1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,169 - Hey everyone and welcome to Yoga With Adriene. 2 00:00:02,169 --> 00:00:03,734 I'm Adriene and today we have 3 00:00:03,734 --> 00:00:06,673 yoga for abdominal wall strengthening. 4 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:09,009 This is a request so hop into something comfy 5 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:10,889 and let's get started. 6 00:00:10,889 --> 00:00:15,557 (gentle music) 7 00:00:23,223 --> 00:00:27,027 Alright my friends, let's begin on all fours. 8 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:28,962 Come on down to the ground, 9 00:00:28,962 --> 00:00:32,466 set yourself up for a nice Tabletop Position. 10 00:00:35,002 --> 00:00:37,804 Upper arm bones rotate out. 11 00:00:37,804 --> 00:00:41,408 Immediately start to draw your lower belly in up towards your 12 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:44,745 spine, your navel in up towards your spine. 13 00:00:44,745 --> 00:00:48,649 Lengthen through the neck, press into the tops of the feet and 14 00:00:48,649 --> 00:00:49,983 let's start to move with the breath. 15 00:00:49,983 --> 00:00:51,952 Here we go, inhale to drop the belly, 16 00:00:51,952 --> 00:00:53,887 open the chest. 17 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:55,889 Exhale to round through the spine. 18 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:02,429 Inhale to drop the belly nice and slow. 19 00:01:02,429 --> 00:01:04,197 Tap into your breath right away here. 20 00:01:04,197 --> 00:01:06,900 Exhale rounding through. 21 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:09,178 One more time on your own. 22 00:01:13,750 --> 00:01:16,176 Now inhale back to neutral spine. 23 00:01:16,176 --> 00:01:18,512 Claw through the fingertips, take pressure out of the wrists, 24 00:01:18,512 --> 00:01:20,147 curl the toes under, here we go. 25 00:01:20,147 --> 00:01:22,549 Inhale, press away from your yoga mat. 26 00:01:22,549 --> 00:01:26,620 Exhale, lift the knees, just the knees and let them hover. 27 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:28,822 We start to turn on through the abdominal wall. 28 00:01:28,822 --> 00:01:30,657 We press away from the yoga mat. 29 00:01:30,657 --> 00:01:31,792 We're breathing deep here. 30 00:01:31,792 --> 00:01:34,428 Nice, slow and in control with our breath. 31 00:01:34,428 --> 00:01:36,229 Tug the shoulders away from the ears. 32 00:01:36,229 --> 00:01:39,499 Start to feel all of those muscles begin to light up. 33 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:40,934 You can smile. 34 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:43,537 Breathe deep we're here for five, 35 00:01:43,537 --> 00:01:46,673 four, three, on the one listen carefully, 36 00:01:46,673 --> 00:01:48,475 hug just your right knee into your chest. 37 00:01:48,475 --> 00:01:51,111 Squeeze and hover and lift and then release right toes to the 38 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:53,847 ground and then squeeze left knee up towards a chest. 39 00:01:53,847 --> 00:01:56,883 Squeeze, hover and lift and then lower it down, 40 00:01:56,883 --> 00:01:59,519 both knees at a time with control. 41 00:01:59,519 --> 00:02:00,420 Beautiful work. 42 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:02,956 You're gonna slowly bring the big toes together. 43 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:06,026 Knees nice and wide, send the hips back. 44 00:02:06,026 --> 00:02:07,294 Active arms today as we 45 00:02:07,294 --> 00:02:10,575 reach the fingertips forward, inhale. 46 00:02:10,575 --> 00:02:13,700 And then exhale rounding through chin to chest. 47 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:15,569 Peek at me if you need to. 48 00:02:15,569 --> 00:02:17,638 Then inhale, tug the shoulders back, 49 00:02:17,638 --> 00:02:19,018 look forward. 50 00:02:20,288 --> 00:02:22,776 And exhale chin to chest. 51 00:02:22,776 --> 00:02:26,680 Now, as you do this think about squeezing the lower belly and 52 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,816 the upper abdominals in towards the center. 53 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:34,354 Zip 'em up tight and then inhale let it breathe. 54 00:02:34,354 --> 00:02:36,556 Open your heart, exhale. 55 00:02:36,556 --> 00:02:39,993 Lower belly and upper abs cinch in towards the middle, 56 00:02:39,993 --> 00:02:41,194 squeeze and lift. 57 00:02:41,194 --> 00:02:44,969 Hug that midline in towards your center and then inhale, 58 00:02:44,969 --> 00:02:46,700 open the chest, look forward. 59 00:02:46,700 --> 00:02:47,801 Awesome work. 60 00:02:47,801 --> 00:02:50,804 Inhale and again here lift your chest. 61 00:02:50,804 --> 00:02:53,774 Exhale, plant the palms, we're gonna come all the way back up 62 00:02:53,774 --> 00:02:58,445 through that Tabletop Position and then we're gonna slowly 63 00:02:58,445 --> 00:03:01,014 press away from the yoga mat, curl the toes under and this 64 00:03:01,014 --> 00:03:05,018 time just lift the hips up and back to Downward Facing Dog. 65 00:03:05,018 --> 00:03:06,620 You got it, peddle it out here. 66 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:07,954 Just want your body to feel good 67 00:03:07,954 --> 00:03:09,796 before we come on to our backs. 68 00:03:09,796 --> 00:03:12,559 Breathing deep. 69 00:03:12,559 --> 00:03:15,635 Shake the head loose, make the most of this. 70 00:03:15,635 --> 00:03:20,200 You can also repeat this sequence twice or even three 71 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,624 times if you want to make it a little bit more full. 72 00:03:23,624 --> 00:03:27,607 Inhale in deeply, and then on the exhale you're gonna bend the 73 00:03:27,607 --> 00:03:30,298 knees and step, hop, float, 74 00:03:30,298 --> 00:03:33,547 jump all the way up towards the front 75 00:03:33,547 --> 00:03:35,549 and then you're gonna slowly bend your knees, 76 00:03:35,549 --> 00:03:38,285 staying connected to your core, come all the way to a seat in 77 00:03:38,285 --> 00:03:40,253 however you see fit. 78 00:03:40,253 --> 00:03:42,222 And then when you get there you're gonna keep this 79 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:45,459 connection to your core as you send the toes forward, 80 00:03:45,459 --> 00:03:47,928 shins parallel to the ceiling, lift the legs. 81 00:03:49,963 --> 00:03:51,498 We're here in a modified Boat. 82 00:03:51,498 --> 00:03:55,869 If your abdominal wall is just turning on for the first time in 83 00:03:55,869 --> 00:03:58,972 maybe forever you can keep the heels on the ground or you can 84 00:03:58,972 --> 00:04:02,209 even experiment with the toes if you have the flexibility in the 85 00:04:02,209 --> 00:04:06,809 tops of the ankles. So you're here, here, or here. 86 00:04:06,809 --> 00:04:09,950 Now that same action point of taking the lower belly 87 00:04:09,950 --> 00:04:12,552 and the upper abs and drawing them gently in 88 00:04:12,552 --> 00:04:15,553 toward each other here. See if you can tap into that. 89 00:04:15,555 --> 00:04:18,257 Breathing all the while. 90 00:04:18,257 --> 00:04:21,695 Softening through the skin of the face. 91 00:04:21,695 --> 00:04:25,398 Imagining the whole abdominal wall beginning to light up, 92 00:04:25,398 --> 00:04:27,200 beginning to wake up here. 93 00:04:28,718 --> 00:04:33,673 Lift your chest even more, you got it and then slowly lower the 94 00:04:33,673 --> 00:04:37,177 toes all the way to the ground, keep the chest lifted and then 95 00:04:37,177 --> 00:04:39,212 inhale lift 'em back up. 96 00:04:39,212 --> 00:04:44,584 Beautiful, exhale, drop the toes and inhale lift 'em back up. 97 00:04:44,584 --> 00:04:47,053 Beautiful, drop the toes. 98 00:04:47,053 --> 00:04:49,124 Inhale, lift 'em back up. And if this gets to be too much 99 00:04:49,124 --> 00:04:51,391 you can just go one toe at a time. 100 00:04:51,391 --> 00:04:53,293 Now, let your lower ribs 101 00:04:53,293 --> 00:04:55,395 your upper abdominals be really heavy. 102 00:04:55,395 --> 00:04:58,156 Drawing in here, you got it. Keep it going. 103 00:04:58,156 --> 00:05:00,267 Either one or two at a time or both toes. 104 00:05:01,678 --> 00:05:02,702 You got it. 105 00:05:02,702 --> 00:05:04,271 Hug those lower ribs in. 106 00:05:04,271 --> 00:05:09,342 We're here for three, two and give me one more, 107 00:05:09,342 --> 00:05:10,577 here we go. 108 00:05:10,577 --> 00:05:13,013 Yay! And then slowly come all the way up. 109 00:05:13,013 --> 00:05:14,918 Give your lower back a rest. Sit up nice and tall. 110 00:05:14,918 --> 00:05:16,650 Walk the heels in line with the hip points, 111 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:17,984 toes pointing forward. 112 00:05:17,984 --> 00:05:19,686 This is one my favorite yoga moves. 113 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:23,790 Inhale, lift the chest, lift your heart and exhale, 114 00:05:23,790 --> 00:05:25,392 bow your head. 115 00:05:25,392 --> 00:05:28,913 Let the shoulders round, just take a rest. 116 00:05:28,913 --> 00:05:30,864 Sweet, awesome work. 117 00:05:30,864 --> 00:05:32,265 Inhale, lift the heart. 118 00:05:32,265 --> 00:05:34,887 Exhale, come all the way on to your back nice and slow. 119 00:05:34,887 --> 00:05:36,736 So extend the legs out first. 120 00:05:36,736 --> 00:05:38,138 Take your time getting there. 121 00:05:38,138 --> 00:05:40,507 Use this opportunity every moment of this 122 00:05:40,507 --> 00:05:42,175 short practice to check-in. 123 00:05:42,175 --> 00:05:45,178 Where am I at today? How am I doing? 124 00:05:45,178 --> 00:05:49,349 And then it's really fun once you start to enjoy the process, 125 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:52,085 the journey of the unfolding and feel like wow, 126 00:05:52,085 --> 00:05:55,422 I never used to be able to do this and now I can. 127 00:05:55,422 --> 00:05:57,090 Okay, a couple more things here 128 00:05:57,090 --> 00:05:58,959 and then I'll send you on your merry way. 129 00:05:58,959 --> 00:06:00,660 You're gonna interlace the fingertips, 130 00:06:00,660 --> 00:06:04,064 bring them behind the head, elbows nice and wide. 131 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:06,066 Take a deep breath in here. 132 00:06:06,066 --> 00:06:08,068 As you exhale, draw the navel down. 133 00:06:08,068 --> 00:06:09,603 (audibly exhales) 134 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:12,272 Beautiful, let this be what lifts your knees up, 135 00:06:12,272 --> 00:06:13,974 shins parallel to the ceiling. 136 00:06:13,974 --> 00:06:18,378 Just gonna center myself on my yoga mat. 137 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:19,479 Beautiful. 138 00:06:19,479 --> 00:06:23,350 And then again, upper abdominals and lower belly drawing in 139 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:24,584 towards the midline. 140 00:06:24,584 --> 00:06:26,620 Should feel your lower back really flush on the mat. 141 00:06:26,620 --> 00:06:29,990 You want to try to draw your knees over the hip points. 142 00:06:29,990 --> 00:06:33,827 However, if we're still working to get that lower back flush, 143 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:37,230 draw the knees just in a bit. Okay? 144 00:06:37,230 --> 00:06:39,599 So you can in time get the knees out here, 145 00:06:39,599 --> 00:06:42,302 really lighting up that abdominal wall. 146 00:06:42,302 --> 00:06:45,538 Inhale in, exhale keep your gaze up towards the sky as you lift 147 00:06:45,538 --> 00:06:49,276 your head and your neck and your shoulders. 148 00:06:49,276 --> 00:06:50,577 Beautiful, inhale in. 149 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:53,613 Exhale, straighten just the right leg. 150 00:06:53,613 --> 00:06:54,648 Beautiful, here we go. 151 00:06:54,648 --> 00:06:57,450 Ready? Inhale, keep scooping the tailbone up. 152 00:06:57,450 --> 00:06:59,659 Hugging those ribs down. 153 00:06:59,659 --> 00:07:01,888 And on an exhale, slowly drop your left toes 154 00:07:01,888 --> 00:07:03,890 to kiss the earth, right leg stays straight. 155 00:07:03,890 --> 00:07:05,725 Inhale, lift it up. 156 00:07:05,725 --> 00:07:08,328 Exhale, drop it down nice and slow. 157 00:07:08,328 --> 00:07:10,196 Inhale, lift it up. 158 00:07:10,196 --> 00:07:12,184 Exhale, drop it down. 159 00:07:12,184 --> 00:07:14,034 Inhale, lift it up. 160 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:15,902 Look up and back like almost as 161 00:07:15,902 --> 00:07:17,237 if you're trying to look behind you. 162 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:18,471 Exhale, drop it down. 163 00:07:18,471 --> 00:07:20,907 Awesome, bring both knees back into center. 164 00:07:20,907 --> 00:07:22,676 Take a rest if you need to. 165 00:07:22,676 --> 00:07:25,679 Inhale in, exhale lift the head, the neck, 166 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:28,014 the shoulders try to keep the elbows wide. 167 00:07:28,014 --> 00:07:30,083 So keep the integrity of the spine from 168 00:07:30,083 --> 00:07:32,052 your yoga practice here. 169 00:07:32,052 --> 00:07:33,853 Alright, then straighten the left leg. 170 00:07:33,853 --> 00:07:37,057 Just as much as you can so if you really want to challenge you 171 00:07:37,057 --> 00:07:38,658 can be here working here. 172 00:07:38,658 --> 00:07:40,026 Just don't want it to go to lower back 173 00:07:40,026 --> 00:07:41,528 so straighten that left leg. 174 00:07:41,528 --> 00:07:43,997 Most people will be right nice and tall right up here. 175 00:07:43,997 --> 00:07:45,298 Nice and high. 176 00:07:45,298 --> 00:07:47,467 Great, look up and then look back and here we go. 177 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,235 Inhale in, exhale drop the right 178 00:07:49,235 --> 00:07:50,904 toes to the ground nice and slow. 179 00:07:50,904 --> 00:07:54,441 Now as you do this, keep those lower ribs nice and heavy. 180 00:07:54,441 --> 00:07:55,108 Here we go. 181 00:07:55,108 --> 00:07:56,810 Scooping it back up, nice and easy. 182 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:59,145 Keep the elbows wide. 183 00:07:59,145 --> 00:08:02,048 Slow and in control. 184 00:08:02,048 --> 00:08:03,350 Neck is nice and long. 185 00:08:03,350 --> 00:08:04,718 No pain in the neck. 186 00:08:06,984 --> 00:08:11,624 Squeezing, navel down, tailbone lifting up. 187 00:08:11,624 --> 00:08:13,059 Breathing deep, you got it. 188 00:08:13,059 --> 00:08:15,061 Let's do one more. 189 00:08:16,262 --> 00:08:17,931 Awesome, then bring both knees in, 190 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:20,033 inhale to lift up, squeeze. 191 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:21,617 We're here for five. 192 00:08:21,617 --> 00:08:24,110 Slowly breathing deep. 193 00:08:24,110 --> 00:08:25,365 Lifting tailbone up. 194 00:08:25,365 --> 00:08:28,608 Three, two, elbows nice and wide. 195 00:08:28,608 --> 00:08:31,144 Look up and behind you and one, 196 00:08:31,144 --> 00:08:33,089 awesome, release. Hug the knees into the chest. 197 00:08:33,089 --> 00:08:34,414 You did great. 198 00:08:34,414 --> 00:08:36,562 Take a deep breath in. 199 00:08:36,562 --> 00:08:38,217 On the exhale, kick the left leg out. 200 00:08:39,833 --> 00:08:43,990 Inhale, slowly big full breath. 201 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:47,761 And then exhale peel the nose up towards the knee. 202 00:08:47,761 --> 00:08:49,562 Beautiful, release the head back down. 203 00:08:49,562 --> 00:08:52,198 Inhale, exhale supine twist. 204 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:54,501 Guide your right knee over towards your left. 205 00:08:54,501 --> 00:08:56,936 Open up through your right arm. 206 00:08:56,936 --> 00:09:00,073 Three breaths here, breath deep, close your eyes. 207 00:09:00,073 --> 00:09:02,075 Breathe into your belly. 208 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:14,087 And slow and with control from your center come back. 209 00:09:14,087 --> 00:09:15,455 Hug both knees into the chest. 210 00:09:15,455 --> 00:09:17,366 Take a deep breath in once again. 211 00:09:17,366 --> 00:09:19,159 And then exhale, shoot your right leg out. 212 00:09:21,501 --> 00:09:24,497 Great, scoop the tailbone up, hug the lower ribs in. 213 00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:25,665 Inhale. 214 00:09:25,665 --> 00:09:30,103 Exhale, peel nose up towards your knee. 215 00:09:30,103 --> 00:09:32,071 Nice and then slowly lower down. 216 00:09:32,071 --> 00:09:37,210 Inhale in, and exhale guiding the left knee 217 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:39,279 over towards the right side. 218 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:41,281 Supine twist, you're gonna open up through your left arm here. 219 00:09:41,281 --> 00:09:44,150 It should feel amazing and three nice, 220 00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:46,201 easy, loving breaths. 221 00:09:46,201 --> 00:09:49,956 Breathing into your belly, your diaphragm. 222 00:10:00,077 --> 00:10:01,777 Nice work. 223 00:10:01,777 --> 00:10:04,370 Slowly from your center, bring it back. 224 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:07,140 We'll hug the knees into the chest one last time. 225 00:10:07,140 --> 00:10:10,193 Maybe you peel the nose up towards the knees here. 226 00:10:12,345 --> 00:10:14,136 Find what feels good. 227 00:10:16,642 --> 00:10:19,419 And then finally we'll bring the knees super wide here. 228 00:10:19,419 --> 00:10:21,154 Soles of the feet are gonna press together. 229 00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:23,690 You're gonna send the fingertips towards the knees. 230 00:10:23,690 --> 00:10:27,627 Inhale in and then exhale lift up. 231 00:10:27,627 --> 00:10:29,095 Now, not crunching in the neck here. 232 00:10:29,095 --> 00:10:31,731 Keeping the chest nice and open. 233 00:10:31,731 --> 00:10:33,600 Press the feet together, breathe deep. 234 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,737 I'm just going to reach my left fingertips out past my left knee 235 00:10:37,737 --> 00:10:38,972 and then come back to center. 236 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:40,139 Look up. 237 00:10:40,139 --> 00:10:44,344 And then right fingertips out past and then look up. 238 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:48,014 And back and forth in your own time targeting the obliques. 239 00:10:48,014 --> 00:10:50,717 Giving your full abdominal wall in. 240 00:10:50,717 --> 00:10:56,055 All of these shapes, moves, vinyasas today are going to 241 00:10:56,055 --> 00:10:58,024 support you in your yoga practice. 242 00:10:58,024 --> 00:11:00,933 The physical yoga practice so breathe deep. 243 00:11:00,933 --> 00:11:03,963 You gotta breathe, you got to bring the breath. 244 00:11:03,963 --> 00:11:05,999 Back and forth. 245 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:07,800 If you're feeling some tension in the neck, 246 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,103 you can interlace the fingertips. 247 00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,972 Keep the same action just draw your elbow to the side. 248 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:21,314 Think of your spine nice and long. 249 00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:24,831 One nice, long, big staff or dunda. 250 00:11:25,827 --> 00:11:27,353 Alright, even it out here. 251 00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:28,868 We're here for five. 252 00:11:30,879 --> 00:11:32,320 Four. 253 00:11:33,626 --> 00:11:35,047 You got it. Soft and easy. 254 00:11:35,047 --> 00:11:36,499 Three. 255 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:40,967 Two, you got it. 256 00:11:40,967 --> 00:11:42,869 And one more, we got this! 257 00:11:45,356 --> 00:11:46,506 Beautiful. 258 00:11:46,506 --> 00:11:48,919 Slowly relax the head, shoulders down. 259 00:11:48,919 --> 00:11:51,110 Yay, bring the hands to the outer edges of the legs, 260 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:53,046 walk the knees together. 261 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:57,550 If it feels good you might walk the knees all the way out to the 262 00:11:57,550 --> 00:11:59,586 outer edge and allow the knees to fall in just 263 00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:00,954 for a breath or two. 264 00:12:00,954 --> 00:12:03,456 Maybe take your hands to your belly. 265 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:07,393 Inhale, lots of love in and just relax as you breathe out. 266 00:12:09,850 --> 00:12:11,464 Great, extend the legs nice and long. 267 00:12:11,464 --> 00:12:14,334 Take a deep breath in. 268 00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:16,202 And exhale to relax everything. 269 00:12:16,202 --> 00:12:17,170 A complete surrender. 270 00:12:17,170 --> 00:12:18,771 Just soft in the muscles of the belly. 271 00:12:18,771 --> 00:12:21,541 Let your bones become heavy. 272 00:12:21,541 --> 00:12:23,852 Give thanks for this moment. Just pause in stillness. 273 00:12:34,743 --> 00:12:37,273 Then slowly begin to wiggle your toes, 274 00:12:37,273 --> 00:12:39,993 wiggle your fingertips. 275 00:12:39,993 --> 00:12:41,427 Bring one knee up and then the other. 276 00:12:41,427 --> 00:12:43,262 And then we're gonna turn to one side 277 00:12:43,262 --> 00:12:46,332 and slowly press all the way up. 278 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:49,602 And then you're gonna come all the way up to a seated position 279 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:52,405 or to all fours if you want to repeat the video. 280 00:12:52,405 --> 00:12:54,407 So you're gonna come to all fours, 281 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:57,510 reach, start the video and do it one or two more times. 282 00:12:57,510 --> 00:13:00,847 If you're done for the day, you did awesome. 283 00:13:00,847 --> 00:13:01,914 Way to show up. 284 00:13:01,914 --> 00:13:03,650 Just a little goes a long way. 285 00:13:03,650 --> 00:13:06,552 You know, we don't always have a lot of time. 286 00:13:06,552 --> 00:13:08,454 But to show up and really show up with 287 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:11,391 the breath is a wonderful thing. 288 00:13:13,024 --> 00:13:16,729 Let's bring the palms together, right up to the third eye. 289 00:13:18,824 --> 00:13:23,542 The highest in me recognizes the highest in you. 290 00:13:23,542 --> 00:13:25,088 Have an awesome day. 291 00:13:25,088 --> 00:13:26,732 Namaste. 292 00:13:26,732 --> 00:13:31,886 (gentle music)