1 00:00:00,380 --> 00:00:02,579 - Hello people of the world. Welcome to Yoga With Adriene. 2 00:00:02,579 --> 00:00:05,070 I'm Adriene and today we have an awesome practice 3 00:00:05,070 --> 00:00:07,799 to help you spice it up. 4 00:00:07,799 --> 00:00:10,808 So hop into something comfy and let's get started. 5 00:00:10,808 --> 00:00:14,522 (upbeat music) 6 00:00:23,819 --> 00:00:26,680 Alright party people, let's begin today's practice 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,659 standing at the top of the mat. 8 00:00:30,659 --> 00:00:32,390 Go ahead and bring the feet together, 9 00:00:32,390 --> 00:00:34,690 really together, zip up tight through the legs. 10 00:00:34,690 --> 00:00:37,990 Find that strong base. (clicks tongue) 11 00:00:37,990 --> 00:00:39,418 And then we're gonna just begin with some 12 00:00:39,418 --> 00:00:41,110 nice, easy shoulder circles. 13 00:00:41,110 --> 00:00:43,550 One way, woo, and then the other. 14 00:00:43,550 --> 00:00:45,442 You can move your head. 15 00:00:45,442 --> 00:00:47,320 Check in with the neck. 16 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:48,833 (laughs) 17 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:53,579 Just finding a little bit of movement, 18 00:00:53,579 --> 00:00:56,830 fluidity in the shoulders, in the neck. 19 00:00:56,830 --> 00:01:00,312 But keeping this kind of strong base in the legs. 20 00:01:03,966 --> 00:01:05,080 Awesome. 21 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,859 Then when you're ready, bring the hands 22 00:01:06,859 --> 00:01:09,370 all the way to your heart. Palms pressing together. 23 00:01:09,370 --> 00:01:11,359 We're gonna go for an active press here 24 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:13,886 so elbows are gonna go left to right. 25 00:01:14,839 --> 00:01:16,259 And we're gonna press the palms together, 26 00:01:16,259 --> 00:01:18,660 we're gonna draw the navel in just a bit. 27 00:01:18,660 --> 00:01:21,049 Draw the navel in and up just for a little support 28 00:01:21,049 --> 00:01:23,040 in the spine. 29 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,240 Awesome, then inhale, you're gonna send your gaze out or 30 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:30,219 maybe find a place on the ground to focus your gaze upon. 31 00:01:30,219 --> 00:01:32,890 We're gonna inhale, lift up off the heels 32 00:01:32,890 --> 00:01:34,220 even if it's just for a moment. 33 00:01:34,220 --> 00:01:37,009 Squeeze the legs together and then exhale, drop the heels. 34 00:01:37,009 --> 00:01:39,899 Good, inhale to lift. 35 00:01:39,899 --> 00:01:42,470 And exhale to lower. 36 00:01:42,470 --> 00:01:45,747 Inhale to lift, keep this active press in the palms. 37 00:01:45,747 --> 00:01:46,930 Exhale to lower. 38 00:01:46,930 --> 00:01:49,142 Two more times, inhale to lift. 39 00:01:49,142 --> 00:01:51,448 Oooh. Exhale to lower. 40 00:01:51,448 --> 00:01:53,320 And inhale to lift. 41 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:54,320 Good, exhale to lower. 42 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:55,829 Drop the fingertips down. 43 00:01:55,829 --> 00:01:57,561 Inhale, reach 'em up high. 44 00:01:57,561 --> 00:02:00,869 Exhale, wiggle the fingertips as you float it all the way down 45 00:02:00,869 --> 00:02:02,329 to our first Forward Fold. 46 00:02:02,329 --> 00:02:06,529 So bend your knees here, belly's gonna drape over the tops of 47 00:02:06,529 --> 00:02:09,580 the thighs so bend your knees as generously as you like here. 48 00:02:09,580 --> 00:02:10,880 Find what feels good. 49 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,860 Shake the head a little yes, a little no. 50 00:02:13,860 --> 00:02:16,940 Take a nice deep breath in through the nose. 51 00:02:16,940 --> 00:02:20,530 And a nice, almost sassy, fiery, fierce breath out 52 00:02:20,530 --> 00:02:21,840 through the mouth. Whatever that means to you. 53 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,860 Just let something go. 54 00:02:23,860 --> 00:02:27,190 One more time, just like that, inhale in. 55 00:02:27,190 --> 00:02:29,760 And exhale, sigh it out. 56 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:30,930 Awesome. 57 00:02:30,930 --> 00:02:33,850 On your next inhale, slide the hands to the shins or 58 00:02:33,850 --> 00:02:36,973 the thighs and find this nice flat back position here. 59 00:02:38,250 --> 00:02:41,340 One nice, beautiful postural line from the crown to the tail. 60 00:02:41,340 --> 00:02:44,100 Of course there's natural curvature here but it feels as 61 00:02:44,100 --> 00:02:47,320 though there's one straight line from crown to tail. 62 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,880 Now suck the elbows into your side body here, 63 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,180 slight bend in the knees as you pull the hip creases 64 00:02:52,180 --> 00:02:53,980 up and back even more. 65 00:02:53,980 --> 00:02:56,390 Tuck the chin to lengthen the back of the neck. 66 00:02:56,390 --> 00:02:59,910 Imagine you're placing a little teacup on the back of the neck. 67 00:02:59,910 --> 00:03:02,140 Good, now lift the toes here. 68 00:03:02,140 --> 00:03:04,020 Adding on, lift the toes. 69 00:03:04,020 --> 00:03:06,844 We're here for one more cycle of breath, breathe in. 70 00:03:07,790 --> 00:03:09,650 Breathe out. 71 00:03:09,650 --> 00:03:12,320 Release the toes, come back to the Forward Fold, 72 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,038 let everything go. Nice. 73 00:03:14,628 --> 00:03:16,020 Awesome, root to rise here. 74 00:03:16,020 --> 00:03:18,960 Inhale, teach for the sky. Big breath, big stretch. 75 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,270 Listen carefully, exhale, bend the elbows, lift your chest. 76 00:03:22,270 --> 00:03:24,700 Open your heart up towards the sky. 77 00:03:24,700 --> 00:03:28,200 Inhale, stack it up, reach for the sky. 78 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,350 Exhale, look up, bend the elbows. 79 00:03:30,350 --> 00:03:33,030 Squeeze the shoulder blades together. 80 00:03:33,030 --> 00:03:35,212 Good, one more time. Inhale, reach it up. 81 00:03:36,100 --> 00:03:37,709 Exhale, squeeze. 82 00:03:37,709 --> 00:03:40,680 This time release the fingertips all the way down 83 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,310 to interlace behind the tail. 84 00:03:42,310 --> 00:03:44,720 You can square off at the wrists here or you can work to bring 85 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,480 the palms together. 86 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,340 Ground through all four corners of the feet here, 87 00:03:48,340 --> 00:03:50,230 opening up through the chest. 88 00:03:51,213 --> 00:03:53,220 Awesome, now send your gaze forward. 89 00:03:53,220 --> 00:03:55,513 So drop your chin. 90 00:03:55,513 --> 00:03:58,130 Imagine these two hip points kind of shining up 91 00:03:58,130 --> 00:03:59,650 towards your face. 92 00:03:59,650 --> 00:04:02,690 So you're really getting your center underneath you here. 93 00:04:02,690 --> 00:04:04,930 Good, then soft bend in the knees. 94 00:04:04,930 --> 00:04:06,610 You're gonna step or slide, 95 00:04:06,610 --> 00:04:08,330 whatever feels best in your body, 96 00:04:08,330 --> 00:04:10,130 your practice today, you're gonna step or 97 00:04:10,130 --> 00:04:12,430 slide the left toes back all the way back 98 00:04:12,430 --> 00:04:14,710 to a nice high lunge. 99 00:04:14,710 --> 00:04:17,020 Good, inhale open your chest. 100 00:04:17,020 --> 00:04:19,060 Exhale, pivot on the back foot. 101 00:04:19,060 --> 00:04:22,840 Nice and easy, you're gonna slowly towards your left as if 102 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:25,000 you're coming into Extended Side Angle 103 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,110 but we're gonna keep the bind. 104 00:04:27,110 --> 00:04:28,889 Yeah, baby. 105 00:04:28,889 --> 00:04:30,420 Excellent. 106 00:04:30,420 --> 00:04:32,830 Inhale in here, exhale, come right back the way 107 00:04:32,830 --> 00:04:34,830 you just came in. You're gonna draw your navel in. 108 00:04:34,830 --> 00:04:37,660 We're gonna dial our heart forward. 109 00:04:37,660 --> 00:04:39,070 We're gonna pivot on the back foot, 110 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:41,700 lift the back heel and here we'll break free, 111 00:04:41,700 --> 00:04:43,090 release the fingertips. 112 00:04:43,090 --> 00:04:46,250 Ah, feel that flush of energy, that blood flow. 113 00:04:46,250 --> 00:04:49,081 As you reach the fingertips up high, inhale in. 114 00:04:49,081 --> 00:04:51,410 Exhale, hands come back down to the heart. 115 00:04:51,410 --> 00:04:53,400 You're gonna bend that back knee and step it right back 116 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:54,920 up to Mountain Pose. 117 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,910 Awesome work. Inhale in deeply. 118 00:04:57,910 --> 00:05:00,080 And exhale completely. 119 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,930 Good, fingertips go down to come up. 120 00:05:01,930 --> 00:05:03,890 Big inhale to reach for the sky. 121 00:05:03,890 --> 00:05:06,620 Exhale, spread the fingertips, bend your elbows. 122 00:05:06,620 --> 00:05:08,390 We're gonna squeeze the shoulder blades together, 123 00:05:08,390 --> 00:05:10,670 lift your heart. Maybe slight back bend here. 124 00:05:10,670 --> 00:05:13,750 Good, inhale, reach for the sky. 125 00:05:13,750 --> 00:05:16,280 Exhale, bend the elbows, lift your chest. 126 00:05:16,280 --> 00:05:18,360 Should blades kiss together. 127 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,770 Good, inhale, reach up. 128 00:05:20,770 --> 00:05:22,940 And exhale, one more time, moving those scaps. 129 00:05:22,940 --> 00:05:25,010 Here we go. Lifting the chest. Lift, lift, lift. 130 00:05:25,010 --> 00:05:28,310 This time fingertips interlace, opposite thumb on top. 131 00:05:28,310 --> 00:05:30,770 So the one that feels a little funky and a little spicy. 132 00:05:30,770 --> 00:05:32,166 Here we go. Inhale, lift the chest. 133 00:05:32,166 --> 00:05:33,770 You got this. 134 00:05:33,770 --> 00:05:36,090 Exhale, drop the shoulders down. 135 00:05:36,090 --> 00:05:38,120 Good, now send your gaze out in front. 136 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,080 Nice, easy, even breath. 137 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,900 So nice, long, smooth, deep breaths. 138 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:45,980 Good, then we're gonna slowly slide or 139 00:05:45,980 --> 00:05:49,540 step the right foot back, all the way back. 140 00:05:49,540 --> 00:05:50,589 Beautiful. 141 00:05:50,589 --> 00:05:53,360 Inhale in, lift your chest, lift your heart. 142 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,490 Exhale, pivot on the back foot and you're gonna continue to 143 00:05:56,490 --> 00:05:57,490 keep that front knee bent. 144 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:59,910 You're gonna continue to dial your heart towards the right as 145 00:05:59,910 --> 00:06:02,139 if you're coming in to Extended Side Angle 146 00:06:02,139 --> 00:06:04,040 but keep the bind here. 147 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,806 Mhmmm, mhmmm. 148 00:06:05,806 --> 00:06:08,110 Opening up to the right side. 149 00:06:08,110 --> 00:06:09,800 Spiral your heart up towards the sky. 150 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:10,990 Take a deep breath in. 151 00:06:10,990 --> 00:06:13,390 Then exhale, draw your navel in for stability. 152 00:06:13,390 --> 00:06:15,630 From your core, pivot all the way back. 153 00:06:15,630 --> 00:06:17,460 Heart dials forward. 154 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:19,110 Center gets underneath us. 155 00:06:19,110 --> 00:06:21,340 We keep the back heel lifted here as we release the 156 00:06:21,340 --> 00:06:23,680 fingertips and reach them all the way up. 157 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:24,727 Nice work. Here we go. 158 00:06:24,727 --> 00:06:26,137 Breathing deep here. 159 00:06:26,137 --> 00:06:29,090 Inhale in, lift your heart, look up. 160 00:06:29,090 --> 00:06:32,490 And exhale, hands come together back down towards the heart. 161 00:06:32,490 --> 00:06:35,800 We bend that back knee and we step it all the way back up, 162 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:36,830 Mountain Pose. 163 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:39,100 Take a deep breath in here. 164 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:41,360 And a long breath out. 165 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,320 Beautiful. Fingertips go down to come up. 166 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,430 Inhale, reach for the sky. 167 00:06:45,430 --> 00:06:48,260 Exhale, rain it down, Forward Fold. 168 00:06:48,260 --> 00:06:50,980 Inhale, halfway lift, your version. 169 00:06:50,980 --> 00:06:53,300 Exhale to soften and fold. 170 00:06:53,300 --> 00:06:55,760 Step one foot back then the other for Plank Pose. 171 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:56,870 Spread the fingertips wide. 172 00:06:56,870 --> 00:07:00,199 For this first one, take a couple full deep breaths in just 173 00:07:00,199 --> 00:07:03,290 paying attention to your foundation first, right? 174 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:06,280 The hands, the stacking of the bones. 175 00:07:06,280 --> 00:07:07,800 Where do I need to be activating? 176 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,220 Where should I be reaching, hugging, playing here? 177 00:07:11,220 --> 00:07:12,290 Mhmmm. 178 00:07:12,290 --> 00:07:14,029 Take a deep breath in. 179 00:07:14,029 --> 00:07:17,729 Look forward, exhale, lower all the way down to the belly. 180 00:07:17,729 --> 00:07:19,900 Inhale to rise up Cobra. 181 00:07:19,900 --> 00:07:22,260 Exhale to soften and fold. 182 00:07:22,260 --> 00:07:24,710 Curl the toes under, inhale in. 183 00:07:24,710 --> 00:07:27,449 Exhale to press strong up to Plank. 184 00:07:27,449 --> 00:07:30,810 And then inhale to shift forward and exhale, 185 00:07:30,810 --> 00:07:34,520 send the hips up high and back, Downward Facing Dog. 186 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,172 Beautiful, inhale in here. 187 00:07:37,766 --> 00:07:39,710 Exhale out. 188 00:07:39,710 --> 00:07:42,150 Good. Inhale, we're gonna lift up on to the toes. 189 00:07:42,150 --> 00:07:43,360 Lift the heels. 190 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,570 Draw the navel up and in and you're gonna go up over an 191 00:07:45,570 --> 00:07:48,490 imaginary hurdle here back into that Plank. 192 00:07:48,490 --> 00:07:52,760 Great, from here we're gonna slowly turn on to the left, 193 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,460 the outer edge of the left foot. 194 00:07:54,460 --> 00:07:57,490 Reach the right fingertips all the way up towards the sky. 195 00:07:57,490 --> 00:07:59,500 Little Side Plank variation. 196 00:07:59,500 --> 00:08:01,590 Playing with it and then coming all the way back 197 00:08:01,590 --> 00:08:02,870 through your Plank. 198 00:08:02,870 --> 00:08:05,110 Good. Establish those connections. 199 00:08:05,110 --> 00:08:06,889 Here we go to the other side. 200 00:08:06,889 --> 00:08:08,199 Tilting to the right. 201 00:08:08,199 --> 00:08:10,880 Left fingertips reaching all the way up towards the sky. 202 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:12,740 Nice, long, beautiful neck. 203 00:08:12,740 --> 00:08:14,485 And then back to center. Beautiful. 204 00:08:14,485 --> 00:08:16,951 Find your connection. Inhale to look forward. 205 00:08:16,951 --> 00:08:19,190 Exhale to lower to the belly. 206 00:08:19,190 --> 00:08:21,280 Good, inhale, Cobra. 207 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,040 Exhale to release. 208 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,581 Inhale in here. 209 00:08:24,581 --> 00:08:27,734 Exhale to press up strong to Plank. 210 00:08:27,734 --> 00:08:29,783 Inhale to shift forward, look forward. 211 00:08:29,783 --> 00:08:33,890 Exhale to send the hips up high and back, Downward Facing Dog. 212 00:08:33,890 --> 00:08:35,320 Here we go, over that hurdle. 213 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:36,510 Creating a little heat. 214 00:08:36,510 --> 00:08:38,659 Navel draws up and over. Or lot of heat. 215 00:08:38,659 --> 00:08:41,403 Over the hurtle we go into Plank. 216 00:08:41,403 --> 00:08:42,849 Here we go, rocking to the left. 217 00:08:42,849 --> 00:08:44,730 This time maybe you stack the feet, 218 00:08:44,730 --> 00:08:48,510 reaching the right fingertips all the way up towards the sky. 219 00:08:48,510 --> 00:08:50,250 Good, then coming through to center. 220 00:08:50,250 --> 00:08:51,390 Take a deep breath in. 221 00:08:51,390 --> 00:08:53,800 Exhale, find that connection to your core. 222 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,670 Maybe stacking the feet as we come in Side Plank 223 00:08:56,670 --> 00:08:59,359 on the other side. Lifting left fingertips up high. 224 00:08:59,359 --> 00:09:00,790 Good, come back to center. 225 00:09:00,790 --> 00:09:02,840 Feel that heat. Inhale, look forward. 226 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,980 Exhale, lower to the belly. 227 00:09:04,980 --> 00:09:07,487 Inhale, we rise, Cobra. 228 00:09:08,210 --> 00:09:11,270 With the breath, exhale with control we fall. 229 00:09:11,270 --> 00:09:12,650 Forehead kisses the earth. 230 00:09:12,650 --> 00:09:16,070 Inhale in here, feel your belly on the ground. 231 00:09:16,070 --> 00:09:19,080 And then exhale, press up to Plank, strong and steady. 232 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,120 Good, inhale to look forward. 233 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,440 Exhale to Downward Facing Dog. 234 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,720 Take a deep breath in here. 235 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,260 And a long breath out. 236 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:30,050 Then slowly lower your knees. 237 00:09:30,050 --> 00:09:32,790 Take a moment to rest. Child's Pose. 238 00:09:32,790 --> 00:09:35,930 If you want you can take your resting posture 239 00:09:35,930 --> 00:09:38,350 in Downward Facing Dog. 240 00:09:38,350 --> 00:09:40,461 Three breaths, 241 00:09:40,461 --> 00:09:45,060 Child's Pose or Downward Facing Dog. 242 00:09:57,070 --> 00:10:00,676 If you're in Child's Pose, slowly make your way back up. 243 00:10:01,930 --> 00:10:05,160 And everyone in Downward Facing Dog bend your knees generously, 244 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,000 carve a line with your nose to look all the way up. 245 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,990 Inhale in and exhale, step, hop, float, 246 00:10:11,990 --> 00:10:14,420 dance your way to the top. 247 00:10:14,420 --> 00:10:16,700 Feet together, really together, legs zipped up. 248 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:18,779 We come into our Forward Fold. 249 00:10:19,730 --> 00:10:21,550 On your next inhale, lift it up halfway. 250 00:10:21,550 --> 00:10:24,130 Nice flat back position. 251 00:10:24,130 --> 00:10:26,390 And exhale to soften and release. 252 00:10:26,390 --> 00:10:28,070 Bow your head. 253 00:10:28,070 --> 00:10:29,840 Good, bend your knees. 254 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,470 Bring your thumbs to your hip creases. 255 00:10:31,470 --> 00:10:33,110 Pull the hip creases back. 256 00:10:33,110 --> 00:10:35,280 Let that be what lifts your heart up. 257 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,930 Send your gaze out in front. 258 00:10:37,930 --> 00:10:40,420 Dig deep into your heels, fingertips go down to come up. 259 00:10:40,420 --> 00:10:43,181 Utkatasana, Chair Pose. 260 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,920 So as we welcome a little more fire, 261 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:51,103 can we keep our breath nice and smooth and even and long? 262 00:10:51,940 --> 00:10:56,160 Keep the skin of the face soft as you build some heat. 263 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,730 Maybe sink a little lower here. 264 00:10:58,730 --> 00:11:01,560 Inhale in deeply. 265 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,820 And exhale, maybe a little lower. 266 00:11:04,820 --> 00:11:07,060 Inhale in deeply. 267 00:11:07,060 --> 00:11:09,900 And last one, you got it. Maybe a little lower here. 268 00:11:09,900 --> 00:11:11,760 Sink back. 269 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,690 Excellent, now ground through the feet reach all the way up, 270 00:11:14,690 --> 00:11:16,150 deep breath in. 271 00:11:16,150 --> 00:11:18,350 Palms kiss together as you exhale, 272 00:11:18,350 --> 00:11:21,200 hands float down to the heart. 273 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,530 Inhale in. 274 00:11:23,530 --> 00:11:25,900 And exhale to relax the shoulders. 275 00:11:27,180 --> 00:11:28,380 Awesome. 276 00:11:28,380 --> 00:11:33,450 So from here, we're gonna spread our weight evenly through the 277 00:11:33,450 --> 00:11:35,940 sole of the left foot and you're gonna imagine a little 278 00:11:35,940 --> 00:11:38,839 marionette string lifting your right knee all the way up into a 279 00:11:38,839 --> 00:11:41,130 Standing One-Legged Tadasana. 280 00:11:41,130 --> 00:11:44,240 And you can use this nice active palm press here that 281 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:45,860 we had from before. 282 00:11:45,860 --> 00:11:49,320 Plus all of our connection to center and core. 283 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,730 Inhale in, feel free to slide the toes if you like, 284 00:11:51,730 --> 00:11:54,986 otherwise we're gonna step the right foot back once again. 285 00:11:56,103 --> 00:11:58,200 Great. From here, inhale. 286 00:11:58,200 --> 00:11:59,680 You're gonna reach both fingertips up 287 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:01,110 just like we did before. 288 00:12:01,110 --> 00:12:04,290 And then exhale, slowly melt your left fingertips back down. 289 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:05,880 So you just have one arm up, 290 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,120 right arm up, left fingertips down. 291 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,797 Energy in the arms. Energy in the fingertips. 292 00:12:11,947 --> 00:12:13,250 Inhale in. 293 00:12:13,250 --> 00:12:14,810 Exhale, hug the low ribs in. 294 00:12:14,810 --> 00:12:17,180 Navel draws in to contract on the exhale. 295 00:12:17,180 --> 00:12:19,870 And we're gonna slowly just straighten the legs. 296 00:12:19,870 --> 00:12:21,800 Lift up the right heel. 297 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,170 Peek at me if you need to and we're gonna send the left 298 00:12:24,170 --> 00:12:27,530 fingertips forward, right fingertips back. 299 00:12:27,530 --> 00:12:29,580 Gaze is straight down. 300 00:12:29,580 --> 00:12:32,050 Good, inhale, bend the front knee. 301 00:12:32,050 --> 00:12:33,400 We're gonna switch. 302 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,330 Right arm goes up, left arm goes back. 303 00:12:36,330 --> 00:12:38,080 Deep bend in the front knee. 304 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,250 Lift your heart, feel that big stretch in the right hip crease, 305 00:12:41,250 --> 00:12:44,940 the psoas, everything awakening here. 306 00:12:44,940 --> 00:12:46,770 Good, inhale. 307 00:12:46,770 --> 00:12:48,170 Exhale, navel draws up. 308 00:12:48,170 --> 00:12:50,670 So from center, we start this movement. 309 00:12:50,670 --> 00:12:52,770 Straighten through the front leg, lift the back heel. 310 00:12:52,770 --> 00:12:55,350 Send the left fingertips forward, right fingertips back. 311 00:12:55,350 --> 00:12:57,170 Gaze straight down. 312 00:12:57,170 --> 00:12:58,610 Good, inhale. 313 00:12:58,610 --> 00:13:00,260 Switch, bend the front knee. 314 00:13:00,260 --> 00:13:04,000 Right fingertips goes up, go up, left fingertips go down. 315 00:13:04,911 --> 00:13:07,060 Alright, it's gonna take a second to get all good. 316 00:13:07,060 --> 00:13:08,620 This one's for the brain too. 317 00:13:08,620 --> 00:13:11,550 Here we go, moving into that straight leg position. 318 00:13:11,550 --> 00:13:13,029 Breathing out. 319 00:13:13,029 --> 00:13:15,690 Left fingertips forward, right fingertips back. 320 00:13:15,690 --> 00:13:18,090 And inhale, bend that front knee. 321 00:13:18,090 --> 00:13:19,970 Sink down low, drop your center. 322 00:13:19,970 --> 00:13:23,330 Reach, reach, reach right fingertips back. 323 00:13:23,330 --> 00:13:25,530 And exhale, here we go. 324 00:13:25,530 --> 00:13:27,589 Last one. 325 00:13:28,869 --> 00:13:31,900 And inhale, reach right fingertips up. 326 00:13:31,900 --> 00:13:33,170 Great, from here go ahead and 327 00:13:33,170 --> 00:13:34,920 bring the left fingertips up to meet it. 328 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,559 Palms come together and slide back down to the heart. 329 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,313 Bend your back knee. Inhale in. 330 00:13:39,313 --> 00:13:41,920 Exhale, step it back up to Mountain. 331 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,461 Catch your breath, inhale in. 332 00:13:44,461 --> 00:13:48,271 Exhale, slow and steady breathe out. 333 00:13:51,375 --> 00:13:52,610 Nice work. 334 00:13:52,610 --> 00:13:54,579 Okay, shifting weight and awareness now 335 00:13:54,579 --> 00:13:56,100 into the right foot. 336 00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:57,529 Here we go, lifting that left knee up on 337 00:13:57,529 --> 00:13:58,960 a little marionette string. 338 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,180 Find that active connection between your palms, 339 00:14:02,180 --> 00:14:03,519 elbows left to right. 340 00:14:03,519 --> 00:14:05,737 Standing One-Legged Tadasana. 341 00:14:06,980 --> 00:14:08,950 Find your balance today. It's different every day. 342 00:14:08,950 --> 00:14:10,470 That's the thing about balancing poses, right? 343 00:14:10,470 --> 00:14:12,010 They do not lie. 344 00:14:12,010 --> 00:14:13,270 It's all good. Inhale in. 345 00:14:13,270 --> 00:14:15,459 You can slide the left toes on the ground if 346 00:14:15,459 --> 00:14:18,240 that better suits you today. 347 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:19,370 Otherwise, keep it lifted. 348 00:14:19,370 --> 00:14:23,420 Inhale in, exhale, let's send those left toes back. 349 00:14:24,716 --> 00:14:26,600 Alright, fingertips are gonna go down to come up. 350 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,529 Here we go, inhale, reach for the sky. 351 00:14:29,539 --> 00:14:31,140 Keep the left arm lifting. 352 00:14:31,140 --> 00:14:33,600 Right fingertips slide down. 353 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,290 Then send 'em back. 354 00:14:35,290 --> 00:14:37,140 So lots of energy in arms, 355 00:14:37,140 --> 00:14:38,430 lots of energy n the fingertips, 356 00:14:38,430 --> 00:14:40,579 spread your fingers. 357 00:14:40,579 --> 00:14:42,940 Okay, first find this big connection here. 358 00:14:42,940 --> 00:14:45,170 Breathing deep. 359 00:14:45,170 --> 00:14:47,540 Beautiful. Inhale in. 360 00:14:47,540 --> 00:14:49,820 A long belly. Maybe you look up. 361 00:14:49,820 --> 00:14:52,030 Exhale, we're gonna lift from the pelvic floor. 362 00:14:52,030 --> 00:14:54,030 So squeeze the inner thighs to the midline. 363 00:14:54,030 --> 00:14:55,030 We switch here. 364 00:14:55,030 --> 00:14:58,100 Left fingertips go back, right fingertips go forward. 365 00:14:58,100 --> 00:15:01,680 I'm pressing the ball joint of my front big toe for balance. 366 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,230 Straightening both legs, really lifting, 367 00:15:03,230 --> 00:15:06,110 lifting, lifting that left heel back up. 368 00:15:06,110 --> 00:15:08,200 Good, then I bend the front knee and switch. 369 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,010 Left fingertips go forward and all the way, 370 00:15:11,010 --> 00:15:13,760 right fingertips go back. 371 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,920 A 100% full body experience. 372 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:16,920 Here we go. 373 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,040 It's okay if it takes some time here. 374 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,060 Exhale, navel draws up and in. 375 00:15:21,060 --> 00:15:22,340 We straighten both legs. 376 00:15:22,340 --> 00:15:23,460 We lift, lift, lift. 377 00:15:23,460 --> 00:15:26,330 Right fingertips forward, left fingertips back. 378 00:15:26,330 --> 00:15:28,559 And inhale, bend that front knee. 379 00:15:28,559 --> 00:15:31,510 Left fingertips sweep forward and all the way up, 380 00:15:31,510 --> 00:15:34,320 right fingertips sweep back. 381 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,849 Exhale, navel draws up and in. 382 00:15:36,849 --> 00:15:38,720 Little bit of Pyramid variation here. 383 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,710 Right fingertips forward, left fingertips back. 384 00:15:42,593 --> 00:15:45,510 And inhale, we bend the front knee. 385 00:15:45,510 --> 00:15:47,520 Left fingertips forward, right fingertips reach back. 386 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,720 Really reach beyond the fingertips even here. 387 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,829 Good, inhale we come forward. 388 00:15:52,829 --> 00:15:55,380 You got this. Pull the right hip crease back. 389 00:15:55,380 --> 00:15:57,800 Lift up off that left heel. 390 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,770 And inhale, bend the front knee. 391 00:16:00,770 --> 00:16:02,360 Reach, reach, reach. 392 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,089 Okay, last one, here we go. We got this. 393 00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:05,529 Navel draws in. 394 00:16:05,529 --> 00:16:06,603 Breathe out. Here we go. 395 00:16:06,603 --> 00:16:07,599 Straighten the legs. 396 00:16:07,599 --> 00:16:10,620 Right fingertips forward, left fingertips back. 397 00:16:10,620 --> 00:16:13,610 And last one, bend that front knee, building strength. 398 00:16:13,610 --> 00:16:15,760 So good for the whole body and the brain here. 399 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,690 Here we go, left fingertips up. 400 00:16:17,690 --> 00:16:19,110 And now right fingertips up. 401 00:16:19,110 --> 00:16:20,320 Big breath in. 402 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,829 Stick with it, exhale, palms come together. 403 00:16:22,829 --> 00:16:24,540 And float down to the heart with control. 404 00:16:24,540 --> 00:16:25,540 Stick with it. 405 00:16:25,540 --> 00:16:28,480 We'll bend that back knee and from center connect to you core, 406 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,569 step that back foot up to meet the front. 407 00:16:30,569 --> 00:16:32,270 Bring the feet together, really together. 408 00:16:32,270 --> 00:16:33,230 Awesome work. 409 00:16:33,230 --> 00:16:34,620 Interlace the fingertips here, 410 00:16:34,620 --> 00:16:38,750 press the palms forward, up and back. 411 00:16:38,750 --> 00:16:40,360 Dig into the heels. 412 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,290 Maybe carve a line with your nose, look all the way up. 413 00:16:43,290 --> 00:16:48,500 We're breathing here for ten, nine, eight, 414 00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:52,680 seven, six, breathe. 415 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:57,250 Five, four, three, two 416 00:16:57,250 --> 00:16:59,070 and on the one, we'll release. 417 00:16:59,070 --> 00:17:03,019 Fingertips slowly float down at your sides. 418 00:17:03,019 --> 00:17:05,760 Go ahead now bring your chin now parallel to the earth. 419 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,809 If you feel comfortable, close your eyes here, Mountain Pose. 420 00:17:08,809 --> 00:17:10,778 And just notice 421 00:17:12,205 --> 00:17:14,124 notice how you feel. 422 00:17:16,470 --> 00:17:21,280 Can you feel the warmth in the low back? 423 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,720 The warmth on your brow? 424 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,390 Your lip? 425 00:17:27,390 --> 00:17:29,920 Can you feel or notice areas here that might be a little bit 426 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,990 clenched that you can soften and surrender. 427 00:17:36,126 --> 00:17:39,030 Maybe you feel a little emotion. 428 00:17:39,030 --> 00:17:41,227 Maybe not. 429 00:17:46,010 --> 00:17:48,990 Inhale, reach the fingertips up. 430 00:17:48,990 --> 00:17:52,489 Exhale, forward fold, take it all the way down. 431 00:17:52,489 --> 00:17:53,540 Bend your knees. 432 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:55,100 Just a little love for the low back here. 433 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:58,919 Walk the fingertips to one side, any side. 434 00:17:58,919 --> 00:18:01,572 And then to the other. 435 00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:04,790 Keep breathing nice active breath. 436 00:18:04,790 --> 00:18:06,600 Walk it back to center. 437 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,280 Inhale, halfway lift. 438 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:09,620 Last one. 439 00:18:09,620 --> 00:18:12,760 Exhale, soften fold everything in. 440 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,080 Tuck the chin, bend your knees generously 441 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,290 and begin to slowly roll it up. 442 00:18:17,290 --> 00:18:19,626 Stacking through the spine. 443 00:18:23,509 --> 00:18:26,580 Nice, then keep your gaze straight out here, 444 00:18:26,580 --> 00:18:27,760 so you don't need to look down. 445 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:29,280 Just trust that the ground is there. 446 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,991 You're gonna walk your feet as wide as your yoga mat. 447 00:18:31,991 --> 00:18:34,130 You're gonna turn the toes just slightly out. 448 00:18:34,130 --> 00:18:35,830 You're gonna bend your knees just a little bit. 449 00:18:35,830 --> 00:18:38,690 And we're gonna take the arms gently side to side here. 450 00:18:38,690 --> 00:18:42,560 We're gonna end with a little Knocking On Heaven's Door. 451 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,560 Moving the energy, spicing it up. 452 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:48,890 Giving you that energy that you need to maybe go for a walk or 453 00:18:48,890 --> 00:18:51,118 cook dinner or write something, 454 00:18:51,118 --> 00:18:54,700 do something creative. 455 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:58,543 Maybe dance 456 00:18:58,543 --> 00:19:01,170 in your living room. 457 00:19:01,170 --> 00:19:03,480 Whatever you need the energy to do, 458 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,809 I hope this practice will support you in doing that. 459 00:19:06,809 --> 00:19:09,468 And no one said it was going to be easy, right? 460 00:19:09,468 --> 00:19:12,510 But it's about the exploration, the willingness. 461 00:19:14,860 --> 00:19:17,450 Keep it awake and alive. 462 00:19:19,059 --> 00:19:21,440 And to spice it up. 463 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,240 Keep sharp. 464 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:24,849 Alright, slow it down. 465 00:19:24,849 --> 00:19:26,200 Bring it back to center. 466 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:27,440 Again, you don't need to look down. 467 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,980 Bring those feet together like the awesome person you are. 468 00:19:31,980 --> 00:19:34,280 I was gonna say something else. 469 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,627 And we'll close by bringing the palms together at the heart. 470 00:19:39,994 --> 00:19:41,640 Bow the head if you like. 471 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,380 Just give thanks for this moment. 472 00:19:44,380 --> 00:19:47,360 Carving out some time for yourself. 473 00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:48,880 I admire you. 474 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,760 Thanks for sharing your valuable time and energy with me. 475 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,165 I hope to see you again soon. 476 00:19:54,165 --> 00:19:56,017 Namaste. 477 00:19:57,108 --> 00:20:01,450 (upbeat music)