1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,030 - What's up everyone? 2 00:00:01,030 --> 00:00:04,610 Welcome to BREATH, your 30 day yoga journey. 3 00:00:04,610 --> 00:00:07,930 It's Day 29, 4 00:00:07,930 --> 00:00:09,602 Believe. 5 00:00:09,602 --> 00:00:11,873 Let's get started. 6 00:00:11,873 --> 00:00:15,779 (bright upbeat piano music) 7 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:32,800 Okay, today we're going to begin lying on our backs. 8 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,012 So come on down to the ground. 9 00:00:36,710 --> 00:00:40,500 Welcome back. Wow, Day 29. 10 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:41,590 Can you believe it? 11 00:00:41,590 --> 00:00:46,322 Benji? Can you believe it? Oh, yes. 12 00:00:49,630 --> 00:00:52,370 Come on down to the ground, let's bring the left hand 13 00:00:52,370 --> 00:00:55,380 to the heart space, the right hand to the belly, 14 00:00:55,380 --> 00:00:57,120 press into your head. 15 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,450 Literally physically lift your chest up, 16 00:00:59,450 --> 00:01:02,230 draw the shoulder blades in and kind of underneath 17 00:01:02,230 --> 00:01:05,960 your heart space and then relax the weight of your head, 18 00:01:05,960 --> 00:01:09,163 neck and shoulders into the earth. 19 00:01:10,630 --> 00:01:14,390 Close your eyes my sweet friend. 20 00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:17,830 Feel the warmth of your hands on these two wonderful, 21 00:01:17,830 --> 00:01:22,153 beautiful listening centers both the belly, 22 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:28,940 your center, your guts, and your heart. Mmm. 23 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:38,178 Take a moment here to just land in your practice. 24 00:01:42,620 --> 00:01:47,028 And notice how you feel showing up here today. 25 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,660 So, not just as in check in with your body physically 26 00:01:51,660 --> 00:01:56,761 but how do you feel about the fact that you're here Day 29? 27 00:02:00,530 --> 00:02:05,110 What if anything is resonating with you 28 00:02:05,110 --> 00:02:07,558 as you step onto your mat today? 29 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,144 Do you feel 30 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,292 proud, excited, 31 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,880 closer to your truth, more like yourself, 32 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,140 more comfortable in this experience 33 00:02:23,140 --> 00:02:25,816 maybe than you were in the beginning? 34 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:32,217 Do you feel 35 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:38,334 more one with your 36 00:02:39,430 --> 00:02:42,320 growth process, your healing process? 37 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,690 Maybe more united with 38 00:02:46,650 --> 00:02:49,973 the fact that others are going through their own growth 39 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:53,729 process, healing processes. 40 00:02:55,930 --> 00:02:58,070 So often we come to the mat and kind of check in 41 00:02:58,070 --> 00:03:01,930 with our energy and our body, but just take a second here. 42 00:03:01,930 --> 00:03:05,520 As you gently deepen the breath to 43 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,140 notice how you feel about 44 00:03:08,140 --> 00:03:10,520 showing up for yourself 45 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,082 like this, in this way. 46 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,650 Feel the rise of the inhale, 47 00:03:31,650 --> 00:03:36,391 the gentle falling of the exhale. 48 00:03:42,380 --> 00:03:44,877 And the invitation is really 49 00:03:46,140 --> 00:03:50,153 to me, both simple and profound today. 50 00:03:51,180 --> 00:03:55,250 It's really not about believing in 51 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:01,036 the benefits of yoga, (chuckles) although I do. 52 00:04:04,380 --> 00:04:07,160 Continue to feel the rise and the fall of your breath. 53 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,437 It's not about believing in 54 00:04:12,670 --> 00:04:15,956 even any one thing about this practice or 55 00:04:15,956 --> 00:04:19,280 Yoga With Adriene or even Benji. 56 00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:22,952 What it's inviting us 57 00:04:22,952 --> 00:04:24,690 to spend some time with today 58 00:04:24,690 --> 00:04:29,803 is that this is an opportunity for you to recognize 59 00:04:31,630 --> 00:04:34,686 how time with conscious breath 60 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:42,680 and contemplation and mindful movement can lead us 61 00:04:44,570 --> 00:04:49,742 toward genuinely believing in oneself, 62 00:04:51,070 --> 00:04:53,752 trusting yourself. 63 00:04:55,090 --> 00:04:58,440 Trusting the quality of relationship that you continue 64 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,040 to cultivate with yourself as you change 65 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:05,540 and transform and shed and grow. 66 00:05:12,180 --> 00:05:17,095 Continuing to feel this wave of the breath rise and fall. 67 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,763 We hear it all the time, "The mat is a mirror." 68 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,670 So if you like set a little intention here 69 00:05:29,670 --> 00:05:31,787 for your practice today. 70 00:05:37,450 --> 00:05:40,223 Repeat it quietly to yourself. 71 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,149 And then have faith. 72 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,820 Have faith in yourself. 73 00:05:57,820 --> 00:05:59,863 Inhale lots of love in. 74 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,150 Exhale, lots of love out. 75 00:06:03,150 --> 00:06:04,370 Start to bend the knees. 76 00:06:04,370 --> 00:06:06,920 Bring one foot up, then the other. 77 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,200 We're gonna walk the feet as wide as the yoga mat 78 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,625 and then bring the knees into touch. 79 00:06:14,060 --> 00:06:16,787 Inhale in deeply through the nose. 80 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:21,388 And exhale out through the mouth. 81 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:25,725 Inhale in deeply through the nose. 82 00:06:28,150 --> 00:06:30,675 Nice cleansing breath out through the mouth. 83 00:06:31,650 --> 00:06:34,663 And now seal the lips, inhale in. 84 00:06:36,940 --> 00:06:38,869 And exhale out. 85 00:06:40,850 --> 00:06:43,983 Beautiful, we'll reach the arms up and overhead. 86 00:06:45,070 --> 00:06:49,060 Big breath, big stretch, low back lifts. 87 00:06:49,060 --> 00:06:51,560 We'll hook the thumbs here. 88 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:55,430 Beautiful, and then slowly bring the knees up. 89 00:06:55,430 --> 00:07:00,481 Wrap the arms around the shins and rock gently side to side. 90 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,510 Feel supported in your back body. 91 00:07:04,510 --> 00:07:06,370 Inhale in deeply. 92 00:07:06,370 --> 00:07:09,740 Exhale to rock to one side and press up to all fours. 93 00:07:09,740 --> 00:07:12,560 Or we can start to rock and roll up and down 94 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,541 the length of the spine. 95 00:07:16,210 --> 00:07:20,703 Eventually coming all the way to all fours. 96 00:07:23,140 --> 00:07:25,240 Take it away, spinal flexion, inhale, 97 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,100 dropping the belly to open the chest 98 00:07:27,100 --> 00:07:30,020 and looking up towards the sky today. 99 00:07:30,020 --> 00:07:32,660 And then exhale, rounding through chin to chest. 100 00:07:32,660 --> 00:07:35,763 Really finding that lock in the throat. 101 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,171 Good, then inhale open up through the throat. 102 00:07:40,100 --> 00:07:41,160 Open up through the front line. 103 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,560 And then exhale, find that chin lock. 104 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,600 Open up through the back line. 105 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,000 Now keep it going with the sound of your breath. 106 00:07:50,110 --> 00:07:52,123 Maybe even closing the eyes. 107 00:07:56,750 --> 00:08:00,013 So in other words, my friends, 108 00:08:00,900 --> 00:08:05,410 all of these wonderful little intimate moments you create 109 00:08:05,410 --> 00:08:07,490 for yourself and with yourself on your mat, 110 00:08:07,490 --> 00:08:09,410 I feel like they can lead you 111 00:08:09,410 --> 00:08:11,810 towards having this relationship with yourself 112 00:08:11,810 --> 00:08:14,210 where you really can trust. 113 00:08:14,210 --> 00:08:15,770 Trust your own intuition, right? 114 00:08:15,770 --> 00:08:18,210 Trust your truth. 115 00:08:18,210 --> 00:08:19,692 We're not really looking 116 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,950 for answers outside or we're telling 117 00:08:23,950 --> 00:08:25,640 or having other people tell us what to feel 118 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,550 or think but we're connected to how we really feel and think. 119 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:30,480 Drop the elbows, when you're ready, we're gonna walk it 120 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,476 back to a Puppy Posture. 121 00:08:37,500 --> 00:08:40,460 A confidence, a faith in oneself all supported 122 00:08:40,460 --> 00:08:42,090 by a daily yoga practice. 123 00:08:42,090 --> 00:08:44,048 I can really get behind that. 124 00:08:44,970 --> 00:08:46,870 I speak from experience. 125 00:08:46,870 --> 00:08:50,224 Puppy Posture, rock the forehead a little side to side. 126 00:08:55,690 --> 00:08:58,453 Tailbone really pointing up towards the heavens. 127 00:08:59,690 --> 00:09:00,780 Big heart opener here. 128 00:09:00,780 --> 00:09:03,385 Now find stillness, deep breath in. 129 00:09:05,150 --> 00:09:07,610 Long breath out. 130 00:09:07,610 --> 00:09:10,100 Stay here, inhale in. 131 00:09:11,940 --> 00:09:13,688 And exhale out. 132 00:09:14,980 --> 00:09:16,860 Keep the hands and the forearms 133 00:09:16,860 --> 00:09:20,120 where they are as you now slide your heart through, 134 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,040 come to Sphinx Pose. 135 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:23,470 Digging into the elbows 136 00:09:23,470 --> 00:09:25,950 pressing into the pubic bone, tops of the feet. 137 00:09:25,950 --> 00:09:28,491 Shoulder blades draw together. 138 00:09:28,491 --> 00:09:31,318 Slowly look past your right shoulder, inhale. 139 00:09:31,318 --> 00:09:32,538 Exhale, come through center. 140 00:09:32,538 --> 00:09:35,235 Slowly look past your left shoulder. 141 00:09:35,235 --> 00:09:38,010 Beautiful, inhale, exhale, come back to center. 142 00:09:38,010 --> 00:09:40,760 Interlace the fingertips here if you like or keep the hands 143 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,150 where they are. Inhale in, curl the toes under. 144 00:09:43,150 --> 00:09:45,894 Exhale, lift up, Forearm Plank. 145 00:09:46,620 --> 00:09:49,703 Strong and steady reaching the heels back. 146 00:09:50,580 --> 00:09:53,240 Upper arm bones rotating out so lots of space 147 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:54,540 between the ears and the shoulders. 148 00:09:54,540 --> 00:09:56,150 Your neck is nice and long. 149 00:09:56,150 --> 00:09:57,440 Navel draws in and up. 150 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,780 Activate, activate, you got this. 151 00:09:59,780 --> 00:10:01,510 You might drop the right knee down here. 152 00:10:01,510 --> 00:10:03,930 Let it kiss the earth and then lift it back up. 153 00:10:03,930 --> 00:10:06,420 You might drop the left knee down let it kiss the earth 154 00:10:06,420 --> 00:10:07,450 and then lift it back up. 155 00:10:07,450 --> 00:10:10,450 And one more time, right knee kisses (kiss imitating) 156 00:10:10,450 --> 00:10:12,130 and reaching the right heel back 157 00:10:12,130 --> 00:10:15,550 and then left knee kisses and reaching the left heel back. 158 00:10:15,550 --> 00:10:18,210 Good, slowly lower all the way down. 159 00:10:18,210 --> 00:10:21,020 Drag the hands in line with the rib cage, squeeze the elbows 160 00:10:21,020 --> 00:10:23,890 into the side body. Inhale, lift up Cobra. 161 00:10:25,450 --> 00:10:28,230 And exhale slow and steady release 162 00:10:28,230 --> 00:10:30,150 all the way back down, good. 163 00:10:30,150 --> 00:10:32,413 Curl the toes under, inhale in. 164 00:10:32,413 --> 00:10:34,980 Exhale, Plank Pose. 165 00:10:36,820 --> 00:10:38,380 Inhale in again. 166 00:10:38,380 --> 00:10:41,360 And exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 167 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,010 Take your dog for a little walk here. 168 00:10:43,010 --> 00:10:44,456 Start to really 169 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,896 lean into the sound of your breath and the sensation 170 00:10:51,410 --> 00:10:53,330 in your body. 171 00:10:53,330 --> 00:10:54,970 And when you're ready, 172 00:10:54,970 --> 00:10:57,870 go ahead and take it up to the top of the mat. 173 00:10:57,870 --> 00:10:59,710 Nice and slow. 174 00:10:59,710 --> 00:11:01,440 Feet hip width apart or flush together. 175 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,810 Let's hang forward here, grounding through the feet, 176 00:11:04,810 --> 00:11:07,090 feeling that foot to earth connection 177 00:11:07,090 --> 00:11:09,320 and a little goes a long way. 178 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,681 Slowing down your breath. 179 00:11:15,770 --> 00:11:19,533 Relaxing through the shoulders and the neck, the head. 180 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:22,530 Again, slow down your breath here. 181 00:11:22,530 --> 00:11:25,510 If you can make the breath a little bit longer, 182 00:11:25,510 --> 00:11:27,100 if you wanna do the box breath here 183 00:11:27,100 --> 00:11:32,232 you can count inhaling in for four, exhaling out for four. 184 00:11:35,210 --> 00:11:37,890 So you have a lot of vocabulary to play with 185 00:11:37,890 --> 00:11:39,584 and to work with. 186 00:11:41,860 --> 00:11:45,600 Trust the vocabulary, trust the integrity that 187 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,199 you've been bringing to this practice. 188 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,595 And have faith. 189 00:11:53,010 --> 00:11:55,915 When you're ready, begin to slowly roll it up. 190 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:01,720 Now when you come into your Mountain, 191 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:02,940 go ahead and right away, 192 00:12:02,940 --> 00:12:06,470 reach the fingertips all the way up and overhead. 193 00:12:06,470 --> 00:12:08,690 Take a deep breath in, look up. 194 00:12:08,690 --> 00:12:12,250 And exhale, Forward Fold all the way down. 195 00:12:12,250 --> 00:12:16,140 Listen carefully from here, slide your right foot behind 196 00:12:16,140 --> 00:12:18,930 the left and over. So you're criss-cross here 197 00:12:18,930 --> 00:12:21,480 and then let the weight of your head hang. 198 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,920 You can even find that chin lock again here, 199 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,623 shifting into all four corners of the foot. 200 00:12:29,670 --> 00:12:31,630 Good and then slowly micro-bend the knees, 201 00:12:31,630 --> 00:12:33,880 come back to center. 202 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:38,346 And then walk the left foot or slide the left foot behind. 203 00:12:39,550 --> 00:12:42,338 Relax the weight of the head over. 204 00:12:46,470 --> 00:12:48,740 And then all the way back to center. 205 00:12:48,740 --> 00:12:50,780 Feet together or hip width apart. 206 00:12:50,780 --> 00:12:53,860 Inhale, lift up halfway. 207 00:12:53,860 --> 00:12:56,060 Exhale to soften and fold. 208 00:12:56,060 --> 00:12:58,290 Root to rise here, inhale, reach for the sky, 209 00:12:58,290 --> 00:13:00,100 send the fingertips up high. 210 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:02,203 And exhale right back down you go. 211 00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:05,870 Inhale, halfway lift. 212 00:13:05,870 --> 00:13:08,590 Nice, beautiful long neck. Exhale, fold. 213 00:13:08,590 --> 00:13:11,320 Stay present here, bring the fingertips to the earth. 214 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,980 Step the left foot back, pivot on the back foot. 215 00:13:14,980 --> 00:13:17,360 Use your left fingertips reaching forward 216 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,140 up and back to come into Warrior II. 217 00:13:20,140 --> 00:13:23,850 Pull the pinkies back, front knee is bent. 218 00:13:23,850 --> 00:13:24,770 Breathe here. 219 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:27,014 Head over heart, heart over pelvis. 220 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,192 Back toes are turned in. 221 00:13:40,137 --> 00:13:41,850 And then straightening through the front leg, 222 00:13:41,850 --> 00:13:44,670 reach the right fingertips all the way up and back. 223 00:13:44,670 --> 00:13:47,700 Big breath, big stretch, and cartwheeling 224 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:49,700 all the way through 225 00:13:49,700 --> 00:13:51,920 bending that front knee back to your lunge. 226 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,320 Here's our twist, inhale reach for the sky. 227 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:55,700 Breathe into the belly. 228 00:13:56,510 --> 00:13:58,530 Exhale, bring it back down. 229 00:13:58,530 --> 00:14:01,700 Listen carefully, step the back foot up, Pyramid Pose 230 00:14:01,700 --> 00:14:04,770 or half Pyramid with the heel lifted. 231 00:14:04,770 --> 00:14:08,890 Inhale to find extension, look forward. Long in the spine. 232 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:11,498 Exhale to draw the chin into the chest. 233 00:14:12,935 --> 00:14:14,720 Beautiful, bend both knees 234 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,640 kick the left foot back out to your lunge. 235 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,320 Then we'll step the right foot back, Plank Pose. 236 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,130 Inhale in nice and slow. 237 00:14:22,130 --> 00:14:24,380 With control, exhale to the belly. 238 00:14:24,380 --> 00:14:26,990 Inhale, rise up Cobra, follow your breath. 239 00:14:26,990 --> 00:14:30,410 As you exhale, cascade it down. 240 00:14:30,410 --> 00:14:32,680 Curl the toes under lift up to Plank. 241 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:36,150 And then send the hips up and back, Downward Facing Dog. 242 00:14:36,150 --> 00:14:38,850 Bend the knees, inhale to look forward. 243 00:14:38,850 --> 00:14:40,520 Exhale to make your way to the top. 244 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,104 Have some fun with it. 245 00:14:42,830 --> 00:14:45,691 Good, on your next inhale, lift it up halfway. 246 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,461 Exhale to soften and fold. 247 00:14:48,461 --> 00:14:51,042 Root to rise here, inhale, reach for the sky. 248 00:14:51,042 --> 00:14:53,596 Big breath, big stretch. 249 00:14:53,596 --> 00:14:56,683 And then exhale, Forward Fold all the way back down. 250 00:14:57,690 --> 00:14:59,760 Nice, we're gonna slide the left foot. 251 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,569 Now, first behind the right. 252 00:15:02,569 --> 00:15:06,235 Forward Fold, breathe here. 253 00:15:09,540 --> 00:15:11,848 And then back to center and then sliding 254 00:15:11,848 --> 00:15:13,981 the right foot behind the left. 255 00:15:15,030 --> 00:15:18,260 Relax the weight of the head, the shoulders. 256 00:15:18,260 --> 00:15:20,210 Press into all four corners of the feet. 257 00:15:20,210 --> 00:15:24,189 So, be mindful of where you're distributing your weight. 258 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,610 And then slowly bring it back to center. 259 00:15:32,610 --> 00:15:35,350 Inhale, halfway lift. 260 00:15:35,350 --> 00:15:38,600 Exhale, soften and fold. Fingertips come to the mat. 261 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,400 We step the right foot back, 262 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:42,990 pivot on the back foot 263 00:15:42,990 --> 00:15:45,330 and leading with the right fingertips forward, 264 00:15:45,330 --> 00:15:49,840 up and back we rise strong, Warrior II. 265 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,770 Find a focus out beyond your left fingertips. 266 00:15:53,770 --> 00:15:55,830 And use your breath to really anchor you 267 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:58,150 in the present moment here. 268 00:15:58,150 --> 00:16:00,871 Press into the knife edge and your back foot. 269 00:16:02,060 --> 00:16:03,958 Drop your center. 270 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,677 The power of being with the breath. 271 00:16:17,293 --> 00:16:20,100 And just thinking of the power of being with your breath 272 00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:23,168 in a pose called "Warrior." 273 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,460 Hmmm? 274 00:16:25,460 --> 00:16:26,940 Alright, inhale in. 275 00:16:26,940 --> 00:16:29,150 Exhale, straighten through that front leg, 276 00:16:29,150 --> 00:16:32,150 lift the left fingertips all the way up and back. 277 00:16:32,150 --> 00:16:35,900 Big breath, big stretch, lots of awareness in the neck. 278 00:16:35,900 --> 00:16:38,680 Beautiful, then slowly cartwheel it all the way 279 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,330 back to your lunge. Right hand to the earth, 280 00:16:41,330 --> 00:16:44,090 inhale, left fingertips up towards the sky. 281 00:16:44,090 --> 00:16:47,120 Big belly breath here. 282 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,030 And slow and steady with your exhale, slow and steady, 283 00:16:50,030 --> 00:16:51,000 bringing it back. 284 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:55,360 Good, we'll step the back foot up halfway. 285 00:16:56,159 --> 00:16:59,290 Aim to draw the right heel down on the earth 286 00:16:59,290 --> 00:17:01,440 but if it's still lifted here 287 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,530 breathe and be present with where you are today. 288 00:17:06,850 --> 00:17:08,310 Wherever you are in that back foot, 289 00:17:08,310 --> 00:17:10,575 everyone inhale, lift and lengthen. 290 00:17:10,575 --> 00:17:12,370 Send your gaze forward. 291 00:17:12,370 --> 00:17:15,483 And then exhale, find that chin lock, draw it. 292 00:17:19,110 --> 00:17:21,860 Good, bend both knees kick the right foot back. 293 00:17:21,860 --> 00:17:23,394 Here we go, plant the palms, 294 00:17:23,394 --> 00:17:26,320 step the left toes back, Plank Pose. 295 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:28,740 So get the toes in line with the hips here. 296 00:17:28,740 --> 00:17:30,310 Reach the heels back. 297 00:17:30,310 --> 00:17:32,410 You can work on the knees here, if you like. 298 00:17:32,410 --> 00:17:33,700 We're gonna hug the low ribs in. 299 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:36,210 We're gonna slowly, slowly resist. 300 00:17:36,210 --> 00:17:38,580 So you're gonna try your best to not move the hips. 301 00:17:38,580 --> 00:17:40,690 You're gonna bring your left hand and touch 302 00:17:40,690 --> 00:17:43,100 your right shoulder, try not to move the hips. 303 00:17:43,100 --> 00:17:44,815 And then bring it back down. 304 00:17:45,610 --> 00:17:48,553 And, right fingertips to left shoulder. 305 00:17:49,430 --> 00:17:51,460 And bring it back down. 306 00:17:51,460 --> 00:17:53,830 And left to right, 307 00:17:53,830 --> 00:17:55,933 and back down and right to left. 308 00:17:56,860 --> 00:17:59,250 And bring it back down. I'm trying not to move my hips. 309 00:17:59,250 --> 00:18:00,999 And one more time to each side. 310 00:18:01,930 --> 00:18:05,758 And then release. 311 00:18:05,758 --> 00:18:07,568 Belly to the earth. 312 00:18:07,568 --> 00:18:10,816 Nice. Inhale, Cobra. Stretch it out. 313 00:18:10,816 --> 00:18:12,740 Exhale, release. 314 00:18:12,740 --> 00:18:15,190 Curl the toes under press up to all fours or Plank. 315 00:18:15,190 --> 00:18:18,580 Quietly, whisper to yourself, "I am a strong." I am strong. 316 00:18:18,580 --> 00:18:21,200 And send the hips up high and back. 317 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,250 Downward Facing Dog, beautiful. 318 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:25,880 Pedal it out. 319 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,430 Inhale, lots of love in. 320 00:18:28,430 --> 00:18:30,281 Exhale lots of love out. 321 00:18:31,868 --> 00:18:33,830 Nice, inhale to look forward. 322 00:18:33,830 --> 00:18:36,610 Exhale, to make your way to the top, have some fun. 323 00:18:36,610 --> 00:18:39,200 Inhale, lifts you up halfway. 324 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:40,993 Gorgeous, exhale, Forward Fold. 325 00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:43,916 Inhale, spread the fingertips. 326 00:18:43,916 --> 00:18:46,580 Root to rise here, reach for the sky. 327 00:18:46,580 --> 00:18:48,723 And exhale all the way back down. 328 00:18:49,650 --> 00:18:51,870 Inhale, halfway lift. 329 00:18:51,870 --> 00:18:53,870 Exhale, Forward Fold. 330 00:18:53,870 --> 00:18:57,550 Inhale, step the left foot back, pivot it on the back foot. 331 00:18:57,550 --> 00:18:59,822 Let's rise up, Warrior II. 332 00:19:01,610 --> 00:19:04,840 Beautiful, relax the shoulders down. 333 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,856 Find your focus, fierce. 334 00:19:09,170 --> 00:19:11,820 Good, keep the front knee bent this time, right fingertips 335 00:19:11,820 --> 00:19:13,290 reach up and back. 336 00:19:13,290 --> 00:19:15,510 Peaceful Warrior, inhale in. 337 00:19:15,510 --> 00:19:18,560 Exhale, cartwheel it all the way back down. 338 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,070 Into the twist, inhale, follow your breath. 339 00:19:22,070 --> 00:19:23,610 Exhale, all the way back down. 340 00:19:23,610 --> 00:19:26,730 This time, step the back foot up halfway. 341 00:19:26,730 --> 00:19:31,670 We can stay here in our Pyramid or a Pyramid variation 342 00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:34,530 or we're gonna find a little bend in that front knee, 343 00:19:34,530 --> 00:19:37,050 a generous bend in the back knee. 344 00:19:37,050 --> 00:19:40,920 And we may lift the left leg off, Standing Split, 345 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,140 left toes pointing down. 346 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:44,695 Fingertips are on the earth, 347 00:19:44,695 --> 00:19:46,943 we're pulling up through the right hip crease. 348 00:19:47,910 --> 00:19:50,070 We're maybe bringing the toes back down when we need 349 00:19:50,070 --> 00:19:52,300 to and then lifting back up. 350 00:19:52,300 --> 00:19:55,370 Think about lifting from the left inner thigh. 351 00:19:55,370 --> 00:19:58,100 And then we might just wrap the hands 352 00:19:58,100 --> 00:20:01,793 around the back of the ankle or the calf here. 353 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:04,990 Left foot is flexed or pointed. 354 00:20:04,990 --> 00:20:07,560 I like flexed to really feel that connection 355 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,720 between my sits bone and my heel. 356 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,453 Left toes down, lifting from the left inner thigh. 357 00:20:13,450 --> 00:20:16,417 Maybe you play with finding that chin lock here. 358 00:20:19,150 --> 00:20:21,760 And everyone inhale in, bend both knees. 359 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,120 Exhale, step the left toes back. 360 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:26,074 Good, plant the palms, step it back. 361 00:20:26,074 --> 00:20:29,746 Belly to Cobra, nice and slow. 362 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:32,630 And exhale to release. 363 00:20:32,630 --> 00:20:35,290 Press up to Plank or all fours. 364 00:20:35,290 --> 00:20:37,339 And Downward Facing Dog. 365 00:20:41,702 --> 00:20:44,237 Inhale in deeply. 366 00:20:44,237 --> 00:20:45,940 And exhale completely. 367 00:20:45,940 --> 00:20:49,730 Bend the knees, inhale again to look forward. 368 00:20:49,730 --> 00:20:52,484 Exhale, to make your way to the top, Forward Fold. 369 00:20:53,650 --> 00:20:55,970 Inhale, halfway lift. 370 00:20:55,970 --> 00:20:58,350 Exhale to soften and bow. 371 00:20:58,350 --> 00:21:00,560 Beautiful, from here, fingertips to the earth. 372 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,430 Step the right foot back, pivot on the right foot, 373 00:21:03,430 --> 00:21:07,107 right arm lifts us forward, up and back, Warrior II. 374 00:21:08,620 --> 00:21:11,044 Head over heart, heart over pelvis. 375 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:16,383 Nice, active breath here, slow and in control. 376 00:21:17,370 --> 00:21:20,440 Keep the front knee bent, press into all four corners 377 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:21,273 of your front foot. 378 00:21:21,273 --> 00:21:23,210 And here we go, left fingertips reach up 379 00:21:23,210 --> 00:21:25,363 and back, Peaceful Warrior. 380 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,190 And then slowly cartwheeling all the way back 381 00:21:29,190 --> 00:21:30,130 and into your twist. 382 00:21:30,130 --> 00:21:31,790 Here we go, right hand to the earth, 383 00:21:31,790 --> 00:21:33,333 left fingertips to the sky. 384 00:21:33,333 --> 00:21:35,320 Breathe in. 385 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,870 Breathe out. Bring the left hand all the way back. 386 00:21:37,870 --> 00:21:40,170 Good, here we go. 387 00:21:40,170 --> 00:21:42,513 Step the back foot up halfway, Pyramid. 388 00:21:44,190 --> 00:21:47,180 Then nice and easy we can stay here or we can play 389 00:21:47,180 --> 00:21:49,440 with our Standing Splits. 390 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,560 Have faith, trust the process. Here we go. 391 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,863 You have everything you need to play here. 392 00:21:56,010 --> 00:21:59,230 Might not emulate me exactly, but that's not the point anyway. 393 00:21:59,230 --> 00:22:01,640 So bend the front knee a little, 394 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,080 bend the back knee a lot 395 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,870 and use your vocabulary, your connection to center, 396 00:22:06,870 --> 00:22:09,660 pressing away from that standing leg, 397 00:22:09,660 --> 00:22:12,560 that standing foot. So not collapsing in the hip. 398 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,900 Lifting the left hip crease up. 399 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:17,210 Give it a try. 400 00:22:17,210 --> 00:22:19,001 Right toes point down. 401 00:22:22,340 --> 00:22:23,980 Working with nice leveled hips 402 00:22:23,980 --> 00:22:26,790 or working with that sensation. 403 00:22:26,790 --> 00:22:29,520 Right inner thigh is spiraling up towards the sky. 404 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:33,140 And maybe we wrap the hands around the ankle 405 00:22:33,140 --> 00:22:36,824 or the calf here, in time. 406 00:22:38,130 --> 00:22:40,363 Maybe we play with the chin lock. 407 00:22:41,490 --> 00:22:44,290 Maybe the toes are actually only hovering an inch 408 00:22:44,290 --> 00:22:46,270 or two above the ground. 409 00:22:46,270 --> 00:22:47,946 One breath at a time. 410 00:22:51,430 --> 00:22:53,843 So try not to give up. Wherever you are 411 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:59,386 embody that presence fully. 412 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,868 Be kind, have faith in yourself. 413 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,900 Now everyone, wherever you are, take a deep breath in, 414 00:23:11,900 --> 00:23:15,720 bend both knees and step that right foot back. 415 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,575 Good, plant the palms. 416 00:23:18,470 --> 00:23:21,790 Belly to Cobra or Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog. 417 00:23:21,790 --> 00:23:23,560 Move with your breath. 418 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,165 Downward Facing Dog, last one. 419 00:23:29,930 --> 00:23:33,400 And then slowly lower the knees, Child's Pose. 420 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,271 Knees together or wide your choice. 421 00:23:36,271 --> 00:23:38,980 Melting your heart down and resting your head. 422 00:23:39,970 --> 00:23:41,444 Close your eyes 423 00:23:43,660 --> 00:23:45,849 and feel your breath. 424 00:23:59,300 --> 00:24:02,940 And if Child's Pose, whatever variation you took 425 00:24:02,940 --> 00:24:07,510 is not a great place to lean in 426 00:24:08,350 --> 00:24:09,776 to your breath. 427 00:24:10,690 --> 00:24:12,100 Go ahead and make an adjustment. 428 00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:14,513 We'll be here for three to five breaths. 429 00:24:16,350 --> 00:24:18,189 Just listening. 430 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,340 And one more moment here just to a bit of a reverent moment 431 00:24:42,340 --> 00:24:45,090 for the relationship 432 00:24:45,090 --> 00:24:47,874 you have with your breath. 433 00:24:54,210 --> 00:24:56,230 Finding yourself. 434 00:24:57,897 --> 00:25:00,415 Finding your breath. 435 00:25:07,130 --> 00:25:09,470 And whatever kind of energy you have going here, 436 00:25:09,470 --> 00:25:11,580 my dear friend, 437 00:25:11,580 --> 00:25:13,550 no need to look at the screen if you can just kind 438 00:25:13,550 --> 00:25:15,590 of keep it, keep a little reverence here. 439 00:25:15,590 --> 00:25:19,024 Maybe keep the eyes closed or the gaze soft. 440 00:25:20,690 --> 00:25:23,910 As you slowly transitioned all the way up 441 00:25:23,910 --> 00:25:27,890 and then back onto the earth. 442 00:25:27,890 --> 00:25:31,100 Nice, flat back position with the knees bent, 443 00:25:31,100 --> 00:25:34,000 feet as wide as the mat. 444 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,390 Left hand comes to the heart, right hand to the belly again. 445 00:25:37,390 --> 00:25:40,830 Knees fall together so that you're not holding or clenching 446 00:25:40,830 --> 00:25:42,650 or working in any part of the body. 447 00:25:42,650 --> 00:25:44,693 You can completely relax here. 448 00:25:45,650 --> 00:25:49,046 Eye lids get heavy, we'll inhale in deeply. 449 00:25:50,940 --> 00:25:53,710 And exhale to relax the weight of your body completely 450 00:25:53,710 --> 00:25:55,463 and fully into the earth. 451 00:26:05,290 --> 00:26:08,390 Stay with your breath and with this energy 452 00:26:09,510 --> 00:26:10,580 this awareness. 453 00:26:10,580 --> 00:26:13,520 And if you feel distracted in this moment, no worries. 454 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,650 I'm sure you're not the only one, it's all good. 455 00:26:15,650 --> 00:26:19,550 Just use the tool of your breath to come back 456 00:26:19,550 --> 00:26:23,620 and stay open to experiencing 457 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,134 your own presence. 458 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:35,085 Your own beautiful presence, your own divine presence. 459 00:26:37,650 --> 00:26:39,760 Slowly, we'll walk the feet together 460 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:41,390 and then open the knees wide 461 00:26:41,390 --> 00:26:44,140 but again, relaxing fully, so, you're not holding, 462 00:26:44,140 --> 00:26:46,770 but a little bit of a surrender here, 463 00:26:46,770 --> 00:26:49,033 relaxing the weight of the body. 464 00:26:50,630 --> 00:26:54,565 From the head to the toes. 465 00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:06,557 And then take an active breath here, 466 00:27:06,557 --> 00:27:09,716 perhaps the biggest, most loving breath 467 00:27:09,716 --> 00:27:13,431 you've taken all day. Inhale in. 468 00:27:14,470 --> 00:27:17,570 Exhale to center yourself on the mat, 469 00:27:17,570 --> 00:27:20,020 extend the legs out long. 470 00:27:20,020 --> 00:27:25,510 Arms gently extended at your sides 471 00:27:25,510 --> 00:27:28,810 and then just allow your breath to return 472 00:27:28,810 --> 00:27:31,035 to a nice, easy rhythm. 473 00:27:33,950 --> 00:27:37,640 If it feels right for you, tap into to a little inner smile. 474 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,420 It's Day 29. 475 00:27:39,420 --> 00:27:41,565 Tomorrow's our last day. 476 00:27:43,950 --> 00:27:46,370 But of course in every end is a new beginning. 477 00:27:46,370 --> 00:27:49,020 So I look forward to 478 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:51,480 tomorrow. 479 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,274 Look forward to seeing you tomorrow and until then, 480 00:27:56,660 --> 00:27:59,020 may you open your heart and your mind 481 00:27:59,020 --> 00:28:03,440 to having a deeper connection with your breath 482 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,012 after you step off the mat. 483 00:28:07,629 --> 00:28:10,290 And may your heart and mind be open 484 00:28:10,290 --> 00:28:12,695 to believing in yourself. 485 00:28:16,270 --> 00:28:18,256 Slowly bring the palms together. 486 00:28:18,256 --> 00:28:20,496 Thumbs up to the third eye. 487 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,733 Tapping into that inner smile, we whisper, 488 00:28:25,620 --> 00:28:27,084 Namaste. 489 00:28:28,945 --> 00:28:33,874 (bright upbeat piano music)