1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,620 - Greetings, everyone. Welcome back to Move. 2 00:00:03,620 --> 00:00:06,700 Adriene here, Benji hiding in the corner, 3 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:08,830 and today is Day 17. 4 00:00:08,830 --> 00:00:11,610 If you have a blanket or a pillow 5 00:00:11,610 --> 00:00:13,920 that you'd like to bring to this practice 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,870 to snuggle up with, go and grab it now. 7 00:00:16,870 --> 00:00:17,810 If you don't have it handy, 8 00:00:17,810 --> 00:00:18,900 if you're on the go, don't worry. 9 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:20,520 We'll snuggle up to the sound of our breath 10 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,490 and call it a day. 11 00:00:21,490 --> 00:00:24,532 Hop into something comfy, and let's get started. 12 00:00:24,532 --> 00:00:28,264 (soft upbeat music) 13 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:42,380 Alrighty, so we are going to move today. 14 00:00:42,380 --> 00:00:45,620 I just want you to have some snuggle items close, 15 00:00:45,620 --> 00:00:48,490 and again, if you don't have a blanket or a pillow with you, 16 00:00:48,490 --> 00:00:52,730 we will still find that beautiful opportunity 17 00:00:52,730 --> 00:00:57,150 to snuggle up to ourselves and to the practice, 18 00:00:57,150 --> 00:00:59,400 to this time together. Come on down to the ground, 19 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:00,940 and we'll just begin in a nice, 20 00:01:00,940 --> 00:01:02,790 comfortable seat of your choice. 21 00:01:02,790 --> 00:01:05,070 Sit up nice and tall, find length in the spine, 22 00:01:05,070 --> 00:01:06,180 take a deep breath in, 23 00:01:06,180 --> 00:01:09,180 lift your shoulders up to your ear lobes. 24 00:01:09,180 --> 00:01:11,424 And then on the exhale, drop 'em down. 25 00:01:12,380 --> 00:01:15,301 Good, inhale, squeeze and lift. 26 00:01:15,301 --> 00:01:17,000 Dropping into this moment. 27 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,450 Exhale, drop the shoulders. 28 00:01:19,450 --> 00:01:20,930 And one more time, squeeze and lift. 29 00:01:20,930 --> 00:01:22,360 Come on, join me now. 30 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,690 Big breath in, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. 31 00:01:24,690 --> 00:01:26,963 And exhale, sharp exhale as you drop. 32 00:01:27,830 --> 00:01:30,000 Beautiful. Drop the chin to the chest. 33 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,830 Slow circles with the nose, one way for a couple breaths. 34 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:39,580 And then reversing it whenever you're ready, 35 00:01:39,580 --> 00:01:41,437 taking your time with it. 36 00:01:44,750 --> 00:01:49,120 So, today's invitation is to kind of snuggle up 37 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,000 to what feels good. 38 00:01:52,610 --> 00:01:54,279 We'll move slow. 39 00:01:55,470 --> 00:01:58,973 We'll still tap into muscles of the core. 40 00:01:59,950 --> 00:02:01,843 Take some time with the hips. 41 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:04,450 Bring the head back to center stillness. 42 00:02:04,450 --> 00:02:06,800 We're just gonna inhale, reach the arms all the way up. 43 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,977 Fingertips kiss up and overhead. 44 00:02:08,977 --> 00:02:11,300 And exhale, float the fingertips down, 45 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:14,120 synchronizing breath with movement. 46 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,867 Snuggling up to that relationship 47 00:02:15,867 --> 00:02:18,480 a little more each day. 48 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,300 Reaching up on the inhale 49 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:24,327 and floating the fingertips down on the exhale. 50 00:02:31,990 --> 00:02:34,740 Beautiful, then you're gonna take your left forearm 51 00:02:34,740 --> 00:02:37,550 to the ground, elbow underneath the shoulder, 52 00:02:37,550 --> 00:02:40,650 and we're just gonna come to lay on our side here. 53 00:02:42,150 --> 00:02:43,960 Good, hand can come on the waistline 54 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,770 or fingertips on the earth 55 00:02:45,770 --> 00:02:48,130 and we're just gonna keep that heels closed 56 00:02:48,130 --> 00:02:50,760 as we open into a little clamshell shape here, 57 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,900 and then close. 58 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:55,860 Open with the breath. And close. 59 00:02:58,830 --> 00:03:00,718 Nice and slow. 60 00:03:01,816 --> 00:03:04,810 Keeping that left side waist lifted, 61 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:06,383 neck nice and long. 62 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:12,500 And open and close. 63 00:03:12,500 --> 00:03:13,560 Now we're gonna transition 64 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,050 to reaching the right fingertips all the way up 65 00:03:16,050 --> 00:03:17,750 beyond the crown of the head. 66 00:03:17,750 --> 00:03:20,620 Feel length in both of the side waists here, 67 00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:23,390 side body's nice and long, so we're not collapsed. 68 00:03:23,390 --> 00:03:25,453 So you're engaging muscles of your core. 69 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,300 Keep the left leg nice and heavy. 70 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:31,230 Again, strong foundation with the left forearm. 71 00:03:31,230 --> 00:03:34,600 You're gonna inhale, extend your right toes 72 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,740 all the way out. Extend that leg. 73 00:03:36,740 --> 00:03:41,660 Exhale. Right knee to right elbow (chuckles). 74 00:03:41,660 --> 00:03:43,660 There we go, inhale, extend. 75 00:03:43,660 --> 00:03:45,504 Lift from the left side waist. 76 00:03:45,504 --> 00:03:49,550 And exhale, we find a little side crunch here. 77 00:03:49,550 --> 00:03:53,310 Inhale, extend. Exhale, side crunch. 78 00:03:53,310 --> 00:03:57,530 Now, if you need a little padding in the bottom hip, 79 00:03:57,530 --> 00:04:02,153 use the blanket you brought to pad the hips. 80 00:04:04,330 --> 00:04:08,790 Find your breath. Inhaling to expand, 81 00:04:08,790 --> 00:04:12,267 exhaling to contract and bring everything in. 82 00:04:18,090 --> 00:04:20,749 Move with control. 83 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,460 Good, then the next time 84 00:04:27,460 --> 00:04:30,260 your knee and elbow touch, stay there. 85 00:04:30,260 --> 00:04:32,710 Again, lift up from your left rib, 86 00:04:32,710 --> 00:04:36,210 and you're just gonna grab your right ankle here 87 00:04:36,210 --> 00:04:38,250 and find a little quad stretch. 88 00:04:38,250 --> 00:04:40,363 It can be big. It can be small. 89 00:04:47,510 --> 00:04:48,840 Good. Then release that. 90 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:50,190 Bring your right hand to the earth. 91 00:04:50,190 --> 00:04:52,830 Extend both legs out long. 92 00:04:52,830 --> 00:04:55,730 And we're gonna externally rotate the right toes 93 00:04:55,730 --> 00:04:58,290 and just lift the right toes all the way up. 94 00:04:58,290 --> 00:05:01,293 That knee can be as bent as you need it to. 95 00:05:02,230 --> 00:05:04,920 Great, point the toes, and lower down. 96 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,270 Twice more nice and slow. 97 00:05:06,270 --> 00:05:10,680 Actively turn, externally rotate the right hip out, 98 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,400 then lift it up, point, and lower. 99 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,100 You only have one more of these. 100 00:05:15,100 --> 00:05:20,100 Externally rotate, lift, and then lower. 101 00:05:20,620 --> 00:05:22,830 Awesome. Use your hands to press up. 102 00:05:22,830 --> 00:05:26,130 Left shin's gonna come to the front edge of your mat. 103 00:05:26,130 --> 00:05:28,063 Right heel's gonna come in. 104 00:05:29,070 --> 00:05:32,773 Breathe deep here, nice and easy twist to the right, 105 00:05:34,420 --> 00:05:36,683 and nice and easy twist to the left. 106 00:05:37,940 --> 00:05:39,070 Good, then listen carefully. 107 00:05:39,070 --> 00:05:41,700 Left hand's gonn come down to the earth. 108 00:05:41,700 --> 00:05:45,600 I'm gonna inhale, reach my right fingertips 109 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:46,510 all the way up. 110 00:05:46,510 --> 00:05:47,970 My hip points are gonna lift. 111 00:05:47,970 --> 00:05:51,610 I'm gonna find an opening in the front body. 112 00:05:51,610 --> 00:05:54,153 And then exhale, lower the hips down. 113 00:05:55,550 --> 00:05:57,160 You did it. Alright. 114 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,420 Let's take it to the other side. 115 00:05:58,420 --> 00:06:02,160 So we're gonna come on to the right hip again. 116 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,563 You can pad the knees if you like. 117 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,350 And here we go, nice and easy with our clamshells to start, 118 00:06:08,350 --> 00:06:11,903 lifting the right waist, finding your breath. 119 00:06:15,930 --> 00:06:20,114 So harder, faster, 120 00:06:21,529 --> 00:06:23,380 sweatier, stronger 121 00:06:23,380 --> 00:06:27,360 isn't always the way, man (chuckles). 122 00:06:28,470 --> 00:06:31,350 This is an opportunity to find really powerful, 123 00:06:31,350 --> 00:06:34,633 mindful movement that is connected, 124 00:06:35,474 --> 00:06:39,760 that is stabilized from your core, from your center, 125 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,730 from a sense of wanting to know 126 00:06:41,730 --> 00:06:44,173 and understand yourself, deep level. 127 00:06:45,410 --> 00:06:46,900 I mean, we're doing this type of work 128 00:06:46,900 --> 00:06:49,800 and then you start to feel really strong, and yes, 129 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,900 feel, but then yes, see results. 130 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:55,120 It's incredibly empowering, 131 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,442 so let that be motivation here 132 00:06:58,442 --> 00:07:01,390 to just move nice and slow. 133 00:07:01,390 --> 00:07:03,493 Snuggle up to the sound of your breath. 134 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,015 Find what feels good. 135 00:07:07,550 --> 00:07:10,050 Alright, the next time you're closed here, 136 00:07:10,050 --> 00:07:13,280 let's extend the left fingertips up high. 137 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,410 Re-establish that lift in the right waist. 138 00:07:16,410 --> 00:07:19,480 And then extend the left leg out long, 139 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,950 lengthen through the crown of the head, breathe in. 140 00:07:21,950 --> 00:07:24,610 Exhale, squeeze, and lifting up 141 00:07:24,610 --> 00:07:25,910 through the right side waist. 142 00:07:25,910 --> 00:07:29,076 Good, inhale, extend, expand. 143 00:07:29,076 --> 00:07:32,585 And exhale, squeeze and lift. 144 00:07:33,260 --> 00:07:35,418 Inhale, expand. 145 00:07:35,418 --> 00:07:38,670 Squeeze. Feel that left oblique kind of crunch 146 00:07:38,670 --> 00:07:41,150 as you lift the right waist. 147 00:07:41,150 --> 00:07:42,070 There's a lot going on here. 148 00:07:42,070 --> 00:07:45,490 We're not collapsing into the right shoulder. 149 00:07:45,490 --> 00:07:47,510 We're building strength in that right shoulder 150 00:07:47,510 --> 00:07:49,714 as we press away from the earth. 151 00:08:02,980 --> 00:08:07,980 Remember, my breath is my anchor. 152 00:08:09,300 --> 00:08:12,270 My anchor is my breath. 153 00:08:12,270 --> 00:08:14,130 Alright, the next time you bring it in 154 00:08:14,130 --> 00:08:16,350 go ahead and release your hands to the earth, 155 00:08:16,350 --> 00:08:18,890 extend the legs out long. 156 00:08:18,890 --> 00:08:22,270 We'll externally rotate the left leg, lift it up, 157 00:08:22,270 --> 00:08:26,483 extend, press away from your right elbow, and lower. 158 00:08:27,580 --> 00:08:30,750 Again, opening, oh my God, Benji's so cute, 159 00:08:30,750 --> 00:08:33,071 opening, lifting. 160 00:08:33,071 --> 00:08:34,650 And lowering. 161 00:08:34,650 --> 00:08:35,880 Engage with your core here. 162 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,090 Externally rotate through the left hip. 163 00:08:38,090 --> 00:08:40,963 And last time we lift, lift, lift, lift. 164 00:08:42,110 --> 00:08:43,210 And lower, amazing. 165 00:08:43,210 --> 00:08:45,240 Press into your palms. Lift up. 166 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:49,230 Bring the right shin in front, left heel behind. 167 00:08:49,230 --> 00:08:52,950 You can also use your blanket here to lift the hips 168 00:08:52,950 --> 00:08:56,633 to make this shape a little easier. 169 00:08:59,170 --> 00:09:01,803 Gentle twist to the left, breathe in. 170 00:09:02,531 --> 00:09:04,093 Breathe out. 171 00:09:04,093 --> 00:09:06,219 And to the right, breathe in. 172 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:10,120 Breathe out. 173 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,530 Right hand comes down to the earth. Here we go. 174 00:09:13,530 --> 00:09:16,190 We are gonna sweep the left arm all the way up. 175 00:09:16,190 --> 00:09:18,320 Lift the hip points up high, 176 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,640 big opening through the front body, big breath. 177 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:25,444 and then exhale to slowly lower the hips down. Awesome. 178 00:09:25,444 --> 00:09:27,690 From here, you're gonna shift to your right hip, 179 00:09:27,690 --> 00:09:30,025 bring the soles of the feet together. 180 00:09:31,590 --> 00:09:34,110 So we're gonna lift up through the chest. 181 00:09:34,110 --> 00:09:35,630 Again, sit up on a blanket here 182 00:09:35,630 --> 00:09:38,700 if you feel like the spine is really falling. 183 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:42,050 You can also use your blocks in this shape, 184 00:09:42,050 --> 00:09:44,380 'cause we're gonna be here for a couple of breaths, 185 00:09:44,380 --> 00:09:48,770 to support your legs 186 00:09:48,770 --> 00:09:52,083 if you're feeling a deep stretch in the groin. 187 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,870 Grab onto your ankles wherever you are. 188 00:09:57,870 --> 00:09:59,690 Sit up nice and tall. 189 00:09:59,690 --> 00:10:01,980 Again, finding this big lift in the chest, 190 00:10:01,980 --> 00:10:04,484 and relaxing the shoulders down. 191 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,350 Breathe in here. Fill the belly with air. 192 00:10:08,350 --> 00:10:09,850 We're gonna do that two-part breath 193 00:10:09,850 --> 00:10:12,470 and fill the chest with air. 194 00:10:12,470 --> 00:10:14,580 And then exhale out through the mouth. 195 00:10:16,180 --> 00:10:19,193 Good, inhale, fill the belly up, up, up. 196 00:10:20,750 --> 00:10:23,920 Then the chest, keep breathing in, in, in. 197 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:25,914 And then empty it all out. 198 00:10:27,730 --> 00:10:31,090 Again, big belly breath, inhale. 199 00:10:31,090 --> 00:10:34,833 Sip in the air, send the breath down, down, down. 200 00:10:35,820 --> 00:10:37,740 And then fill the chest. 201 00:10:37,740 --> 00:10:40,460 Breathe in, breathe in, breathe in. 202 00:10:40,460 --> 00:10:42,373 And then exhale. Let it all go. 203 00:10:43,220 --> 00:10:44,760 And one more time just like that. 204 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,891 Inhale, belly. Fill it up. 205 00:10:48,500 --> 00:10:51,823 Keep breathing in, chest, lungs expand. 206 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,371 And empty it all out. 207 00:10:58,370 --> 00:11:00,240 Good. Lift your heart. 208 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,390 Send your gaze forward, elbows back. 209 00:11:02,390 --> 00:11:06,623 Imagine you're looking down into a little pond. 210 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,630 Use your imagination here 211 00:11:10,630 --> 00:11:15,609 as you maybe see your own reflection. 212 00:11:18,650 --> 00:11:19,930 And then let that go. 213 00:11:19,930 --> 00:11:21,220 Drop the chin to the chest. 214 00:11:21,220 --> 00:11:23,270 Round everything forward, 215 00:11:23,270 --> 00:11:26,420 in your version of this Cobbler's Pose. 216 00:11:26,420 --> 00:11:30,684 Nice and easy. Breathing. 217 00:11:33,580 --> 00:11:38,580 Allowing the weight of the head now to release forward. 218 00:11:40,490 --> 00:11:43,049 Keeping the shoulders relaxed. 219 00:11:48,250 --> 00:11:52,730 Going inward, snuggling up to yourself, 220 00:11:52,730 --> 00:11:55,850 to your own presence. 221 00:11:55,850 --> 00:11:57,870 Can take the thumbs to the arches of the feet. 222 00:11:57,870 --> 00:12:00,212 Give yourself a little foot massage. 223 00:12:09,540 --> 00:12:12,580 Then we'll tuck the chin. 224 00:12:12,580 --> 00:12:14,640 Bring awareness to the base of your spine, 225 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:19,930 that root chakra, and slowly roll it up through the belly, 226 00:12:19,930 --> 00:12:23,400 through the torso, energy lifting up through the chest, 227 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,678 through the throat, 228 00:12:25,678 --> 00:12:29,650 through the third eye or between your two brows, 229 00:12:29,650 --> 00:12:32,520 and then all the way up through the crown of the head. 230 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,410 Keep the feet active as we transition here. 231 00:12:34,410 --> 00:12:37,060 You're gonna send your hands to the right side, 232 00:12:37,060 --> 00:12:38,790 and we're gonna come into a Pigeon, 233 00:12:38,790 --> 00:12:41,360 so you're going to keep the right knee bent 234 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:42,930 as you extend the left leg. 235 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:45,360 You can use your blanket or your blocks 236 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,093 to prop your right hip up. 237 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,580 Look back at your left toes. 238 00:12:50,580 --> 00:12:53,890 Make sure that leg is aiming to be straight. 239 00:12:53,890 --> 00:12:57,260 Then inhale, walk the fingertips back towards your hips, 240 00:12:57,260 --> 00:12:59,260 lift your chest, look up. 241 00:12:59,260 --> 00:13:02,400 And then exhale, come into the fold. 242 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,310 Snuggle up with the sound of your breath 243 00:13:04,310 --> 00:13:07,090 as you relax the weight of your head over, 244 00:13:07,090 --> 00:13:11,193 gently resting on your fingertips, palms or forearms. 245 00:13:12,770 --> 00:13:15,010 Soften your heart. Close your eyes. 246 00:13:15,010 --> 00:13:17,063 Listen to the sound of your breath. 247 00:13:37,184 --> 00:13:40,820 And then slowly press up through the palms. 248 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:43,180 Come through, keep active feet here, 249 00:13:43,180 --> 00:13:45,760 just to keep nice and safe in those knees. 250 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,000 Keep the feet engaged but we're engaged. We got this. 251 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,730 And we're gonna send it to the back edge of the mat, 252 00:13:51,730 --> 00:13:55,080 extend the right leg, or just the opposite end of your mat, 253 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,270 extend the right leg out. Take a look at it. 254 00:13:57,270 --> 00:14:00,110 Again, keep the feet engaged as you inhale, 255 00:14:00,110 --> 00:14:02,210 walk the fingertips back towards the hips. 256 00:14:02,210 --> 00:14:04,370 Ooh, notice what it feels like on this side. 257 00:14:04,370 --> 00:14:07,393 And then on an exhale, we soften into it. 258 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,273 Really present with the sound of our breath. 259 00:14:12,350 --> 00:14:15,500 Really getting cozy, snuggling up to 260 00:14:15,500 --> 00:14:18,030 what it feels like to move through this journey, 261 00:14:18,030 --> 00:14:21,910 maybe trusting being open to this idea 262 00:14:21,910 --> 00:14:24,423 that you are exactly where you're supposed to be. 263 00:14:25,490 --> 00:14:29,280 That committing to this 30 Day Journey 264 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,632 does have meaning and purpose for you. 265 00:14:34,815 --> 00:14:38,557 And all you have to do is make sure you keep showing up. 266 00:14:40,743 --> 00:14:42,281 And then the rest, 267 00:14:43,672 --> 00:14:47,620 we simply allow it to unfold. 268 00:14:47,620 --> 00:14:49,921 Take a couple more breaths here. 269 00:15:03,690 --> 00:15:08,883 And then begin to slowly follow your breath to rise up. 270 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:12,560 Keep the feet active as we come through. 271 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:13,880 Cross the ankles. 272 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:15,440 So we're gonna take the blanket now, 273 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:19,260 and if you are in, depending on your temperature, 274 00:15:19,260 --> 00:15:21,810 or your mood, but if you're a little chilly, 275 00:15:21,810 --> 00:15:25,000 you're gonna roll up like a burrito in your blanket. 276 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,100 If you are warm, you can roll your blanket up 277 00:15:28,100 --> 00:15:33,282 to serve as a bolster underneath the knees, 278 00:15:34,125 --> 00:15:35,430 like so. 279 00:15:37,950 --> 00:15:41,320 If you were extra and you brought a pillow, 280 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,080 you could, of course, pillow the head. 281 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,610 If you were extra and you brought multiple blankets, 282 00:15:46,610 --> 00:15:50,020 you can use one to put under the knees 283 00:15:50,020 --> 00:15:51,630 and one to cozy up with. 284 00:15:51,630 --> 00:15:54,352 Definitely want you to get cozy here if you can. 285 00:16:04,910 --> 00:16:06,720 I actually like my head on the ground 286 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,330 so I could rock a little gently side to side. 287 00:16:09,330 --> 00:16:10,845 Once you get there, 288 00:16:13,193 --> 00:16:14,780 find what feels good. 289 00:16:14,780 --> 00:16:16,910 Maybe you rock your head a little side to side. 290 00:16:16,910 --> 00:16:19,313 Maybe you hug the knees up to the chest. 291 00:16:20,820 --> 00:16:24,250 But eventually I'd like us all to meet with our hands 292 00:16:25,790 --> 00:16:27,480 on the torso, one hand on the belly, 293 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,186 and one hand just above it. 294 00:16:33,260 --> 00:16:38,010 And we're gonna end with some deep breath work. 295 00:16:38,010 --> 00:16:43,070 So inhale, again, feel that inhalation travel 296 00:16:43,070 --> 00:16:46,320 all the way down to the low belly. 297 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,750 Almost as if you were sending that breath down 298 00:16:49,750 --> 00:16:51,810 to take up some space in your hips. 299 00:16:51,810 --> 00:16:54,543 Just give it a try and then exhale. Let it go. 300 00:16:56,466 --> 00:17:01,934 Then again, big, low, downward inhale. 301 00:17:03,895 --> 00:17:07,711 And a slow and with control upward exhale. 302 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,850 Inhale, imagine a balloon in your belly, 303 00:17:14,850 --> 00:17:19,293 so you feel the skin of the belly stretch as you breathe in. 304 00:17:22,120 --> 00:17:26,620 And everything softens and falls 305 00:17:26,620 --> 00:17:29,780 as the wave of the breath crests 306 00:17:29,780 --> 00:17:32,130 and you exhale out. 307 00:17:32,130 --> 00:17:35,410 Now just close your eyes and start to get in the habit 308 00:17:35,410 --> 00:17:37,833 of guiding your own deep breath. 309 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,180 Again, working with that image of the balloon 310 00:17:41,180 --> 00:17:43,310 or sending the breath down to the belly, 311 00:17:43,310 --> 00:17:45,708 then inhaling up through the chest. 312 00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:49,970 Deep diaphragmatic breathing here. 313 00:17:49,970 --> 00:17:51,892 Deep belly breathing. 314 00:17:53,025 --> 00:17:54,430 Two-part breath, 315 00:17:54,430 --> 00:17:57,430 filling the belly, then filling the chest, 316 00:17:57,430 --> 00:17:59,500 and then emptying it out. 317 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:02,990 Playing here, you are your own best teacher, 318 00:18:02,990 --> 00:18:04,614 for a minute or two. 319 00:18:28,614 --> 00:18:29,850 Good. Keep it going. 320 00:18:29,850 --> 00:18:31,900 Stay with it. Be disciplined about it. 321 00:18:31,900 --> 00:18:34,460 Snuggle up to the sound of your breath. 322 00:18:34,460 --> 00:18:36,833 Get cozy with this relationship. 323 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,670 And especially if it's new, you might notice 324 00:18:40,670 --> 00:18:42,080 that your thoughts start to wander 325 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:46,431 and just keep coming back to this type of breathing. 326 00:18:59,530 --> 00:19:02,830 And for this last bit, stick with it. 327 00:19:02,830 --> 00:19:05,620 Just notice how your breath can move you, 328 00:19:05,620 --> 00:19:09,850 literally, physically, but also just be open to being moved 329 00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:14,833 by your own sweet relationship to yourself, 330 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,459 via the breath today. 331 00:19:40,250 --> 00:19:43,880 Good, and then gently begin to let that all go. 332 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,550 Slowly float the fingertips all the way up and overhead, 333 00:19:47,550 --> 00:19:48,983 really slow. 334 00:19:48,983 --> 00:19:52,340 So you're taking a nice full body stretch 335 00:19:52,340 --> 00:19:55,463 from fingertips to toes. 336 00:19:56,510 --> 00:19:59,183 Start to move your tongue around in your mouth. 337 00:20:00,340 --> 00:20:04,063 Grab one wrist and then the other. 338 00:20:05,450 --> 00:20:08,097 Cross one ankle over the other. 339 00:20:09,193 --> 00:20:10,996 And then switch. 340 00:20:14,070 --> 00:20:16,590 Then hug the knees up into the chest, 341 00:20:16,590 --> 00:20:19,305 squeeze the knees up towards your heart. 342 00:20:23,670 --> 00:20:27,930 And then we'll rock to one side and come all the way up. 343 00:20:27,930 --> 00:20:31,400 Go ahead and put your blanket around your shoulders, 344 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,673 like the boss that you are. 345 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,050 Self-care, makin' it cool. 346 00:20:43,050 --> 00:20:46,144 Self-love, makin' it 347 00:20:47,510 --> 00:20:49,875 more comfortable. It's not always comfortable. 348 00:20:54,380 --> 00:20:56,405 Making this journey, 349 00:20:56,405 --> 00:20:58,880 this process of understanding yourself better, 350 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,606 knowing yourself better, 351 00:21:02,551 --> 00:21:05,810 your own and I feel like it's hard enough as is, 352 00:21:05,810 --> 00:21:08,623 so throwing in a snuggle day with yourself, 353 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,500 finding those cozy moments, 354 00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:14,460 whether they're literal cozy moments 355 00:21:14,460 --> 00:21:16,730 or kind of metaphorical moments where you, 356 00:21:16,730 --> 00:21:19,640 coziness, metaphorical coziness (chuckles). 357 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,410 What, Adriene? 358 00:21:21,410 --> 00:21:24,080 Where you can just find softness, 359 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,541 and give yourself some grace. 360 00:21:28,930 --> 00:21:31,450 Hopefully a tad bit of that resonates. 361 00:21:31,450 --> 00:21:33,140 Maybe it'll pop up and resonate later, 362 00:21:33,140 --> 00:21:35,560 but thank you so much for being here. 363 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:36,720 You amaze me. 364 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,990 I cannot believe we are wrapping up 365 00:21:39,990 --> 00:21:43,820 this beautiful Day 17 practice. 366 00:21:43,820 --> 00:21:46,504 Tomorrow is Day 18, a beautiful one, 367 00:21:46,504 --> 00:21:48,710 so don't miss it. 368 00:21:48,710 --> 00:21:50,472 Take a deep breath in. 369 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,270 And a long breath out to bow the head to the heart, 370 00:21:55,270 --> 00:21:58,070 and then invitation here to whisper, 371 00:21:58,070 --> 00:21:59,848 Namaste. 372 00:22:01,958 --> 00:22:05,892 (soft upbeat music)