first yoga meetup, too,

and people that I've just
come to really know and love,

via the internet, and
in a more intimate way

because we had the group.

So it was really, really
fun and inspiring.

We laughed, we cried, we
danced, we sweat a lot.

And then we were so lucky to end class

with another group picture.

And then walk over to
Stuyvesant Square Park

where we shared in some fruit,

and some sparkling water,

and shared our stories, took some photos.

People from the class
the day before joined us.

It was really nice to look around

and see other people
talking and sharing stories.

And then we had other people come out,

just to say "hi," people
that couldn't make the class,

or didn't make it in the
registration this time,

but will next time, and,
man, love was in the air.

It was just a beautiful day in the park,

it was Sunday in the park with YWA.

(laughing)

Been waiting to say that for weeks.

Yeah, it was really lovely, and

I just feel like I'm
probably going to be saying

the same thing every time
I do a vlog for this,

but I just cannot tell you how amazing

and how wonderful everyone was.

Every single person I
met was truly remarkable.

These were awesome people.

You guys are awesome.

People, I'm like, "Can we be friends?"

So thank you for your presence.

Thank you for your honesty.

Thanks for making it out.

I know it's an effort,
especially in the city.

Thank you to everyone who
traveled there to practice,

and to be there, you know who you are.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart,

everyone who helped make

our two beautiful meetups
in New York possible.

After our beautiful meetups were done,

I said a prayer, gave
a big prayer of thanks,

and then was able to explore
the city a little bit.

So I met up with my friends Leo and Jen

from Just Eat Life to do some filming.

I got to go visit my new
colleagues, or collaborators,

I'll say, at VHX, who
are freaking so awesome,

and what they do is amazing.

They come from roots that I
really respect and admire,

and just everything that they do, I think,

is super right on and we're super excited

to be a part of it.

So, if you're wondering about that,

I'll put a link in about
YWA and VHX down below.

Benji's whining, so we'd
better wrap this up.

Kids!

Ultimately, the trip was
an amazing experience,

full of gratitude, lots of
walking, which is always good,

lots of laughs, great food, great company,

great conversations
about where we're headed

and what we want to do with our practice

and with this community.

So, I'm super grateful for that.

And, ultimately, I end, of course,

a nice beautiful trip in New York

with a beautiful rooftop cocktail

and great old friends with a
beautiful view of the city.

Thanks so much to everyone who came out.

Thanks so much for everyone who is

supporting the road show even from afar.

We feel you there in spirit with us.

LA, you're next!

Toodle-loo, toodle-loo, toodle-loo.

(piano music)