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Um, I'm going to ap, uh,

I'm gonna learn 
how to talk first.

I'm going to answer 
a couple of questions

that I've been getting,

that I've been 
seeing quite a bit.

So these are popular questions.

If you have a question,

feel free to send it in

and I'll get to 
it at the next vlog.

So, a question that I've 
been getting a lot of is,

What do you mean by 
tucking the pelvis, Adriene?

What do you mean 
by tuck your pelvis?

And actually I 
just shot a video where

I kind of spoke about this.

But what I mean is the pelvis,

we'll say this is 
the base of the pelvis,

often rests like this,

and then provides this 
nice curve in the spine.

So often in yoga,

we talk about 
tucking the pelvis.

And what I'm 
really trying to say is,

lengthen your tailbone down.

So the coccyx and the 
tail is kind of lifting up

towards the sky.

And we want to 
kind of curl it in,

lengthen it down.

This engages the 
intercostal muscles

of the front body,
the abdominal wall,

without creating tension 
or tightening in the belly.

So we can still 
breathe and have like,

full breath capacity there.

So yeah, lengthen 
down through the tailbone,

and always maintain 
that lift in the heart

and then maybe 
that's a better way

of saying tuck the pelvis.

It's kind of a 
tricky thing to talk about.

So, we can keep 
this conversation going.

Also in our next 
Yoga for Weight Loss video

we address this with a visual.

So, the next thing is,

Adriene, what do I wear in yoga?

And a lot of people are like,

sorry for the stupid question.

What do I wear in yoga?

We'll first of all,

there's no such 
thing as a stupid question.

But second of all,

it's a really good question.

A lot of my,

even my own friends.

Blue, stop.

Ask me this all the time.

Because, you 
wanna be comfortable.

I mean, yoga is 
about becoming empowered.

So you want to feel good.

That does not mean 
that you need to have

the most expensive yoga pants.

Lord knows I don't.

But it does mean that 
you should have something

that you feel comfortable in, A.

B, make sure it's something
that you can actually move in.

So, when you bend over 
and your pants fall down,

you wanna make 
sure they stay up,

unless you care.

Pants can fall down in my class,

I don't really care either way.

But make sure it's 
something that you can actually

have full range of movement in.

So I recommend you know,

yeah, just pants or 
shorts that are comfortable

and that you can move in.

Really, I wanna be 
careful about what I say,

because I don't want 
you to go spend a bunch

of money on yoga clothes.

Per se.

But, most of all,

comfortable, and 
that you can move in.

Something that you can maybe,

is a little more lightweight.

If you're like me 
and you're in Texas

and it's already 
hotter than hell everywhere.

Hot yoga is good.

But you know, you 
wanna be able to maybe

have some clothes 
that breathe a little bit.

The short answer is 
Find What Feels Good, right?

Find something 
you're comfortable in,

and that can 
breathe a little bit.

No pun intended.

That was a good one though,

breathe.

Okay, the last question.

It was a couple of questions
I kind of combined into one,

and it was, I have bad knees,

or I've heard both things,

I have bad knees, 
can I still do yoga?

I have bad ankles, 
can I still do yoga?

I've also heard,

I have weak wrists, 
can I still do yoga?

Yes.

Yoga is,

about union,

mind, body, soul.

So taking in all of 
those truths, or spirit,

and making the best out of them.

Finding What Feels Good.

And often we don't do yoga,

or we don't do something,

because we think we 
have a block up against.

When really, it's the yoga,

or this practice,

that is the very thing 
that'll help us kind of

move through that pain,

find the in of the pain,
the out of the pain,

and move on to a new stage,

with the knees, the 
wrists or the ankles.

This also a 
very tricky question,

because I feel like

it depends on maybe if you have

an injury that's been healing,

or if we just need to build
more integrity and strength

in the body and in the core.

And I'm not talking again
about the abdominal wall only,

I'm talking about this integrity
from the crown of the head,

to the tip of the tailbone.

So it's going to be 
different for everyone.

But, the short answer is yes,

you can still do yoga.

And for everyone,

continue to be mindful,

especially around those joints.

And if you have had an injury,

be extra mindful,

and really pay attention to
the sensations of the body,

so you don't do anything 
that will cause you pain.

That's no good.

Okay, so those are 
all my questions for now.

We have more videos on the way,

I'm so excited.

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It's really good, 
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You can just spray it 
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I'll see you next time.

Namaste.