1 00:00:00,250 --> 00:00:01,220 - Hello, everyone. 2 00:00:01,220 --> 00:00:04,010 Welcome back to Move. It's Day 20. 3 00:00:04,010 --> 00:00:08,960 And these next 10 days are really about embracing the ritual 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,170 of this practice and this journey. 5 00:00:12,170 --> 00:00:14,850 So what makes it a ritual? 6 00:00:14,850 --> 00:00:16,740 That's the question. 7 00:00:16,740 --> 00:00:21,310 Maybe it is your job to explore that question today. 8 00:00:21,310 --> 00:00:23,370 Just a little invitation. 9 00:00:23,370 --> 00:00:26,360 Bringing some intention to these practices. 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:27,410 I'm so glad you're here. 11 00:00:27,410 --> 00:00:30,290 Thank you so much for continuing to show up. 12 00:00:30,290 --> 00:00:31,606 Let's get started. 13 00:00:32,437 --> 00:00:36,225 (soft upbeat music) 14 00:00:47,380 --> 00:00:50,700 Alrighty, let's start in a comfortable seat. 15 00:00:50,700 --> 00:00:52,453 Sit up nice and tall. 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,843 Draw your hands together at your heart. 17 00:00:56,780 --> 00:00:59,430 Close your eyes 18 00:01:00,730 --> 00:01:04,483 and take a deep breath in through the nose. 19 00:01:06,070 --> 00:01:09,729 And out through the nose or mouth. 20 00:01:13,670 --> 00:01:16,500 Gently deepen your breath here as we begin, 21 00:01:16,500 --> 00:01:20,733 just feeling the warmth of the palms pressing together. 22 00:01:22,290 --> 00:01:25,838 Really feeling your way through this 23 00:01:26,795 --> 00:01:28,813 beginning moment 24 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:32,367 of our ritual here. 25 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,342 Just embracing and, 26 00:01:41,342 --> 00:01:44,070 in a way, celebrating the intention 27 00:01:44,070 --> 00:01:46,989 behind showing up here. 28 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,353 The intention behind your movement 29 00:01:52,020 --> 00:01:54,446 and how powerful that can be. 30 00:01:59,540 --> 00:02:02,090 A little goes a long way too I always say. 31 00:02:02,090 --> 00:02:04,956 It's incredibly beautiful. 32 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,144 So best you can, stay present. 33 00:02:11,650 --> 00:02:15,921 Follow the sound of your breath throughout this practice. 34 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,210 Inhale in. 35 00:02:20,210 --> 00:02:24,480 As you exhale, bow the head gently to the hands. 36 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,000 Feel the stretch in the back of the neck. 37 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:26,870 And if you like, 38 00:02:26,870 --> 00:02:30,000 just set a little intention for your practice today. 39 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,150 Something positive that will serve you 40 00:02:33,150 --> 00:02:36,196 in the present moment, serve you in the now. 41 00:02:43,990 --> 00:02:45,120 Just see what comes up. 42 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,120 Continue to breathe. 43 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,504 And if you're new to this sort of invitation, 44 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,723 if you're new to intention setting, 45 00:02:58,770 --> 00:03:00,610 if it feels foreign, 46 00:03:00,610 --> 00:03:03,853 then finish the sentence, "I choose…" 47 00:03:07,810 --> 00:03:10,571 Or, "Today, I choose…" 48 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,440 Then inhale in, confirm it. 49 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,550 Consider it all already done, already so. 50 00:03:21,550 --> 00:03:25,040 As you exhale, interlace the fingertips, open your eyes, 51 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:29,160 press the palms forward, then reach the pinkies up and back. 52 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,370 Feel this length from the waistline. 53 00:03:31,370 --> 00:03:34,110 Draw your navel in and up as you lift up, 54 00:03:34,110 --> 00:03:37,180 finding that internal support system. 55 00:03:37,180 --> 00:03:39,640 As part of the ritual, checking in 56 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,803 with the inner ecosystem. That inner compass. 57 00:03:46,700 --> 00:03:48,520 Carve a line gently with your nose, 58 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,720 like a little kitty cat pushing a ball of yarn. 59 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,361 Integrate the neck as you slowly look up. 60 00:03:54,340 --> 00:03:57,420 Then draw weight down through the quads. 61 00:03:57,420 --> 00:03:59,120 Find that grounding through the lower body 62 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,130 as you continue to lift up, up, up from the waistline. 63 00:04:02,130 --> 00:04:04,290 Deep breath in here. 64 00:04:04,290 --> 00:04:06,070 And then exhale, release the bind. 65 00:04:06,070 --> 00:04:09,520 Break free, fingertips float down. 66 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,540 Awesome. We're gonna come forward onto all fours. 67 00:04:11,540 --> 00:04:14,380 Bring the knees very wide, 68 00:04:14,380 --> 00:04:16,330 toes to touch, right hand to the earth. 69 00:04:16,330 --> 00:04:18,630 Inhale, lift the left fingertips up towards the sky. 70 00:04:18,630 --> 00:04:20,070 Open up through the chest. 71 00:04:20,070 --> 00:04:21,913 Draw the shoulder blades together. 72 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,112 Good, inhale in here. 73 00:04:24,112 --> 00:04:27,787 Exhale, bring the left hand to the small of the back. 74 00:04:30,190 --> 00:04:32,070 Good, then maybe bring the left hand 75 00:04:32,070 --> 00:04:33,770 to the top of the right thigh. 76 00:04:33,770 --> 00:04:38,090 So we have lots of opportunities here to explore. 77 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,600 Then inhale, bring the left arm all the way back up. 78 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,270 Exhale. Thread the needle. 79 00:04:44,270 --> 00:04:46,550 Find this beautiful stretch here, 80 00:04:46,550 --> 00:04:50,040 relieving tension in the upper back and the neck. 81 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,220 Close your eyes. 82 00:04:51,220 --> 00:04:53,370 Savor the moment, deep breath in. 83 00:04:54,420 --> 00:04:56,890 Long breath out to slowly unravel. 84 00:04:56,890 --> 00:04:58,810 Come out. Left hand to the earth. 85 00:04:58,810 --> 00:05:01,110 Inhale, right fingertips to the sky. 86 00:05:02,060 --> 00:05:03,722 Lengthen through the neck. 87 00:05:04,870 --> 00:05:07,100 Good, bring the right hand to the low back. 88 00:05:07,100 --> 00:05:07,963 Breathe in. 89 00:05:08,950 --> 00:05:11,290 Twist as you exhale. 90 00:05:11,290 --> 00:05:14,270 Press away from that left palm. 91 00:05:14,270 --> 00:05:15,920 And maybe taking, excuse me, 92 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,460 the right fingertips to the top of the left thigh. 93 00:05:18,460 --> 00:05:20,853 Opening up the heart, breathing deep. 94 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,430 Continuing to press down through the toes. 95 00:05:27,430 --> 00:05:29,650 As you inhale, reach the right fingertips up. 96 00:05:29,650 --> 00:05:31,530 Exhale, thread the needle. 97 00:05:31,530 --> 00:05:34,431 Close your eyes here. Find what feels good. 98 00:05:42,530 --> 00:05:44,380 A little head, neck, shoulder ritual. 99 00:05:44,380 --> 00:05:45,440 So nice. 100 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,720 On an exhale, slowly come out of it. 101 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,870 Walk the knees underneath the hip points. 102 00:05:49,870 --> 00:05:52,170 Slowly tuck the chin into the chest 103 00:05:52,170 --> 00:05:54,610 and roll up to the knees. 104 00:05:54,610 --> 00:05:55,700 So we're here on the knees. 105 00:05:55,700 --> 00:05:57,220 Again, we can pad the knees if we like. 106 00:05:57,220 --> 00:05:58,680 We're gonna interlace the fingertips, 107 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,590 press the palms forward, up and back. 108 00:06:01,590 --> 00:06:02,900 Lengthen the tailbone down. 109 00:06:02,900 --> 00:06:05,730 Feel your pelvis kind of come underneath 110 00:06:05,730 --> 00:06:07,610 the center of your body. 111 00:06:07,610 --> 00:06:09,160 Then carve a line with the nose. 112 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,080 Inhale, look forward, up and back. 113 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:12,650 Big breath. Big stretch. 114 00:06:12,650 --> 00:06:14,620 Really reach, reach, reach with the wrists 115 00:06:14,620 --> 00:06:16,260 all the way to the sky. 116 00:06:16,260 --> 00:06:17,914 Good, then exhale, send the fingertips 117 00:06:17,914 --> 00:06:19,890 behind you as you release. 118 00:06:19,890 --> 00:06:22,450 Open up through the chest, the pecs. 119 00:06:22,450 --> 00:06:24,630 Nice. Then we'll just do a couple of arm circles here. 120 00:06:24,630 --> 00:06:26,240 Inhaling, we'll reach up, 121 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,751 fingertips back as you breathe out. 122 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:37,470 Great, then release the hands down. 123 00:06:37,470 --> 00:06:40,590 Curl the toes under. Peel the hip creases up high. 124 00:06:40,590 --> 00:06:42,871 Downward Facing Dog. 125 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,510 What if a Downward Dog a day, 126 00:06:47,510 --> 00:06:48,520 I can't even say it. 127 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,640 What if a Down Dog a day did keep the doctor away? 128 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,620 Just really being present for these daily rituals 129 00:06:54,620 --> 00:06:59,041 and seeing how a little consistency 130 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,890 can really go a long way. 131 00:07:02,890 --> 00:07:05,440 Inhale, lift the right leg up high when you're ready. 132 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,190 Exhale, slow and steady, shift your weight forward. 133 00:07:08,190 --> 00:07:10,020 Right knee kisses right elbow. 134 00:07:10,020 --> 00:07:11,920 Good. Kick it up. 135 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:13,330 Exhale, shift it forward. 136 00:07:13,330 --> 00:07:14,740 Right knee kisses left elbow. 137 00:07:14,740 --> 00:07:16,020 A little core ritual here. 138 00:07:16,020 --> 00:07:18,030 Inhale, lift it up. 139 00:07:18,030 --> 00:07:20,300 Exhale, right knee squeezes into center. 140 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:21,133 Now, check it out. 141 00:07:21,133 --> 00:07:22,860 You're gonna jump the right foot back 142 00:07:22,860 --> 00:07:25,340 and switch the left leg all the way up. 143 00:07:25,340 --> 00:07:27,190 So now left knee's in, right leg's out. 144 00:07:27,190 --> 00:07:30,220 Good, then inhale, kick the left leg up. 145 00:07:30,220 --> 00:07:33,240 Exhale, left knee kisses left elbow. 146 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,261 Follow your breath. Inhale, kick it up. 147 00:07:36,261 --> 00:07:38,940 Exhale, left knee to right elbow. 148 00:07:38,940 --> 00:07:40,915 Good. Inhale, reach it up. 149 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,090 Exhale, straight back to center. 150 00:07:44,090 --> 00:07:44,923 Squeeze and lift. 151 00:07:44,923 --> 00:07:47,980 Now we're just gonna go for a little slow jog here. 152 00:07:47,980 --> 00:07:50,480 Right knee then left knee. 153 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,450 Right knee then left knee. 154 00:07:52,450 --> 00:07:54,890 Keep it going. Right, left. 155 00:07:54,890 --> 00:07:56,350 Right, left. 156 00:07:56,350 --> 00:07:58,750 Find your breath here 157 00:07:58,750 --> 00:08:02,540 for three, two, and one. 158 00:08:02,540 --> 00:08:04,540 Slowly lower the knees. Bring them together. 159 00:08:04,540 --> 00:08:06,650 Send the hips back, Child's Pose. 160 00:08:06,650 --> 00:08:07,950 Forehead melts down. 161 00:08:07,950 --> 00:08:09,550 Fingertips towards the toes. 162 00:08:09,550 --> 00:08:11,200 Let everything go. 163 00:08:14,860 --> 00:08:16,494 Mmm. 164 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:20,796 Feel your heart beat. 165 00:08:22,990 --> 00:08:25,685 Continue to gently deepen your breath. 166 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:34,820 Lovely, slowly reach the fingertips forward. 167 00:08:34,820 --> 00:08:36,470 Come back to all fours. 168 00:08:36,470 --> 00:08:37,490 Curl the toes under. 169 00:08:37,490 --> 00:08:40,283 Send the hips up high and back, Downward Facing Dog. 170 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:42,730 Anchor through the left heel. 171 00:08:42,730 --> 00:08:44,330 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 172 00:08:44,330 --> 00:08:47,090 As you exhale, step the right foot forward. 173 00:08:47,090 --> 00:08:48,630 Pivot on the back foot. 174 00:08:48,630 --> 00:08:51,160 Bend your front knee. Now, listen carefully. 175 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,730 With strong Warrior I legs, 176 00:08:52,730 --> 00:08:54,640 we're gonna roll up today. 177 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:55,710 Roll up. 178 00:08:55,710 --> 00:08:58,370 So the upper body's kind of in a little bit of a ragdoll 179 00:08:58,370 --> 00:09:01,723 until you start to stack up through the spine. 180 00:09:02,710 --> 00:09:05,760 Feeling that energy, that lift from the pelvic floor. 181 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,380 And then send your fingertips up high. 182 00:09:08,380 --> 00:09:10,777 When you are ready, Warrior I. 183 00:09:12,010 --> 00:09:13,800 Inhale in, look up. 184 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,060 Exhale, open up to the left Warrior II. 185 00:09:16,060 --> 00:09:19,580 A nice wide stance. Reach, reach, reach. 186 00:09:19,580 --> 00:09:21,204 Good, inhale in here. 187 00:09:21,204 --> 00:09:23,630 As you exhale, reach with the right fingertips up and back. 188 00:09:23,630 --> 00:09:24,823 Peaceful Warrior. 189 00:09:25,890 --> 00:09:27,830 Breathe in here. 190 00:09:27,830 --> 00:09:30,990 Exhale, Extended Side Angle, your version here. 191 00:09:30,990 --> 00:09:32,500 Left fingertips reaching up high 192 00:09:32,500 --> 00:09:34,430 or towards the front edge of your mat. 193 00:09:34,430 --> 00:09:37,530 Right fingertips on the earth or right elbow on the thigh. 194 00:09:37,530 --> 00:09:39,340 Breathe in. 195 00:09:39,340 --> 00:09:40,760 Breathe out. 196 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:42,180 Breathe in. 197 00:09:42,180 --> 00:09:44,530 Exhale, left hand down to the earth. 198 00:09:44,530 --> 00:09:47,355 Big twist, as you inhale, right fingertips to the sky. 199 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:49,628 Good. Inhale in again. 200 00:09:49,628 --> 00:09:51,477 Wiggle the right fingertips. 201 00:09:51,477 --> 00:09:55,060 And exhale, slow and steady, right hand back down. 202 00:09:55,060 --> 00:09:56,440 Step the right toes back. 203 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,230 Inhale in, Plank Pose. 204 00:09:58,230 --> 00:10:00,031 Exhale to Down Dog. 205 00:10:00,700 --> 00:10:03,070 Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 206 00:10:03,070 --> 00:10:05,380 Exhale, step it forward. 207 00:10:05,380 --> 00:10:06,510 Keep that front knee bent 208 00:10:06,510 --> 00:10:08,630 as you pivot on the back foot. 209 00:10:08,630 --> 00:10:12,780 And slow and steady with strong legs, roll it up. 210 00:10:12,780 --> 00:10:16,530 Feel the power in this transition 211 00:10:16,530 --> 00:10:20,100 as you ground down to lift up. 212 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:20,933 When you're ready, 213 00:10:20,933 --> 00:10:23,335 reach the fingertips up high, Warrior I. 214 00:10:25,210 --> 00:10:27,411 Good, inhale, look up gently. 215 00:10:27,411 --> 00:10:30,873 Exhale, open up like you mean it. Warrior II. 216 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:34,331 Finding the intention in the movement. 217 00:10:34,331 --> 00:10:36,030 Inhale, keep the front knee bent 218 00:10:36,030 --> 00:10:38,870 as you lift the left fingertips up and back. 219 00:10:38,870 --> 00:10:40,900 Peaceful Warrior. 220 00:10:40,900 --> 00:10:41,990 And then exhale, 221 00:10:41,990 --> 00:10:44,920 Extended Side Angle, your version. 222 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,303 Spiral your heart up towards the sky. 223 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:49,750 Inhale in here. 224 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:52,050 Exhale, bring it back down. 225 00:10:52,050 --> 00:10:54,550 Next inhale, left fingertips to the sky. 226 00:10:54,550 --> 00:10:56,140 Big twist. 227 00:10:58,170 --> 00:11:01,920 Good, inhale in again, wiggle the left fingertips. 228 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,540 Exhale, bring that left palm down. 229 00:11:04,540 --> 00:11:07,070 Step the left toes back to Plank Pose. 230 00:11:07,070 --> 00:11:10,870 Squeeze the right knee in, then switch, left knee. 231 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:13,480 Right then left. 232 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:14,720 Option here today, 233 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,637 to pick up the pace a little bit 234 00:11:19,700 --> 00:11:21,916 or keep it nice and slow. 235 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,010 Beautiful. We're here for three, two, 236 00:11:26,010 --> 00:11:29,220 and on the one, lower all the way to the belly. 237 00:11:29,220 --> 00:11:32,260 Inhale, rise up, Cobra. 238 00:11:32,260 --> 00:11:34,820 Exhale to soften and fold. 239 00:11:34,820 --> 00:11:35,830 Curl the toes under. 240 00:11:35,830 --> 00:11:38,670 Press up to all fours, knees wide this time, 241 00:11:38,670 --> 00:11:43,080 and then send the heart back, hips back, 242 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,030 melting your forehead toward the earth. 243 00:11:45,030 --> 00:11:46,616 Close your eyes. 244 00:11:47,420 --> 00:11:48,990 Feel your heart beat. 245 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:51,671 Listen to the sound of your breath. 246 00:11:52,910 --> 00:11:54,286 Stay with it. 247 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,253 On your next inhale, come back to all fours. 248 00:12:13,260 --> 00:12:16,110 Walk the knees underneath the hip points. 249 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:19,860 Wrists underneath the shoulders. 250 00:12:19,860 --> 00:12:21,327 Curl the toes under. Inhale in. 251 00:12:21,327 --> 00:12:24,020 As you exhale, lift up to Hovering Table. 252 00:12:24,020 --> 00:12:25,830 Beautiful. Then you're gonna bring your right knee 253 00:12:25,830 --> 00:12:28,070 to your right elbow, and then send it back. 254 00:12:28,070 --> 00:12:30,710 Left knee to left elbow. Send it back. 255 00:12:30,710 --> 00:12:33,000 Really try to draw your navel up 256 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,350 so that you're engaging the muscles of the abdominal wall 257 00:12:36,350 --> 00:12:38,120 and not just the hip flexor. 258 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,120 You're here for three. 259 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,240 Claw through the fingertips, two. 260 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,490 And on the one, send the hips up high and back. 261 00:12:45,490 --> 00:12:48,969 Walk it out to a nice wide Downward Facing Dog. 262 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,650 Nice. Inhale in. 263 00:12:52,650 --> 00:12:55,146 And exhale to let everything go. 264 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,730 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 265 00:12:58,730 --> 00:13:00,620 Exhale, step the right foot up. 266 00:13:00,620 --> 00:13:03,230 Lower the left knee down to the earth. 267 00:13:03,230 --> 00:13:06,060 Now, we're gonna walk the left knee back just a bit 268 00:13:06,060 --> 00:13:08,380 so you really feel a nice stretch 269 00:13:08,380 --> 00:13:10,640 through the front of that left hip crease. 270 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:13,670 Then sweep the arms up and overhead 271 00:13:13,670 --> 00:13:15,860 on a big breath in. 272 00:13:15,860 --> 00:13:19,650 And exhale, slowly lower fingertips to the mat. 273 00:13:19,650 --> 00:13:20,980 Pull the right hip crease back. 274 00:13:20,980 --> 00:13:23,070 Inhale, look forward. 275 00:13:23,070 --> 00:13:26,070 Exhale, roll through that right foot. 276 00:13:26,070 --> 00:13:27,020 Plant the palm. 277 00:13:27,020 --> 00:13:28,480 Step it back to Plank Pose. 278 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:29,730 Inhale in. 279 00:13:29,730 --> 00:13:32,210 Exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 280 00:13:32,210 --> 00:13:34,155 Inhale in deeply here. 281 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,291 And exhale, really exhale. Let something go. 282 00:13:39,330 --> 00:13:40,950 Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 283 00:13:40,950 --> 00:13:42,650 Three-Legged Dog. 284 00:13:42,650 --> 00:13:44,870 Exhale, step the left foot up. 285 00:13:44,870 --> 00:13:46,160 Lower the right knee. 286 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:50,460 Take a second here to actively walk that right knee back. 287 00:13:50,460 --> 00:13:53,340 Then inhale, sweep the arms up and overhead. 288 00:13:53,340 --> 00:13:55,990 Big breath. Big stretch. 289 00:13:55,990 --> 00:13:57,770 Exhale slow and steady, 290 00:13:57,770 --> 00:13:59,700 fingertips back down to the earth. 291 00:13:59,700 --> 00:14:01,520 Pull the left hip crease back. 292 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,073 Inhale, look forward. 293 00:14:04,010 --> 00:14:06,180 And then exhale, roll through that left foot. 294 00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:08,531 Plant the palms, step the left left toes back, 295 00:14:08,531 --> 00:14:09,920 Plank Pose. 296 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,640 Alright, last time here in Plank, 297 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,400 we're gonna turn to the outer edge of the right foot 298 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,860 as we reach the left fingertips high up towards the sky. 299 00:14:17,860 --> 00:14:19,140 We can bend that front knee, 300 00:14:19,140 --> 00:14:20,660 bring that left foot to the earth 301 00:14:20,660 --> 00:14:21,830 for a little kickstand here. 302 00:14:21,830 --> 00:14:24,670 Everyone, squeeze and lift your right oblique. 303 00:14:24,670 --> 00:14:26,720 Lift your right hip up towards the sky. 304 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:28,310 Option to send the left fingertips 305 00:14:28,310 --> 00:14:30,470 all the way up and overhead here. 306 00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:34,250 Side Plank. Hug that lower rib cage in. 307 00:14:34,250 --> 00:14:35,857 Good. Inhale in. 308 00:14:35,857 --> 00:14:37,930 Maybe look up towards the sky. 309 00:14:37,930 --> 00:14:39,860 Shine your heart up to the heavens. 310 00:14:39,860 --> 00:14:42,000 And then slow and with control, 311 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,210 bring it back to center. 312 00:14:43,210 --> 00:14:44,920 Take a break on the knees here 313 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:46,160 for a breath if you need to, 314 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:47,910 and then take it to the other side. 315 00:14:48,980 --> 00:14:51,640 Outer edge of the left foot. 316 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,860 We can bend the right knee if we need to. 317 00:14:53,860 --> 00:14:55,710 Lifting the hips up high. 318 00:14:55,710 --> 00:14:58,000 Reaching the right fingertips all the way up. 319 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,363 Spiraling your heart up towards the sky. 320 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,039 Find your breath. Neck is nice and long. 321 00:15:05,220 --> 00:15:06,690 Maybe we take the right fingertips 322 00:15:06,690 --> 00:15:08,380 all the way up and overhead, 323 00:15:08,380 --> 00:15:10,934 lifting the hips a little higher. 324 00:15:12,140 --> 00:15:13,854 Hug the rib cage in. 325 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:16,970 Good. Inhale in. 326 00:15:16,970 --> 00:15:18,580 Exhale with control. 327 00:15:18,580 --> 00:15:21,113 Back to Plank. Lower to the belly. 328 00:15:22,110 --> 00:15:25,080 Interlace the fingertips behind the back here. 329 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,200 Squeeze the legs together. 330 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,890 Good, press into your pubic bone. Inhale in. 331 00:15:29,890 --> 00:15:32,470 Exhale, draw the navel up towards the spine 332 00:15:32,470 --> 00:15:34,263 as you lift, open the chest. 333 00:15:35,170 --> 00:15:37,780 Knuckles reach towards the heels. 334 00:15:37,780 --> 00:15:39,890 Stay here. Breathe in. 335 00:15:39,890 --> 00:15:42,240 Exhale, maybe lift a little higher. 336 00:15:43,310 --> 00:15:45,239 Great, tuck your chin into your chest now, 337 00:15:45,239 --> 00:15:46,610 lengthen through the back of the neck. 338 00:15:46,610 --> 00:15:48,580 Draw your shoulder blades together. 339 00:15:48,580 --> 00:15:49,484 Inhale in. 340 00:15:49,484 --> 00:15:54,292 Exhale, maybe lift the toes, the ankles, the shins. 341 00:15:55,380 --> 00:15:57,260 Good, inhale in. 342 00:15:57,260 --> 00:15:59,360 Exhale to release everything. 343 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,040 Come onto your right ear. 344 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,734 Just allow your hands and feet to soften. 345 00:16:04,734 --> 00:16:07,370 You can bump, shake. Excuse me, not bump. 346 00:16:07,370 --> 00:16:08,270 Yeah, bump. 347 00:16:08,270 --> 00:16:09,800 Shake the hips a little left to right. 348 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,824 Bump the hips a little left to right. 349 00:16:13,450 --> 00:16:16,510 Close your eyes as you bring now your big toes together. 350 00:16:16,510 --> 00:16:19,303 Just allow the heels to splay out wide. 351 00:16:21,290 --> 00:16:24,130 And relax everything into the earth. 352 00:16:27,060 --> 00:16:28,490 Rest your heart. 353 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,051 Quiet the mind. 354 00:16:36,060 --> 00:16:38,330 Slow and steady. Lift the head up. 355 00:16:38,330 --> 00:16:40,973 Turn on opposite ear now. 356 00:16:42,500 --> 00:16:45,070 And again, let everything go. 357 00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:48,014 Rest your sweet heart. 358 00:16:50,070 --> 00:16:52,003 Quiet your mind. 359 00:16:54,522 --> 00:16:56,550 Observe your breath. 360 00:17:00,322 --> 00:17:02,326 Mmm. 361 00:17:11,549 --> 00:17:13,870 Then slowly lift the head up. 362 00:17:13,870 --> 00:17:17,630 Draw one hand and then the other underneath the shoulders. 363 00:17:17,630 --> 00:17:19,420 Inhale, Cobra. 364 00:17:19,420 --> 00:17:21,150 Exhale, soften and release. 365 00:17:21,150 --> 00:17:24,966 You're gonna turn onto your back from here 366 00:17:26,070 --> 00:17:27,990 and hug the knees up towards your chest. 367 00:17:27,990 --> 00:17:30,280 Catch your knees with your palms 368 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,630 and we're just gonna draw gentle circles one way 369 00:17:33,630 --> 00:17:34,760 with the knees. 370 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:38,770 Feeling this sweet massage on the sacrum 371 00:17:40,470 --> 00:17:42,379 and the low back, 372 00:17:44,735 --> 00:17:46,475 the hips. 373 00:17:48,620 --> 00:17:52,023 And then take it the other way, reversing the circle. 374 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,717 Staying close with your breath. 375 00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:10,640 Good, then release the left foot down. 376 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,460 Cross the right ankle over the left. 377 00:18:13,460 --> 00:18:14,610 Thread the needle here 378 00:18:14,610 --> 00:18:16,550 as you squeeze the legs up towards your body. 379 00:18:16,550 --> 00:18:20,150 Maybe use your right elbow to press that right thigh out. 380 00:18:20,150 --> 00:18:21,320 Breathe in. 381 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:22,340 As you breathe out, 382 00:18:22,340 --> 00:18:25,475 maybe rock a little gently side to side. 383 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,610 And then allow the left foot to come to the ground. 384 00:18:35,610 --> 00:18:38,420 Keep crossing your right leg over your left. 385 00:18:38,420 --> 00:18:41,770 Interlace the fingertips behind the head, elbows wide, 386 00:18:41,770 --> 00:18:43,940 and then just nice and easy allow the legs 387 00:18:43,940 --> 00:18:46,120 to fall to the left. 388 00:18:46,120 --> 00:18:48,850 Try to keep your right shoulder rooted down. 389 00:18:48,850 --> 00:18:51,482 Skin of the face soft. Breathe. 390 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,650 Nice. And then slowly bring it back and we'll switch. 391 00:18:56,650 --> 00:18:59,830 Left foot crosses over the top of the right thigh. 392 00:18:59,830 --> 00:19:01,010 We thread the needle here. 393 00:19:01,010 --> 00:19:02,130 Take a deep breath in. 394 00:19:02,130 --> 00:19:04,400 Tuck the chin into the chest. 395 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:05,240 Close your eyes. 396 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,393 As you exhale, find soft, easy movement here. 397 00:19:18,130 --> 00:19:19,500 Then right foot comes down. 398 00:19:19,500 --> 00:19:21,530 Keep crossing the left foot over. 399 00:19:21,530 --> 00:19:22,730 Interlace the fingertips. 400 00:19:22,730 --> 00:19:25,750 Maybe opposite direction, opposite bind. 401 00:19:25,750 --> 00:19:29,140 The strange thumb on the bottom. 402 00:19:29,140 --> 00:19:33,050 And then allow the knees to fall gently to the right. 403 00:19:33,050 --> 00:19:35,421 Breathe. Close your eyes. 404 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,610 Then follow your breath as you gently release. 405 00:19:47,610 --> 00:19:49,340 Come back to center. 406 00:19:49,340 --> 00:19:51,080 Bring both knees up towards the chest. 407 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,310 Reach to grab your ankles, the outer edges of your feet 408 00:19:54,310 --> 00:19:56,660 or the inner arches for Happy Baby. 409 00:19:56,660 --> 00:19:59,430 Kick the soles of the feet up towards the sky. 410 00:19:59,430 --> 00:20:02,590 Lengthen, so beautiful action point here 411 00:20:02,590 --> 00:20:06,020 is to really reach your tailbone towards the front, 412 00:20:06,020 --> 00:20:07,780 or now back edge of your mat, 413 00:20:07,780 --> 00:20:12,330 so you can feel some slight compression on the sacrum there. 414 00:20:12,330 --> 00:20:14,007 Breathe deep here. 415 00:20:15,270 --> 00:20:16,993 And when you're ready, 416 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:19,770 release the feet to the ground. 417 00:20:19,770 --> 00:20:23,020 And you can decide whether you wanna come knees together, 418 00:20:23,020 --> 00:20:25,120 feet wide. 419 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:28,670 Wow, I can see a beautiful hawk outside of this window. 420 00:20:28,670 --> 00:20:30,720 Or legs extended, 421 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,038 or even finishing in Supta Baddha Konasana 422 00:20:34,038 --> 00:20:36,799 Reclined Cobbler's Pose here. You decide. 423 00:20:40,426 --> 00:20:42,370 Bring your hands somewhere onto your body 424 00:20:42,370 --> 00:20:43,203 and close your eyes. 425 00:20:43,203 --> 00:20:45,530 One last time, take a deep breath in. 426 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:50,070 And as you exhale, melt into the earth, 427 00:20:50,070 --> 00:20:53,520 relaxing the weight of your body completely and fully. 428 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,989 Softening the skin of the forehead. 429 00:20:57,550 --> 00:21:01,970 Letting go of any clenching or holding or tightening, 430 00:21:01,970 --> 00:21:04,620 any tension that might be stored in the body. 431 00:21:04,620 --> 00:21:09,410 Let part of our ritual today be about checking in with that. 432 00:21:09,410 --> 00:21:12,200 Noticing it and then softening, 433 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:16,703 and allowing a surrender, a change, transformation. 434 00:21:18,870 --> 00:21:21,760 Even just the awareness of that clenching, 435 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:26,083 that holding is enough. 436 00:21:29,933 --> 00:21:32,060 The wisdom of the body is incredible. 437 00:21:32,060 --> 00:21:33,670 Just the awareness of something 438 00:21:33,670 --> 00:21:38,587 can inspire a meaningful change. 439 00:21:51,930 --> 00:21:56,310 Just take a couple of more soft, sweet breaths here 440 00:21:58,020 --> 00:22:00,417 in stillness. 441 00:22:08,500 --> 00:22:11,320 Allowing the nutrients, benefits, 442 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,423 beauty of your practice here, your ritual 443 00:22:15,370 --> 00:22:17,882 seep in, soak in. 444 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:29,830 Then slowly begin to hug one knee into the chest. 445 00:22:29,830 --> 00:22:32,257 And then slowly the other knee. 446 00:22:33,990 --> 00:22:35,910 Squeeze the knees up towards your chest, 447 00:22:35,910 --> 00:22:38,700 and then rock onto one side, any side. 448 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:41,619 Pause in a fetal position. 449 00:22:44,510 --> 00:22:49,074 Take a second here to breathe, like you love yourself. 450 00:22:55,700 --> 00:22:58,720 You may not feel like you love yourself, 451 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,277 so just breathe as if. 452 00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:05,360 And really, for me, 453 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,890 this ritual is about that process 454 00:23:09,060 --> 00:23:10,887 of remembering, 455 00:23:13,090 --> 00:23:14,808 uncovering, 456 00:23:17,340 --> 00:23:19,290 and falling back 457 00:23:20,370 --> 00:23:24,251 deeply in love. 458 00:23:25,620 --> 00:23:28,070 Press into one palm and then the other. 459 00:23:28,070 --> 00:23:29,650 Come up to a nice, comfortable seat. 460 00:23:29,650 --> 00:23:30,910 Bring the palms together. 461 00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:32,600 We're gonna rub them together here 462 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:35,050 to close out the ritual today. 463 00:23:35,050 --> 00:23:37,919 Create a little energy, a little heat. 464 00:23:37,919 --> 00:23:39,690 (hands rubbing) 465 00:23:39,690 --> 00:23:41,800 Sit up nice and tall. Lift your heart. 466 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,580 Inhale in. 467 00:23:43,580 --> 00:23:45,770 Exhale, bring your hands to your heart space. 468 00:23:45,770 --> 00:23:48,356 Just one palm on top of the other. 469 00:23:48,356 --> 00:23:49,440 And we'll bow the head to the heart 470 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,021 one last time to whisper, 471 00:23:52,021 --> 00:23:53,837 Namaste. 472 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:59,211 (soft upbeat music)