1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:01,335 - What's up, everyone, 2 00:00:01,335 --> 00:00:03,575 and welcome to TRUE, your 30 day yoga journey. 3 00:00:03,575 --> 00:00:05,305 It's day 20. 4 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:08,408 Let's hop to it, awakening to your true self. 5 00:00:10,244 --> 00:00:13,013 (uplifting music) 6 00:00:19,319 --> 00:00:24,458 Okay, today let's begin in a nice comfortable seat. 7 00:00:24,458 --> 00:00:26,393 Welcome back. 8 00:00:26,393 --> 00:00:30,030 When you get down onto the ground, sit up nice and tall. 9 00:00:32,064 --> 00:00:33,671 And stack your head over your heart, 10 00:00:33,671 --> 00:00:36,336 your heart right over your pelvis and allow the hands 11 00:00:36,336 --> 00:00:39,306 to just rest wherever they naturally feel awesome today. 12 00:00:39,306 --> 00:00:41,608 So you get to choose. 13 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:46,480 And start to draw awareness up through the spine, 14 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:51,351 sit up nice and tall, and let's begin. 15 00:00:51,351 --> 00:00:54,021 Take a deep breath in, close your eyes. 16 00:00:56,343 --> 00:00:57,557 And nice and easy. 17 00:00:57,557 --> 00:01:00,327 As you exhale, relax your shoulders down. 18 00:01:02,930 --> 00:01:05,899 Again, big breath in, close your eyes. 19 00:01:08,502 --> 00:01:10,537 And as you exhale, relax your shoulders, 20 00:01:10,537 --> 00:01:12,372 relax any tension and see if you can 21 00:01:12,372 --> 00:01:13,740 just soften into the moment. 22 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:16,376 Just kind of land here with that exhale. 23 00:01:18,496 --> 00:01:20,314 And again, big inhale. 24 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:24,599 Close your eyes 25 00:01:24,599 --> 00:01:27,973 and exhale to arrive. 26 00:01:30,157 --> 00:01:32,125 Gently draw the hands together 27 00:01:33,427 --> 00:01:34,962 and today we're going to press the palms 28 00:01:34,962 --> 00:01:39,292 actively together so the elbows will go left to right here. 29 00:01:39,292 --> 00:01:40,901 And you can keep your eyes close here 30 00:01:40,901 --> 00:01:42,869 if you're feeling brave and adventurous. 31 00:01:42,869 --> 00:01:44,838 I'm just going to press the palms together. 32 00:01:44,838 --> 00:01:46,940 Really try to press the knuckle mounds 33 00:01:46,940 --> 00:01:50,344 together, together and you might even cultivate 34 00:01:50,344 --> 00:01:53,280 so much energy here that your hands start to shake, 35 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,016 your arms start to tremble a little bit. 36 00:01:56,016 --> 00:01:57,484 And then pressing, we're pressing. 37 00:01:57,484 --> 00:01:59,553 We're sitting up nice and tall as we do this, 38 00:01:59,553 --> 00:02:02,456 supporting through the spine and the back body, 39 00:02:02,456 --> 00:02:05,425 pressing, pressing, press a little harder. 40 00:02:05,425 --> 00:02:07,928 You got it and then release. 41 00:02:07,928 --> 00:02:11,164 Palms face up on the top of the knees or thighs. 42 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,067 Beautiful. 43 00:02:14,067 --> 00:02:15,202 Deep breath in. 44 00:02:17,037 --> 00:02:18,171 Long breath out. 45 00:02:20,407 --> 00:02:21,608 Deep breath in. 46 00:02:24,177 --> 00:02:25,545 Long breath out. 47 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:28,648 We'll go again, palms come together. 48 00:02:28,648 --> 00:02:30,484 You can close your eyes for this. 49 00:02:30,484 --> 00:02:32,986 Pressing the palms together, elbows go left to right. 50 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:35,656 Sit up nice and tall, lift up from the base of the spine 51 00:02:35,656 --> 00:02:38,091 and press as hard as you can. 52 00:02:38,091 --> 00:02:40,360 Now this time, as you press, see if you can really 53 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,996 release any stress or tension 54 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:44,965 in the tops of the shoulders, the neck. 55 00:02:47,626 --> 00:02:50,270 Pressing, creating a little energy, a little warmth. 56 00:02:50,270 --> 00:02:53,140 Engaging, drawing energy up from the pelvic floor. 57 00:02:53,140 --> 00:02:58,111 Breathing deep and release, hands face up. 58 00:02:58,111 --> 00:03:03,116 Inhale and exhale to relax the shoulders down. 59 00:03:06,019 --> 00:03:07,120 Awesome. 60 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,157 We're gonna draw circles with the nose now. 61 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:15,622 Nice and easy, keep the shoulders relaxing down 62 00:03:15,622 --> 00:03:18,070 as you begin to wake up. 63 00:03:18,070 --> 00:03:20,934 A little energy in the neck. 64 00:03:20,934 --> 00:03:22,469 Reverse your circle. 65 00:03:29,414 --> 00:03:31,778 And then one more time to each side 66 00:03:31,778 --> 00:03:33,113 should feel really awesome. 67 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:34,548 Keep the heart lifting. 68 00:03:40,454 --> 00:03:42,856 And then when you feel good, come back to center. 69 00:03:42,856 --> 00:03:45,425 We'll draw the hands back together at the heart. 70 00:03:45,425 --> 00:03:47,060 This time, soft palms. 71 00:03:48,595 --> 00:03:49,429 Great, inhale in. 72 00:03:50,764 --> 00:03:53,098 Exhale to interlace the fingertips. 73 00:03:53,098 --> 00:03:55,469 We're going to press the palms forward. 74 00:03:55,469 --> 00:03:56,937 Just take a moment here to, again, 75 00:03:56,937 --> 00:03:59,716 re-establish your foundation that you create for yourself 76 00:03:59,716 --> 00:04:01,208 every time you show up on the mat. 77 00:04:01,208 --> 00:04:03,710 It's so beautiful and then when you're ready, 78 00:04:03,710 --> 00:04:07,447 inhale, send the palms forward, up and back. 79 00:04:07,447 --> 00:04:08,399 Big stretch here. 80 00:04:08,399 --> 00:04:10,517 Lift through all four sides of the torso. 81 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:12,886 Draw the belly in and up just a bit. 82 00:04:12,886 --> 00:04:15,555 Find that support for the back and then take a moment 83 00:04:15,555 --> 00:04:18,158 here to close your eyes, soften the skin of the face 84 00:04:19,353 --> 00:04:21,734 and as the hips stay really heavy here, 85 00:04:21,734 --> 00:04:24,397 the wrists reach up toward the sky. 86 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:28,502 Inhale in, exhale. 87 00:04:28,502 --> 00:04:29,536 Keep the arms lifted. 88 00:04:29,536 --> 00:04:31,338 You're gonna draw the naval back. 89 00:04:31,338 --> 00:04:33,373 Press the palms forward, 90 00:04:33,373 --> 00:04:35,475 rounding through the spine. 91 00:04:35,475 --> 00:04:36,843 Chin to chest. 92 00:04:36,843 --> 00:04:38,512 Take a cycle of breath here. 93 00:04:38,512 --> 00:04:41,581 In and out. 94 00:04:41,581 --> 00:04:43,913 Should feel really good in the upper back body 95 00:04:43,913 --> 00:04:47,277 and then we're gonna inhale, reach back up. 96 00:04:47,277 --> 00:04:49,419 Blood flowing opposite direction 97 00:04:49,419 --> 00:04:53,727 so stick with it here and then exhale in the arms. 98 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:56,463 And then exhale chin to chest round through. 99 00:04:57,564 --> 00:04:58,665 Inhale to reach up. 100 00:04:58,665 --> 00:05:03,170 Stick with it and exhale to round through 101 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:05,338 chin to chest, naval draws in. 102 00:05:07,007 --> 00:05:10,479 Inhale, reach up, you got it, stick with it. 103 00:05:10,479 --> 00:05:13,480 Exhale round here and one more, we got this. 104 00:05:14,614 --> 00:05:18,859 Inhale lift and lengthen, 105 00:05:18,859 --> 00:05:22,322 and exhale contract 106 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:25,019 and round, creating expansion in the upper back body. 107 00:05:25,019 --> 00:05:29,329 Pause here, breathe in and out 108 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:32,199 and then inhale to come back up to center 109 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:33,366 and this is gonna feel awesome. 110 00:05:33,366 --> 00:05:36,670 Release the bind, palms face up, relaxed. 111 00:05:36,670 --> 00:05:38,684 Elbows down. Tag a little weight in the elbows 112 00:05:38,684 --> 00:05:42,075 as you close your eyes and notice how you feel. 113 00:05:42,909 --> 00:05:45,145 Feel that flush of energy in the arms. 114 00:05:46,246 --> 00:05:48,548 Maintain a gentle lift in the sternum. 115 00:05:51,851 --> 00:05:52,686 Beautiful. 116 00:05:52,686 --> 00:05:53,920 Now left hand comes to the earth. 117 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,189 Inhale, right fingertips reach up and over. 118 00:05:56,189 --> 00:05:57,857 Big stretch here. 119 00:05:57,857 --> 00:05:59,960 Take a moment here to really find what feels good 120 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:02,095 so you can round a little bit forward. 121 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:04,264 Maybe pull the right thumb back. 122 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:07,167 Make sure you're giving yourself enough space here 123 00:06:07,167 --> 00:06:09,816 to really create expansion in the side body 124 00:06:09,816 --> 00:06:13,139 so you don't have to be zipped up here but lots of space. 125 00:06:15,942 --> 00:06:17,077 And then check it out. 126 00:06:17,077 --> 00:06:19,630 Right hand now is going to come to the left knee. 127 00:06:19,630 --> 00:06:21,815 We're gonna swim or reach the left fingertips 128 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:24,290 all the way up and over. 129 00:06:24,290 --> 00:06:27,654 I like swim, all the way over and now 130 00:06:27,654 --> 00:06:29,389 side body stretch in the left side. 131 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:31,157 Now, connect to your energy here. 132 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:33,026 A lot of us have done this before. 133 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:36,796 There's more than meets the eye here. 134 00:06:36,796 --> 00:06:38,531 This is what this practice is all about. 135 00:06:38,531 --> 00:06:40,367 We have a reaching towards the left 136 00:06:40,367 --> 00:06:42,602 and a reaching towards the right. 137 00:06:42,602 --> 00:06:43,676 The white. 138 00:06:43,676 --> 00:06:46,940 And a balance or a sense of balance in the middle. 139 00:06:49,526 --> 00:06:51,578 So ground down through the tops of the thighs. 140 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:53,246 Lift up your sternum. 141 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:55,649 Maybe you look up, inhale. 142 00:06:55,649 --> 00:06:59,185 Exhale, take the left hand now to the right knee. 143 00:06:59,185 --> 00:07:01,655 Chin to chest, round through. 144 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:06,793 Big breath in. 145 00:07:08,395 --> 00:07:09,840 Long breath out. 146 00:07:12,899 --> 00:07:14,768 Bring your center over the pelvis. 147 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:16,169 We'll start to sit up nice and tall 148 00:07:16,169 --> 00:07:18,605 and this one's a big fun move here if you want it. 149 00:07:18,605 --> 00:07:22,539 Take it, inhale, reach for the sky 150 00:07:22,539 --> 00:07:25,078 and exhale float the fingertips down. 151 00:07:27,142 --> 00:07:28,114 Yes. 152 00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:29,316 Right hand comes to the earth. 153 00:07:29,316 --> 00:07:31,785 Inhale, left fingertips up high. 154 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:33,892 Same thing. Take a moment here to really work out 155 00:07:33,892 --> 00:07:35,355 what's going on in your body. 156 00:07:35,355 --> 00:07:37,090 Chances are, with this much yoga 157 00:07:37,090 --> 00:07:41,294 and this much commitment to showing up 158 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:42,896 on the mat everyday, you're waking up 159 00:07:42,896 --> 00:07:44,297 new muscles, which is amazing. 160 00:07:44,297 --> 00:07:49,302 So take this moment here to check in with your body. 161 00:07:51,287 --> 00:07:52,405 Find what feels good. 162 00:07:52,405 --> 00:07:53,973 Really make it your own. 163 00:07:59,095 --> 00:08:01,247 And for many, it'll be like, "Yeah, no duh, Adriene." 164 00:08:01,247 --> 00:08:04,217 But for a lot, and this is very normal, 165 00:08:04,217 --> 00:08:06,186 it's like I'm here. 166 00:08:06,186 --> 00:08:09,756 I don't even think beyond oh, I can explore. 167 00:08:09,756 --> 00:08:13,927 Just kind of like we hit the pose, check it and that's it. 168 00:08:13,927 --> 00:08:14,828 Move on. 169 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:18,271 So take a little time here to explore. 170 00:08:18,271 --> 00:08:21,146 ♪ That is why we're here ♪ 171 00:08:23,603 --> 00:08:25,338 Tight and then take this left hand. 172 00:08:25,338 --> 00:08:27,540 We're gonna bring it over to the right knee 173 00:08:27,540 --> 00:08:29,395 and then sweep the right fingertips 174 00:08:29,395 --> 00:08:31,945 all the way up and over. 175 00:08:31,945 --> 00:08:33,513 Side body stretch on the right. 176 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:36,750 Now, draw your center in. 177 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:38,485 Naval draws in and up a little bit here 178 00:08:38,485 --> 00:08:41,955 as you create a sense of balance and grace, 179 00:08:41,955 --> 00:08:43,823 which we're gonna talk about tomorrow 180 00:08:43,823 --> 00:08:46,426 in this push and pull in opposite directions. 181 00:08:50,597 --> 00:08:54,000 And inhale, maybe look up here and then exhale. 182 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,320 Right hand comes down to the left kneecap and here we go. 183 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,205 My favorite, Mr. Burns pose. 184 00:08:59,205 --> 00:09:03,389 Draw the naval in, rounding through the spine 185 00:09:03,389 --> 00:09:04,711 and then use the cycle of breath here 186 00:09:04,711 --> 00:09:06,312 to really feel awesome stretch in 187 00:09:06,312 --> 00:09:08,948 the upper right body right behind your heart space. 188 00:09:12,786 --> 00:09:14,921 And then you're gonna spread the toes on this one, 189 00:09:14,921 --> 00:09:17,590 bring your center over the base of the spine 190 00:09:17,590 --> 00:09:21,103 and here we go, a blossoming, a reawakening. 191 00:09:21,103 --> 00:09:22,495 Reach the fingertips up. 192 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:23,634 Big breath, big stretch. 193 00:09:23,634 --> 00:09:26,933 Yawn here if you want to and exhale. 194 00:09:26,933 --> 00:09:28,802 Float the fingertips down. 195 00:09:29,869 --> 00:09:31,818 Awesome. You're gonna take your nose. 196 00:09:31,818 --> 00:09:34,474 Draw a line over to the left. 197 00:09:34,474 --> 00:09:35,942 Look past your left shoulder. 198 00:09:37,076 --> 00:09:39,412 And then come through center and take your nose. 199 00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:41,815 Draw a line past your right shoulder. 200 00:09:44,884 --> 00:09:47,287 And then come to center, pull the fingertips back 201 00:09:47,287 --> 00:09:49,155 just a little bit and we're gonna do the same thing, 202 00:09:49,155 --> 00:09:51,157 drawing a line with the nose to the left 203 00:09:54,661 --> 00:09:57,096 and then back to center and to the right. 204 00:09:59,866 --> 00:10:01,935 Yes, ma'am, yes, sir. 205 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:02,836 Come back to center. 206 00:10:02,836 --> 00:10:05,955 Palms come together, big inhale. 207 00:10:05,955 --> 00:10:07,341 Big exhale. 208 00:10:08,908 --> 00:10:09,742 Awesome. 209 00:10:09,742 --> 00:10:12,378 From here you're gonna uncross the legs and 210 00:10:12,378 --> 00:10:14,529 bring the soles of the feet to the earth. 211 00:10:16,416 --> 00:10:18,751 Now bring the fingertips behind you. 212 00:10:18,751 --> 00:10:20,119 Excuse me, bring your palms behind you, 213 00:10:20,119 --> 00:10:21,688 fingertips facing in. 214 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:27,160 Then drop the pose here and let's just go on a little ride. 215 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,095 Inhale, exhale. 216 00:10:29,095 --> 00:10:30,363 Draw the shoulders down away 217 00:10:30,363 --> 00:10:32,465 from the ears and lift your heart. 218 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:34,367 On your next breath in, we're gonna lift 219 00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:35,869 the hip points all the way up. 220 00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:39,067 Just play here. 221 00:10:39,067 --> 00:10:41,207 Maybe moving the toes forward so 222 00:10:41,207 --> 00:10:45,013 the knees can go over the ankles 223 00:10:45,013 --> 00:10:46,813 and then lift your sternum. 224 00:10:46,813 --> 00:10:49,512 Head's not gonna go back here and then keep 225 00:10:49,512 --> 00:10:52,185 your knees in alignment with your hip points. 226 00:10:52,185 --> 00:10:53,887 So if they're coming out here going in, 227 00:10:53,887 --> 00:10:55,321 see if you can create two parallel lines 228 00:10:55,321 --> 00:10:57,257 as you lift the hips up high. 229 00:10:57,257 --> 00:10:58,958 Claw through the fingertips. 230 00:10:58,958 --> 00:11:02,621 Remember your big beautiful breath here 231 00:11:02,621 --> 00:11:06,299 and then slowly release, come down. 232 00:11:07,221 --> 00:11:09,035 You're gonna straighten through the legs. 233 00:11:09,035 --> 00:11:10,937 Thriller arms, yay. 234 00:11:10,937 --> 00:11:12,484 Send them forward. 235 00:11:12,484 --> 00:11:15,308 Plug the shoulders in and take a cycle of breath here. 236 00:11:15,308 --> 00:11:18,578 Inhale and exhale. 237 00:11:19,879 --> 00:11:21,586 Great. Inhale to reach for the sky. 238 00:11:21,586 --> 00:11:22,916 Big beach ball up and over head. 239 00:11:22,916 --> 00:11:24,617 Bend the knees as much as you need to 240 00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:25,919 and then take it up and over. 241 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:28,574 Draw your naval in and then sending it 242 00:11:28,574 --> 00:11:31,391 all the way forward and down. 243 00:11:31,391 --> 00:11:33,493 Relax the weight of your head over. 244 00:11:33,493 --> 00:11:35,828 You can slowly begin to straighten through the legs 245 00:11:35,828 --> 00:11:37,196 but be really kind. 246 00:11:42,636 --> 00:11:44,003 And then feel that deep stretch. 247 00:11:44,003 --> 00:11:48,544 One more cycle of breath as you close your eyes for this. 248 00:11:48,544 --> 00:11:51,611 In and out. 249 00:11:53,012 --> 00:11:56,172 Nice and then slowly roll it up. 250 00:11:56,172 --> 00:11:57,317 We'll bend the knees. 251 00:11:57,317 --> 00:11:59,018 Soles of the feet come to the earth. 252 00:11:59,018 --> 00:12:00,553 Swim the fingertips around. 253 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:03,005 Again, fingertips in towards your body. 254 00:12:03,005 --> 00:12:06,352 Take a deep breath in and then on an exhale, 255 00:12:06,352 --> 00:12:08,797 set yourself up, wrap the shoulders around 256 00:12:08,797 --> 00:12:12,064 so you're imagining pinching that pencil again 257 00:12:12,064 --> 00:12:14,233 in your upper back body. 258 00:12:14,233 --> 00:12:15,417 Then and only then when 259 00:12:15,417 --> 00:12:17,273 you have this great lift in the sternum, 260 00:12:17,273 --> 00:12:19,839 the shoulders are wrapping around, 261 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:22,931 all four corners of the feet connected 262 00:12:22,931 --> 00:12:25,478 then we'll lift the hips up high nice and slow. 263 00:12:25,478 --> 00:12:28,448 Nice and easy, keep your breath going the whole way. 264 00:12:28,448 --> 00:12:29,983 When you start to restrict the breath 265 00:12:29,983 --> 00:12:35,154 you need to take a second look at things. 266 00:12:35,154 --> 00:12:36,789 Check in with the knees, 267 00:12:36,789 --> 00:12:38,958 lifting the hips high toward the sky. 268 00:12:40,152 --> 00:12:41,060 Beautiful. 269 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:44,573 Keep breathing here, claw through the fingertips 270 00:12:44,573 --> 00:12:47,533 and then slowly lifting the chin just to the ceiling. 271 00:12:47,533 --> 00:12:50,579 Imagine the crown of your head really reaching back. 272 00:12:50,579 --> 00:12:52,138 Great. One more breath, you got it. 273 00:12:52,138 --> 00:12:53,339 Lift the hips a little higher. 274 00:12:53,339 --> 00:12:58,344 Engage your glutes and slow release. 275 00:12:59,212 --> 00:13:01,184 Awesome. Bring the left heel in. 276 00:13:01,184 --> 00:13:05,018 Right foot's gonna come in just after the left ankle. 277 00:13:05,018 --> 00:13:06,052 Thriller arms. 278 00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:10,323 First, inhale, exhale. 279 00:13:10,323 --> 00:13:12,868 Then inhale to reach for the sky 280 00:13:12,868 --> 00:13:15,361 and exhale to come all the way forward. 281 00:13:15,361 --> 00:13:17,530 Now reach your sits bones back. 282 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:19,866 So try to keep your bum on the ground here 283 00:13:19,866 --> 00:13:20,967 as you reach forward. 284 00:13:22,201 --> 00:13:23,202 You're gonna reach, reach, reach. 285 00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:25,163 Active arms. Lift the palms up. 286 00:13:25,163 --> 00:13:28,317 So tent the palms here as you press into the fingertips 287 00:13:28,317 --> 00:13:30,943 and then you're gonna find a gentle sway here today, 288 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:35,091 softening back to your (chuckles), 289 00:13:35,091 --> 00:13:38,117 hearkening back to your soften practice. 290 00:13:38,117 --> 00:13:41,183 I was like wait, this doesn't make sense. 291 00:13:41,183 --> 00:13:43,523 Okay, breathing. 292 00:13:44,691 --> 00:13:46,492 Let the tops of the thighs be heavy here 293 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:48,461 and if you're feeling brave again, close your eyes. 294 00:13:48,461 --> 00:13:50,797 You know, you got this, you know what you're doing. 295 00:14:00,707 --> 00:14:04,127 Awesome, then slowly bring it back up. 296 00:14:04,127 --> 00:14:07,480 One last time, plant the feet on the ground. 297 00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:10,917 Bring the fingertips back. 298 00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:13,619 Palms pressed into the earth and let's go. 299 00:14:13,619 --> 00:14:14,821 With the breath, inhaling. 300 00:14:14,821 --> 00:14:17,393 Lift your hips up high. 301 00:14:17,393 --> 00:14:19,058 Shoulders wrap around. 302 00:14:19,058 --> 00:14:22,395 Naval draws in as you lift the hips up high. 303 00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:27,834 Press into the ball joint of your big toe mounds 304 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:30,236 and your shins forward, hips up high. 305 00:14:30,236 --> 00:14:32,071 Press into all of your fingerprints 306 00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:34,874 and last but not least, lift your chin up from the sky. 307 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:38,344 Inhale and exhale to slowly lower. 308 00:14:38,344 --> 00:14:39,178 Awesome work. 309 00:14:39,178 --> 00:14:41,214 Okay, right heel comes in. 310 00:14:41,214 --> 00:14:42,648 Left leg to follow. 311 00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:44,383 Thriller arms. 312 00:14:44,383 --> 00:14:46,252 Root down through the sits bones, 313 00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:48,087 the hips nice and heavy here. 314 00:14:48,087 --> 00:14:51,824 Deep breath in, long breath out. 315 00:14:51,824 --> 00:14:53,126 Then inhale to reach up. 316 00:14:53,126 --> 00:14:54,427 Lengthen through the side body. 317 00:14:54,427 --> 00:14:57,819 All four sides of the torso really lifting and lengthening 318 00:14:57,819 --> 00:14:59,532 and then exhale to come forward. 319 00:14:59,532 --> 00:15:02,210 Try to keep the bum on the ground here, 320 00:15:02,210 --> 00:15:04,303 opening up through that left hip 321 00:15:05,404 --> 00:15:09,354 and then again, hearkening (chuckles) 322 00:15:09,354 --> 00:15:11,344 back to our soften practice. 323 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:13,355 See if you can find soft, easy movement here 324 00:15:13,355 --> 00:15:15,381 that feels good, a gentle sway. 325 00:15:17,483 --> 00:15:20,086 Keep up with your deep breathing. 326 00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:21,287 Conscious breath. 327 00:15:35,034 --> 00:15:38,639 Great. Then slowly press it back up 328 00:15:38,639 --> 00:15:41,639 and we're actually gonna just come to 329 00:15:41,639 --> 00:15:42,742 Downward Dog from here. 330 00:15:42,742 --> 00:15:45,491 So you're gonna cross the ankles, 331 00:15:45,491 --> 00:15:49,104 come through to all fours and then in your own time, 332 00:15:49,104 --> 00:15:51,284 peel the naval down up to Downward Dog. 333 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:52,642 Take your time. 334 00:15:55,692 --> 00:15:58,460 Alright, when you get there, pedal it out. 335 00:15:58,460 --> 00:16:01,783 Claw through the fingertips. 336 00:16:01,783 --> 00:16:03,396 Set your foundation. 337 00:16:03,396 --> 00:16:05,898 Such a beautiful thing again that you set your foundation 338 00:16:05,898 --> 00:16:08,201 for yourself every time you come up on the mat. 339 00:16:08,201 --> 00:16:09,035 It's amazing. 340 00:16:11,139 --> 00:16:12,698 And then we'll come to stillness here 341 00:16:12,698 --> 00:16:14,607 and we're gonna bend the knees just a bit 342 00:16:14,607 --> 00:16:16,209 and you're gonna see if you can create 343 00:16:16,209 --> 00:16:18,311 just a little wave in the spine by drawing the naval 344 00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:22,181 in and up rounding through and then melting the heart back. 345 00:16:22,181 --> 00:16:23,316 Peek at me if you need to. 346 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,477 Nice and slow, draw the chin to chest. 347 00:16:25,477 --> 00:16:29,491 Naval goes up and then heart melts back. 348 00:16:29,491 --> 00:16:32,091 A couple times more, creating a little wave. 349 00:16:33,860 --> 00:16:36,195 Just exploring, don't have to nail anything. 350 00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:40,433 Let's do one more inhale and exhale. 351 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:42,617 That's it, awesome work. Gorgeous. 352 00:16:42,617 --> 00:16:46,005 Slowly just send the knees down to the earth, soft landing. 353 00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:50,810 We're gonna send the feet to one side 354 00:16:50,810 --> 00:16:53,112 and we're gonna come all the way to our backs. 355 00:16:56,616 --> 00:16:58,384 Take your time getting there. 356 00:17:03,489 --> 00:17:05,290 Then when you get there, snuggle the shoulder blades 357 00:17:05,290 --> 00:17:07,159 underneath your heart space and you're gonna send 358 00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:08,761 the fingertips out left to right. 359 00:17:08,761 --> 00:17:12,064 Texas T-style and when you're ready, 360 00:17:12,064 --> 00:17:13,833 hug the knees up towards the chest. 361 00:17:15,101 --> 00:17:17,459 Beautiful. Take a deep breath in. 362 00:17:17,459 --> 00:17:21,173 Pin down your shoulders or just intend them down 363 00:17:21,173 --> 00:17:22,708 and then try to keep that intention 364 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:26,145 as you slowly allow the knees to melt heavy light 365 00:17:26,145 --> 00:17:28,854 over toward the left side of your mat. 366 00:17:28,854 --> 00:17:30,917 Then take the left hand if you like, gently guide 367 00:17:30,917 --> 00:17:33,508 the outer edge of the right leg down 368 00:17:33,508 --> 00:17:37,123 and we'll turn to look past the right fingertips. 369 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,494 Then close your eyes now. 370 00:17:41,494 --> 00:17:46,365 Take a deep breath in and exhale big, big long exhales 371 00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:48,067 to empty all the breath out. 372 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:51,604 And as you do that, feel that connection 373 00:17:51,604 --> 00:17:53,205 to your center, your belly. 374 00:17:54,206 --> 00:17:56,709 Keep breathing, Reclined Twist. 375 00:18:05,789 --> 00:18:07,320 Okay, big inhale. 376 00:18:08,621 --> 00:18:12,290 Then use your exhale to bring it back to center 377 00:18:12,290 --> 00:18:14,293 and we'll take it to the other side, 378 00:18:14,293 --> 00:18:17,499 intending the left shoulder down as you allow the legs 379 00:18:17,499 --> 00:18:18,998 to go heavy to the right. 380 00:18:18,998 --> 00:18:21,176 Right hand comes onto the outer edge 381 00:18:21,176 --> 00:18:23,502 of the left thigh and when you're ready, 382 00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:25,871 turn to look past your left fingertips. 383 00:18:29,482 --> 00:18:32,244 Then close your eyes and take a deep breath in. 384 00:18:34,013 --> 00:18:36,631 And on this, exhale really empty, empty, empty. 385 00:18:36,631 --> 00:18:39,036 Naval drawing in towards the spine. 386 00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:56,333 Awesome. Take a deep breath in 387 00:18:56,333 --> 00:18:58,693 and a long breath out to come back to center, 388 00:18:58,693 --> 00:19:00,306 preparing for Bridge Pose, 389 00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:04,043 our last little dance to awaken the spine. 390 00:19:05,135 --> 00:19:08,541 So often, 391 00:19:09,952 --> 00:19:12,725 to awaken the energy or to get more energy 392 00:19:12,725 --> 00:19:14,790 to do things, we don't have to 393 00:19:14,790 --> 00:19:16,778 kind of do an energizing practice 394 00:19:16,778 --> 00:19:19,872 or sometimes, taxing ourself kind of robs us 395 00:19:19,872 --> 00:19:22,804 of the energy you need to just feel centered 396 00:19:22,804 --> 00:19:25,431 and balanced and to get the energy flowing. 397 00:19:25,431 --> 00:19:28,584 So move nice and slow here. 398 00:19:28,584 --> 00:19:30,336 Draw the heels in. 399 00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:32,304 Press into your foundation and here we go. 400 00:19:32,304 --> 00:19:33,472 When you're ready, inhale. 401 00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:34,840 Lift the hips up high. 402 00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:39,245 Draw the shoulder blades together 403 00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:40,346 and then exhale. 404 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:42,581 Lower them down nice and slow. 405 00:19:44,417 --> 00:19:46,752 Inhale, hips lift up high. 406 00:19:48,954 --> 00:19:51,123 Exhale, lower them down. 407 00:19:52,258 --> 00:19:53,926 And now moving with your breaths, 408 00:19:53,926 --> 00:19:55,911 you can move at your tempo, 409 00:19:55,911 --> 00:19:59,799 inhaling to lift and exhaling to lower. 410 00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:04,136 Try to keep your foundation strong 411 00:20:04,136 --> 00:20:05,938 as you pick up the tempo just a bit. 412 00:20:08,383 --> 00:20:10,133 Try to sync up with your breath. 413 00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:15,230 Instead of isolating the glutes, 414 00:20:15,230 --> 00:20:17,221 see if you can think of the spine. 415 00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:22,950 Almost serpent-like as you lift up and down. 416 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:31,130 Play with the pelvis and its rotation there 417 00:20:31,130 --> 00:20:32,998 at the last beat of your landing. 418 00:20:38,170 --> 00:20:41,340 And now for your final waves, close your eyes. 419 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:55,754 And one last wave. 420 00:20:55,754 --> 00:20:59,925 Inhale and exhale. 421 00:21:01,293 --> 00:21:02,796 Awesome, interlace the fingertips. 422 00:21:02,796 --> 00:21:04,697 Bring them behind the head. 423 00:21:04,697 --> 00:21:06,332 Cradle your neck with your thumbs. 424 00:21:06,332 --> 00:21:07,967 So extend your thumbs. 425 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:09,635 Take a second here to just chill. 426 00:21:09,635 --> 00:21:11,370 Let the elbows go out wide. 427 00:21:11,370 --> 00:21:13,272 Feel that great stretch. 428 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:14,940 If you want to stay in the chill zone, 429 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:17,209 you're gonna walk your feet as wide as your mat 430 00:21:17,209 --> 00:21:19,845 and allow the knees to fall together. 431 00:21:19,845 --> 00:21:21,780 If you want to light a little fire in your belly, 432 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:23,916 your core, you're gonna lift the knees up. 433 00:21:23,916 --> 00:21:26,085 Lower back becomes just flush with the mat. 434 00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:31,757 Take a deep breath in here and then exhale out. 435 00:21:31,757 --> 00:21:34,493 Naval draws in, in, in as you breath out. 436 00:21:34,493 --> 00:21:36,529 Great, now we've engaged the center of the core. 437 00:21:36,529 --> 00:21:38,798 We're gonna lift the head, the neck, the shoulders 438 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:41,022 and here we go, yogi bicycles. 439 00:21:41,022 --> 00:21:41,967 Inhale to look up. 440 00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,836 Exhale to twist. 441 00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:45,304 Opposite elbow to opposite knee. 442 00:21:45,304 --> 00:21:50,009 Extend the right leg and then come back to center. 443 00:21:50,009 --> 00:21:50,843 Sorry. 444 00:21:50,843 --> 00:21:52,044 Left elbow to right knee now. 445 00:21:52,044 --> 00:21:53,279 Opposite elbow, opposite knee. 446 00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:56,081 Extend the left leg and then back to center. 447 00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:58,487 Now keep it going nice and slow 448 00:21:58,487 --> 00:22:00,883 and you can omit that center spot 449 00:22:00,883 --> 00:22:03,025 if you want to pick up your pace. 450 00:22:03,025 --> 00:22:05,811 We're not gonna be here long. 451 00:22:05,811 --> 00:22:07,793 So move with your breath. 452 00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:09,562 Keep a little smile on your face. 453 00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:12,097 Scoop the tailbone up. 454 00:22:12,097 --> 00:22:14,433 Nice and easy in the face. 455 00:22:14,433 --> 00:22:16,268 No tension in the neck. 456 00:22:16,268 --> 00:22:17,603 We got this. 457 00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:20,082 We're here for five. 458 00:22:20,082 --> 00:22:21,086 Four. 459 00:22:21,086 --> 00:22:22,708 Scoop the tailbone up, naval down. 460 00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:24,276 Three. 461 00:22:24,276 --> 00:22:25,711 Two. 462 00:22:25,711 --> 00:22:27,947 Awesome and even it out on the one. 463 00:22:27,947 --> 00:22:29,900 Beautiful. Reach everything up towards the sky. 464 00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:31,500 Toes and fingers. Reach, reach, reach. 465 00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:34,486 Get it up there and then exhale, release. 466 00:22:34,486 --> 00:22:36,483 Soles of the feet come together. 467 00:22:36,483 --> 00:22:37,583 Knees nice and wide. 468 00:22:37,583 --> 00:22:38,939 You could bring your hands to the belly. 469 00:22:38,939 --> 00:22:43,028 Take a deep breath in and sigh it out. 470 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:46,465 Close your eyes just for a moment. 471 00:22:46,465 --> 00:22:47,967 Find stillness here. 472 00:22:57,176 --> 00:22:59,945 And then begin to extend the legs out long. 473 00:23:00,913 --> 00:23:05,084 Open the arms, let them rest gently at your side. 474 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,122 Relax the weight of your body. 475 00:23:21,433 --> 00:23:24,436 Let your attention now focus 476 00:23:24,436 --> 00:23:27,139 on the natural ebb and flow of your breath. 477 00:23:30,676 --> 00:23:34,546 We'll end with just a little meditation. 478 00:23:35,914 --> 00:23:36,915 Close your eyes. 479 00:23:36,915 --> 00:23:38,884 Just a little food for thought, rather. 480 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:44,990 What does it feel like to be awake, to live awake? 481 00:23:58,537 --> 00:24:00,172 Now with the eyes closed, ask yourself, 482 00:24:00,172 --> 00:24:01,440 what does it feel like? 483 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,843 What does it feel like to be awake, 484 00:24:04,843 --> 00:24:08,176 to move throughout your day 485 00:24:10,107 --> 00:24:14,015 feeling awake, alive? 486 00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:27,599 When you're ready, gently begin to deepen the breath. 487 00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:30,736 Begin to bat the eyelashes open. 488 00:24:30,736 --> 00:24:33,472 Wiggle the fingers and the toes. 489 00:24:33,472 --> 00:24:36,975 Rotate the ankles and the wrists. 490 00:24:36,975 --> 00:24:38,711 Take a nice full body stretch. 491 00:24:38,711 --> 00:24:41,280 Inhale to reach all the way up. 492 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:45,951 Big, big, big stretch and then 493 00:24:45,951 --> 00:24:49,288 slowly bring the hands together, thumbs to third eye. 494 00:24:50,689 --> 00:24:54,727 We'll seal our practice by taking a deep breath in 495 00:24:56,695 --> 00:25:00,462 and quietly whispering namaste. 496 00:25:01,962 --> 00:25:05,371 (uplifting music)