WEBVTT 00:00:00.250 --> 00:00:02.110 - What's up, everyone? Welcome to Yoga With Adriene. 00:00:02.110 --> 00:00:03.900 I'm Adriene. This is Benji. 00:00:03.900 --> 00:00:05.290 And we're super glad you're here today. 00:00:05.290 --> 00:00:09.140 We have Yoga for a Fresh Start. 00:00:09.140 --> 00:00:10.970 So thank you for choosing this practice. 00:00:10.970 --> 00:00:14.245 Hop into something comfy, and let's get started. 00:00:14.245 --> 00:00:18.312 (upbeat music) 00:00:27.300 --> 00:00:31.260 Alrighty, my darling friend, let's begin in a seat. 00:00:31.260 --> 00:00:33.284 Come on down to the ground. 00:00:33.284 --> 00:00:35.750 (clears throat) Ground. (laughs) 00:00:35.750 --> 00:00:38.670 And if you have a little pillow, blanket, 00:00:38.670 --> 00:00:42.370 big beach towel, something you can sit on, 00:00:42.370 --> 00:00:45.106 let's use it 00:00:46.300 --> 00:00:48.740 just to create a little padding 00:00:48.740 --> 00:00:52.074 but also to lift the hips a little bit or a lot. 00:00:54.750 --> 00:00:57.878 Take your time just getting settled in here. 00:01:02.760 --> 00:01:04.783 And as you're ready, 00:01:05.870 --> 00:01:09.770 see if you can slowly ease into this 00:01:09.770 --> 00:01:11.590 place of stillness. 00:01:11.590 --> 00:01:14.140 And it may be super simple. 00:01:14.140 --> 00:01:15.990 You've been craving this moment for awhile. 00:01:15.990 --> 00:01:17.870 Or it may feel a little difficult. 00:01:17.870 --> 00:01:19.250 Perhaps you feel a little fidgety 00:01:19.250 --> 00:01:22.313 or it's just really hard to ground in this moment. 00:01:23.270 --> 00:01:28.410 So as you attempt to become more still, 00:01:28.410 --> 00:01:30.940 it's not actually about nailing the stillness. 00:01:30.940 --> 00:01:34.010 Although that can feel great. Who are we kidding? 00:01:34.010 --> 00:01:38.823 But the act, the actual process of 00:01:38.823 --> 00:01:40.920 doing that is gonna give you a lot of information, 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:45.328 a lot of feedback on how you are doing today. 00:01:48.570 --> 00:01:51.840 I invite you to close your eyes or soften your gaze 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:54.340 and just allow the sound of my voice to guide you here 00:01:54.340 --> 00:01:57.196 as we tune in to the sound of the breath. 00:02:01.226 --> 00:02:03.940 And same thing here. 00:02:03.940 --> 00:02:09.190 Not about nailing that perfect full, slow, deep breath 00:02:09.190 --> 00:02:11.891 right away, but it is the process 00:02:14.040 --> 00:02:16.643 of first bringing awareness to the breath, 00:02:19.220 --> 00:02:21.846 noticing how you're breathing, 00:02:23.470 --> 00:02:27.614 and then we can begin to shift it and change it. 00:02:32.090 --> 00:02:35.930 Why? So that we can move with more ease, 00:02:35.930 --> 00:02:38.146 so that we can breathe better, 00:02:42.060 --> 00:02:44.140 with more efficiency. 00:02:53.200 --> 00:02:56.803 So right now we're just noticing how we're feeling. 00:02:59.810 --> 00:03:01.650 Inviting a stillness in 00:03:01.650 --> 00:03:03.993 and inviting an awareness of the breath. 00:03:05.020 --> 00:03:06.810 And as you bring more attention 00:03:06.810 --> 00:03:09.563 and more curiosity to your breath here, 00:03:11.770 --> 00:03:15.110 noticing how you feel, what your energetic state is like, 00:03:15.110 --> 00:03:17.263 how your body's feeling. 00:03:21.110 --> 00:03:23.850 As you bring more awareness, more curiosity to the breath, 00:03:23.850 --> 00:03:28.754 you'll begin to notice that it can 00:03:28.754 --> 00:03:29.940 start to change. 00:03:29.940 --> 00:03:34.081 You might start to breathe a little deeper. 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:39.310 You might start to notice places in your body 00:03:39.310 --> 00:03:40.430 where you're kind of holding, 00:03:40.430 --> 00:03:42.810 either in the shoulders or the fingers, 00:03:42.810 --> 00:03:47.365 the glutes, the jaw, the feet, the toes. 00:03:55.170 --> 00:03:58.420 Allow yourself to really kind of come to the mat 00:03:58.420 --> 00:04:02.260 with whatever you have today. 00:04:02.260 --> 00:04:06.256 But also I am humbly inviting you, 00:04:08.489 --> 00:04:10.320 lovingly asking you, 00:04:10.320 --> 00:04:15.819 to be open to allowing things to change, to shift. 00:04:19.050 --> 00:04:20.510 Ya never know. 00:04:20.510 --> 00:04:21.850 Draw the hands together, 00:04:21.850 --> 00:04:24.570 and let's take a couple slow and controlled breaths 00:04:24.570 --> 00:04:26.223 in and out together. 00:04:26.940 --> 00:04:28.920 Again, you can keep your eyes closed here. 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:31.890 Gaze soft down, past your nose. 00:04:31.890 --> 00:04:33.480 Tuck the chin just a little bit 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:35.390 so you feel length in the back of the neck. 00:04:35.390 --> 00:04:37.440 And begin to sit up a little taller again, 00:04:37.440 --> 00:04:41.450 more awareness being invited in, 00:04:41.450 --> 00:04:43.770 more awareness of the spine. 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.010 Get really heavy from the waist down. 00:04:50.010 --> 00:04:53.860 Soft in the skin of the face. Shoulders are relaxed. 00:04:53.860 --> 00:04:54.810 And here we go. 00:04:54.810 --> 00:04:58.290 Please inhale in with me for a six count. 00:04:58.290 --> 00:05:01.760 One, two, three, 00:05:01.760 --> 00:05:04.263 four, five, six. 00:05:04.263 --> 00:05:08.358 And exhale on a six, five, four, 00:05:08.358 --> 00:05:11.103 three, two, one. 00:05:11.103 --> 00:05:12.950 Let's try again. Big inhale. 00:05:12.950 --> 00:05:16.000 One, two, three, 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:18.216 four, five, six. 00:05:18.216 --> 00:05:19.650 Shoulders are relaxed. 00:05:19.650 --> 00:05:23.810 Exhale for six, five, four, 00:05:23.810 --> 00:05:26.113 three, two, one. 00:05:26.113 --> 00:05:27.610 Last one. Inhale. 00:05:27.610 --> 00:05:30.860 One, two, three, 00:05:30.860 --> 00:05:33.473 four, five, six. 00:05:33.473 --> 00:05:36.040 Pause, shoulders relaxed. 00:05:36.040 --> 00:05:40.110 Exhale for six, five, four, 00:05:40.110 --> 00:05:44.240 three, two, one. 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:45.800 Release the breath ratio. 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:47.313 Bring the hands to the tops of the knees. 00:05:47.313 --> 00:05:49.370 You can open your eyes here. 00:05:49.370 --> 00:05:52.950 Inhale, drop the shoulder blades down actively 00:05:52.950 --> 00:05:54.700 and lift your chest. 00:05:54.700 --> 00:05:57.360 Gaze up at the ceiling. 00:05:57.360 --> 00:05:59.230 Exhale, round through the spine, 00:05:59.230 --> 00:06:02.340 chin to chest, shoulders forward, 00:06:02.340 --> 00:06:04.779 nose towards your belly button. 00:06:06.690 --> 00:06:09.280 Inhale, lift the chest. 00:06:09.280 --> 00:06:10.880 Think Cow Pose here. 00:06:10.880 --> 00:06:12.890 Drop the shoulders down. 00:06:12.890 --> 00:06:15.490 Look up. Careful not to crunch the back of the neck. 00:06:16.380 --> 00:06:18.080 And exhale, chin to chest. 00:06:18.080 --> 00:06:21.163 Think Cow, excuse me, Cat Pose. 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:25.204 Nose toward your belly. 00:06:27.420 --> 00:06:29.923 Feel that stretch in the upper back body. 00:06:31.520 --> 00:06:33.740 And rotating in the pelvis, one last time. 00:06:33.740 --> 00:06:34.860 Here we go. 00:06:34.860 --> 00:06:36.123 Lifting up. 00:06:37.370 --> 00:06:38.203 Lifting up. 00:06:38.203 --> 00:06:41.140 Think about lifting from your armpit chest area this time. 00:06:41.140 --> 00:06:43.678 Lift, lift, lift. Open your throat. 00:06:44.950 --> 00:06:47.510 And in front of the neck, and then exhale, chin to chest. 00:06:47.510 --> 00:06:48.470 Last one like this. 00:06:48.470 --> 00:06:50.800 And we're gonna hang here for a couple breaths. 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:52.314 Shoulders forward. 00:06:53.690 --> 00:06:57.635 Allowing the weight of the head to bow down, head to heart. 00:07:07.400 --> 00:07:09.480 Alright. Take one more cycle of breath here 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:10.440 just in case you didn't get 00:07:10.440 --> 00:07:13.130 a nice, full deep cycle of breath in here. 00:07:13.130 --> 00:07:15.331 Take it now. 00:07:18.180 --> 00:07:21.910 And then we'll slowly lift the head and the heart back up, 00:07:21.910 --> 00:07:23.220 relax the shoulders down, 00:07:23.220 --> 00:07:27.080 and come into a nice long, tall spine here. 00:07:27.080 --> 00:07:28.170 We're working on our posture. 00:07:28.170 --> 00:07:29.530 The more regular we practice, 00:07:29.530 --> 00:07:31.909 the easier this sort of maintenance 00:07:31.909 --> 00:07:34.750 in postures like this become. 00:07:34.750 --> 00:07:36.460 Of course, if sitting cross-legged is not your jam, 00:07:36.460 --> 00:07:38.300 you can do this work seated 00:07:38.300 --> 00:07:42.690 at the edge of a couch or at the edge of a chair. 00:07:42.690 --> 00:07:45.520 Maybe you lift up a little higher. 00:07:45.520 --> 00:07:48.012 Alright. Just a little love for the neck here. 00:07:48.012 --> 00:07:50.120 We're gonna go left ear over left shoulder. 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:52.495 Actively draw the right shoulder down. 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:57.510 Breathe in. Lift your heart. Lift your chest. 00:07:57.510 --> 00:08:00.350 Breathe out. Relax your shoulders down a little more. 00:08:00.350 --> 00:08:01.423 Good. Inhale. 00:08:01.423 --> 00:08:04.600 Breathe in and reach the right fingertips towards the earth. 00:08:04.600 --> 00:08:05.433 If they touch, great. 00:08:05.433 --> 00:08:08.550 If not, you can just reach towards the ground. 00:08:08.550 --> 00:08:11.780 And exhale. Drop the shoulders. 00:08:11.780 --> 00:08:14.020 And one more cycle of breath here on your own. 00:08:14.020 --> 00:08:17.051 Listen to the inhale and the exhale. 00:08:26.940 --> 00:08:29.640 Great. Bring it back to center. Reset. 00:08:29.640 --> 00:08:32.230 Right ear over the right shoulder when you're ready. 00:08:32.230 --> 00:08:34.230 Just feel it out. Notice how this feels. 00:08:34.230 --> 00:08:35.846 Take a deep breath in. 00:08:37.070 --> 00:08:38.770 Exhale to relax the shoulders down. 00:08:38.770 --> 00:08:40.170 Think of your shoulder blades 00:08:40.170 --> 00:08:42.663 going down, down, down, towards the earth. 00:08:44.370 --> 00:08:46.590 Gentle lift in the chest. Breathe in. 00:08:48.980 --> 00:08:50.249 And breathe out. 00:08:51.530 --> 00:08:52.640 And on your next inhale, 00:08:52.640 --> 00:08:55.143 reach the left fingertips towards the earth. 00:08:57.640 --> 00:09:00.540 Listening to a full cycle of breath here. 00:09:00.540 --> 00:09:02.144 Go. 00:09:08.695 --> 00:09:10.630 And on the end of that exhale, 00:09:10.630 --> 00:09:12.520 bring it back to center. 00:09:12.520 --> 00:09:14.690 We're gonna draw small circles. 00:09:14.690 --> 00:09:17.370 Draw, draw. Not drawl. Sorry. 00:09:17.370 --> 00:09:20.780 Draw small circles with the nose. 00:09:22.700 --> 00:09:25.150 And then feel it out in your neck. 00:09:25.150 --> 00:09:27.600 If it feels good, if it feels right, 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:30.603 you can allow those circles to get bigger and bigger. 00:09:35.650 --> 00:09:38.543 And just notice if you're holding your breath here. 00:09:42.470 --> 00:09:46.628 And then reversing the circles. 00:09:54.330 --> 00:09:55.163 Woo. 00:09:55.163 --> 00:09:57.480 And then we're gonna nod the head yes and no 00:09:57.480 --> 00:09:59.180 by dropping the chin to the chest, of course, 00:09:59.180 --> 00:10:00.253 and then looking up. 00:10:01.400 --> 00:10:03.520 Nice and slow. 00:10:03.520 --> 00:10:04.807 Slow it down. 00:10:07.040 --> 00:10:08.586 And now left to right. 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:20.200 Awesome. Let's bring it back to center and move onto all fours. 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:21.650 You can use your blanket or towel 00:10:21.650 --> 00:10:24.113 if you have it to pad the knees. 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:27.993 If you like. If not, no worries. 00:10:29.150 --> 00:10:31.382 Tabletop Position here. 00:10:34.000 --> 00:10:35.190 Wrists underneath the shoulders, 00:10:35.190 --> 00:10:37.614 knees directly underneath the hips. 00:10:39.710 --> 00:10:42.400 So upper arm bones rotate out. 00:10:42.400 --> 00:10:44.430 Fingertips are spread wide. 00:10:44.430 --> 00:10:47.610 We're gonna draw the belly button up to meet the spine. 00:10:47.610 --> 00:10:49.770 So you can peek at me for a little demo here. 00:10:49.770 --> 00:10:52.670 Here's my belly just kinda hanging out. Beautiful. 00:10:52.670 --> 00:10:56.460 And here's an active engagement of drawing the belly in 00:10:56.460 --> 00:10:59.490 and lengthening through my low back. 00:10:59.490 --> 00:11:03.343 Basically supporting my low back with my core engagement. 00:11:04.460 --> 00:11:06.260 Sweet, gaze straight down now. 00:11:06.260 --> 00:11:08.290 Nice long, beautiful neck. 00:11:08.290 --> 00:11:09.880 So not collapsed in the neck. 00:11:09.880 --> 00:11:11.950 Crown of the head is reaching forward, 00:11:11.950 --> 00:11:14.660 tailbone's reaching back, of course, aiming back. 00:11:14.660 --> 00:11:17.340 Curl the toes under. Inhale in. 00:11:17.340 --> 00:11:18.730 Exhale. 00:11:18.730 --> 00:11:20.170 We're gonna find that core engagement 00:11:20.170 --> 00:11:23.370 as we lift the knees and hover here for five. 00:11:23.370 --> 00:11:24.203 You got it. 00:11:24.203 --> 00:11:28.163 Four, three, two, one. 00:11:28.163 --> 00:11:30.560 Lower the knees, press into the tops of the feet. 00:11:30.560 --> 00:11:32.272 Inhale, drop the belly. 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:35.044 Exhale round through the spine. 00:11:36.760 --> 00:11:38.630 Great, nice neutral spine. We're gonna repeat. 00:11:38.630 --> 00:11:40.290 Curl the toes under. Inhale in. 00:11:40.290 --> 00:11:43.620 Exhale, lift the knees, Hovering Table for five, 00:11:43.620 --> 00:11:48.213 four, three, two, one. 00:11:48.213 --> 00:11:50.250 Lower the knees, press into the tops of the feet. 00:11:50.250 --> 00:11:52.228 Inhale, Cow Pose. 00:11:53.710 --> 00:11:56.800 Exhale, Cat Pose. Bring the breath. 00:11:58.039 --> 00:11:59.705 Alright, last round. Nice neutral spine. 00:11:59.705 --> 00:12:02.020 Curl the toes under, gaze straight down. 00:12:02.020 --> 00:12:03.434 Here we go, inhale in. 00:12:03.434 --> 00:12:05.530 Exhale, lift the knees. Let them hover. 00:12:05.530 --> 00:12:07.270 This time for ten, 00:12:07.270 --> 00:12:10.890 nine, eight, seven. 00:12:10.890 --> 00:12:12.150 Six, you got this. 00:12:12.150 --> 00:12:14.290 Five, four, stick with it. 00:12:14.290 --> 00:12:17.186 Three, two, and one. 00:12:17.186 --> 00:12:18.200 Lower the knees. 00:12:18.200 --> 00:12:20.610 Press into the tops of the feet. 00:12:20.610 --> 00:12:22.720 Listen carefully. We're gonna bring the toes together. 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:26.340 Widen the knees a little bit, wider than hip width apart. 00:12:26.340 --> 00:12:27.570 Now inhale. 00:12:27.570 --> 00:12:30.660 You're gonna bring the right hand to the low back, 00:12:30.660 --> 00:12:33.410 and then we're gonna open up the chest to the right. 00:12:33.410 --> 00:12:35.601 Take a deep breath in here. 00:12:35.601 --> 00:12:37.600 Long breath out. 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:39.059 Deep breath in. 00:12:40.220 --> 00:12:42.256 Long breath out. 00:12:42.256 --> 00:12:45.090 So I'm not collapsing my left ear to my left shoulder here. 00:12:45.090 --> 00:12:47.830 I'm getting in the habit of keeping nice integrity 00:12:47.830 --> 00:12:50.300 in the neck, remembering it's an extension of the spine. 00:12:50.300 --> 00:12:51.877 Take one more breath. 00:12:53.400 --> 00:12:55.960 And slowly back to center we go. 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:57.940 Right hand to the earth. 00:12:57.940 --> 00:13:00.564 Other side, the left hand to the low back. 00:13:02.630 --> 00:13:06.080 So we're inviting a gentle twist in the mid back here 00:13:06.080 --> 00:13:09.770 as we open up the chest and breathe. 00:13:09.770 --> 00:13:12.550 We're not collapsing into the right hand, right shoulder. 00:13:12.550 --> 00:13:15.040 I'm pressing away from the yoga mat. 00:13:15.040 --> 00:13:16.095 Deep inhale. 00:13:17.610 --> 00:13:19.530 And long exhale. 00:13:22.210 --> 00:13:25.754 Lots of awareness in the neck for this final inhale. 00:13:27.610 --> 00:13:29.243 And exhale. 00:13:31.830 --> 00:13:33.820 Good. Release back to center. 00:13:33.820 --> 00:13:35.930 Walk the knees back in underneath the hips. 00:13:35.930 --> 00:13:37.480 Walk the hands forward just a bit. 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:39.500 Again, fingertips are spread, 00:13:39.500 --> 00:13:42.130 upper arm bones rotate out, left to right. 00:13:42.130 --> 00:13:43.220 We'll curl the toes under 00:13:43.220 --> 00:13:47.895 and peel the tailbone up and back for Downward Facing Dog. 00:13:50.780 --> 00:13:53.343 Take a couple breaths here. Feel it out. 00:14:03.698 --> 00:14:05.230 I'm gonna move my blanket to the side, 00:14:05.230 --> 00:14:06.690 but feel free to keep yours there 00:14:06.690 --> 00:14:09.433 if you think you might like to use it. 00:14:10.730 --> 00:14:12.040 And nice and easy. 00:14:12.040 --> 00:14:13.950 We're gonna bend both knees generously. 00:14:13.950 --> 00:14:16.530 Carve a line with the nose, look forward. 00:14:16.530 --> 00:14:18.930 Then step one foot and then the other 00:14:18.930 --> 00:14:20.410 as many times as you need to 00:14:20.410 --> 00:14:22.000 up to the front of the mat. 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:25.040 So we're gonna start with a nice wide stance here. 00:14:25.040 --> 00:14:27.380 Feet hip width apart or even a little wider 00:14:27.380 --> 00:14:29.660 if you could use a little more space. 00:14:29.660 --> 00:14:31.133 Toes are pointing forward. 00:14:32.460 --> 00:14:35.550 Then once you feel grounded in all four corners of the feet, 00:14:35.550 --> 00:14:36.820 begin to bend your knees 00:14:36.820 --> 00:14:39.900 and allow the front body to relax a little more. 00:14:39.900 --> 00:14:43.240 This will look and feel a little different for everyone. 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:45.450 Gone are the days of like, 00:14:45.450 --> 00:14:47.650 teachers used to say peanut butter and jelly, 00:14:47.650 --> 00:14:50.170 like, try to bring your front body 00:14:50.170 --> 00:14:51.800 to your lower body. 00:14:51.800 --> 00:14:53.200 You can just let it hang 00:14:53.200 --> 00:14:56.370 with a nice strong foundation grounding you. 00:14:56.370 --> 00:14:58.630 A nice bend in the knees. 00:14:58.630 --> 00:15:00.497 See if you can begin to really relax 00:15:00.497 --> 00:15:03.070 the weight of the shoulders, the arms, the wrists, 00:15:03.070 --> 00:15:07.132 the hands, and the neck and the head nice and heavy. 00:15:08.610 --> 00:15:10.600 Now with strong, conscious footing, 00:15:10.600 --> 00:15:12.370 start to find a little sway. 00:15:12.370 --> 00:15:15.510 We wanna start to stir things up, move things around, 00:15:15.510 --> 00:15:19.480 so that we can experience 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:24.498 a shift of any size to help us start fresh. 00:15:26.230 --> 00:15:28.152 Move it around. 00:15:31.530 --> 00:15:33.298 Take a deep breath in. 00:15:34.340 --> 00:15:36.940 And a long breath out. 00:15:36.940 --> 00:15:39.260 And then we'll come back to center 00:15:39.260 --> 00:15:41.190 and bend the knees a little more. 00:15:41.190 --> 00:15:42.290 Legs are engaged. 00:15:42.290 --> 00:15:44.600 We start to actively draw energy 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:46.990 up from the arches of the feet. 00:15:46.990 --> 00:15:49.710 Imagine you're trying to tear your yoga mat in half, 00:15:49.710 --> 00:15:53.000 right down the middle. That's how engaged the legs are, 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:57.252 turned on as you slowly begin to roll it up, nice and slow. 00:16:04.060 --> 00:16:07.640 Stand up nice and tall, head over heart, 00:16:07.640 --> 00:16:11.120 heart over pelvis, here in Mountain Pose. 00:16:11.120 --> 00:16:12.670 Reach the fingertips behind. 00:16:12.670 --> 00:16:14.910 You're gonna interlace them here 00:16:14.910 --> 00:16:16.620 behind the small of the back. 00:16:16.620 --> 00:16:18.270 And then draw the knuckles down 00:16:18.270 --> 00:16:20.620 as you lift the chest up here. 00:16:20.620 --> 00:16:21.890 Soft bend in the knees. 00:16:21.890 --> 00:16:24.530 You're gonna just rotate to one side 00:16:24.530 --> 00:16:27.473 and then the other very gently, soft knees. 00:16:31.610 --> 00:16:33.510 And then back to center. 00:16:33.510 --> 00:16:36.500 Take a deep breath in. Lift the chest. Lift the heart. 00:16:36.500 --> 00:16:39.370 Send your gaze up just a little bit. 00:16:39.370 --> 00:16:41.210 Now lengthen tailbone down. 00:16:41.210 --> 00:16:42.650 You're gonna feel this connection, 00:16:42.650 --> 00:16:44.940 drawing the energy that we talked about earlier 00:16:44.940 --> 00:16:47.050 up in the arches, strong legs, 00:16:47.050 --> 00:16:50.393 as if you're tearing your yoga mat right down the middle. 00:16:52.050 --> 00:16:54.349 Good, then release the arms. 00:16:54.349 --> 00:16:56.237 Inhale, reach for the sky. 00:16:57.360 --> 00:16:58.420 And exhale. 00:16:58.420 --> 00:16:59.490 Wiggle the fingertips 00:16:59.490 --> 00:17:01.740 and rain it all the way down to Forward Fold. 00:17:02.670 --> 00:17:04.310 Hi, Benji. (chuckles) 00:17:04.310 --> 00:17:05.970 Inhale, halfway lift. 00:17:05.970 --> 00:17:08.710 Find length in the spine. Soft knees. 00:17:08.710 --> 00:17:12.800 And exhale, slow and steady here to fold. 00:17:12.800 --> 00:17:14.120 Good, root to rise. 00:17:14.120 --> 00:17:16.340 Inhale, reach to the sky. Strong legs. 00:17:16.340 --> 00:17:17.420 Spread the fingertips. 00:17:17.420 --> 00:17:19.250 Reach, reach, reach, reach, reach. 00:17:19.250 --> 00:17:21.490 And this time bring the palms together 00:17:21.490 --> 00:17:24.990 as you slide the thumbs to the heart space. 00:17:24.990 --> 00:17:27.670 Legs are really strong here. 00:17:27.670 --> 00:17:30.530 We're working to find that sensation 00:17:30.530 --> 00:17:33.660 of grounding in the feet and the legs, 00:17:33.660 --> 00:17:35.763 working our way up to the center. 00:17:36.770 --> 00:17:37.840 Here we go again. 00:17:37.840 --> 00:17:39.580 Fingertips are gonna go down to come up. 00:17:39.580 --> 00:17:41.020 Inhale, reach for the sky. 00:17:41.020 --> 00:17:43.530 Big breath. Big, big stretch here. 00:17:43.530 --> 00:17:45.450 And then on your exhale, bend the knees, 00:17:45.450 --> 00:17:46.510 wiggle the fingertips, 00:17:46.510 --> 00:17:49.700 send it all the way down, Forward Fold. 00:17:49.700 --> 00:17:51.840 Now keep your knees bent in this Forward Fold. 00:17:51.840 --> 00:17:53.450 You're gonna walk the fingertips 00:17:53.450 --> 00:17:56.740 over towards the left side of your mat. 00:17:56.740 --> 00:18:00.240 You're gonna feel stretch in the right side waist, 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:02.290 the low back here. 00:18:02.290 --> 00:18:04.260 Again, bend your knees. 00:18:06.060 --> 00:18:07.100 And notice if the toes 00:18:07.100 --> 00:18:09.300 have kind of come out of alignment here. 00:18:09.300 --> 00:18:10.840 See if you can try, 00:18:10.840 --> 00:18:13.610 or at least have the awareness of what's happening in the feet, 00:18:13.610 --> 00:18:16.250 to keep the toes pointing forward. 00:18:16.250 --> 00:18:18.610 And you don't have to come close to touching the ground. 00:18:18.610 --> 00:18:22.883 We can work here with active fingertips, arms hanging. 00:18:24.630 --> 00:18:27.510 Good, and then take it through center 00:18:27.510 --> 00:18:29.969 and over towards the right side of the mat. 00:18:31.290 --> 00:18:33.570 Fingertips just reaching towards the earth. 00:18:33.570 --> 00:18:35.640 One day we'll get there, maybe. 00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:38.313 Maybe seven years from now. Maybe never. 00:18:43.370 --> 00:18:46.320 And if the fingertips are not on the ground, 00:18:46.320 --> 00:18:48.690 you get to work on really finding 00:18:48.690 --> 00:18:51.453 this lift up through the belly button, the navel. 00:18:52.460 --> 00:18:54.870 We call this Uddiyana Bandha. 00:18:54.870 --> 00:18:56.572 Center lock. 00:18:58.010 --> 00:19:00.940 Cool, and then everyone come back to center. 00:19:00.940 --> 00:19:02.700 Inhale, halfway lift. 00:19:02.700 --> 00:19:04.990 Find length in the spine. 00:19:04.990 --> 00:19:06.170 And exhale to fold. 00:19:06.170 --> 00:19:07.700 Again, root to rise. 00:19:07.700 --> 00:19:09.730 So ground through the feet, spread the fingertips. 00:19:09.730 --> 00:19:11.570 Inhale, reach for the sky. 00:19:11.570 --> 00:19:13.530 Big breath. Big stretch. 00:19:13.530 --> 00:19:15.730 And exhale, hands to heart once again. 00:19:15.730 --> 00:19:17.940 Think about aligning now your head 00:19:17.940 --> 00:19:21.480 and your heart and your pelvis in one line. 00:19:22.700 --> 00:19:25.380 If a big, big, big gust of wind 00:19:25.380 --> 00:19:27.440 were to come through magically, 00:19:27.440 --> 00:19:29.270 would you get blown away here? 00:19:29.270 --> 00:19:31.200 Or can you ground and engage, 00:19:31.200 --> 00:19:34.220 activate in such a way that you feel solid? 00:19:34.220 --> 00:19:37.172 Or just more solid than you were a minute ago. 00:19:39.640 --> 00:19:41.380 So just by bringing awareness, 00:19:41.380 --> 00:19:43.530 we've already become more solid, 00:19:43.530 --> 00:19:45.980 and then we can kind of build on that from there, right? 00:19:45.980 --> 00:19:49.240 Instead of continuing on a hamster wheel. 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:51.090 Which happens, right? 00:19:51.090 --> 00:19:54.110 Okay. From here, we're gonna keep the palms together 00:19:54.110 --> 00:19:54.943 at the heart space. 00:19:54.943 --> 00:19:56.270 If you wanna interlace the fingertips 00:19:56.270 --> 00:19:58.523 for slightly more stability, you can. 00:19:59.810 --> 00:20:03.580 I like to think of two different versions of prayer. 00:20:03.580 --> 00:20:05.420 You're gonna shift your weight to your left foot. 00:20:05.420 --> 00:20:09.410 And we're gonna just slow and steady lift the right knee. 00:20:09.410 --> 00:20:10.280 Excuse me. 00:20:10.280 --> 00:20:12.173 Yes, right knee. But right heel. 00:20:13.050 --> 00:20:14.850 And with the right big toe on the ground, 00:20:14.850 --> 00:20:16.970 we're gonna rotate the ankle one way 00:20:18.090 --> 00:20:19.160 and then the other. 00:20:19.160 --> 00:20:21.250 Now, option to lift that foot 00:20:21.250 --> 00:20:24.160 in the air and rotate one way and then the other. 00:20:24.160 --> 00:20:26.420 So you just have two different options here. 00:20:26.420 --> 00:20:28.773 One has a little more stability. 00:20:30.050 --> 00:20:31.905 And they're both great. 00:20:36.850 --> 00:20:37.970 And then release that. 00:20:37.970 --> 00:20:40.703 Shift over to the right foot now, 00:20:40.703 --> 00:20:43.620 lift the left heel, and same thing. 00:20:43.620 --> 00:20:46.482 Nice, slow, steady circles one way 00:20:48.330 --> 00:20:49.400 and then the other. 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:52.110 And you can lift the toes, 00:20:52.110 --> 00:20:54.290 or you can keep them on the ground. 00:20:58.700 --> 00:21:00.223 Great. Both feet come to the ground. 00:21:00.223 --> 00:21:01.850 Hands come to the waistline. 00:21:01.850 --> 00:21:05.120 You're gonna slide the right toes back like so. 00:21:05.120 --> 00:21:07.630 Then we're gonna come on to the tops of the toes, 00:21:07.630 --> 00:21:09.680 the top of the foot really. 00:21:09.680 --> 00:21:12.380 You can think about lengthening your tailbone down, 00:21:12.380 --> 00:21:14.340 lifting your navel. 00:21:14.340 --> 00:21:16.770 Or let's think about hip points, the better image. 00:21:16.770 --> 00:21:18.530 Lifting the hip points, 00:21:18.530 --> 00:21:21.590 imagine they had two lights here, up towards your face. 00:21:21.590 --> 00:21:23.630 So I'm tucking the pelvis, essentially, 00:21:23.630 --> 00:21:25.500 to get the most out of this stretch. 00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:26.865 Give it a try. 00:21:27.740 --> 00:21:31.240 If you've not stretched the top of your ankle or foot 00:21:31.240 --> 00:21:33.851 ever or in a while, this could be intense so breathe. 00:21:34.920 --> 00:21:37.010 Press into all four corners of your left foot 00:21:37.010 --> 00:21:38.640 for amazing stability. 00:21:38.640 --> 00:21:40.020 It's there. You got it. 00:21:40.020 --> 00:21:41.460 Let's test it out actually 00:21:41.460 --> 00:21:45.010 by now slowly dragging the right toes all the way through. 00:21:45.010 --> 00:21:46.670 We're gonna lift the right foot up. 00:21:46.670 --> 00:21:50.680 Flex, flex, flex the foot. 00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:52.810 And then back down. Mountain Pose. 00:21:52.810 --> 00:21:53.730 Awesome. 00:21:53.730 --> 00:21:56.860 Right foot on the earth. Find that stability. 00:21:56.860 --> 00:22:00.890 And left toes go back. 00:22:00.890 --> 00:22:04.450 Then onto the tops of the toes. 00:22:04.450 --> 00:22:06.333 Tuck the pelvis. 00:22:07.890 --> 00:22:11.510 Nice, engaged, lower body. 00:22:11.510 --> 00:22:13.290 Center's turned on here. 00:22:13.290 --> 00:22:15.077 In fact, you can take some fingers maybe to the belly 00:22:15.077 --> 00:22:18.210 and just see, is it kind of all hanging here, 00:22:18.210 --> 00:22:21.800 or can I find that containment, that connection. 00:22:21.800 --> 00:22:23.400 In strength training, it's called a brace. 00:22:23.400 --> 00:22:24.898 Fire that brace. 00:22:27.030 --> 00:22:29.040 And then let's check out the center work here. 00:22:29.040 --> 00:22:31.720 Oops. Had to reestablish connection with all four corners 00:22:31.720 --> 00:22:35.360 of my right foot to just test out a One-Legged Tadasana. 00:22:35.360 --> 00:22:38.249 So I'm not doing this to challenge you or to, like, 00:22:40.118 --> 00:22:42.240 see if you can get it, right? 00:22:42.240 --> 00:22:44.640 It's about the process, so letting things shift 00:22:44.640 --> 00:22:48.317 and taking little steps to 00:22:49.164 --> 00:22:50.640 move forward. 00:22:51.830 --> 00:22:53.496 Alright. Put that down and let's flow. 00:22:53.496 --> 00:22:55.950 Inhale, reach the fingertips up towards the sky. 00:22:55.950 --> 00:22:57.330 Nice and slow. 00:22:57.330 --> 00:23:00.160 Exhale, wiggle the fingertips. 00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:03.540 And slowly bring it down, Forward Fold. 00:23:03.540 --> 00:23:05.070 Inhale, lift up halfway. 00:23:05.070 --> 00:23:08.440 Long neck here. Shoulder blades draw together. 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:10.496 And then exhale, let it go. 00:23:11.850 --> 00:23:13.940 Bend the knees. Plant the palms. 00:23:13.940 --> 00:23:17.283 You're gonna step the feet back to a Plank Pose. 00:23:18.280 --> 00:23:21.370 Find that containment here as you reach the heels back. 00:23:21.370 --> 00:23:22.700 Inhale to look forward. 00:23:22.700 --> 00:23:25.440 Exhale to lower the knees to the ground. 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:28.150 Inhale to look forward again. 00:23:28.150 --> 00:23:31.400 And then exhale to lower all the way to the belly. 00:23:31.400 --> 00:23:33.133 Inhale for Cobra. 00:23:34.330 --> 00:23:37.390 Follow your breath, exhale to release. 00:23:37.390 --> 00:23:39.860 Inhale, curl the toes under. 00:23:39.860 --> 00:23:43.580 Exhale to all fours or top of a pushup. 00:23:43.580 --> 00:23:46.590 Inhale in again here, full breath. 00:23:46.590 --> 00:23:49.180 And exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 00:23:49.180 --> 00:23:50.900 Right away from your Downward Dog, 00:23:50.900 --> 00:23:52.180 anchor through the left heel 00:23:52.180 --> 00:23:55.490 and inhale, lift the right leg up high, Three-Legged Dog. 00:23:55.490 --> 00:23:57.600 Try to press into both palms evenly. 00:23:57.600 --> 00:23:59.683 Dial your right toes towards the ground. 00:24:00.890 --> 00:24:01.723 Here we go. 00:24:01.723 --> 00:24:03.620 Inhale in again. 00:24:03.620 --> 00:24:05.730 Exhale, slowly shift forward, 00:24:05.730 --> 00:24:07.970 step the right foot all the way up. 00:24:07.970 --> 00:24:09.853 Lower the left knee to the ground. 00:24:10.700 --> 00:24:12.990 Press into the top of your left foot. 00:24:12.990 --> 00:24:16.120 Inhale with fingertips spread wide. 00:24:16.120 --> 00:24:19.210 Sweep the fingertips forward, up and back. 00:24:19.210 --> 00:24:22.780 Lifting the arms, the hands all the way up to the sky. 00:24:22.780 --> 00:24:26.350 Imagine you're holding a big beach ball up and overhead. 00:24:26.350 --> 00:24:29.240 Now lift up from the pelvic floor to support the hips. 00:24:29.240 --> 00:24:30.610 Take a deep breath in. 00:24:31.443 --> 00:24:33.410 And on a breath out, slow and steady, 00:24:33.410 --> 00:24:35.700 bring the hands back down to the ground. 00:24:35.700 --> 00:24:38.570 Curl the right toes under. Excuse me, left toes under. 00:24:38.570 --> 00:24:40.490 Lift the left knee. 00:24:40.490 --> 00:24:42.970 And then when you're ready, step the right toes back. 00:24:42.970 --> 00:24:47.320 Top of a pushup, Plank, or lower the knees for a Half Plank. 00:24:47.320 --> 00:24:50.360 Take a deep breath in. Everyone look forward. 00:24:50.360 --> 00:24:54.320 On an exhale, slow and with control, lower to the earth. 00:24:54.320 --> 00:24:56.995 Inhale for Cobra. Follow your breath. 00:24:58.228 --> 00:25:00.306 And exhale to release. 00:25:01.290 --> 00:25:02.575 Inhale in again here. 00:25:02.575 --> 00:25:06.132 Feel that breath in your belly. 00:25:06.132 --> 00:25:08.250 Curl the toes under as you exhale 00:25:08.250 --> 00:25:11.363 to all fours or top of a pushup, Plank. 00:25:12.280 --> 00:25:13.360 Good, inhale in again. 00:25:13.360 --> 00:25:15.660 Reach the heels back if you're in Plank. 00:25:15.660 --> 00:25:20.000 And exhale, hips up high and back, Downward Facing Dog. 00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:21.080 Anchor the right heel. 00:25:21.080 --> 00:25:22.740 Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 00:25:22.740 --> 00:25:24.490 Press into both palms evenly. 00:25:24.490 --> 00:25:26.590 Dial your left toes down. 00:25:26.590 --> 00:25:28.169 Hips nice and even. 00:25:29.190 --> 00:25:30.627 Good, inhale in again. 00:25:31.840 --> 00:25:34.670 Exhale, shift forward, nice and slow, with control. 00:25:34.670 --> 00:25:37.090 Step that left foot all the way up. 00:25:37.090 --> 00:25:38.560 Lower the right knee to the ground. 00:25:38.560 --> 00:25:42.530 Press into the top of the right foot firmly. 00:25:42.530 --> 00:25:44.310 Front knee over front ankle. 00:25:44.310 --> 00:25:46.030 Let's find this scoop here. 00:25:46.030 --> 00:25:47.420 Spreading the fingertips. 00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:50.110 Inhale, reach the fingertips forward, up and back. 00:25:50.110 --> 00:25:51.560 Squeeze the inner thighs to the midline, 00:25:51.560 --> 00:25:53.440 lift up from the pelvic floor. 00:25:53.440 --> 00:25:55.588 Big beach ball up and overhead. 00:25:57.400 --> 00:26:01.660 Good, inhale. Lift the chin. Lift the chest. 00:26:01.660 --> 00:26:03.730 And exhale, wiggle the fingertips, 00:26:03.730 --> 00:26:05.700 bring it down to the earth. 00:26:05.700 --> 00:26:08.790 Curl the right toes under, lift the right knee. 00:26:08.790 --> 00:26:12.090 Find your center then step that left foot back for Plank Pose. 00:26:12.090 --> 00:26:14.140 Inhale to look forward, shift forward. 00:26:14.140 --> 00:26:17.040 Exhale to lower all the way to the belly. 00:26:17.040 --> 00:26:19.300 Inhale for Cobra. 00:26:19.300 --> 00:26:21.300 Exhale, soften and release. 00:26:21.300 --> 00:26:23.850 Take a big breath in here. Crocodile breath. 00:26:23.850 --> 00:26:26.996 Feel your belly press against the earth as you breathe in. 00:26:28.580 --> 00:26:31.150 Exhale, curl the toes under. 00:26:31.150 --> 00:26:36.550 Pressing up, half pushup or top of the pushup. 00:26:36.550 --> 00:26:38.455 Take a deep breath in again. 00:26:39.250 --> 00:26:41.827 And exhale to Downward Facing Dog. 00:26:43.830 --> 00:26:46.100 Inhale in deeply here. 00:26:47.231 --> 00:26:49.111 And exhale completely. 00:26:50.300 --> 00:26:52.632 One more time. Deep breath in. 00:26:53.610 --> 00:26:55.740 Clawing through the fingertips. You got this. 00:26:55.740 --> 00:26:57.688 Slow exhale. 00:26:59.770 --> 00:27:01.520 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 00:27:02.420 --> 00:27:04.120 Exhale, step it all the way up. 00:27:04.120 --> 00:27:05.720 We're gonna pivot on the back foot, 00:27:05.720 --> 00:27:08.160 and we're gonna lead with the left fingertips here, 00:27:08.160 --> 00:27:09.630 front knee's bent. 00:27:09.630 --> 00:27:11.390 We're gonna slowly reach the left fingertips 00:27:11.390 --> 00:27:15.330 all the way up and over, opening into a Warrior II. 00:27:15.330 --> 00:27:17.133 Back toes are turned in. 00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:20.414 Front knee over front ankle. 00:27:21.290 --> 00:27:22.870 Spine nice and long. 00:27:22.870 --> 00:27:25.710 So just see, can you feel with that inner mirror 00:27:25.710 --> 00:27:27.180 if you're shifting forward? 00:27:27.180 --> 00:27:30.430 Can you pull back to align head, heart, 00:27:30.430 --> 00:27:32.543 center, the pelvis here? 00:27:33.610 --> 00:27:35.230 Opening up through the chest. 00:27:35.230 --> 00:27:36.869 Take a deep breath in. 00:27:37.760 --> 00:27:39.969 Exhale to relax the shoulders. 00:27:39.969 --> 00:27:42.130 Now keep the front knee bent as you inhale, 00:27:42.130 --> 00:27:45.143 send the right fingertips up towards the sky. 00:27:46.420 --> 00:27:49.130 And then from here, slow and steady, 00:27:49.130 --> 00:27:51.540 you might pull the right thumb back a little more, 00:27:51.540 --> 00:27:53.410 Peaceful Warrior. 00:27:53.410 --> 00:27:55.370 Inhale in here. 00:27:55.370 --> 00:27:56.826 Exhale. Listen carefully. 00:27:56.826 --> 00:27:59.340 Hug those low ribs in for nice support. 00:27:59.340 --> 00:28:01.150 We're gonna come back forward, 00:28:01.150 --> 00:28:04.945 right elbow to the top of the right thigh. 00:28:06.170 --> 00:28:08.780 Great, left hand comes to the small of the back. 00:28:08.780 --> 00:28:10.960 and we open up the chest here. 00:28:10.960 --> 00:28:13.890 You can stay here, Extended Side Angle. 00:28:13.890 --> 00:28:14.723 Or if you'd like, 00:28:14.723 --> 00:28:17.480 you can reach the fingertips to the ground. 00:28:17.480 --> 00:28:20.510 Maybe take the left arm up and overhead 00:28:20.510 --> 00:28:22.240 or all the way towards the front of the mat. 00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:25.733 So choose a variation that works great for you here. 00:28:27.190 --> 00:28:30.307 Opening the heart, the chest to the sky. 00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:35.160 Good, then inhale wherever you are. 00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:37.200 Full breath. Nice, wide breath. 00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:40.840 Exhale to bring it all the way back down to your lunge. 00:28:40.840 --> 00:28:43.000 Frame the right foot with your fingertips. 00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:45.950 Inhale to look forward. Back knee's lifted. 00:28:45.950 --> 00:28:48.400 Exhale to plant the palms. 00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:50.550 And take a vinyasa, belly to Cobra 00:28:50.550 --> 00:28:52.620 or Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog. 00:28:52.620 --> 00:28:54.227 Move with your breath. 00:28:55.240 --> 00:28:58.300 And let's meet in Downward Facing Dog. 00:29:03.360 --> 00:29:04.193 When you get there, 00:29:04.193 --> 00:29:06.320 let's take a nice deep breath in together. 00:29:06.320 --> 00:29:07.504 Inhale. 00:29:10.040 --> 00:29:11.820 And exhale. 00:29:14.590 --> 00:29:15.540 And one more time, 00:29:15.540 --> 00:29:17.340 just in case you're just now coming into it. 00:29:17.340 --> 00:29:18.952 Inhale. 00:29:21.490 --> 00:29:23.558 And exhale. I got you. 00:29:26.650 --> 00:29:27.530 Anchor the right heel. 00:29:27.530 --> 00:29:29.263 Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 00:29:30.140 --> 00:29:33.040 Exhale, shift it forward. Step it up. 00:29:33.040 --> 00:29:35.280 Pivot on the back foot. Front knee over front ankle. 00:29:35.280 --> 00:29:36.936 Right toes are turned in. 00:29:37.780 --> 00:29:38.613 And here we go. 00:29:38.613 --> 00:29:39.660 Leading with the right fingertips. 00:29:39.660 --> 00:29:41.790 Strong legs. Strong connection to center. 00:29:41.790 --> 00:29:44.290 Right fingertips reach forward, up, 00:29:44.290 --> 00:29:47.977 and then way back for Warrior II. 00:29:50.110 --> 00:29:51.210 So drop your center. 00:29:51.210 --> 00:29:53.490 We're building strength in the glutes. 00:29:53.490 --> 00:29:55.451 Engage your right inner thigh. 00:29:56.690 --> 00:29:58.610 Press in all four corners of the feet. 00:29:58.610 --> 00:30:00.730 So don't forget about the outer edges 00:30:00.730 --> 00:30:03.435 in these Warrior postures. 00:30:07.250 --> 00:30:08.850 Spine is nice and tall. 00:30:08.850 --> 00:30:12.573 Send your focus out past your left fingertips here. 00:30:15.670 --> 00:30:16.938 Breathe deep. 00:30:17.840 --> 00:30:20.650 And on your next inhale, nice and slow, 00:30:20.650 --> 00:30:21.920 keep the legs where they are, 00:30:21.920 --> 00:30:24.700 left fingertips are gonna reach up towards the sky. 00:30:24.700 --> 00:30:26.750 And then maybe all the way back, 00:30:26.750 --> 00:30:28.713 pulling back with the left thumb. 00:30:29.900 --> 00:30:33.450 Keep pressing into the outer edge of your right foot, 00:30:33.450 --> 00:30:34.793 outer right heel. 00:30:35.880 --> 00:30:37.590 Good, and then hug the low ribs in. 00:30:37.590 --> 00:30:39.690 From a nice, strong center, 00:30:39.690 --> 00:30:41.303 we're gonna bring it forward. 00:30:42.520 --> 00:30:45.410 Left elbow on top of the left thigh. 00:30:45.410 --> 00:30:47.510 Right hand comes to the small of the back, 00:30:47.510 --> 00:30:49.566 and we open up the chest. 00:30:51.410 --> 00:30:53.500 Stay here or maybe we play with bringing 00:30:53.500 --> 00:30:55.690 the left fingertips down to the earth, 00:30:55.690 --> 00:30:57.510 right fingertips up towards the sky 00:30:57.510 --> 00:31:00.035 or maybe even all the way up and overhead. 00:31:07.890 --> 00:31:09.360 Take one more breath here. 00:31:09.360 --> 00:31:11.460 Think at nice, lateral wide breath. 00:31:11.460 --> 00:31:14.170 Again, really great for bringing your rotation 00:31:14.170 --> 00:31:16.130 safely into that mid back. 00:31:16.130 --> 00:31:17.050 So awesome. 00:31:17.050 --> 00:31:19.070 On an exhale, slow and steady, 00:31:19.070 --> 00:31:21.430 guide it back down to your lunge. 00:31:21.430 --> 00:31:23.140 Keep the back knee lifted if you can. 00:31:23.140 --> 00:31:24.834 Inhale to look forward. 00:31:25.870 --> 00:31:27.970 And exhale to plant the palms 00:31:27.970 --> 00:31:31.220 and move through a little dance here. 00:31:31.220 --> 00:31:35.313 Belly to Cobra, Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog. 00:31:36.200 --> 00:31:38.530 Maybe you sneak in a couple pushups, 00:31:38.530 --> 00:31:40.653 'cause wow, things are moving around. 00:31:42.100 --> 00:31:43.970 We'll meet in Downward Facing Dog. 00:31:43.970 --> 00:31:46.110 If you're feeling challenged right now, 00:31:46.110 --> 00:31:47.820 it's all good. 00:31:47.820 --> 00:31:50.120 Way to show up and keep working. 00:31:50.120 --> 00:31:54.293 We're gonna do one more dance on each side. 00:31:55.780 --> 00:31:56.613 Here we go. 00:31:56.613 --> 00:31:59.130 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 00:31:59.130 --> 00:32:02.780 Exhale, step it all the way up. Pivot on the back foot. 00:32:02.780 --> 00:32:04.610 Here we go. Warrior II again. 00:32:04.610 --> 00:32:05.873 Leading with the left fingertips. 00:32:05.873 --> 00:32:08.320 Take it all the way up and back. 00:32:08.320 --> 00:32:11.833 Front knee has a nice, generous bend. 00:32:13.230 --> 00:32:15.850 Good, inhale, Peaceful Warrior. 00:32:15.850 --> 00:32:16.800 Same as before. 00:32:16.800 --> 00:32:18.923 Exhale, Extended Side Angle. 00:32:21.550 --> 00:32:25.350 Good. Inhale. Open up the chest. 00:32:25.350 --> 00:32:27.750 Exhale, bring it all the way back down to the lunge. 00:32:27.750 --> 00:32:30.150 This time, back knee stays lifted 00:32:30.150 --> 00:32:32.360 or it can lower to the ground, your choice. 00:32:32.360 --> 00:32:33.650 Inhale, big twists here. 00:32:33.650 --> 00:32:35.513 Right fingertips up towards the sky. 00:32:37.870 --> 00:32:39.530 Good. Breathe. 00:32:39.530 --> 00:32:41.820 Draw the shoulders away from the ears. 00:32:41.820 --> 00:32:43.090 Wiggle the right fingertips, 00:32:43.090 --> 00:32:46.080 and then bring it all the way back down to the lunge. 00:32:46.080 --> 00:32:47.390 Listen carefully here. 00:32:47.390 --> 00:32:50.160 From here, you're gonna bend your left knee, 00:32:50.160 --> 00:32:52.543 and we're gonna step the left foot up halfway. 00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:56.968 Halfway, Pyramid Posture. 00:32:58.830 --> 00:33:01.975 Breathe here. Allow the head to relax. 00:33:05.180 --> 00:33:06.830 Fingertips can stay on the ground, 00:33:06.830 --> 00:33:10.903 or we might cup the calf here, drawing the elbows in. 00:33:14.410 --> 00:33:15.073 Inhale in. 00:33:15.073 --> 00:33:17.830 Exhale, release fingertips back to the earth. 00:33:17.830 --> 00:33:20.860 Kick the left foot back for a nice lunge. 00:33:20.860 --> 00:33:22.240 Inhale to look forward. 00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:24.560 Let your heart energy just radiate forward. 00:33:24.560 --> 00:33:26.340 Open up. It's all good. 00:33:26.340 --> 00:33:27.570 And here we go. 00:33:27.570 --> 00:33:29.830 Planting the palms, stepping the right toes back, 00:33:29.830 --> 00:33:32.640 Belly to Cobra, Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog 00:33:32.640 --> 00:33:35.060 or maybe you just go straight to Downward Facing Dog. 00:33:35.060 --> 00:33:37.270 That's where I will meet you. 00:33:37.270 --> 00:33:39.831 Nice and slow and steady. 00:33:42.670 --> 00:33:44.661 Reconnecting with your breath. 00:33:47.220 --> 00:33:50.800 And when you're ready, inhale, lift the left leg up high. 00:33:50.800 --> 00:33:52.720 Exhale to shift it forward. 00:33:52.720 --> 00:33:54.380 Step it up. 00:33:54.380 --> 00:33:55.430 Pivot on the back foot. 00:33:55.430 --> 00:33:57.570 Leading with the right fingertips, Warrior II. 00:33:57.570 --> 00:33:59.373 Big inhale, we rise up. 00:34:00.650 --> 00:34:02.612 Exhale, settle in. 00:34:04.200 --> 00:34:06.430 Inhale, Peaceful Warrior. 00:34:06.430 --> 00:34:08.700 Big breath. Big stretch. 00:34:08.700 --> 00:34:12.613 And exhale, Extended Side Angle, your version. 00:34:13.680 --> 00:34:16.450 Inhale to spiral the chest up towards the sky. 00:34:16.450 --> 00:34:17.960 Strong legs. 00:34:17.960 --> 00:34:21.200 Exhale to dial it back down to your lunge. 00:34:21.200 --> 00:34:22.240 Pivot on the back foot. 00:34:22.240 --> 00:34:24.120 Feel free to lower the knee here if you need to. 00:34:24.120 --> 00:34:25.320 Right hand to the earth. 00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:27.150 Inhale, left fingertips to the sky. 00:34:27.150 --> 00:34:30.458 Big twist, wring it out. 00:34:32.140 --> 00:34:33.470 Good. Wiggle the left fingertips. 00:34:33.470 --> 00:34:36.040 Slow and steady, bring it down. 00:34:36.040 --> 00:34:38.030 Here we go. We're gonna bend both knees. 00:34:38.030 --> 00:34:39.460 We're gonna step the back foot up. 00:34:39.460 --> 00:34:42.210 Just halfway. Pyramid Posture. 00:34:42.210 --> 00:34:44.680 The feet are not on the same tightrope line. 00:34:44.680 --> 00:34:48.430 They're on two parallel lines here, like skis. 00:34:48.430 --> 00:34:50.642 Pull the left hip crease back. 00:34:52.520 --> 00:34:53.920 Breathe deep. 00:34:53.920 --> 00:34:56.640 Maybe hands come to the calf here. 00:34:56.640 --> 00:34:59.082 Not gripping hard in the toes. 00:35:02.870 --> 00:35:04.310 Inhale in. 00:35:04.310 --> 00:35:06.077 Just notice how you're doin'. 00:35:07.100 --> 00:35:09.050 And exhale to release. 00:35:09.050 --> 00:35:10.370 Kick the right foot back. 00:35:10.370 --> 00:35:13.270 Inhale, open the chest. Look forward. 00:35:13.270 --> 00:35:14.310 Exhale, last one. 00:35:14.310 --> 00:35:16.220 Plant the palms, step it back. 00:35:16.220 --> 00:35:19.933 Belly to Cobra or Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog. 00:35:20.990 --> 00:35:23.110 Follow your breath. 00:35:23.110 --> 00:35:25.492 Let's meet in Downward Facing Dog. 00:35:27.290 --> 00:35:28.123 When you get there, 00:35:28.123 --> 00:35:30.300 take the deepest breath you've taken all day. 00:35:30.300 --> 00:35:31.847 Inhale in. 00:35:33.570 --> 00:35:36.008 And exhale to release. 00:35:39.756 --> 00:35:40.600 And let's start fresh. 00:35:40.600 --> 00:35:42.091 Inhale in deeply. 00:35:44.110 --> 00:35:46.472 And exhale completely. 00:35:46.472 --> 00:35:48.420 Bend both knees generously. 00:35:48.420 --> 00:35:51.050 Carve a line with your nose to look forward. 00:35:51.050 --> 00:35:53.120 And then slowly step, step, 00:35:53.120 --> 00:35:56.090 as many times as you need to, up to the front of the mat. 00:35:56.090 --> 00:35:59.120 Feet hip width apart. Lots of space, or you might play 00:35:59.120 --> 00:36:01.420 with bringing the feet together now this time. 00:36:02.640 --> 00:36:05.360 Inhale lifts you halfway, your version. 00:36:05.360 --> 00:36:08.180 Find that nice long neck. 00:36:08.180 --> 00:36:11.780 And exhale to soften and bring it down. 00:36:11.780 --> 00:36:13.090 Bend the knees generously. 00:36:13.090 --> 00:36:16.990 Send the hips back, fingertips forward. Chair Pose. 00:36:16.990 --> 00:36:19.400 We're just gonna create a little fire. 00:36:20.340 --> 00:36:22.750 Burning away that which no longer serves 00:36:22.750 --> 00:36:27.360 so that we can start fresh, start anew. 00:36:28.770 --> 00:36:30.423 Sink the hips back. 00:36:31.760 --> 00:36:33.410 Lots of weight in the heels, 00:36:33.410 --> 00:36:36.240 but we're pressing into all four corners of the feet. 00:36:36.240 --> 00:36:37.340 Spread the fingertips. 00:36:37.340 --> 00:36:39.930 You're holding that big beach ball here. 00:36:39.930 --> 00:36:42.410 You're here for three. You get a little lower. 00:36:42.410 --> 00:36:44.540 Two, get a little lower. 00:36:44.540 --> 00:36:48.110 And one, we rise up nice and slow and with control, 00:36:48.110 --> 00:36:51.170 sending that big beach ball all the way up and overhead. 00:36:51.170 --> 00:36:54.163 And then exhale, hands back to the heart. 00:36:55.851 --> 00:36:57.140 And Mountain Pose. 00:36:57.140 --> 00:37:00.090 Close your eyes and just observe the breath. 00:37:16.170 --> 00:37:17.596 Alright, lift the chin. 00:37:17.596 --> 00:37:20.360 Send your gaze out in front of you. 00:37:20.360 --> 00:37:21.790 Without fidgeting or looking, 00:37:21.790 --> 00:37:23.850 just release one hand down and then the other, 00:37:23.850 --> 00:37:25.970 standing in Mountain Pose. 00:37:25.970 --> 00:37:27.681 Take a deep breath in. 00:37:29.300 --> 00:37:30.650 And exhale out through the mouth. 00:37:30.650 --> 00:37:31.745 Nice cleansing breath. 00:37:33.517 --> 00:37:36.584 And one more, just like that. Inhale lots of love in. 00:37:39.520 --> 00:37:41.102 And lots of love out. 00:37:43.570 --> 00:37:46.530 So we have just two more things to do here in the stance 00:37:46.530 --> 00:37:51.530 before I send you off into the rest of your day. 00:37:52.300 --> 00:37:53.340 So the first thing is 00:37:53.340 --> 00:37:56.113 we're gonna send the fingertips out in front. 00:37:57.570 --> 00:38:00.260 And you're gonna cross the right arm over the left. 00:38:00.260 --> 00:38:02.210 Right arm over the left. 00:38:02.210 --> 00:38:03.590 Then we're gonna bend at the elbows, 00:38:03.590 --> 00:38:05.720 and we're gonna come into these Eagle Arms here 00:38:05.720 --> 00:38:07.660 by maybe wrapping the arms, 00:38:07.660 --> 00:38:09.460 but if they don't wrap, that's okay. 00:38:10.420 --> 00:38:13.460 Whatever variation you're in, lift the elbows up. 00:38:13.460 --> 00:38:15.760 Find this strong connection in the low body 00:38:15.760 --> 00:38:18.230 that we've established the whole practice. 00:38:18.230 --> 00:38:21.333 And we'll lift up from here. Eagle Arms. 00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:30.480 So like the Eagle, Garuda, 00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:33.430 see if you can find a focus now, 00:38:33.430 --> 00:38:37.500 either out in front or maybe down gently past your nose 00:38:37.500 --> 00:38:39.370 as you inhale in. 00:38:39.370 --> 00:38:41.090 Exhale, drop your center. 00:38:41.090 --> 00:38:43.803 The knees will bend so you can do just that. 00:38:45.070 --> 00:38:46.170 And then nice and easy, 00:38:46.170 --> 00:38:48.610 we're gonna shift the weight to the right foot. 00:38:48.610 --> 00:38:49.910 Lift the left leg. 00:38:49.910 --> 00:38:53.130 Maybe cross it over the right. 00:38:53.130 --> 00:38:57.010 You can use your toes on the ground as a little kickstand, 00:38:57.010 --> 00:38:58.930 just like we did with the ankle rolls. 00:38:58.930 --> 00:39:01.460 You can keep that big toe on the ground, 00:39:01.460 --> 00:39:05.570 or you might wrap it around the left calf. 00:39:05.570 --> 00:39:06.870 The right calf, excuse me. 00:39:08.200 --> 00:39:10.147 Now find your focus here. 00:39:10.147 --> 00:39:15.080 And we can just do the arms with strong standing legs. 00:39:15.080 --> 00:39:18.800 Refocusing our awareness. 00:39:18.800 --> 00:39:20.713 Refocusing our attention. 00:39:21.640 --> 00:39:23.230 Building some heat. 00:39:26.460 --> 00:39:27.940 Inhale in. 00:39:27.940 --> 00:39:32.790 Exhale to slowly release the legs and then release the arms. 00:39:32.790 --> 00:39:36.391 Allow the arms to come gently left to right, and just feel. 00:39:38.400 --> 00:39:40.102 Observe your breath. 00:39:44.150 --> 00:39:45.080 Alright, second side. 00:39:45.080 --> 00:39:47.400 Send the fingertips forward. 00:39:47.400 --> 00:39:49.763 Right arm underneath the left this time. 00:39:50.880 --> 00:39:53.673 Find the arms first. Strong legs. 00:39:54.890 --> 00:39:56.436 Strong standing legs, find the arms first. 00:39:56.436 --> 00:39:58.810 As you lift the elbows, draw the shoulder blades down. 00:39:58.810 --> 00:40:00.260 Keep the chest nice and open. 00:40:00.260 --> 00:40:02.060 Skin of the face, soft. 00:40:02.060 --> 00:40:03.673 Don't worry about the wrap. If you can't give the wrap, 00:40:03.673 --> 00:40:05.943 just work on the shoulders and the chest. 00:40:07.130 --> 00:40:08.884 Breathing deep here. 00:40:11.450 --> 00:40:15.483 Then find your focus, your Drishti, something to gaze upon. 00:40:17.770 --> 00:40:18.680 Inhale in deeply. 00:40:18.680 --> 00:40:21.430 Exhale, bend the knees generously. 00:40:21.430 --> 00:40:23.510 Center goes down. 00:40:23.510 --> 00:40:26.320 And this time we lift the right heel, 00:40:26.320 --> 00:40:28.423 maybe cross the right leg over. 00:40:29.960 --> 00:40:32.250 Can you use the right toes as a kickstand here? 00:40:32.250 --> 00:40:35.350 Or maybe it wraps around, Garudasana. 00:40:35.350 --> 00:40:39.150 Lifting the elbows, dropping the shoulders, knees bend. 00:40:39.150 --> 00:40:41.003 They really, really bend. 00:40:42.210 --> 00:40:44.787 Center is dropped in space. 00:40:44.787 --> 00:40:47.838 And you find your focus or your Drishti, 00:40:47.838 --> 00:40:50.619 something new to gaze upon. 00:40:58.310 --> 00:40:59.810 Listen to the sound of your breath. 00:40:59.810 --> 00:41:02.297 Anchor in that song. 00:41:06.470 --> 00:41:09.350 And then when you're ready, legs unravel. 00:41:09.350 --> 00:41:10.870 We ground through the feet. 00:41:10.870 --> 00:41:12.440 Arms release. 00:41:12.440 --> 00:41:14.483 And we come to Mountain Pose. 00:41:16.010 --> 00:41:17.452 Notice how you feel. 00:41:23.690 --> 00:41:25.236 Alright. Take a couple of breaths here. 00:41:25.236 --> 00:41:28.018 Loop shoulders one way and then the other. 00:41:30.490 --> 00:41:31.930 So the Eagle Pose, 00:41:31.930 --> 00:41:36.930 allowing us the opportunity to refocus our attention 00:41:38.660 --> 00:41:42.500 but also to refocus and realign our energy, right? 00:41:42.500 --> 00:41:47.435 Sometimes we can distract ourselves, 00:41:47.435 --> 00:41:48.530 our thoughts, right, 00:41:48.530 --> 00:41:52.010 busy thoughts or toxic thoughts, with other things. 00:41:52.010 --> 00:41:54.720 But we're not really actually getting to the root, 00:41:54.720 --> 00:41:58.460 which is whether or not we have a healthy flow of energy 00:41:58.460 --> 00:42:01.930 in the body to help us move forward. 00:42:01.930 --> 00:42:04.200 To save ourselves. (chuckles) 00:42:04.200 --> 00:42:05.280 Alright. 00:42:05.280 --> 00:42:08.540 So just to make sure we're checking with the energy 00:42:08.540 --> 00:42:12.119 and to, maybe if you have 00:42:12.119 --> 00:42:14.430 been in a serious place, 00:42:14.430 --> 00:42:18.030 just to help you kind of move that a little bit. 00:42:18.030 --> 00:42:20.030 We're gonna end with one of my favorite moves. 00:42:20.030 --> 00:42:21.750 So you're gonna walk the feet 00:42:21.750 --> 00:42:23.540 a little bit wider than hip width apart, 00:42:23.540 --> 00:42:24.912 soft bend in the knees. 00:42:24.912 --> 00:42:26.440 And you're gonna start to sway 00:42:26.440 --> 00:42:29.373 with the arms heavy, a little, left to right. 00:42:30.310 --> 00:42:31.760 So don't stop the video now. 00:42:31.760 --> 00:42:32.880 Why? 00:42:32.880 --> 00:42:34.550 Complete it. You got this. 00:42:34.550 --> 00:42:36.840 You made a choice. You're here for a reason. 00:42:36.840 --> 00:42:37.950 Hardest part is showing up, 00:42:37.950 --> 00:42:39.400 and we're almost done with this practice. 00:42:39.400 --> 00:42:40.955 So stick with it. 00:42:42.535 --> 00:42:45.759 You can take a Shavasana after this video comes to a close 00:42:45.759 --> 00:42:49.530 if that's right for you, if time allows. 00:42:49.530 --> 00:42:51.210 But we're moving here. 00:42:51.210 --> 00:42:53.370 So it's important to keep a soft bend in the knees 00:42:53.370 --> 00:42:56.460 and a little malleability in the feet, 00:42:56.460 --> 00:42:58.880 which we already warmed up. 00:42:58.880 --> 00:43:00.370 I'm gonna start to pick up the pace. 00:43:00.370 --> 00:43:02.880 And we're gonna start to add breath. 00:43:02.880 --> 00:43:04.630 No, I'm not in the room with you. 00:43:04.630 --> 00:43:08.550 So I'm inviting you. I'm cheerleading you. 00:43:08.550 --> 00:43:10.550 I'm counting on you to bring the breath. 00:43:11.480 --> 00:43:13.110 Whatever that means to you. 00:43:13.110 --> 00:43:15.865 Pick up the pace, and align with your breath. 00:43:20.500 --> 00:43:23.070 Maybe it's inhale to one side, exhale to the other. 00:43:23.070 --> 00:43:27.360 Maybe it's just nice, full, deep breaths. 00:43:27.360 --> 00:43:30.338 We call this move Knocking on Heaven's Door. 00:43:32.890 --> 00:43:34.330 Get a little booty slab. 00:43:34.330 --> 00:43:36.110 We're creating a healthy flow of energy 00:43:36.110 --> 00:43:38.290 that runs up and down the spine, 00:43:38.290 --> 00:43:41.581 letting go of that which no longer serves. 00:43:43.320 --> 00:43:47.523 Sprinkling a little love, a little care. 00:43:48.690 --> 00:43:50.570 A lot of trust. 00:43:50.570 --> 00:43:52.750 Trust in the unknown. 00:43:52.750 --> 00:43:54.830 Trust that things will work out. 00:43:54.830 --> 00:43:57.390 Trust that if you get your energy right or work to, 00:43:57.390 --> 00:44:00.823 then you can contribute in a meaningful way. 00:44:02.040 --> 00:44:03.020 Keep this going. 00:44:03.020 --> 00:44:05.890 I'm gonna stop talking for a good 10 count 00:44:05.890 --> 00:44:08.090 and allow you to rock and roll here. 00:44:08.090 --> 00:44:09.364 Stick with it. 00:44:17.802 --> 00:44:19.500 And then start to slow it down. 00:44:19.500 --> 00:44:20.513 Nice and easy. 00:44:21.520 --> 00:44:22.363 Nice and easy. 00:44:22.363 --> 00:44:24.890 If you felt silly, trust me, you're not the only one. 00:44:26.020 --> 00:44:28.330 And slowly, slowly, slowly 00:44:28.330 --> 00:44:30.820 come to a place of exquisite stillness. 00:44:30.820 --> 00:44:32.171 See if you can. 00:44:32.171 --> 00:44:35.300 And just notice how you feel. 00:44:35.300 --> 00:44:37.160 No need even compare it to the beginning of class. 00:44:37.160 --> 00:44:40.454 We're here now in this present moment. 00:44:45.970 --> 00:44:46.803 If it's helpful, 00:44:46.803 --> 00:44:49.223 maybe you tap into a little inner smile here. 00:44:53.820 --> 00:44:58.370 If it's helpful, maybe you use each exhale 00:44:58.370 --> 00:45:00.973 as an opportunity to relax your shoulders. 00:45:01.990 --> 00:45:04.478 Releasing any tension in the neck. 00:45:07.820 --> 00:45:10.360 Then nice and slow, like you love yourself, 00:45:10.360 --> 00:45:11.780 almost as a sensual move, 00:45:11.780 --> 00:45:15.770 bring the palms together at your heart space 00:45:15.770 --> 00:45:17.190 and walk the feet underneath you. 00:45:17.190 --> 00:45:20.270 It could be hip width apart or together, really together. 00:45:20.270 --> 00:45:22.122 Just nice and underneath you. 00:45:24.444 --> 00:45:26.100 And you can close your eyes here 00:45:26.100 --> 00:45:28.190 and just set a little intention for yourself. 00:45:28.190 --> 00:45:30.987 You can finish the sentence "I choose." 00:45:32.610 --> 00:45:33.443 I choose. 00:45:33.443 --> 00:45:35.493 Moving forward, I choose... 00:45:42.530 --> 00:45:45.863 Moving forward, I choose... 00:45:50.120 --> 00:45:51.320 And take a deep breath in. 00:45:51.320 --> 00:45:52.880 Consider it all already done. 00:45:52.880 --> 00:45:54.883 Imagine it already so. 00:45:56.010 --> 00:45:58.010 And as you exhale, bow your head 00:45:58.010 --> 00:46:00.313 to your heart, to your hands. 00:46:02.260 --> 00:46:04.363 And we'll whisper, 00:46:04.363 --> 00:46:05.770 Namaste. 00:46:05.770 --> 00:46:07.515 Thanks, everyone. 00:46:09.066 --> 00:46:13.196 (upbeat music)