1 00:00:00,567 --> 00:00:03,437 - Okay, hi everyone, welcome to Yoga With Adriene. 2 00:00:03,437 --> 00:00:07,608 I am Adriene, and today we're gonna do a Q & A, based on 3 00:00:07,608 --> 00:00:11,345 the videos that we've done thus far. 4 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:13,080 Squeaky chair, sorry. 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,449 Rickety, old, antique chair. 6 00:00:15,449 --> 00:00:20,387 Okay, so the first question is from my good friend Hilah, 7 00:00:20,387 --> 00:00:24,391 and it is a question about wrist pressure. 8 00:00:24,391 --> 00:00:26,560 I'm gonna say pressure rather than pain. 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:27,594 But a little bit of, 10 00:00:29,129 --> 00:00:32,732 pressure in the wrist during Cobra, Bhujangasan. 11 00:00:32,732 --> 00:00:37,304 And it's a common thing, and it's a great question because 12 00:00:37,537 --> 00:00:40,974 if we're feeling pressure in the wrist, then we need to 13 00:00:40,974 --> 00:00:42,976 take a chill pill, and we need to back up off the posture 14 00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:43,810 a little bit. 15 00:00:43,810 --> 00:00:47,314 And it's super common, it's an easy thing to do, to put 16 00:00:47,314 --> 00:00:49,016 a lot of pressure on the wrist, because we see people 17 00:00:49,016 --> 00:00:52,586 all the time, like, going into these bad-ass, amazing, 18 00:00:52,586 --> 00:00:55,656 you know, Cobras, but two things. 19 00:00:55,656 --> 00:00:58,511 Either they have been practicing a long time, and they've, 20 00:00:58,511 --> 00:01:01,194 they've created that space and integrated 21 00:01:01,194 --> 00:01:02,763 from the crown of the head to the tip of the tailbone, 22 00:01:02,763 --> 00:01:04,998 so they have a lot of space in the spine, 23 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:06,466 and the back, and the muscles. 24 00:01:06,466 --> 00:01:09,569 Everything's working together, saying yes, space, Cobra. 25 00:01:10,704 --> 00:01:11,538 That's A. 26 00:01:11,538 --> 00:01:14,141 B, people are just cranking up into that posture, 27 00:01:14,141 --> 00:01:15,776 you know, no patience, and, 28 00:01:15,776 --> 00:01:17,511 so it's easy for us to wanna do the same thing, 29 00:01:17,511 --> 00:01:18,712 'cause we see it, we're like, oh, 30 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:20,380 that's what it's supposed to look like. 31 00:01:20,380 --> 00:01:24,217 So, the kind answer is to take a sweet little chill pill, 32 00:01:24,217 --> 00:01:27,521 and just, maybe not go up as far. 33 00:01:27,521 --> 00:01:29,756 So, I like to do, and I can't remember if we did this 34 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:30,557 in the video or not. 35 00:01:30,557 --> 00:01:31,959 If we didn't, then I should have. 36 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,595 But I like to sometimes, turn my palms face-up in Cobra. 37 00:01:35,595 --> 00:01:38,465 Just to like really check in with my spine and see, 38 00:01:38,465 --> 00:01:41,268 like, am I working in my back, or am I, kind of, 39 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:44,471 using my arm strength to muscle into the posture. 40 00:01:44,471 --> 00:01:47,374 Again, it's not bad or wrong, there's no right or wrong 41 00:01:47,374 --> 00:01:49,076 in yoga, just an experience. 42 00:01:49,076 --> 00:01:54,147 But, if you're having a less than yummy experience 43 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:57,918 in your wrist, then try, yeah, turning the palms face-up 44 00:01:57,918 --> 00:02:00,620 and just getting that sensation back in the spine, 45 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:02,122 rather then in the arms. 46 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:06,059 Then in due time, we have the spine integrated, so much so, 47 00:02:06,059 --> 00:02:08,762 and the muscles strong, so much so, that we're not putting 48 00:02:08,762 --> 00:02:10,430 all that pressure on the wrist. 49 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:11,465 That was long-winded. 50 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:12,866 This is my first question, sorry I'll try 51 00:02:12,866 --> 00:02:13,867 to be more succinct. 52 00:02:15,002 --> 00:02:17,210 I have another question, all the way from the 53 00:02:17,210 --> 00:02:19,323 Czech Republic, from Sarah Marie, 54 00:02:19,323 --> 00:02:23,910 awesome, awesome question about digestion. 55 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:27,014 And we won't go get all personal or get into it, 56 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:30,684 but it's a great question, or a good thing to bring up 57 00:02:30,684 --> 00:02:33,153 regarding yoga, because everyone talks about how yoga 58 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:36,490 is so great for digestion and then, maybe you don't have 59 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:39,760 that experience, and you're like WTF. 60 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,329 So, the first point I wanna make, that I thank you Sarah, 61 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:44,131 for bringing this up, is, 62 00:02:44,131 --> 00:02:45,966 everyone is gonna have a different experience, 63 00:02:45,966 --> 00:02:49,336 and some of them are gonna be vastly different. 64 00:02:49,336 --> 00:02:50,737 So this is great. 65 00:02:50,737 --> 00:02:54,541 Yoga is not just one cure, you know, for everyone. 66 00:02:54,541 --> 00:02:57,310 So, that said, though, it's hard for me to answer 67 00:02:57,310 --> 00:02:59,346 your question without knowing, like, what kind of yoga 68 00:02:59,346 --> 00:03:01,481 you're doing and like, what you've been up to. 69 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:04,384 So, if you wouldn't mind on this video, or I'll also 70 00:03:04,384 --> 00:03:07,654 respond to you on the website, let me know what kind of 71 00:03:07,654 --> 00:03:09,990 poses, what kind of postures you've been doing. 72 00:03:09,990 --> 00:03:12,926 If you're doing sweaty yoga, are you doing, you know, 73 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:16,463 more restorative branch of yoga, and then we can also talk, 74 00:03:16,463 --> 00:03:20,734 chat more, chat more in private about 75 00:03:20,734 --> 00:03:22,035 digestive tract stuff. 76 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:24,504 But, it's a great point that you bring up, that it's, 77 00:03:24,504 --> 00:03:27,040 you know, it's never gonna be the same for everyone. 78 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,809 We're all very different. 79 00:03:28,809 --> 00:03:31,178 But the one thing we all can be the same at, 80 00:03:31,178 --> 00:03:33,346 is building awareness 81 00:03:33,346 --> 00:03:36,817 and finding what feels good, and breathing. 82 00:03:36,817 --> 00:03:39,286 For heaven's sake, let's take longer, deeper, fuller 83 00:03:39,286 --> 00:03:42,422 breaths, creating good space in the body. 84 00:03:43,457 --> 00:03:45,459 Alright, that's all I have for now, only two questions. 85 00:03:45,459 --> 00:03:47,794 So if you guys have questions, let me know. 86 00:03:47,794 --> 00:03:51,131 Leave them on this video here, or you can send me a note, 87 00:03:51,131 --> 00:03:53,800 or drop me a line at the website. 88 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,936 And if you haven't subscribed to the channel already, 89 00:03:55,936 --> 00:03:57,771 please be sure to do so. 90 00:03:57,771 --> 00:04:00,507 I am sending you love, sending you light. 91 00:04:00,507 --> 00:04:02,575 Have a beautiful day. Namaste.