1 00:00:00,267 --> 00:00:02,436 - Hey everyone. Welcome to Yoga With Adriene. 2 00:00:02,436 --> 00:00:04,605 My name is Adriene, duh. 3 00:00:04,605 --> 00:00:06,540 And I am in the most beautiful... 4 00:00:06,540 --> 00:00:08,375 ♪ Place on earth ♪ 5 00:00:08,375 --> 00:00:11,578 And it's early, and I'm not hungover, and I feel great. 6 00:00:11,578 --> 00:00:14,181 I was just saying I feel like 7 00:00:14,181 --> 00:00:18,151 I'm at a really nice natural spa 8 00:00:18,151 --> 00:00:20,754 called Mother Earth, in Washington. 9 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:22,890 This is gonna be a long intro, I can tell already. 10 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:25,325 I'm here on Anderson Island and I just woke up. 11 00:00:25,325 --> 00:00:28,595 And I have the privilege of being around such beauty. 12 00:00:28,595 --> 00:00:30,430 So I came out here to shoot a little video for you. 13 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:32,666 This is something you can do, in the morning 14 00:00:32,666 --> 00:00:34,701 in particular, that will wake up the body. 15 00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:36,537 It's quick, it's fast, it's really about 16 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:38,939 just connecting the breath to the body. 17 00:00:38,939 --> 00:00:40,407 Letting the mind be at ease. 18 00:00:40,407 --> 00:00:43,210 And, you know, finding what feels good. 19 00:00:43,210 --> 00:00:44,678 So hop on the mat, pull out a towel, 20 00:00:44,678 --> 00:00:48,044 just pad your knees a little bit, and let's get movin'. 21 00:00:48,044 --> 00:00:51,519 (upbeat music) 22 00:01:08,635 --> 00:01:09,970 Okay, so we're gonna begin 23 00:01:09,970 --> 00:01:11,872 on all fours here. (calm music) 24 00:01:11,872 --> 00:01:13,407 Pressing up and out of the palms, 25 00:01:13,407 --> 00:01:15,542 even pressing into the tops of the feet. 26 00:01:17,010 --> 00:01:20,514 And then a little Cat-Cow to get it going here. 27 00:01:20,514 --> 00:01:23,183 Inhale, heart radiates forward. 28 00:01:24,084 --> 00:01:26,787 On the exhale I begin at the tailbone, 29 00:01:26,787 --> 00:01:29,089 start at the tailbone, travel up the spine 30 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:31,825 until the crown of the head has to release. 31 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:33,493 Find a little bit of movement here, 32 00:01:33,493 --> 00:01:35,529 your own self-expression. 33 00:01:36,563 --> 00:01:39,066 Find what feels good as we inhale, 34 00:01:39,066 --> 00:01:42,035 dropping the belly, heart lifts. 35 00:01:42,035 --> 00:01:45,072 Exhale, again traveling up and down the spine. 36 00:01:46,306 --> 00:01:47,407 Little variation here, 37 00:01:47,407 --> 00:01:48,775 I'm gonna bring the two big toes together, 38 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:50,577 widen the knees as wide as the mat. 39 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:52,045 Inhale, look forward. 40 00:01:52,045 --> 00:01:54,214 Exhale, take it around. 41 00:01:54,214 --> 00:01:55,782 So we're moving in a circle here. 42 00:01:55,782 --> 00:01:57,017 Inhaling, come forward. 43 00:01:57,017 --> 00:01:59,586 Exhale, around and back. 44 00:01:59,586 --> 00:02:00,721 Then reverse your circle. 45 00:02:00,721 --> 00:02:02,756 Inhale, forward. 46 00:02:02,756 --> 00:02:05,592 Exhale, through a little Extended Child's Pose there. 47 00:02:06,660 --> 00:02:07,594 Then I'll come back up. 48 00:02:07,594 --> 00:02:10,564 Walk the knees underneath the hip points. 49 00:02:10,564 --> 00:02:13,667 And send it up, Downward Facing Dog. 50 00:02:13,667 --> 00:02:15,869 Curling the toes under, lifting the sit bones high. 51 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:18,672 Notice I'm bending my knees quite generously here. 52 00:02:18,672 --> 00:02:20,674 Pressing up and out of the palms. 53 00:02:21,708 --> 00:02:23,087 Pedaling the feet. 54 00:02:24,344 --> 00:02:26,446 Again, finding your own self-expression here. 55 00:02:26,446 --> 00:02:29,316 Shining a little light into the dark places 56 00:02:29,316 --> 00:02:31,885 as we get the body moving here. 57 00:02:31,885 --> 00:02:33,487 Then slowly I'll go for a walk 58 00:02:33,487 --> 00:02:35,288 towards the front edge of the mat. 59 00:02:35,288 --> 00:02:38,025 And land feet hip-width apart. 60 00:02:38,025 --> 00:02:40,427 Uttanasana, Forward Fold. 61 00:02:40,427 --> 00:02:42,662 Grab the elbows, rock a little side to side. 62 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:45,465 Bend the knees generously, tuck your chin into your chest, 63 00:02:45,465 --> 00:02:47,100 and slowly roll it up. 64 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:48,805 Notice I'm wiggling my fingers here, 65 00:02:48,805 --> 00:02:51,104 just keeping it nice and loose. 66 00:02:51,104 --> 00:02:53,507 Inhale, reach up. 67 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:56,009 And exhale, diving forward. 68 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:58,145 Belly to the tops of the thighs. 69 00:02:58,145 --> 00:03:00,313 Slowly roll it up. 70 00:03:00,313 --> 00:03:02,315 Reach it up, big breath. 71 00:03:03,950 --> 00:03:07,220 And exhale, belly to the tops of the thighs. 72 00:03:09,056 --> 00:03:11,691 Now we roll up to Tadasana. 73 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:14,795 Inhale, palms kiss together up overhead. 74 00:03:14,795 --> 00:03:18,632 And exhale, again, belly to the tops of the thighs. 75 00:03:18,632 --> 00:03:19,466 Letting go. 76 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:21,902 This time we inhale, lift to flat back position. 77 00:03:21,902 --> 00:03:23,904 Exhale, soften and bow. 78 00:03:23,904 --> 00:03:26,506 Stepping the right foot back, Runner's Lunge. 79 00:03:27,974 --> 00:03:30,343 So again, we're not really making the goal here 80 00:03:30,343 --> 00:03:31,912 to have the perfect asana, 81 00:03:31,912 --> 00:03:34,548 but to move with the breath and wake up the body. 82 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:36,416 We step the left foot back. 83 00:03:36,416 --> 00:03:37,651 Downward Facing Dog. 84 00:03:37,651 --> 00:03:38,902 Pedaling the feet, 85 00:03:38,902 --> 00:03:41,211 finding your own self-expression. 86 00:03:41,211 --> 00:03:44,324 And shifting our weight forward, Plank position. 87 00:03:44,324 --> 00:03:47,360 Rocking a little front to back. 88 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,996 Spiking the heels back and then lowering the knees 89 00:03:49,996 --> 00:03:52,966 as we slowly lower down all the way to the belly. 90 00:03:52,966 --> 00:03:55,235 Cobra. Inhale, lift up. 91 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:57,304 Tagging a little weight in the elbows there. 92 00:03:57,304 --> 00:03:58,972 Checking in with the neck. 93 00:03:58,972 --> 00:04:01,174 Curl the toes under, draw your navel in, 94 00:04:01,174 --> 00:04:03,443 and lift it up, Downward Facing Dog. 95 00:04:03,443 --> 00:04:05,821 Pedal the feet. Work it out, my friends. 96 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,049 Step the right foot up, Runner's Lunge. 97 00:04:10,550 --> 00:04:12,752 Breathe in, pull that right hip crease back. 98 00:04:12,752 --> 00:04:14,154 And then stepping the back foot up 99 00:04:14,154 --> 00:04:15,755 to meet the front, Forward Fold. 100 00:04:17,624 --> 00:04:20,093 Inhale, we lift to flat back position. 101 00:04:21,495 --> 00:04:23,096 Exhale, soften and bow. 102 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:26,166 On your next breath reach it all the way up. 103 00:04:26,166 --> 00:04:27,434 Fingertips kiss together. 104 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:29,035 And we exhale back at the heart. 105 00:04:29,035 --> 00:04:31,071 Again, inhale, we reach it up. 106 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:34,474 Soft knees as we bow forward. 107 00:04:36,309 --> 00:04:38,411 Inhale, flat back. 108 00:04:38,411 --> 00:04:41,615 Exhale, we step the left foot back now. 109 00:04:44,551 --> 00:04:46,286 Breathe. Notice I'm opening my mouth, 110 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:47,621 just checking with the jaw there. 111 00:04:47,621 --> 00:04:49,089 I step the right foot back. 112 00:04:49,089 --> 00:04:51,224 Downward Facing Dog. 113 00:04:51,224 --> 00:04:53,994 Shoulders are externally rotating here, 114 00:04:53,994 --> 00:04:55,640 away from the ears. 115 00:04:58,131 --> 00:05:00,500 Getting my groove on here, checking out my hands. 116 00:05:00,500 --> 00:05:03,537 And then inhale up and over into Plank. 117 00:05:03,537 --> 00:05:06,473 Slowly we shift forward, hug the elbows in. 118 00:05:06,473 --> 00:05:08,375 Chaturanga or Upward Facing Dog 119 00:05:08,375 --> 00:05:10,544 or any version of vinyasa of your choice here. 120 00:05:10,544 --> 00:05:13,647 You can lower down to the belly, Cobra. 121 00:05:13,647 --> 00:05:14,814 And then when you feel satisfied, 122 00:05:14,814 --> 00:05:17,117 send it back, Down Dog. 123 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:19,085 Left foot steps up. 124 00:05:19,085 --> 00:05:21,121 So we're moving through our Sun Salutation here. 125 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:22,522 We have a video for Sun Salute, 126 00:05:22,522 --> 00:05:25,625 you can check that out for a more detailed version. 127 00:05:25,625 --> 00:05:26,760 Forward Fold. 128 00:05:27,627 --> 00:05:29,896 Inhale, flat back, long spine. 129 00:05:29,896 --> 00:05:30,931 Exhale, bow. 130 00:05:30,931 --> 00:05:33,066 Reach it up with a breath in. 131 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:35,936 Exhale, back to the heart. 132 00:05:35,936 --> 00:05:37,470 Beautiful. 133 00:05:37,470 --> 00:05:40,607 Here I am, I'm making a fool of myself. 134 00:05:40,607 --> 00:05:42,642 Just so excited about my surroundings. 135 00:05:42,642 --> 00:05:44,611 (laughing) 136 00:05:44,611 --> 00:05:45,612 Okay, here we go. 137 00:05:45,612 --> 00:05:48,848 Shifting into a Mountain Pose, 138 00:05:48,848 --> 00:05:51,284 prepping for Tree. 139 00:05:52,352 --> 00:05:54,654 I slowly shift my weight over to the left leg 140 00:05:54,654 --> 00:05:56,823 and reach the right foot up. 141 00:05:56,823 --> 00:05:58,625 Now you might not bring the right heel 142 00:05:58,625 --> 00:06:01,828 all the way up to the center. 143 00:06:01,828 --> 00:06:04,364 Find a place that's anywhere on that leg, 144 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:05,748 just not on the knee. 145 00:06:08,335 --> 00:06:11,071 Find that dual action, pressing down through the earth 146 00:06:11,071 --> 00:06:12,172 as we lift up through the heart, 147 00:06:12,172 --> 00:06:13,540 lift up through the crown. 148 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:15,976 Notice this drop in the shoulders there. 149 00:06:16,810 --> 00:06:20,981 Fingertips move, shoulders drawing away from the ears. 150 00:06:20,981 --> 00:06:22,415 Had to do a little Tree Pose 151 00:06:22,415 --> 00:06:24,985 amongst all the beautiful trees. 152 00:06:24,985 --> 00:06:25,819 Breathe. 153 00:06:25,819 --> 00:06:28,021 Draw you navel in, find your center. 154 00:06:28,021 --> 00:06:31,725 And then slowly release the fingertips down. 155 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:33,526 Interlace them behind your back, 156 00:06:33,526 --> 00:06:35,262 behind your tail, your sacrum there. 157 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:37,897 Open your heart, lift your chin slightly, breathe in. 158 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:41,768 And then gently we release. 159 00:06:41,768 --> 00:06:43,036 Same thing on the other side. 160 00:06:43,036 --> 00:06:45,221 Find that opposition as we ground 161 00:06:45,221 --> 00:06:48,408 through that standing leg. 162 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,132 And lift through the heart. 163 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:56,216 My standing leg is pushing back into that foot. 164 00:06:56,216 --> 00:06:58,318 Everything meeting in the midline here. 165 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,489 I can stay palms together at the heart. 166 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:05,625 Or I can reach them up towards the sky 167 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:07,394 with a nice deep breath in. 168 00:07:08,361 --> 00:07:10,664 I'm doing a lot of wrist rotations here 169 00:07:10,664 --> 00:07:14,234 just to kind of encourage you to find your own movement, 170 00:07:14,234 --> 00:07:17,030 find a little sway, a little self-expression. 171 00:07:19,990 --> 00:07:22,742 I'll reach behind, interlace fingertips behind the back. 172 00:07:22,742 --> 00:07:25,512 Again, open the heart, open the chest. 173 00:07:25,512 --> 00:07:27,447 Press strong into the legs. 174 00:07:29,349 --> 00:07:31,484 And then release gently, back to standing. 175 00:07:31,484 --> 00:07:33,119 Inhale, reach it up. 176 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:35,522 Exhale, back to the heart. 177 00:07:35,522 --> 00:07:37,257 Inhale, full breath. 178 00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:39,159 Exhale, diving forward. 179 00:07:39,159 --> 00:07:40,260 Last time we inhale. 180 00:07:40,260 --> 00:07:42,327 Lift to flat back position. Smile. 181 00:07:43,396 --> 00:07:45,231 And then slowly we'll transition 182 00:07:46,099 --> 00:07:48,468 to a nice comfortable seated posture. 183 00:07:50,570 --> 00:07:51,938 Soles of the feet on the mat. 184 00:07:51,938 --> 00:07:52,939 Fingertips behind. 185 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:55,041 Going into a Half Boat Pose here. 186 00:07:55,041 --> 00:07:56,609 Boat variation. 187 00:07:58,678 --> 00:08:00,680 Inhale, reach it up. 188 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,248 Find a little bit of movement. 189 00:08:04,807 --> 00:08:06,619 So it doesn't really matter what we're doing here, 190 00:08:06,619 --> 00:08:09,222 but how we do it, kind of how we approach it. 191 00:08:09,222 --> 00:08:11,925 I'm drawing my navel into my spine. 192 00:08:11,925 --> 00:08:12,826 Then I gently release. 193 00:08:12,826 --> 00:08:15,495 Soles of the feet come together for Baddha Konasana. 194 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:17,397 Inhale, draw the chin into the chest. 195 00:08:17,397 --> 00:08:18,898 Roll it up. 196 00:08:18,898 --> 00:08:20,433 Open heart. 197 00:08:20,433 --> 00:08:23,169 As I slowly melt it forward. 198 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:25,372 Keeping a nice flat back here 199 00:08:26,673 --> 00:08:27,974 for as long as possible. 200 00:08:28,842 --> 00:08:30,610 And then when I feel like I've reached my edge 201 00:08:30,610 --> 00:08:32,112 I'll let it round forward, 202 00:08:32,112 --> 00:08:34,481 letting the weight of the head drop down. 203 00:08:35,448 --> 00:08:38,818 As I breathe, nice, full, sweet, deep breaths into the back. 204 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:41,705 Roll it up. 205 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:44,099 Wiggle it out. 206 00:08:46,259 --> 00:08:49,796 Shifting now to flat back all the way down. 207 00:08:49,796 --> 00:08:53,299 I breathe into my belly here. I extend my legs out. 208 00:08:53,299 --> 00:08:56,036 Arms to the side, palms faced up. 209 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:57,937 Take a deep breath in, smile. 210 00:08:57,937 --> 00:09:00,940 Nice full breath of gratitude for yourself. 211 00:09:00,940 --> 00:09:03,309 For showing up on the mat today to do the work. 212 00:09:11,317 --> 00:09:14,387 Hey everyone, okay so that was our sequence. 213 00:09:14,387 --> 00:09:17,056 And I'm very distracted right now because, 214 00:09:17,056 --> 00:09:19,526 in a good way, good distractions. 215 00:09:19,526 --> 00:09:21,361 Talk about yoga because we're like, 216 00:09:21,361 --> 00:09:25,231 what is this weird thing in the lake? 217 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:27,300 That's not a lake but it feels like it. 218 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:28,735 It's a seal. 219 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:30,269 It's a seal, y'all. 220 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:34,441 It is a... I wanna like use 10 expletives right now. 221 00:09:34,441 --> 00:09:36,109 It's a seal. 222 00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:37,243 Can you see it? 223 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:39,679 He's just peeking its head above the water. 224 00:09:41,414 --> 00:09:42,849 And now it just went back in. 225 00:09:45,485 --> 00:09:46,352 I'm in paradise. 226 00:09:46,352 --> 00:09:49,803 Okay so, point is, 227 00:09:49,803 --> 00:09:52,025 that was a sequence to get us moving. 228 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:54,294 I just wanna say like this is great for morning, 229 00:09:54,294 --> 00:09:57,063 but great for anytime. And this sequence in particular 230 00:09:57,063 --> 00:09:58,498 is just meant to inspire you. 231 00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:00,767 I woke up inspired by my surroundings. 232 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:03,136 I hope that you watch this video and get inspired to move. 233 00:10:03,136 --> 00:10:05,805 So don't even worry about doing this exact sequence. 234 00:10:05,805 --> 00:10:07,574 Permission to break all the rules. 235 00:10:07,574 --> 00:10:09,175 Just let this be a video 236 00:10:09,175 --> 00:10:10,944 to get you moving in the morning, okay. 237 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:12,045 Surprise yourself. 238 00:10:12,045 --> 00:10:14,147 Open yourself up to a new experience. 239 00:10:15,014 --> 00:10:16,282 And I'm gonna go check out this seal. 240 00:10:16,282 --> 00:10:17,821 Love you guys. Leave comments below. 241 00:10:17,821 --> 00:10:20,019 Subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. 242 00:10:20,019 --> 00:10:20,854 And take care. 243 00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:22,222 Namaste. 244 00:10:22,222 --> 00:10:24,791 (upbeat music)