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- What's up everyone.

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Welcome to Yoga with Adriene.

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I'm Adriene and today on the
Foundations of Yoga Series

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we have Revolved Side Angle Pose,

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and we have a little yummy practice

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that leads up to it so it should feel good

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just as a practice in and of itself.

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But Revolved Side Angle or this variation

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is something that's pretty
common in a public class,

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but goes by pretty quickly,

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and there are a lot of
great benefits to it,

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but sometimes we cut past them

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by just kind of cranking into the shape.

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So today we're gonna go a little deeper,

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use the breath to support the posture,

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and find what feels good.

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Let's get started.

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(lively, bouncy strumming music)

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Okey dok, today we're going to begin

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in a nice, comfortable
seat, ankles crossed.

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And go ahead and walk your ankles out

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a little bit further from your center,

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so don't feel the need to be
kind of tightly bound here.

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Give yourself some space,

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a little room for the hips

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to open here, yes even here in Sukhasana.

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And if you feel like
your spine is rounding,

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go ahead and sit up on something.

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Take a second, pause the video.

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Grab a pillow or a blanket
or a block if you have it.

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And give yourself some space.

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So, all these little things kind of matter

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as we gear up for a posture or a asana.

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And that's how we're gonna treat today's

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Foundations video, like a mini practice.

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So I've done this in the past

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but it's important to not
just wham bam into poses,

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and it's really great to be cultivating

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a home yoga practice,

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but if you wanted to just do one-offs

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or you're makin' fun videos to inspire

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or to motivate yourself,
that's really great,

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but you want to be really safe and mindful

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so today as we lead up into our posture,

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we're going to just treat
it like a mini practice.

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So that means we'll start by tuning in

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with where you're at
today, and your breath,

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checking in with the breath.

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So once you get in your comfortable seat,

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sit up nice and tall,

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and close your eyes, trust the video,

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trust me, trust yourself.

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Thank you for sharing
your time and for choosing

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me to practice with.

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Take a deep inhale in through the nose.

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And big exhale out through the nose.

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And again, big inhale in through the nose.

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And on your exhale, relax your shoulders.

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And one more time, big inhale in.

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And big exhale out.

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Awesome, beautiful.

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Take the arms all the way up and overhead.

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Big stretch here, spreading
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like two starfish.

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And on the exhale, just tilt to one side,

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big side body stretch.

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So we know where we're headed today,

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we can imagine, envision that pose,

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so warming up the body, lengthening

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through one side body,

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and then you'll inhale up through center.

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Spread the fingertips.

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Two big starfish here.

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Spread, stretch.

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And then on an exhale,
to the opposite side.

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Feel the skin of the side body stretch.

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Try to draw the shoulder
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and open your heart.

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One more time to each side,
big stretch lifts you up.

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(inhaling)

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And exhale to the side.

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(exhaling)

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Inhale, lifts you up.

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Lift your heart, lift your sternum.

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And exhale, to the opposite side.

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Inhale lifts you up, and
exhale, hands to heart.

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Big breath in.

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Big breath out.

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Great, this time inhale,
reach for the sky.

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And exhale, twist to one side.

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So one set of fingertips
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so just don't worry about
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Just twist, find what feels good.

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Inhale.

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And exhale.

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And then inhale, back to center.

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Reach it up, and to the
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Keep the heart lifted
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Side body nice and long, both sides,

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but also the front of the torso
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Ooh yeah.

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And one more time on each side.

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Big inhale to reach up.

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And big exhale to twist.

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Stay here for one breath cycle.

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Begin to draw your belly in.

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Navel draws in and up.

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If you're familiar with Uddiyana Bandha,

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that lock here, just kind of drawing

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energy in and upward.

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Inward and upward.

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Inhale, back to center.

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And to the opposite side.

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Mmmm, yes sir or yes ma'am.

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Back to center, release that.

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Bring the soles of the feet
together now, Cobbler's Pose.

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Grabbing the ankles or
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a little foot massage here.

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Mmmmm.

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The joys of a home practice.

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And we begin to find this lift now

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from the pelvic floor so
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this rooting down of
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but this lifting up
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the plumb line.

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Lifting up through the heart here,

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you might check in with
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again, envision side body nice and long,

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but also the front of the
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nice and long.

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See if you can deepen your breath here.

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Why not make the most of it?

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(deep breathing)

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And stay where you are

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or loop the shoulders,
keep the heart lifted.

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Plug the shoulders in as
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so don't let the shoulders round here.

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Keep them drawing down away from the ears,

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and as you send the heart forward.

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So you can commission your elbows here

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if it fits your body to
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of the thighs down.

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If your elbows aren't
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don't worry, it's just a matter
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So rather than rounding forward,
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prepping for our posture.

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Big inhale in.

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And big exhale out.

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Let's do one more.

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Big inhale in,

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crown of the head fireballs
towards the front.

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And big exhale to release.

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(exhaling whistle)

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Right on, alright.

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Cross one ankle over the other,

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and we're gonna come on to all fours here.

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Sneak in a little Cat-Cow,

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so you'll come into your tabletop,

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and just warm up the spine here.

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Drop the belly as you inhale.

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Navel draws up as you exhale.

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So while you're doing this,

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be sure to bring the breath
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We're gonna need it here in a second.

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Definitely want to breathe
deeply in any twisting posture,

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in any posture, but especially
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So practice moving with your breath now.

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(breathing)

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And as a teacher, I've
learned it's so important

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not to just drop into poses,

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like when I demo.

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The only time I've ever really hurt myself

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was when I've not been warmed up

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and I just tried to do a posture

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whether I'm just having
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for friends that I am guiding

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or practicing with.

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So that's why we're
leading up to this pose

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with such mindfulness today.

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It should feel good.

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Alright, when you're ready,

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go ahead and curl the toes under.

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Inhale in, and on an exhale,

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we're just gonna let the knees hover here

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for five seconds.

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I'm wanting to light up this fire

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from the crown of the head
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Hug the lower ribs in,

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draw the shoulders away from the ears,

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and make sure the neck
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but nice and long.

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Great, release the knees.

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Send it back, Child's Pose.

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You rock.

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Big breath in here.

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Big exhale out through the nose or mouth.

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(exhaling)

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Great, big inhale lifts you up.

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And we're gonna take
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Take your time.

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Stack front knee over front ankle,

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here we go.

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Way too excited for a Revolved

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Side Angle Pose.

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OK, so just taking a
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For some people, this will be nothin'.

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Just ready to rock,

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and for others this'll be a
big, big, big wake-up call,

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a big stretch.

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So honor where you're
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and stay mindful.

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Remember that little
hovering table we just did,

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so hug the lower ribs in,

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navel draws in and up.

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We start to find length through the spine

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so if you're here, see
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Great, then we're gonna
hug the inner thighs

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to the mid-line.

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Very important to stack
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toes pointing forward.

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Tag a little bit of
weight in your back foot.

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Draw the palms together and here we go.

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Inhale, lift up.

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Go ahead and lift all the way up

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so you can find length
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sternum to thumbs.

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And then tug the left hip crease back.

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Tug the left hip crease back

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and then start to sink a little deeper

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into the pose.

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So we're kind of coming into
an Anjaneyasana move here

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just prepping for our twist.

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Lengthen the tailbone down.

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And breathe deep here.

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(deep breathing)

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Then rather than just
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kind of side cutting
it, foundations of yoga.

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Press into your foundation.

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Draw energy up.

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Think up and over

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so you can use your creative mind,

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your imagination here a little bit here

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to think up and over, so again,

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rather than side cutting,

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I'm thinking up, drawing up
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and over as I take my outer edge,

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the outer edge of my right arm

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to the outer edge of that left thigh.

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Adjust your feet as needed.

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If you're feeling unstable you can curl

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the back toes under.

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That's an option here too.

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So now we're here going up and over.

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Big twist, right?

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Really great for the internal organs.

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So I'm not dumping all my weight here.

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If you're super flexible,

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you might come off a little bit.

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Integrate your core.

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And then once you get here,

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we're gonna take the
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Why I oughtta...

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And we're gonna use it

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to just find length through the spine,

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so top hand comes over
like a little spider.

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So dumb.

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And we lengthen through the crown,

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finding a little resistance here,

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so opening up through the armpit chest.

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I'm trying to get my
thumbs over to my sternum.

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Is that possible?

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Perhaps not.

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Not in my body.

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But big, big movement here.

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So breathe.

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Find length.

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Find a little leverage here.

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And last but not least,

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we might curl the back toes under.

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On a big inhale, find length.

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And on a big exhale,
lift the back knee up.

283
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Great, one more breath in here.

284
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And then exhale, return, palms together.

285
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Namaste, keep your length.

286
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Gorgeous, last but not least,

287
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I'm gonna maybe try
taking it one step further

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by bringing the right
fingertips down to the earth

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or you can also take it to a block.

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Handy.

291
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And then opening up
through the left fingertips

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all the way up towards the sky.

293
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Now traditionally, the back foot is down,

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but that's pretty challenging
for a lot of people

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so we're gonna keep the back foot up here,

296
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spiking the right heel all the way back.

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On more big breath in.

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Being mindful of the head, the neck,

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so maybe keep your gaze down.

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And then on an exhale,

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rain the left fingertips down.

302
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So you come out of the posture,

303
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we'll come back to our nice, low lunge.

304
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Then lower the back knee,

305
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and we'll finish by sending the hips back.

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Tugging a little weight back through

307
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that left hip crease again,

308
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and rounding forward through the spine.

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Awesome work.

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Close your eyes.

311
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Take a couple breaths here.

312
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Great hamstring stretch.

313
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Really awesome for the lower back body.

314
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For the legs.

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If you suffer from Sciatica

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or any symptoms of that,

317
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this is a nice little
soothing sequence for that.

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Not for when you're having a flare up,

319
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but just to prevent that

320
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and soothe any back pain.

321
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Sweet.

322
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Slowly rolling forward.

323
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Come back to your nice low lunge.

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Walk the fingertips up.

325
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Plant the palms.

326
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We're just gonna come
right back to all fours,

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tabletop position.

328
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Inhale, drop the belly.

329
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Exhale, send it back for a little rest.

330
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Just one breath or two here.

331
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Child's Pose.

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(inhaling)

333
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Big breath in.

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(exhaling)

335
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And maybe allow your exhale

336
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to go out through the mouth.

337
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When you're ready, come
all the way back up

338
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to all fours, and we're gonna
do it on the other side.

339
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Alright.

340
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So one more time, lighting
up that fire in the core,

341
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but also this line from
the crown to the tail,

342
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the Dhanda that I'm always talkin' about.

343
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Curl the toes under.

344
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Press away from your yoga mat

345
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so if you're collapsed
in the shoulders here,

346
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you need to lift up through
the upper back body.

347
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Here we go.

348
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Five seconds, inhale in.

349
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Exhale, lift the knees, let them hover.

350
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Neck is extending out long.

351
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Shoulders are tugging back.

352
00:13:42,057 --> 00:13:43,287
Lower ribs are hugging in.

353
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Tailbone shoots towards
the back edge of your mat.

354
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And then we release.

355
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Awesome work.

356
00:13:48,367 --> 00:13:49,352
Here we go.

357
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Coming onto the tops of the feet,

358
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slide the right foot up.

359
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Reconnect with your breath.

360
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Find your foundation first.

361
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That's what this series is all about.

362
00:14:00,586 --> 00:14:03,008
So press into all four
corners of that front fook.

363
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Front fook.

364
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Front foot.

365
00:14:07,537 --> 00:14:09,849
And then lock down that back foot.

366
00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:11,334
Front knee over front ankle.

367
00:14:11,334 --> 00:14:13,260
Tug the right hip crease back.

368
00:14:13,260 --> 00:14:14,886
Make sure you're not on a tightrope here,

369
00:14:14,886 --> 00:14:18,231
but two parallel lines, like two skis.

370
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Two skis.

371
00:14:20,492 --> 00:14:21,954
And then when you're ready, here we go.

372
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Palms come together.

373
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We come all the way up.

374
00:14:24,645 --> 00:14:25,872
Go ahead and press all the way up first

375
00:14:25,872 --> 00:14:28,043
just so you can find your foundation.

376
00:14:33,994 --> 00:14:37,419
And then really, really
lifting sternum to thumbs here.

377
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Again, I'm not gonna bypass this.

378
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So a lot of times in a
fast-paced vinyasa class,

379
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you can really just kind
of forget about the energy,

380
00:14:44,014 --> 00:14:45,266
the movement of the energy

381
00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:47,880
that is really what
foundations is all about.

382
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Alignment yes, but then
action right, the energy.

383
00:14:50,677 --> 00:14:52,813
So the action here is not to bypass

384
00:14:52,813 --> 00:14:54,300
and just come into the shape,

385
00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:58,163
but to think about what
you need to activate,

386
00:14:58,163 --> 00:15:01,009
so really lifting from
that center channel.

387
00:15:01,009 --> 00:15:01,833
Here we go.

388
00:15:01,833 --> 00:15:03,250
Inhale in, lift up.

389
00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:06,896
Think up and over as you come
into your revolved twist.

390
00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:11,099
So again, getting into it nice and slow.

391
00:15:11,100 --> 00:15:13,726
Breathe deep, front knee over front ankle.

392
00:15:14,731 --> 00:15:17,401
Maybe find your yogi toes here.

393
00:15:17,401 --> 00:15:18,359
And if you're really flexible,

394
00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:19,510
just notice if you're kind of dumping

395
00:15:19,510 --> 00:15:20,777
all your weight in here.

396
00:15:20,777 --> 00:15:25,629
Can you come out and just
play a little bit there.

397
00:15:27,263 --> 00:15:29,246
Bottom hand comes into a fist.

398
00:15:29,246 --> 00:15:31,847
Top hand comes over.

399
00:15:31,847 --> 00:15:33,381
Like a spider.

400
00:15:34,930 --> 00:15:36,647
And then just notice if
your feet are turning

401
00:15:36,648 --> 00:15:39,255
different directions,
being mindful of the toes.

402
00:15:40,329 --> 00:15:42,381
Big, big belly breaths here.

403
00:15:42,381 --> 00:15:46,463
(deep breathing)

404
00:15:47,779 --> 00:15:50,021
If you do this every week,

405
00:15:50,021 --> 00:15:54,496
you're gonna notice a
difference in your digestion.

406
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That's all I'll say.

407
00:15:57,759 --> 00:15:58,758
It works.

408
00:15:58,758 --> 00:16:00,268
That's all I'm saying.

409
00:16:00,268 --> 00:16:02,788
OK, big breaths.

410
00:16:05,617 --> 00:16:07,844
Inhale, one more big inhale here.

411
00:16:07,845 --> 00:16:09,759
And on your exhale, hands come together,

412
00:16:09,759 --> 00:16:11,149
Namaste at the heart.

413
00:16:11,149 --> 00:16:12,183
So you don't want to crank

414
00:16:12,183 --> 00:16:14,382
but you do want to be activated.

415
00:16:16,292 --> 00:16:18,127
Tops of the shoulders drawing down.

416
00:16:18,127 --> 00:16:20,006
Think Upward Facing Dog in the front body

417
00:16:20,006 --> 00:16:21,552
on this second side.

418
00:16:22,502 --> 00:16:24,231
Then you might just stay here.

419
00:16:24,231 --> 00:16:26,867
Or inhale in, curl the toes under.

420
00:16:26,868 --> 00:16:28,884
On an exhale, maintain your integrity here

421
00:16:28,884 --> 00:16:30,989
as you lift the back knee up.

422
00:16:33,294 --> 00:16:34,699
Breathing deep.

423
00:16:34,700 --> 00:16:39,140
(deep breathing)

424
00:16:39,140 --> 00:16:41,321
I'm working to get my right hamstring

425
00:16:41,321 --> 00:16:43,886
parallel to the earth, but
you're gonna work on that

426
00:16:43,886 --> 00:16:44,709
in your own time.

427
00:16:44,709 --> 00:16:46,766
So again, you might just be here.

428
00:16:48,116 --> 00:16:50,257
Or you might open it up.

429
00:16:51,529 --> 00:16:53,904
Hug inner thighs to the
mid-line for stability.

430
00:16:53,904 --> 00:16:55,881
Drawl the shoulders away from the ears.

431
00:16:55,881 --> 00:16:58,659
I said drawl, draw, draw.

432
00:16:59,569 --> 00:17:00,277
Draw bra.

433
00:17:00,278 --> 00:17:01,681
One more breath here, you got it.

434
00:17:01,681 --> 00:17:02,612
Inhale.

435
00:17:03,455 --> 00:17:06,846
And on an exhale, rain
the right fingertips down.

436
00:17:06,846 --> 00:17:08,948
We'll come back to center.

437
00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:13,628
Great, lower the back
knee if it isn't already.

438
00:17:13,628 --> 00:17:15,841
And send the hips back.

439
00:17:17,356 --> 00:17:19,838
Beautiful, tugging back through
the right hip crease here.

440
00:17:19,838 --> 00:17:21,039
Find what feels good.

441
00:17:21,039 --> 00:17:22,540
Maybe find length.

442
00:17:22,540 --> 00:17:25,890
And then find a nice bowing of the head.

443
00:17:25,891 --> 00:17:27,200
Catch your breath.

444
00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:31,247
(deep breathing)

445
00:17:32,371 --> 00:17:35,008
When you're ready, slowly rocking through,

446
00:17:35,008 --> 00:17:37,320
planting the palms,

447
00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,453
coming back to all fours,

448
00:17:39,453 --> 00:17:43,018
we'll end in a Child's Pose
for one or two breaths.

449
00:17:43,018 --> 00:17:44,236
Big toes together.

450
00:17:44,236 --> 00:17:45,485
Knees nice and wide.

451
00:17:45,485 --> 00:17:47,449
Inhale, look forward.

452
00:17:47,450 --> 00:17:50,110
And exhale, send it on back.

453
00:17:51,753 --> 00:17:53,619
Forehead comes to the mat.

454
00:17:55,344 --> 00:17:57,198
Heart melts down.

455
00:18:00,719 --> 00:18:02,480
Awesome work.

456
00:18:06,386 --> 00:18:10,072
(deep breathing)

457
00:18:34,366 --> 00:18:37,002
Press into the tops of the feet.

458
00:18:37,002 --> 00:18:39,327
Spread your fingertips.

459
00:18:41,238 --> 00:18:42,144
When you're ready,

460
00:18:42,144 --> 00:18:45,176
we'll slowly come back to all fours.

461
00:18:45,176 --> 00:18:47,509
Walk the knees together.

462
00:18:47,509 --> 00:18:49,774
Swing the legs to one side.

463
00:18:51,054 --> 00:18:55,130
Whoa, and come back to a
nice, comfortable seat.

464
00:18:55,130 --> 00:18:55,692
Here we go.

465
00:18:55,692 --> 00:18:57,709
Big breath in through the nose.

466
00:18:58,615 --> 00:19:00,277
And exhale, out through the mouth.

467
00:19:00,277 --> 00:19:02,268
Let it go with a sigh.

468
00:19:04,027 --> 00:19:07,154
OKey dok, so that was your
Foundations of Yoga for today.

469
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If you liked this practice,
you can bookmark it,

470
00:19:09,473 --> 00:19:11,029
favorite it, share it with your friends.

471
00:19:11,029 --> 00:19:13,022
This is a great little ditty for people

472
00:19:13,022 --> 00:19:14,496
who don't have a lot of time,

473
00:19:14,497 --> 00:19:16,739
but want to tend to
their whole body, right?

474
00:19:16,739 --> 00:19:18,385
Body and breath,

475
00:19:18,385 --> 00:19:20,196
and find what feels good.

476
00:19:20,196 --> 00:19:22,520
Really awesome for the lower back.

477
00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,562
Really awesome for the digestive organs.

478
00:19:24,563 --> 00:19:25,846
All of these things are probably obvious,

479
00:19:25,846 --> 00:19:28,032
but just a little reminder and motivation

480
00:19:28,032 --> 00:19:30,397
for you to return to the mat each day.

481
00:19:30,397 --> 00:19:32,150
Thank you again for sharing your time

482
00:19:32,151 --> 00:19:33,172
and your energy with me

483
00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:35,314
and the rest of the Yoga
with Adriene community.

484
00:19:35,314 --> 00:19:36,566
I'll see ya next time.

485
00:19:36,566 --> 00:19:37,679
Take good care.

486
00:19:37,679 --> 00:19:38,924
Namaste.

487
00:19:38,924 --> 00:19:43,308
(lively, bouncy guitar and drumming)