WEBVTT 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:02.740 - Hello, everyone. Welcome to Yoga With Adriene. 00:00:02.740 --> 00:00:05.400 I'm Adriene and this is darling Benji 00:00:05.400 --> 00:00:09.070 and we are so glad you are here for this full class. 00:00:09.070 --> 00:00:11.700 This is yoga for renewal. 00:00:11.700 --> 00:00:14.530 So hop into something comfy and let's get started. 00:00:15.348 --> 00:00:19.289 (upbeat music) 00:00:28.070 --> 00:00:30.790 Alrighty, my darling friend, come on down to the ground. 00:00:30.790 --> 00:00:34.340 We're gonna begin today's practice in a seat, 00:00:34.340 --> 00:00:38.540 so you can come to maybe cross legs here, 00:00:38.540 --> 00:00:41.290 or if it's in your practice 00:00:41.290 --> 00:00:43.140 maybe you've already been moving a bit today 00:00:43.140 --> 00:00:44.530 or it feels right in your body 00:00:44.530 --> 00:00:47.910 to maybe start in a kneeling position, 00:00:47.910 --> 00:00:50.314 that's an option today as well. 00:00:51.620 --> 00:00:54.650 If both are rather difficult, know that you're not alone. 00:00:54.650 --> 00:00:55.970 It might be a good option then 00:00:55.970 --> 00:00:59.960 for you to sit up on a big towel or a blanket, 00:00:59.960 --> 00:01:01.440 maybe a block or a big book 00:01:01.440 --> 00:01:04.013 if you have something just to lift the hips. 00:01:06.520 --> 00:01:10.480 Try not to think too hard, I just spit, too hard. 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:14.506 Just make a choice and let's begin. 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:18.603 Sit up nice and tall. 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:21.890 Relax your shoulders. 00:01:21.890 --> 00:01:24.190 You made it. The hardest part is truly done. 00:01:24.190 --> 00:01:28.930 Making that choice to begin, finding your seat, 00:01:28.930 --> 00:01:31.900 and here we are. 00:01:31.900 --> 00:01:34.360 Go ahead and close the eyes. 00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:36.970 If you're not quite comfortable with closing your eyes yet, 00:01:36.970 --> 00:01:38.430 just soften your gaze. 00:01:38.430 --> 00:01:40.173 Look down past your nose. 00:01:41.100 --> 00:01:43.273 Again, relax your shoulders. 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:47.790 Allow the hands to rest gently on the knees or the thighs. 00:01:47.790 --> 00:01:49.858 Let the elbows get heavy. 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:54.270 With a soft gaze or your eyes closed, 00:01:54.270 --> 00:01:58.753 bring your attention or your mind's eye, 00:02:00.815 --> 00:02:01.840 your focus, 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:06.380 bring your attention, your imagination even, 00:02:06.380 --> 00:02:09.481 to the very bottom of the spine. 00:02:13.990 --> 00:02:18.530 And just let your attention, your focus, 00:02:18.530 --> 00:02:20.760 again, even your imagination, 00:02:20.760 --> 00:02:24.533 let it ruminate down there. (chuckles) 00:02:24.533 --> 00:02:27.770 It's off to a great start for a bit, but hang with me. 00:02:27.770 --> 00:02:31.143 Just kind of bring your attention to the base of the spine. 00:02:33.393 --> 00:02:35.389 The pelvis. 00:02:39.561 --> 00:02:41.304 And the hips. 00:02:50.370 --> 00:02:53.470 And as you bring your attention to this area of the body, 00:02:53.470 --> 00:02:58.063 just notice what comes up, any fidgeting, any distractions. 00:02:59.130 --> 00:03:02.150 Perhaps you've landed in a really quiet space 00:03:02.150 --> 00:03:05.090 and boom, it's serene, but chances are that's not the case. 00:03:05.090 --> 00:03:09.535 And so don't feel like you have to be 00:03:09.535 --> 00:03:14.090 in a perfect setting for this practice to really 00:03:15.595 --> 00:03:17.810 work its magic. 00:03:17.810 --> 00:03:20.510 The most important thing is that you've taken the time 00:03:21.510 --> 00:03:23.759 to bring your attention inward. 00:03:28.100 --> 00:03:30.890 So we'll attempt to become more still here. 00:03:30.890 --> 00:03:34.050 But if it's not happening right away for whatever reason, 00:03:34.050 --> 00:03:35.480 it's all good. 00:03:38.790 --> 00:03:43.790 This session, as with 00:03:44.805 --> 00:03:46.740 all of my yoga practices, 00:03:46.740 --> 00:03:51.740 really is an invitation to practice being present. 00:03:51.740 --> 00:03:53.229 Present with what is. 00:03:59.060 --> 00:04:01.570 Slowly, gently begin to deepen your breath. 00:04:01.570 --> 00:04:04.080 Again, we're still just, whatever this means to you, 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:06.800 just bringing your attention, your awareness, 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:09.570 just allowing some imagination, some energy 00:04:09.570 --> 00:04:14.790 to swirl around the hips, the bowl of the pelvis, 00:04:14.790 --> 00:04:16.587 the base of the spine. 00:04:19.140 --> 00:04:21.230 If you're familiar with the root chakra, 00:04:21.230 --> 00:04:23.952 then that's where we are right now. 00:04:26.930 --> 00:04:31.543 Finding our home, our base. 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:41.320 Setting the bar at a nice 00:04:41.320 --> 00:04:44.650 place that feels centered, that feels true. 00:04:45.740 --> 00:04:51.101 Maybe it's time for you to hit the reset button, 00:04:52.660 --> 00:04:54.889 come back to basics. 00:04:56.077 --> 00:04:58.050 Checking in with your foundation 00:04:58.050 --> 00:05:02.473 so you can grow this season. 00:05:06.000 --> 00:05:09.170 And start to, yep, you guessed it, 00:05:09.170 --> 00:05:13.630 take this awareness, this focus, on the base of the spine 00:05:13.630 --> 00:05:18.630 and let it travel up the spinal column 00:05:18.630 --> 00:05:21.418 slowly and steadily. 00:05:23.200 --> 00:05:25.560 And if this little action, 00:05:25.560 --> 00:05:28.490 this invitation to draw focus up through the spine 00:05:28.490 --> 00:05:31.510 from the bottom to the top changes your posture 00:05:31.510 --> 00:05:35.420 or the way you're carrying yourself in this moment, let it. 00:05:35.420 --> 00:05:36.769 Allow it. 00:05:41.975 --> 00:05:43.810 It can be subtle, it could be big. 00:05:43.810 --> 00:05:47.270 You could've noticed you were really crumpling in the spine. 00:05:47.270 --> 00:05:49.710 Maybe you start to breathe a little deeper here, 00:05:49.710 --> 00:05:52.743 with more awareness, 00:05:54.540 --> 00:05:57.450 putting some conscious energy, 00:05:57.450 --> 00:06:00.162 some intention behind your breath. 00:06:05.295 --> 00:06:06.290 If you haven't already, 00:06:06.290 --> 00:06:08.900 travel all the way up to the crown of the head. 00:06:08.900 --> 00:06:11.563 Find a gentle lift in the chest. 00:06:13.050 --> 00:06:15.550 Drop the shoulders down a little more, 00:06:15.550 --> 00:06:17.280 a little heavier in the elbows. 00:06:17.280 --> 00:06:19.773 Get long, long, long in the spine. 00:06:20.860 --> 00:06:23.580 Make sure you're not holding or gripping in the toes, 00:06:23.580 --> 00:06:26.973 the fingers, the jaw. 00:06:28.330 --> 00:06:30.250 Soften the skin of the forehead. 00:06:30.250 --> 00:06:33.623 Relax the brows. 00:06:37.970 --> 00:06:40.190 And when you're ready, so, so slow, 00:06:40.190 --> 00:06:43.210 so sweetly bring the palms together 00:06:44.100 --> 00:06:45.663 at the chest, at the heart. 00:06:49.210 --> 00:06:50.370 Now, if you haven't already, 00:06:50.370 --> 00:06:52.470 or maybe you've opened the eyes to just check in with me, 00:06:52.470 --> 00:06:53.733 which is great, always do that. 00:06:53.733 --> 00:06:55.640 That's why I'm here. 00:06:55.640 --> 00:06:56.980 Go ahead and close the eyes now 00:06:56.980 --> 00:07:01.510 just to really feel the palms pressing together here. 00:07:01.510 --> 00:07:04.220 You can even lift your chest, your sternum, 00:07:04.220 --> 00:07:07.273 up to your thumbs and feel that connection as well. 00:07:12.550 --> 00:07:15.820 Imagine your body's really heavy from the waist down 00:07:15.820 --> 00:07:18.790 and really light from the waist up. 00:07:24.340 --> 00:07:26.960 Now let's take a deep breath in together. 00:07:26.960 --> 00:07:30.053 Ready, inhaling in through the nose. 00:07:32.350 --> 00:07:33.830 And as you exhale slowly, 00:07:33.830 --> 00:07:36.250 bow your head down to your heart 00:07:36.250 --> 00:07:38.930 and just feel that nice passive stretch, 00:07:38.930 --> 00:07:42.250 or maybe it's a big stretch for you in the back of the neck 00:07:42.250 --> 00:07:44.300 all the way up into the back of the head. 00:07:45.530 --> 00:07:49.601 Connecting to the muscles of the upper back. 00:07:52.560 --> 00:07:53.610 Keep breathing here. 00:07:53.610 --> 00:07:55.890 Take a quiet moment to set an intention 00:07:55.890 --> 00:07:59.214 for this renewal practice. 00:08:06.855 --> 00:08:10.430 And if you found something right away, trust it. 00:08:10.430 --> 00:08:11.890 Maybe breathe with it for a second. 00:08:11.890 --> 00:08:14.670 If you're struggling here, maybe finish the sentence, 00:08:14.670 --> 00:08:16.749 "I choose..." 00:08:22.900 --> 00:08:24.426 I choose... 00:08:31.530 --> 00:08:33.420 And a big inhale in together. 00:08:33.420 --> 00:08:35.594 Here we go, in through the nose. 00:08:38.460 --> 00:08:42.550 And an exhale out slowly together. 00:08:42.550 --> 00:08:45.550 As we lift the head, release the hands, 00:08:45.550 --> 00:08:47.560 bat the eyelashes open. 00:08:47.560 --> 00:08:49.510 Oh, hello there. 00:08:49.510 --> 00:08:51.180 We're gonna take a nice, easy twist to the right. 00:08:51.180 --> 00:08:53.640 So if you're on your knees, you can stay there. 00:08:53.640 --> 00:08:56.610 Lift up from the pelvic floor for support, everyone. 00:08:56.610 --> 00:08:58.080 Let's take the right hand. 00:08:58.080 --> 00:08:59.640 Excuse me, left hand to the right knee. 00:08:59.640 --> 00:09:01.993 Right fingertips behind you. 00:09:02.830 --> 00:09:05.740 Get nice and tall through the side waist. 00:09:05.740 --> 00:09:09.750 All four sides of the torso nice and evenly lengthened here. 00:09:09.750 --> 00:09:10.623 Benji's chillin'. 00:09:12.410 --> 00:09:13.580 Tuck the chin slightly 00:09:13.580 --> 00:09:15.040 to lengthen through the back of the neck. 00:09:15.040 --> 00:09:16.420 Inhale in deeply. 00:09:17.570 --> 00:09:20.850 And exhale to slowly bring it back through center. 00:09:20.850 --> 00:09:23.330 Then we're gonna take it to the other side. 00:09:23.330 --> 00:09:26.630 Inhale, lifting up from the pelvic floor. 00:09:26.630 --> 00:09:29.030 We're not pushing, we're not cranking here. 00:09:29.030 --> 00:09:32.476 Nice and integrated from the start. 00:09:34.500 --> 00:09:36.010 Tuck the chin slightly. 00:09:36.010 --> 00:09:39.314 Get nice and long through all four sides of the torso. 00:09:41.920 --> 00:09:45.010 And let's release back to center. 00:09:45.010 --> 00:09:48.480 Inhale, spread the fingertips super wide. 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:51.260 Exhale, fist, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. 00:09:51.260 --> 00:09:53.760 Inhale, spread the fingertips super wide, stretch. 00:09:55.270 --> 00:09:56.910 Exhale, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. 00:09:56.910 --> 00:09:59.070 Navel draws slightly in. 00:09:59.070 --> 00:10:01.780 Last one, inhale, stretch, stretch, stretch. 00:10:01.780 --> 00:10:04.790 Maybe this time you open your mouth, open the jaw, 00:10:04.790 --> 00:10:06.323 face nice and big. 00:10:07.600 --> 00:10:10.360 And exhale, fists, navel draws in. 00:10:10.360 --> 00:10:12.593 Maybe scrunching the face, pursing the lips. 00:10:14.660 --> 00:10:16.510 Good. Inhale, spread the fingertips. 00:10:16.510 --> 00:10:20.290 We're gonna reach the arms all the way up towards the sky. 00:10:20.290 --> 00:10:22.493 Exhale, palms down at the heart. 00:10:23.490 --> 00:10:25.840 Syncing up with your breath. Really do it. 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:27.720 Inhale, spread the fingertips. 00:10:27.720 --> 00:10:29.980 This time, softness here. 00:10:29.980 --> 00:10:32.653 And exhale, hands together at the heart. 00:10:33.640 --> 00:10:35.870 Last one, inhale, get really long. 00:10:35.870 --> 00:10:38.130 So really stretching from the waist 00:10:38.130 --> 00:10:39.220 all the way up to the wrist, 00:10:39.220 --> 00:10:42.010 all the way to the fingertips and beyond. 00:10:42.010 --> 00:10:46.660 And then exhale, hands to heart center. 00:10:46.660 --> 00:10:48.300 Inhale in together. 00:10:49.550 --> 00:10:52.098 Exhale out slowly together. 00:10:53.540 --> 00:10:58.163 Beautiful. Inhale takes you gently to all fours, 00:10:58.163 --> 00:10:59.493 Cat-Cow. 00:11:00.420 --> 00:11:03.180 Make sure your wrists are right underneath the shoulders, 00:11:03.180 --> 00:11:06.360 knees directly underneath the hip points. 00:11:06.360 --> 00:11:09.790 So we're not too narrow here and we're not too wide, 00:11:09.790 --> 00:11:12.140 but we're creating a nice foundation, 00:11:12.140 --> 00:11:14.060 awareness of foundation. 00:11:14.060 --> 00:11:15.850 Benji, you're doing great. 00:11:15.850 --> 00:11:17.150 Inhale to the drop the belly. 00:11:17.150 --> 00:11:18.530 Press into the tops of the feet. 00:11:18.530 --> 00:11:22.320 As you do so, open the chest, look forward. 00:11:22.320 --> 00:11:24.939 Cow, grip through the fingertips. 00:11:24.939 --> 00:11:28.220 Exhale, round through the spine. 00:11:28.220 --> 00:11:31.140 Navel draws up, chin to chest, Cat Pose. 00:11:31.140 --> 00:11:32.983 Press into the tops of the feet. 00:11:33.650 --> 00:11:36.637 Inhale, drop the belly nice and slow. 00:11:36.637 --> 00:11:38.088 Bye, Benji. 00:11:39.380 --> 00:11:41.896 Exhale, rounding through. 00:11:44.740 --> 00:11:46.460 Careful not to rush this. 00:11:46.460 --> 00:11:47.890 Let's move unhurried. 00:11:47.890 --> 00:11:50.060 Inhale, drop the belly. 00:11:50.060 --> 00:11:53.080 Maybe draw a little energy back with the palms here. 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:54.570 Press into the tops of the feet. 00:11:54.570 --> 00:11:56.557 Open up through the neck, the throat. 00:11:56.557 --> 00:11:59.900 And exhale, chin to chest, round through. 00:11:59.900 --> 00:12:02.383 Press into the toes, press into the fingers. 00:12:03.370 --> 00:12:06.627 Good, one more with the sound of your breath, nice and slow. 00:12:18.950 --> 00:12:20.860 After you've gone both ways, 00:12:20.860 --> 00:12:23.670 we'll come back to a nice neutral spine. 00:12:23.670 --> 00:12:24.503 Check it out. 00:12:24.503 --> 00:12:27.270 You're gonna walk the right knee over to the left, 00:12:27.270 --> 00:12:28.640 then we're gonna use our hands here 00:12:28.640 --> 00:12:33.640 to slowly come on to our side, so on the right hip here. 00:12:34.040 --> 00:12:36.370 Right hand comes to the earth, 00:12:36.370 --> 00:12:39.970 right elbow just underneath the right shoulder. 00:12:39.970 --> 00:12:42.530 There we go, excellent. 00:12:42.530 --> 00:12:47.480 So for starters here, we're gonna keep the knees together, 00:12:47.480 --> 00:12:49.210 feet together, ankles together here. 00:12:49.210 --> 00:12:51.553 I don't want to collapse into my right shoulder here. 00:12:51.553 --> 00:12:53.500 I wanna keep this nice and lifted. 00:12:53.500 --> 00:12:54.870 So we're creating a little stability 00:12:54.870 --> 00:12:56.330 in the shoulder joint here. 00:12:56.330 --> 00:12:58.770 I'm kind of already engaged in my right oblique. 00:12:58.770 --> 00:13:01.310 I'm just gonna nice and easy open, 00:13:01.310 --> 00:13:03.923 keep the right leg heavy, and close. 00:13:04.910 --> 00:13:07.940 Open and close. 00:13:07.940 --> 00:13:11.690 Now, breathe. Inhale open. And close. 00:13:11.690 --> 00:13:13.000 Nice and easy in the neck. 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:15.190 Open and close. 00:13:15.190 --> 00:13:18.200 Now, keep it going with your breath here 00:13:19.250 --> 00:13:22.910 and see if you can draw a little energy 00:13:22.910 --> 00:13:25.120 to your core 00:13:25.120 --> 00:13:27.050 by hugging the low ribs in. 00:13:27.050 --> 00:13:28.860 So instead of splaying out here, 00:13:28.860 --> 00:13:32.960 I'm really kind of finding that containment here in the abs 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:35.150 to support this movement. 00:13:35.150 --> 00:13:38.200 Left fingertips can come onto the ground here 00:13:40.470 --> 00:13:42.305 for a little more stability. 00:13:46.690 --> 00:13:47.850 Alright, you're doing great. 00:13:47.850 --> 00:13:49.770 Nice and slow, let's do three more here. 00:13:49.770 --> 00:13:51.640 Wherever you are, count 'em out. 00:13:51.640 --> 00:13:52.784 Nice and slow. 00:13:57.750 --> 00:14:00.130 After three, you're gonna relax 00:14:00.130 --> 00:14:02.213 the right arm onto the ground. You have two options here. 00:14:02.213 --> 00:14:03.860 You can extend the right arm 00:14:03.860 --> 00:14:08.330 and rest your head on your right bicep here 00:14:08.330 --> 00:14:10.087 or you can use your right hand 00:14:10.087 --> 00:14:13.100 to cradle the right side of the head, the right ear. 00:14:13.100 --> 00:14:14.910 That's what I'm gonna do here. 00:14:14.910 --> 00:14:17.550 Then, check it out, now we're gonna open it up a little more. 00:14:17.550 --> 00:14:19.150 So the left hand's gonna come 00:14:19.150 --> 00:14:21.810 to the outer edge of the left leg here. 00:14:21.810 --> 00:14:23.550 I'm gonna open it all the way up. 00:14:23.550 --> 00:14:24.630 Peek at if you need to. 00:14:24.630 --> 00:14:26.880 So, active feet. 00:14:26.880 --> 00:14:29.830 My knees are bent kind of in this right angle here. 00:14:29.830 --> 00:14:32.130 And then all the way down. 00:14:32.130 --> 00:14:35.530 And that's it, all the way up and all the way down. 00:14:35.530 --> 00:14:37.370 Now, you're gonna wanna find your core again here, 00:14:37.370 --> 00:14:39.090 but here's the kicker. 00:14:39.090 --> 00:14:44.060 We're gonna do some really nice work for the hips here 00:14:44.060 --> 00:14:46.810 by creating a little resistance with the top hand. 00:14:46.810 --> 00:14:50.293 So you're gonna open up and close. 00:14:51.300 --> 00:14:56.070 Open up, pressing just a little bit down with the left hand 00:14:56.070 --> 00:14:57.873 and closing with control. 00:14:58.750 --> 00:15:00.203 Give it a try. 00:15:03.190 --> 00:15:05.883 Engage that low belly for stability. 00:15:06.760 --> 00:15:08.104 You don't wanna rush this, 00:15:08.104 --> 00:15:11.190 so there's an undercurrent, a theme here, 00:15:11.190 --> 00:15:13.740 of kind of moving unhurried, right? 00:15:13.740 --> 00:15:18.630 This is a season we're all wanting to get back to it. 00:15:18.630 --> 00:15:20.310 You know, we're wanting to get back 00:15:20.310 --> 00:15:23.027 to whatever normal life is. 00:15:23.027 --> 00:15:25.940 You know, we're trying to reach our goals. 00:15:25.940 --> 00:15:28.230 We're trying to get it all done. 00:15:28.230 --> 00:15:31.600 We want everything all at once. 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:34.253 Can we move slowly, mindfully, 00:15:35.740 --> 00:15:38.815 paying attention to 00:15:38.815 --> 00:15:41.859 what's going on on the inside? 00:15:45.100 --> 00:15:49.870 Super great for the glute here, too. (chuckles) 00:15:49.870 --> 00:15:51.770 Alright, wherever you are, let's count them out. 00:15:51.770 --> 00:15:53.710 Do three more. Don't forget to give yourself 00:15:53.710 --> 00:15:55.994 that resistance with the top hand. 00:16:04.700 --> 00:16:05.930 And then release. 00:16:05.930 --> 00:16:07.670 Awesome, we're gonna press back up. 00:16:07.670 --> 00:16:10.243 We're gonna come back to Tabletop Position. 00:16:12.450 --> 00:16:16.223 Beautiful. Inhale, drop the belly, open the chest. 00:16:17.370 --> 00:16:21.290 Exhale, round through the spine, chin to chest. 00:16:21.290 --> 00:16:24.570 From here, you're gonna walk your left knee 00:16:24.570 --> 00:16:29.117 over to your right knee and come on to your left side. 00:16:32.670 --> 00:16:35.410 Great, left elbow right underneath that left shoulder, 00:16:35.410 --> 00:16:37.250 so we're stacking the bones here. 00:16:37.250 --> 00:16:38.340 Keep the feet together, 00:16:38.340 --> 00:16:40.430 right fingertips on the earth for stability 00:16:40.430 --> 00:16:43.803 and we're gonna open nice and slow and close. 00:16:44.760 --> 00:16:48.370 Open nice and slow and close. 00:16:48.370 --> 00:16:51.707 So I'm engaging the muscles of my core here for stability. 00:16:51.707 --> 00:16:53.230 And you can start to kind of feel 00:16:53.230 --> 00:16:54.840 how everything's connected, right? 00:16:54.840 --> 00:16:58.140 Those chains are all working as one. 00:16:58.140 --> 00:16:59.950 That's why I like to say, 00:16:59.950 --> 00:17:02.473 think of your body as one moving part a lot. 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:06.640 While, of course, there are benefits 00:17:06.640 --> 00:17:07.970 to isolating muscle groups, 00:17:07.970 --> 00:17:09.490 we have to kind of always remember 00:17:09.490 --> 00:17:11.550 that things are working in tandem 00:17:11.550 --> 00:17:13.883 in a nice, beautiful chain. 00:17:14.910 --> 00:17:17.330 And it's okay if you actually don't know 00:17:17.330 --> 00:17:20.280 or understand those chains, your body knows. 00:17:20.280 --> 00:17:22.510 So if you're just listening in your yoga practice, 00:17:22.510 --> 00:17:24.290 you'll be able to feel it out. 00:17:24.290 --> 00:17:27.255 Like right now, I'm really feeling 00:17:28.233 --> 00:17:30.360 low abdominals, oblique. 00:17:30.360 --> 00:17:32.020 Nice and slow. 00:17:32.020 --> 00:17:36.893 Another benefit to not moving too fast, rushing, right? 00:17:40.780 --> 00:17:44.253 You get to notice what's really going on. 00:17:45.170 --> 00:17:47.770 Stop and smell the roses, they say. 00:17:47.770 --> 00:17:49.767 Okay, three more. Count 'em out. 00:17:55.810 --> 00:17:58.150 Yes, and then slide it down. 00:17:58.150 --> 00:18:03.150 You get to decide, either arm extended or cradling the head. 00:18:03.800 --> 00:18:05.140 Bend those knees. 00:18:05.140 --> 00:18:08.960 Right hand's gonna come to the outer edge of the right leg 00:18:08.960 --> 00:18:09.793 and we're gonna go, 00:18:09.793 --> 00:18:10.870 we know what we're doing now on this side, 00:18:10.870 --> 00:18:11.703 so we're gonna go right into it. 00:18:11.703 --> 00:18:13.810 We're gonna open and close. 00:18:13.810 --> 00:18:17.120 Give yourself a little resistance here on the way down, 00:18:17.120 --> 00:18:19.534 lots of control on the way up. 00:18:23.250 --> 00:18:27.263 So great for the hips. 00:18:30.170 --> 00:18:32.423 For muscle, for tissue, 00:18:34.850 --> 00:18:36.720 connecting at all. 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:38.360 If you haven't worked these muscles in a while, 00:18:38.360 --> 00:18:41.093 your glutes might be on fire, 00:18:42.320 --> 00:18:44.680 but we're getting a nice strong base 00:18:46.140 --> 00:18:48.351 for our renewal practice. 00:18:50.090 --> 00:18:53.210 Just notice if you have kind of sped things up here, 00:18:53.210 --> 00:18:55.081 see if you can slow it down. 00:19:02.120 --> 00:19:05.483 Notice if you are still breathing deeply, 00:19:06.360 --> 00:19:09.683 putting some conscious energy behind the breath here. 00:19:10.550 --> 00:19:13.160 I mean, if anything, that is what this time 00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:15.000 is really great for, right? 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:16.570 Not to mention all the physical benefits 00:19:16.570 --> 00:19:17.770 you're gonna get out of this practice, 00:19:17.770 --> 00:19:20.600 but just putting your phone away 00:19:20.600 --> 00:19:24.206 and being with your breath, slowing it down. 00:19:26.710 --> 00:19:29.378 Alright, count it out. We're gonna do three more. 00:19:34.770 --> 00:19:37.980 And after that third one, press back up. 00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:40.020 This time, we're gonna come all the way 00:19:40.020 --> 00:19:41.813 to a Downward Facing Dog. 00:19:42.940 --> 00:19:44.086 Take your time. 00:19:50.850 --> 00:19:54.453 Upper arm bones rotate out externally. 00:19:55.660 --> 00:19:57.730 Keep the pressure on the index finger 00:19:57.730 --> 00:19:58.940 and thumb as you do that. 00:19:58.940 --> 00:20:01.110 So you have like a bit of opposition there, 00:20:01.110 --> 00:20:03.420 which is what this practice, the hatha yoga practice, 00:20:03.420 --> 00:20:08.310 is all about, working with balancing 00:20:08.310 --> 00:20:09.698 opposition, 00:20:11.340 --> 00:20:12.680 opposing forces. 00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:15.600 We don't know anything about that in our society, do we? 00:20:15.600 --> 00:20:20.600 So keep that in mind, when practicing the asana, 00:20:20.600 --> 00:20:23.683 you have all this great opportunity to play with that. 00:20:25.730 --> 00:20:27.620 Great, then find stillness. 00:20:27.620 --> 00:20:28.980 Hug the low ribs in 00:20:28.980 --> 00:20:32.400 so that you're not just spilling all of your energy, 00:20:32.400 --> 00:20:35.450 your powerful energy of the belly out, 00:20:35.450 --> 00:20:37.320 but you're drawing it in and up 00:20:37.320 --> 00:20:40.970 to feel this lengthening in the low back as well. 00:20:40.970 --> 00:20:43.820 Don't worry about what the shape looks like. 00:20:43.820 --> 00:20:47.793 Build it from the sensation, from the inside out. 00:20:49.230 --> 00:20:53.830 I'm giving you cues to play with so you can really breathe 00:20:53.830 --> 00:20:56.380 and listen to your body, to the sensation. 00:20:56.380 --> 00:20:58.640 Turn the toes in just a bit 00:20:58.640 --> 00:21:01.664 so that your shins, knees, thigh bones, 00:21:01.664 --> 00:21:05.330 up into that hip socket, the femur to the hip socket, 00:21:05.330 --> 00:21:09.000 that we were just working a little bit, get really snugly. 00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:11.756 We're here for three, breathe deep, 00:21:11.756 --> 00:21:14.590 two, and one. 00:21:14.590 --> 00:21:18.440 Slow descend with care of the knees all the way down. 00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:21.710 Walk the knees together, really together, feet together. 00:21:21.710 --> 00:21:23.830 Send the hips back, Balasana. 00:21:23.830 --> 00:21:25.895 You're gonna paint the yoga mat, 00:21:25.895 --> 00:21:30.000 drag the hands all the way back towards your toes. 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:33.760 Relax the shoulders and breathe deep here. 00:21:33.760 --> 00:21:37.750 If this Balasana shape's not right for you, 00:21:37.750 --> 00:21:39.980 you can do an Extended Child's Pose. 00:21:39.980 --> 00:21:43.910 Give yourself a little more space with the knees wide, 00:21:43.910 --> 00:21:45.960 or you can come to a nice, comfortable seat. 00:21:45.960 --> 00:21:47.930 We're gonna do three deep breaths here. 00:21:47.930 --> 00:21:49.963 Listen to the sound of your breath. 00:21:51.380 --> 00:21:52.300 As you sip air 00:21:52.300 --> 00:21:54.683 in through the nose and out through the nose. 00:22:09.690 --> 00:22:12.140 Alright, from your version of Child's Pose 00:22:12.140 --> 00:22:13.810 or from your seat, 00:22:13.810 --> 00:22:16.563 we're gonna come back to Tabletop Position. 00:22:17.580 --> 00:22:21.840 And this time, when we inhale, 00:22:21.840 --> 00:22:24.000 we're gonna kick the right foot out, 00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:26.570 look forward and exhale, 00:22:26.570 --> 00:22:28.883 round the spine, draw the right knee in. 00:22:29.960 --> 00:22:32.373 Inhale, kick it out, look forward. 00:22:33.490 --> 00:22:35.983 Exhale, round the spine, draw it in. 00:22:37.450 --> 00:22:39.753 Inhale, kick it out, look forward. 00:22:40.910 --> 00:22:43.223 Exhale, navel draws up. 00:22:44.620 --> 00:22:48.050 Inhale, kick it out, look forward, hang with me. 00:22:48.050 --> 00:22:51.050 Exhale, bring it in. Beautiful. 00:22:51.050 --> 00:22:52.940 This time, kick the right leg out. 00:22:52.940 --> 00:22:55.340 You're gonna bring the right toes to the ground, 00:22:56.180 --> 00:22:59.510 then we're gonna bring the right foot to the ground 00:22:59.510 --> 00:23:01.270 and we're gonna bring the left toes 00:23:01.270 --> 00:23:02.650 over towards the left side of the mat. 00:23:02.650 --> 00:23:03.600 Peek at me if you need to. 00:23:03.600 --> 00:23:05.700 We're coming into a little Gate variation. 00:23:07.560 --> 00:23:08.780 Alright, when you're there, 00:23:08.780 --> 00:23:10.320 send the right fingertips 00:23:10.320 --> 00:23:12.090 all the way back towards the right foot, 00:23:12.090 --> 00:23:14.080 and then all the way up towards the sky 00:23:14.080 --> 00:23:17.690 and up and overhead. Little Gate variation here. 00:23:17.690 --> 00:23:20.590 Breathing deep, press away from your yoga mat here 00:23:20.590 --> 00:23:23.400 so you're not collapsing into your left shoulder. 00:23:23.400 --> 00:23:26.220 Now stay here, pressing into the outer edge 00:23:26.220 --> 00:23:28.270 of your right foot for stability, 00:23:28.270 --> 00:23:30.330 engaging your right inner thigh, 00:23:30.330 --> 00:23:32.440 pressing into the left foot for stability, 00:23:32.440 --> 00:23:34.040 just like we did in Tabletop. 00:23:34.040 --> 00:23:37.090 And then instead of letting your belly spill, spill, spill, 00:23:37.090 --> 00:23:40.350 like hug it in, keep some for you. 00:23:40.350 --> 00:23:43.500 Know who you are as you connect navel to spine. 00:23:43.500 --> 00:23:46.413 Feel that kind of engagement in the core. 00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:49.420 So again, stay here or inhale in, 00:23:49.420 --> 00:23:50.940 exhale use that engagement in the core 00:23:50.940 --> 00:23:53.160 to maybe lift the right leg up. 00:23:53.160 --> 00:23:55.210 Good, then place it down. 00:23:55.210 --> 00:23:57.610 Inhale in, pull the right thumb back. 00:23:57.610 --> 00:24:00.470 Exhale, maybe lift the right foot up. 00:24:00.470 --> 00:24:01.690 And place it down. 00:24:01.690 --> 00:24:04.220 And one more time with the sound of your breath, 00:24:04.220 --> 00:24:06.903 inhale in, exhale, lift. 00:24:08.910 --> 00:24:11.230 Good, inhale, release the right foot down, 00:24:11.230 --> 00:24:12.470 right fingertips are gonna come 00:24:12.470 --> 00:24:13.810 all the way down to the ground 00:24:13.810 --> 00:24:15.469 and we'll bring it all back 00:24:15.469 --> 00:24:18.801 to the center, Tabletop Position. 00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:25.290 Second side, inhale, drop the belly. 00:24:25.290 --> 00:24:27.970 Look forward, kick the left leg out. 00:24:27.970 --> 00:24:30.343 Exhale, nose to knee. 00:24:31.730 --> 00:24:34.803 Inhale, open the chest, kick the left foot out. 00:24:36.100 --> 00:24:39.033 Nice and slow, exhale, knee to nose. 00:24:40.530 --> 00:24:43.113 Inhale, slow and steady, opening. 00:24:44.600 --> 00:24:47.503 Exhale, chin to chest. 00:24:48.470 --> 00:24:50.571 Inhale, open. 00:24:51.860 --> 00:24:56.070 And exhale, navel draws up. 00:24:56.070 --> 00:24:58.010 Good. Inhale, open. 00:24:58.010 --> 00:25:00.923 This time, drop the left toes to the ground. 00:25:02.120 --> 00:25:03.823 Drop the left foot to the ground. 00:25:04.730 --> 00:25:06.400 Bring the right toes 00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:09.580 all the way over towards the right side of your mat. 00:25:09.580 --> 00:25:10.790 Nice and steady. 00:25:10.790 --> 00:25:12.550 I'm gonna center myself on my mat. 00:25:12.550 --> 00:25:15.040 When you're ready, send the left fingertips 00:25:15.040 --> 00:25:17.100 all the way towards the back edge of your mat 00:25:17.100 --> 00:25:20.008 and then all the way up and overhead. 00:25:23.280 --> 00:25:25.960 Press away from the earth with your right hand 00:25:25.960 --> 00:25:27.600 so you're not collapsed. 00:25:27.600 --> 00:25:30.030 There's equidistant between your ear lobes 00:25:30.030 --> 00:25:31.440 and your shoulders, both sides, 00:25:31.440 --> 00:25:32.890 so we're not collapsing here. 00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:38.593 Find that containment, your power, here in your center. 00:25:40.480 --> 00:25:43.410 Feel the glutes turned on here, hey-oh. 00:25:43.410 --> 00:25:47.603 Left thigh engaged, left foot on the ground. 00:25:48.800 --> 00:25:53.770 Breath flowing, being patient with yourself, 00:25:53.770 --> 00:25:55.273 softening through your brow. 00:25:56.430 --> 00:25:58.840 Alrighty, stay here or inhale in. 00:25:58.840 --> 00:26:01.014 Exhale, lift the left leg. 00:26:03.010 --> 00:26:04.253 Inhale, lower. 00:26:05.240 --> 00:26:06.535 Exhale, lift. 00:26:08.570 --> 00:26:11.220 Inhale, lower, last one. 00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:12.557 Exhale, lift. 00:26:14.110 --> 00:26:15.740 Good, inhale to lower. 00:26:15.740 --> 00:26:18.850 Nice and easy, bringing the left hand to the ground, 00:26:18.850 --> 00:26:20.603 coming all the way back. 00:26:21.750 --> 00:26:25.710 Take a second here to turn the left fingertips 00:26:25.710 --> 00:26:26.700 in towards the body, 00:26:26.700 --> 00:26:29.079 right fingertips in towards the body. 00:26:31.470 --> 00:26:34.490 And then release, fingertips out, 00:26:34.490 --> 00:26:36.030 Downward Facing Dog. 00:26:36.030 --> 00:26:38.496 Take your time, nice and slow. 00:26:42.700 --> 00:26:44.770 Alright, anchor the right heel down here. 00:26:44.770 --> 00:26:48.270 As you inhale, lift the left leg up high, Three-Legged Dog. 00:26:48.270 --> 00:26:49.940 Try to keep the hips even. 00:26:49.940 --> 00:26:53.190 It's not so much they have to be super duper even, 00:26:53.190 --> 00:26:55.180 you just wanna make sure that we're working 00:26:55.180 --> 00:26:59.330 the left and the right side of the body mindfully. 00:26:59.330 --> 00:27:00.900 Okay, so you don't really need a mirror. 00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:02.740 Play with your inner mirror 00:27:02.740 --> 00:27:04.900 is what I'm trying to say, really. 00:27:04.900 --> 00:27:07.180 Dial the left toes down. 00:27:07.180 --> 00:27:09.113 Keep the right heel anchored here. 00:27:10.150 --> 00:27:11.490 Beautiful, inhale in. 00:27:11.490 --> 00:27:13.870 We'll maybe lift the left leg a little higher, 00:27:13.870 --> 00:27:17.823 maintain the integrity, and then exhale, knee to nose. 00:27:19.230 --> 00:27:21.640 Inhale, lift it up. 00:27:21.640 --> 00:27:23.103 Exhale, knee to nose. 00:27:24.950 --> 00:27:26.410 Inhale, lift it up. 00:27:27.270 --> 00:27:29.860 Exhale, shifting forward. 00:27:29.860 --> 00:27:31.950 Beautiful. Step it all the way up. 00:27:31.950 --> 00:27:35.370 Left foot comes up, right foot down to the ground. 00:27:35.370 --> 00:27:38.370 Great, get light on the fingertips here. 00:27:38.370 --> 00:27:40.330 We're gonna inhale, look forward. 00:27:40.330 --> 00:27:42.810 Exhale, you're gonna send the hips back. 00:27:42.810 --> 00:27:46.250 Really draw energy back with your left foot, 00:27:46.250 --> 00:27:49.050 but keep a nice bend in your left knee. 00:27:49.050 --> 00:27:52.840 So you're really starting to open up through left hamstring. 00:27:52.840 --> 00:27:54.833 Good, then inhale, come forward. 00:27:55.970 --> 00:27:57.680 And exhale, send it back. 00:27:57.680 --> 00:28:00.943 Again, really tugging back with that left heel. 00:28:02.940 --> 00:28:04.770 Inhale, come forward. 00:28:05.600 --> 00:28:07.610 And exhale, back. 00:28:07.610 --> 00:28:09.110 Now you're gonna keep moving here. 00:28:09.110 --> 00:28:11.583 You don't need to come to like the max, 00:28:12.515 --> 00:28:15.393 maximum gold star, whatever. 00:28:16.400 --> 00:28:20.240 Like, listen to what your body's telling you here 00:28:20.240 --> 00:28:22.350 as you move with this repetition. 00:28:22.350 --> 00:28:24.600 Inhale to come forward. 00:28:24.600 --> 00:28:26.320 Find that connection. 00:28:26.320 --> 00:28:27.713 Exhale to come back. 00:28:29.700 --> 00:28:32.020 How can my low belly and abs 00:28:32.020 --> 00:28:33.990 play a role in me feeling balance 00:28:33.990 --> 00:28:36.203 between the left and the right side here? 00:28:37.890 --> 00:28:39.480 Inhale to come forward, 00:28:40.450 --> 00:28:41.993 and exhale to come back. 00:28:42.850 --> 00:28:44.850 Good, next time you're forward, 00:28:44.850 --> 00:28:47.150 we're gonna take the right hand to the earth 00:28:47.150 --> 00:28:49.240 and left fingertips all the way up to the sky 00:28:49.240 --> 00:28:50.400 for a big twist. 00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:52.580 Now hug your left knee in. 00:28:52.580 --> 00:28:53.413 And if you want, 00:28:53.413 --> 00:28:55.410 option here to lift the back knee all the way up. 00:28:55.410 --> 00:28:56.520 Breathe deep here. 00:28:56.520 --> 00:28:58.230 Tug the shoulders away from the ears. 00:28:58.230 --> 00:28:59.852 Breathe into your belly. 00:29:02.880 --> 00:29:06.110 Breathing, breathing, breathing, stay. 00:29:06.110 --> 00:29:07.345 Be patient. 00:29:08.950 --> 00:29:12.110 Good. Inhale in, wiggle the left fingertips. 00:29:12.110 --> 00:29:14.500 Exhale, rain it down, all the way down. 00:29:14.500 --> 00:29:18.810 Plant the palms, step the left toes back, Plank Pose. 00:29:18.810 --> 00:29:20.970 Reach the heels back, crown forward. 00:29:20.970 --> 00:29:23.720 Engage those glutes that you've been turning on. 00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:27.150 Engage the core that is there to support you 00:29:27.150 --> 00:29:29.300 to guide you back to center. 00:29:29.300 --> 00:29:30.610 Inhale to look forward. 00:29:30.610 --> 00:29:33.610 Exhale to lower all the way to the belly. 00:29:33.610 --> 00:29:35.203 Inhale to press into the tops of the feet. 00:29:35.203 --> 00:29:38.737 Squeeze the elbows in, lift up, Cobra. 00:29:38.737 --> 00:29:42.550 And exhale to soften and release back down. 00:29:42.550 --> 00:29:46.310 Pressing all the way up through to Plank or all fours, 00:29:46.310 --> 00:29:50.390 and then make your way to Downward Facing Dog again. 00:29:50.390 --> 00:29:52.340 Hips up high, claw through the fingertips 00:29:52.340 --> 00:29:55.673 to take pressure out of the wrist. 00:29:56.630 --> 00:30:00.270 So breathing with intention, let's take a nice cleansing, 00:30:00.270 --> 00:30:02.850 nice, beautiful breath of renewal 00:30:02.850 --> 00:30:05.883 in through the nose deeply, here we go. 00:30:07.950 --> 00:30:09.427 And exhale out through the nose 00:30:09.427 --> 00:30:11.376 or the mouth with intention. 00:30:12.930 --> 00:30:14.180 Let's do one more just like that. 00:30:14.180 --> 00:30:15.739 Inhale in deeply. 00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:19.563 And exhale, let it go. 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:24.680 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 00:30:24.680 --> 00:30:25.680 Three-Legged Dog here. 00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:28.360 So we're wanting to press into both palms evenly. 00:30:28.360 --> 00:30:29.930 Again, this is tough stuff. 00:30:29.930 --> 00:30:31.920 We're hanging out here for just a second, 00:30:31.920 --> 00:30:34.453 balancing the left and the right side of the body. 00:30:35.580 --> 00:30:38.310 Listening and responding, you got it. 00:30:38.310 --> 00:30:41.520 It's hard, engage the core muscles, 00:30:41.520 --> 00:30:43.630 anchor the left heel down. 00:30:43.630 --> 00:30:45.313 Turn the right toes down. 00:30:46.210 --> 00:30:47.120 Alright, now let's flow. 00:30:47.120 --> 00:30:49.720 Inhale in, lift the right leg a little higher. 00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:52.710 Exhale, shift it forward, knee to nose. 00:30:52.710 --> 00:30:55.610 Inhale, lift it up a little bit higher. 00:30:55.610 --> 00:30:58.130 Exhale, knee to nose. 00:30:58.130 --> 00:30:59.470 Last one, you got it. 00:30:59.470 --> 00:31:02.410 Inhale, lift it up with control. 00:31:02.410 --> 00:31:03.560 Welcome that heat. 00:31:03.560 --> 00:31:06.970 Exhale, step it all the way up, lower the back knee down. 00:31:06.970 --> 00:31:08.300 Get light on the fingertips. 00:31:08.300 --> 00:31:10.770 If you need to do some wrist circles, 00:31:10.770 --> 00:31:12.830 I'm right there with you. 00:31:12.830 --> 00:31:14.540 Inhale to look forward. 00:31:14.540 --> 00:31:15.416 Feel that big stretch 00:31:15.416 --> 00:31:18.674 through the front of the left hip, the psoas. 00:31:18.674 --> 00:31:20.970 And then exhale, send it back, 00:31:20.970 --> 00:31:22.730 actively draw this right heel back. 00:31:22.730 --> 00:31:26.020 Feel that connection all the way into the hip. 00:31:26.020 --> 00:31:30.160 Feel that connectivity in that big belly of the hamstring 00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:32.120 with the right knee bent. 00:31:32.120 --> 00:31:34.079 Inhale, come forward. 00:31:35.340 --> 00:31:37.680 And exhale, send it back. 00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:40.501 And now you can move 00:31:41.481 --> 00:31:45.522 as you like with your breath. 00:31:53.580 --> 00:31:55.963 Getting everything moving again, 00:31:57.590 --> 00:32:00.727 shining a little light in the dark places. 00:32:02.080 --> 00:32:05.610 And so we're not just working on our flexibility, right? 00:32:05.610 --> 00:32:10.600 Were also working to get the organs of the body, 00:32:10.600 --> 00:32:14.120 everything kind of moving, functioning properly, 00:32:14.120 --> 00:32:15.993 saying yes to one another, 00:32:17.090 --> 00:32:18.360 just in case anything 00:32:18.360 --> 00:32:21.883 has kind of gone offline for whatever reason. 00:32:30.350 --> 00:32:33.490 Alright, and the next time you're forward, stay forward. 00:32:33.490 --> 00:32:35.850 We're gonna bring the left hand to the earth. 00:32:35.850 --> 00:32:36.700 Big inhale, 00:32:36.700 --> 00:32:41.670 right fingertips all the way up to the sky, big twist. 00:32:41.670 --> 00:32:43.720 Press away from your yoga mat here, 00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:45.340 lots of length in the neck. 00:32:45.340 --> 00:32:47.190 I'm squeezing the right knee in. 00:32:47.190 --> 00:32:49.900 Option to lift the back knee, 00:32:49.900 --> 00:32:52.873 really reaching the left heel back, back, back. 00:32:53.770 --> 00:32:55.210 Opening up the chest, 00:32:55.210 --> 00:32:57.950 maybe gaze up towards the right thumb. 00:32:57.950 --> 00:33:01.350 Breathing deep here. Breathe into your belly, 00:33:01.350 --> 00:33:04.683 at least one big full belly breath like you love yourself. 00:33:06.300 --> 00:33:08.360 Good, then inhale in again to look up. 00:33:08.360 --> 00:33:09.660 Wiggle the right fingertips 00:33:09.660 --> 00:33:11.900 and use your exhale to rain it down, 00:33:11.900 --> 00:33:14.820 wiggling the right fingertips all the way. 00:33:14.820 --> 00:33:17.450 Good, plant the palms, step the right toes back. 00:33:17.450 --> 00:33:18.990 Strong Plank Pose here. 00:33:18.990 --> 00:33:21.070 You feel free to lower the knees if you like, 00:33:21.070 --> 00:33:22.680 Half Plank, here we go. 00:33:22.680 --> 00:33:24.883 We're breathing here for three. 00:33:26.110 --> 00:33:29.352 Slow, two, and one, 00:33:29.352 --> 00:33:32.300 all the way down, nice and slow. 00:33:32.300 --> 00:33:35.220 Belly comes to the earth, press into the tops of the feet. 00:33:35.220 --> 00:33:36.863 Again, Cobra, inhale. 00:33:38.040 --> 00:33:40.120 And exhale to release. 00:33:40.120 --> 00:33:43.210 Alright, from here, we're gonna press up to all fours. 00:33:43.210 --> 00:33:44.740 So we're gonna do a little combination 00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:46.270 and then we'll flip onto our backs 00:33:46.270 --> 00:33:49.620 and call it a day. 00:33:49.620 --> 00:33:52.310 Relax so that we can begin again. 00:33:52.310 --> 00:33:54.610 Step into whatever is new. 00:33:54.610 --> 00:33:57.070 Alright, so to start, we're gonna come to Tabletop. 00:33:57.070 --> 00:33:59.350 We're gonna bring the left foot all the way out, 00:33:59.350 --> 00:34:00.507 just like we did Gate Pose, 00:34:00.507 --> 00:34:02.330 but we're gonna do it to the side here. 00:34:02.330 --> 00:34:06.590 Turning the left toes in, engaging the left inner thigh. 00:34:06.590 --> 00:34:08.960 Now curl the right toes here for a little stability. 00:34:08.960 --> 00:34:13.030 You're gonna inhale, drop the belly like you did in Cow. 00:34:13.030 --> 00:34:16.353 Yes, feel that, just hang there for a bit. 00:34:18.579 --> 00:34:21.417 And then exhale, you're gonna send the hips back. 00:34:21.417 --> 00:34:23.600 You can adjust the hands if you like, 00:34:23.600 --> 00:34:25.530 as if you're in Extended Child's Pose. 00:34:25.530 --> 00:34:26.851 Relax the head. 00:34:27.875 --> 00:34:29.520 Now, let's combine the two. 00:34:29.520 --> 00:34:31.840 Inhale, shift forward, drop the belly, 00:34:31.840 --> 00:34:34.313 keep the left foot where it is. 00:34:35.490 --> 00:34:38.030 Feel the connectivity from the arch of the foot 00:34:38.030 --> 00:34:40.251 all the way up through the inseam. 00:34:40.950 --> 00:34:43.276 And then exhale, send it back. 00:34:45.330 --> 00:34:48.745 Alright, working the fascia of the feet even here, 00:34:48.745 --> 00:34:51.620 I'll start to move at my own pace 00:34:51.620 --> 00:34:54.260 and invite you to do the same. 00:34:54.260 --> 00:34:58.375 Unhurried, though, okay? Unrushed. 00:35:15.600 --> 00:35:18.980 Alright, and the next time you inhale to shift forward, 00:35:18.980 --> 00:35:21.320 we're gonna release nice and slow, 00:35:21.320 --> 00:35:23.040 bring the left knee back, 00:35:23.040 --> 00:35:27.910 shift our way back to center evenly, Tabletop Position, 00:35:27.910 --> 00:35:29.800 and then take it onto the other side. 00:35:29.800 --> 00:35:31.010 We'll step the right foot out, 00:35:31.010 --> 00:35:34.913 turn the right toes in just like Gate Pose. 00:35:36.130 --> 00:35:37.830 Maybe walk the hands out a bit. 00:35:37.830 --> 00:35:39.470 Here we go, nice and slow. 00:35:39.470 --> 00:35:41.700 Really mindful with intention, 00:35:41.700 --> 00:35:43.720 press into the top of the left foot firmly. 00:35:43.720 --> 00:35:48.303 As you inhale, open the chest, just like we do in Cow Pose. 00:35:49.680 --> 00:35:51.080 Mhmmm, mhmmm, mhmmm. 00:35:51.080 --> 00:35:54.440 And then exhale, curl the left toes 00:35:54.440 --> 00:35:59.440 and send it back, breathing out. 00:36:01.110 --> 00:36:05.483 Inhale, drag the hands back to open the chest, come forward. 00:36:07.930 --> 00:36:10.763 And exhale back. 00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:17.440 Inhale to come forward and exhale to come back. 00:36:17.450 --> 00:36:20.030 Try to keep the connection 00:36:20.030 --> 00:36:22.320 of the outer edge of your right foot 00:36:22.320 --> 00:36:24.110 pretty strong with the earth. 00:36:24.110 --> 00:36:26.140 Even if you can't, if you lose it, 00:36:26.140 --> 00:36:28.030 keep that intention going there. 00:36:28.030 --> 00:36:29.822 Move nice and slow. 00:36:31.270 --> 00:36:33.860 Again, see if you can find connectivity. 00:36:33.860 --> 00:36:37.700 Part of the renewal process is really taking the time 00:36:38.930 --> 00:36:43.613 and yes, and take some actions, some mindful effort, 00:36:45.340 --> 00:36:47.480 to really pay attention to what's firing, 00:36:47.480 --> 00:36:49.810 what's not firing, what needs to be connected, 00:36:49.810 --> 00:36:51.430 what needs to have a conversation, 00:36:51.430 --> 00:36:53.803 what needs to be understood. 00:36:54.790 --> 00:36:56.872 What do I need to listen to 00:36:58.770 --> 00:37:02.983 to get kind of where I envision myself being? 00:37:06.630 --> 00:37:09.410 Alright, and then next time you're up, 00:37:09.410 --> 00:37:10.950 go ahead and release. 00:37:10.950 --> 00:37:13.120 Come back to Tabletop Position. 00:37:13.120 --> 00:37:15.653 Swing the legs to one side, any side, 00:37:16.870 --> 00:37:19.484 and let's come on to our backs. 00:37:21.940 --> 00:37:24.030 Right away, hug the knees into the chest. 00:37:24.030 --> 00:37:28.390 Gently feel the support of the earth, 00:37:28.390 --> 00:37:32.130 your yoga mat literally having your back here in this time. 00:37:32.130 --> 00:37:33.580 Way to show up. 00:37:36.240 --> 00:37:38.500 When you're ready, bring the left foot down to the earth. 00:37:38.500 --> 00:37:40.210 Kick the right foot up towards the sky. 00:37:40.210 --> 00:37:42.090 Spread your right toes 00:37:42.090 --> 00:37:44.830 and then cross your right ankle over the left. 00:37:44.830 --> 00:37:46.450 We're gonna thread the needle here. 00:37:46.450 --> 00:37:48.610 Try to get the low back really flush with the mat. 00:37:48.610 --> 00:37:50.127 If you can interlace the fingertips 00:37:50.127 --> 00:37:52.513 behind the left thigh, let's do that. 00:37:52.513 --> 00:37:53.960 If not, you can use a strap 00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:56.420 or you can even just hold onto your pant here. 00:37:56.420 --> 00:38:00.690 Or another option is to use more core engagement 00:38:01.950 --> 00:38:03.340 and keep the palms on the ground 00:38:03.340 --> 00:38:05.220 and you can rock a little side to side here. 00:38:05.220 --> 00:38:07.205 So we have lots of options. 00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:12.823 Make it work, designers, find what feels good. 00:38:14.250 --> 00:38:16.483 Keep some energy in the toes. 00:38:19.540 --> 00:38:23.870 I can hear my floor creaking. 00:38:23.870 --> 00:38:25.853 Oh no, now it's gone, of course. 00:38:28.690 --> 00:38:31.410 Alright, find one more breath here to get a little playful 00:38:31.410 --> 00:38:33.420 whether that's maybe finding 00:38:33.420 --> 00:38:38.120 a little kickstand on the elbows as you go side to side 00:38:38.120 --> 00:38:40.393 or kicking the left leg up high, 00:38:42.480 --> 00:38:44.453 find your button and then release. 00:38:44.453 --> 00:38:47.320 Then we'll switch, right hand comes to the ground. 00:38:47.320 --> 00:38:48.450 Inhale, left leg up. 00:38:48.450 --> 00:38:50.080 Spread the left toes here. 00:38:50.080 --> 00:38:52.050 So we're already engaged, 00:38:52.050 --> 00:38:53.960 finding that connection, the chain, 00:38:53.960 --> 00:38:56.700 and then we'll cross the left ankle over the right. 00:38:56.700 --> 00:38:58.950 Lift it up, thread the needle, 00:38:58.950 --> 00:39:01.365 or find your version 00:39:01.365 --> 00:39:04.790 of this beautiful posture, 00:39:04.790 --> 00:39:07.890 this therapeutic movement, really. 00:39:07.890 --> 00:39:09.573 There's that creaky, old floor. 00:39:11.060 --> 00:39:15.863 Mhmmm and keep breathing here. 00:39:21.240 --> 00:39:23.420 Our practice is coming to an end soon, 00:39:23.420 --> 00:39:26.420 so really activate the breath here. 00:39:26.420 --> 00:39:31.420 If you need to leave some stuff on the mat, 00:39:32.725 --> 00:39:34.180 please do, 00:39:34.180 --> 00:39:39.033 so that you can step up off the mat feeling renewed, 00:39:40.641 --> 00:39:45.417 open, open to the gifts 00:39:46.670 --> 00:39:49.990 that are already coming your way. 00:39:49.990 --> 00:39:51.960 Take one last cycle of breath here. 00:39:51.960 --> 00:39:52.810 Let it be playful. 00:39:52.810 --> 00:39:55.150 Again, maybe kickstands on the elbows 00:39:55.150 --> 00:39:57.630 or sending the right leg up high, 00:39:57.630 --> 00:40:01.023 maybe even moving the tongue around in the mouth. 00:40:02.360 --> 00:40:03.830 And then we will release, 00:40:03.830 --> 00:40:05.900 Bring the feet to the outer edges, 00:40:05.900 --> 00:40:08.140 so the wide edges of the mat. 00:40:08.140 --> 00:40:09.450 Bring the knees in. 00:40:09.450 --> 00:40:12.240 So now hip sockets feel snugly, 00:40:12.240 --> 00:40:14.840 they're finding that internal rotation. 00:40:14.840 --> 00:40:16.540 Bring your right hand to your belly, 00:40:16.540 --> 00:40:18.240 your left hand to your heart space. 00:40:18.240 --> 00:40:21.190 Take the deepest breath you've taken all day. 00:40:21.190 --> 00:40:23.268 Inhale lots of love in. 00:40:24.861 --> 00:40:27.730 And exhale lots of love out. 00:40:27.730 --> 00:40:29.695 Close your eyes. 00:40:31.550 --> 00:40:33.830 Begin to relax your body here. 00:40:33.830 --> 00:40:36.850 Your knees are touching, they're kissing together, 00:40:36.850 --> 00:40:39.070 so you shouldn't have to be actively holding 00:40:39.070 --> 00:40:41.383 any part of your body up here. 00:40:42.780 --> 00:40:46.743 And again, inhale lots of love in, with the eyes closed. 00:40:48.800 --> 00:40:52.330 And exhale lots of love out. 00:40:55.530 --> 00:40:57.530 If you're ever in need of a quick fix, 00:40:57.530 --> 00:40:59.100 a little bit of renewal, 00:40:59.100 --> 00:41:00.770 like when you've kind of lost faith 00:41:00.770 --> 00:41:03.240 and you're just starting to feel anxious 00:41:03.240 --> 00:41:06.920 or just so overwhelmed with what's next 00:41:06.920 --> 00:41:08.750 and kind of that unknowing, 00:41:08.750 --> 00:41:10.560 a great way to come back to your knowing 00:41:10.560 --> 00:41:14.470 is by, for me, is by just taking a second, 00:41:14.470 --> 00:41:17.363 getting still like we are here, 00:41:18.250 --> 00:41:20.137 and saying quietly to myself, 00:41:20.137 --> 00:41:23.600 "Inhale lots of love in," following suit, 00:41:26.610 --> 00:41:28.620 and exhaling lots of love out. 00:41:28.620 --> 00:41:29.890 And it's funny, as I do this, 00:41:29.890 --> 00:41:33.050 I hear sirens in the background here in my neighborhood 00:41:33.050 --> 00:41:37.430 and it's kind of, while I always say a little blessing 00:41:37.430 --> 00:41:40.890 when I hear sirens, it's kind of a good metaphor. 00:41:40.890 --> 00:41:43.760 It's like, whenever the sirens are going off, 00:41:43.760 --> 00:41:46.143 just remember inhale lots of love in. 00:41:47.440 --> 00:41:49.110 Exhale lots of love out. 00:41:49.110 --> 00:41:53.990 Slowing down the breath, do one cycle, do two cycles. 00:41:53.990 --> 00:41:56.540 If you have time, do three, but at least do the one 00:41:57.870 --> 00:42:02.870 and find your way to 00:42:03.395 --> 00:42:04.774 renewal, 00:42:06.120 --> 00:42:08.380 that renewed sense of self. 00:42:08.380 --> 00:42:12.430 Maybe a renewal in 00:42:12.430 --> 00:42:16.016 your love for yourself or for someone. 00:42:17.230 --> 00:42:19.073 A renewal in faith. 00:42:21.750 --> 00:42:24.137 Whatever it is, it's on the way. 00:42:26.360 --> 00:42:30.842 Just stay present. Be kind to yourself. Keep going. 00:42:35.790 --> 00:42:38.230 We'll walk the feet in together and you have an option here 00:42:38.230 --> 00:42:40.430 to extend the legs out for Shavasana 00:42:40.430 --> 00:42:44.260 and you can chill here for a bit after this video ends, 00:42:44.260 --> 00:42:48.300 or if you're going to step up off the mat here in a second, 00:42:48.300 --> 00:42:50.330 you can turn on to one side 00:42:50.330 --> 00:42:52.350 and press up to a nice comfortable seat. 00:42:52.350 --> 00:42:54.440 So you're either laying out 00:42:54.440 --> 00:42:57.940 or you're coming up to the same seat 00:42:57.940 --> 00:42:59.540 that maybe we started in. 00:42:59.540 --> 00:43:01.270 If you're on the ground on your back 00:43:01.270 --> 00:43:02.620 or in a seated position, 00:43:02.620 --> 00:43:05.520 I'll invite you to bring the palms together here. 00:43:05.520 --> 00:43:07.950 We'll just take one final breath together 00:43:07.950 --> 00:43:11.073 to close the practice, inhaling lots of loving in. 00:43:12.940 --> 00:43:16.620 Closing the eyes, maybe finding a reverent bow here, 00:43:16.620 --> 00:43:18.407 as you breathe lots of love out. 00:43:19.530 --> 00:43:21.560 Thank you so much for sharing your time 00:43:21.560 --> 00:43:25.970 and your energy with me and all of the beautiful people 00:43:25.970 --> 00:43:29.057 who are showing up for themselves 00:43:29.057 --> 00:43:32.568 via through this practice 00:43:34.013 --> 00:43:36.307 and through the breath. 00:43:37.550 --> 00:43:39.180 Take good care. 00:43:39.180 --> 00:43:42.310 If you like, you can whisper thank you, 00:43:42.310 --> 00:43:45.420 I love you, or Namaste. 00:43:49.595 --> 00:43:53.223 (upbeat music)