1 00:00:00,220 --> 00:00:03,640 - Hello, my sweet friends and welcome back to Move. 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,640 It is Day 27, and this is a strength practice 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,330 that really invites us to start to weave 4 00:00:10,330 --> 00:00:13,034 all of the beautiful principles and philosophies 5 00:00:13,034 --> 00:00:15,330 that we've been touching on together in a practice. 6 00:00:15,330 --> 00:00:19,710 So this isn't just about guns and abs. 7 00:00:19,710 --> 00:00:22,890 This is about moving better. 8 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:25,310 This is about seeing how movement 9 00:00:25,310 --> 00:00:28,397 can influence the way we engage with life. 10 00:00:28,397 --> 00:00:30,160 So you got this. 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,560 Hop into something comfy, and let's get started. 12 00:00:33,764 --> 00:00:37,578 (soft upbeat music) 13 00:00:48,510 --> 00:00:51,570 Okay, let's begin on all fours today. 14 00:00:51,570 --> 00:00:53,560 Take your time getting there. 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,470 Pad those knees if you like. 16 00:00:55,470 --> 00:00:58,880 Place your hands with care, with intention, 17 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,310 and do not be intimidated by today's practice. 18 00:01:02,310 --> 00:01:06,762 We've got this, cultivating strength within. 19 00:01:10,510 --> 00:01:11,710 Wrists underneath the shoulders, 20 00:01:11,710 --> 00:01:13,580 knees underneath the hip points. 21 00:01:13,580 --> 00:01:17,330 Drop the belly, inhale, open the chest, look forward. 22 00:01:17,330 --> 00:01:19,500 As you exhale, round through the spine, 23 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:21,790 really engage the muscles of the front body, 24 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:23,660 just like we've been doing. 25 00:01:23,660 --> 00:01:25,393 Good. Inhale, drop the belly, 26 00:01:25,393 --> 00:01:27,976 engage the muscles of the back body. 27 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,923 And rounding through the spine, engaging front body. 28 00:01:35,210 --> 00:01:38,342 One more time, inhale, drop the belly. 29 00:01:38,342 --> 00:01:41,890 Exhale, round through, really landing here in the moment. 30 00:01:41,890 --> 00:01:45,320 Inhale, come to nice neutral spine. 31 00:01:45,320 --> 00:01:48,710 Now we'll take the right foot out, left fingertips forward. 32 00:01:48,710 --> 00:01:51,630 Of course there's always the option to just do the leg. 33 00:01:51,630 --> 00:01:53,630 Keep the left hand on the ground. 34 00:01:53,630 --> 00:01:55,070 Dial the right toes down. 35 00:01:55,070 --> 00:01:57,430 Send your left thumb up towards the sky. 36 00:01:57,430 --> 00:02:00,290 Inhale, breathe wide into the side body. 37 00:02:00,290 --> 00:02:02,960 Fill the lungs, feel the rib cage expand. 38 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,740 And then exhale, contract, squeeze and lift everything. 39 00:02:05,740 --> 00:02:08,203 Really try to tap into those 40 00:02:08,203 --> 00:02:10,250 transverse abdominis muscles here. 41 00:02:10,250 --> 00:02:12,420 Feel that engagement through the front. 42 00:02:12,420 --> 00:02:14,056 Good. Inhale, expand, 43 00:02:14,056 --> 00:02:16,880 engage the muscles of the back body. 44 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,373 Exhale round through. 45 00:02:19,370 --> 00:02:21,070 Alright, press into the top of the back foot 46 00:02:21,070 --> 00:02:24,210 for stability as you flow here with your breath, 47 00:02:24,210 --> 00:02:26,264 inhaling to expand 48 00:02:26,264 --> 00:02:28,600 exhaling to contract. 49 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:32,130 And maybe you've been doing this for years, 50 00:02:32,130 --> 00:02:33,920 or maybe this is new to you, 51 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:38,760 but try to find that really strong sense of engagement 52 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,123 through the deep core muscles here. 53 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:46,777 And then again, try to find how 54 00:02:46,777 --> 00:02:49,732 you can recruit the muscles of the back body here. 55 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:53,940 Alright, to test all of that out, 56 00:02:53,940 --> 00:02:55,550 inhale, expand, meet me there, 57 00:02:55,550 --> 00:02:57,920 next time the arm and the leg is straight. 58 00:02:57,920 --> 00:02:59,411 Then exhale, bend your left elbow, 59 00:02:59,411 --> 00:03:03,024 bend your right knee, to the left, to the right. 60 00:03:03,024 --> 00:03:05,040 So left elbow's out to the left, 61 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,370 right knee is lifted up in hydrant for three, two. 62 00:03:08,370 --> 00:03:11,140 Engage the muscles of the front body and the back body. 63 00:03:11,140 --> 00:03:12,840 Good, and then release. 64 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,240 Awesome. Turn the right fingertips around. 65 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,680 Turn the left fingertips around. 66 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:21,020 And we're just gonna draw small circles one way, 67 00:03:21,020 --> 00:03:22,260 and then the other. 68 00:03:22,260 --> 00:03:24,460 Notice how your breath has changed. 69 00:03:24,460 --> 00:03:26,550 Notice how you feel right now in this moment. 70 00:03:26,550 --> 00:03:29,010 And if you feel tired, lethargic, kind of unwilling, 71 00:03:29,010 --> 00:03:32,421 unmotivated, that's all good. Notice that. 72 00:03:33,950 --> 00:03:35,763 Alright, back to all fours. 73 00:03:36,870 --> 00:03:38,670 And on an inhale, extend the left leg out, 74 00:03:38,670 --> 00:03:40,650 extend the right fingertips forward. 75 00:03:40,650 --> 00:03:43,700 Dial the toes down, right thumb up towards the sky. 76 00:03:43,700 --> 00:03:47,330 Inhale to lift, expand, defy gravity here. 77 00:03:47,330 --> 00:03:49,473 Exhale to round through, getting into it. 78 00:03:50,550 --> 00:03:52,163 Inhale, expand. 79 00:03:53,350 --> 00:03:54,630 Exhale, round through. 80 00:03:54,630 --> 00:03:57,330 Now again, careful not to go through the motions here, 81 00:03:57,330 --> 00:04:00,660 particularly if you've been practicing for a long while. 82 00:04:00,660 --> 00:04:02,860 That's the beautiful thing about being a beginner 83 00:04:02,860 --> 00:04:04,400 is you have that beginner's mind. 84 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,160 See if you can really start to recruit 85 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,685 those deep muscles of the front body 86 00:04:09,685 --> 00:04:11,200 as you round the spine, 87 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,120 and see if you can start to recruit the muscles 88 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,970 of the back body as you expand. 89 00:04:27,430 --> 00:04:28,263 Excellent. 90 00:04:28,263 --> 00:04:30,737 And the next time, (laughs) I'm like Mr. Burns. 91 00:04:30,737 --> 00:04:33,310 "Excellent." Okay, send the right fingertips forward, 92 00:04:33,310 --> 00:04:35,450 left toes back, inhale. 93 00:04:35,450 --> 00:04:36,630 The next time you exhale, 94 00:04:36,630 --> 00:04:38,460 bend your right elbow to the right, 95 00:04:38,460 --> 00:04:39,940 left knee lifts to the left. 96 00:04:39,940 --> 00:04:41,410 We're here for three. 97 00:04:41,410 --> 00:04:42,670 Recruit those muscles. 98 00:04:42,670 --> 00:04:43,900 Find your strength from within. 99 00:04:43,900 --> 00:04:46,330 Two, lift, lift, lift. 100 00:04:46,330 --> 00:04:48,090 One, beautiful. Release. 101 00:04:48,090 --> 00:04:51,156 Once again, send the fingertips towards your knees 102 00:04:51,156 --> 00:04:53,536 and draw circles one way. 103 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,925 And then the other. 104 00:04:59,170 --> 00:05:00,965 Notice how you feel. 105 00:05:03,510 --> 00:05:07,680 Beautiful. Drop the elbows now where the hands were. 106 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,750 Really slowly press the palms into the ground. 107 00:05:09,750 --> 00:05:11,670 Walk the knees back. 108 00:05:11,670 --> 00:05:13,180 Peel your hip creases up high 109 00:05:13,180 --> 00:05:15,404 as you come into Puppy Posture. 110 00:05:16,280 --> 00:05:18,890 So we're stretching just like Benji does, 111 00:05:18,890 --> 00:05:22,010 tail up towards the sky, melting the belly, 112 00:05:22,010 --> 00:05:23,690 the heart, the ribs down. 113 00:05:23,690 --> 00:05:25,590 You don't want to fully dump your weight here. 114 00:05:25,590 --> 00:05:28,740 You want to create a little sense of core connection 115 00:05:28,740 --> 00:05:32,770 even here as you hopefully enjoy this stretch. 116 00:05:32,770 --> 00:05:35,680 You can rock your hips a little left to right. 117 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:39,050 Forehead can come down to the earth but it doesn't have to. 118 00:05:39,050 --> 00:05:43,223 Press into the palms for a little stability. 119 00:05:45,850 --> 00:05:49,360 Alright, then slow and steady, carve a line with the nose 120 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,010 as if you were pushing a little ball of yarn, 121 00:05:51,010 --> 00:05:53,380 so really integrate the neck as much as you can. 122 00:05:53,380 --> 00:05:55,890 In the asana practice, it's a good rule of thumb, 123 00:05:55,890 --> 00:05:56,860 for me, anyway. 124 00:05:56,860 --> 00:06:00,320 Slowly slide your heart through, come to the belly. 125 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:01,920 Come to Sphinx Pose. 126 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,380 Press into the tops of the feet. 127 00:06:04,380 --> 00:06:06,560 So, you know Cobra, you know Up Dog, 128 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,770 you know different variations of Cobra. 129 00:06:08,770 --> 00:06:11,410 Let's remember we have Sphinx Pose in our vocabulary, 130 00:06:11,410 --> 00:06:13,205 so press into the elbows. 131 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,712 Keep the chin tucked, so neck nice and long. 132 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,310 Press into the palms. 133 00:06:21,310 --> 00:06:24,264 Press into the pubic bone, press into the tops of the feet. 134 00:06:25,572 --> 00:06:29,883 So essentially we're active here, 135 00:06:29,883 --> 00:06:31,580 the last bit. 136 00:06:31,580 --> 00:06:33,160 Engage the core. 137 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,380 Navel draws in and up, and just notice what that does. 138 00:06:36,380 --> 00:06:40,750 Pull the elbows back as you maybe draw your hips forward. 139 00:06:40,750 --> 00:06:42,400 That'll help you engage the core. 140 00:06:43,250 --> 00:06:45,007 If you're shaking here and you're like, 141 00:06:45,007 --> 00:06:46,650 "How am I shaking here?" 142 00:06:46,650 --> 00:06:48,060 That's the ticket. 143 00:06:48,060 --> 00:06:51,280 That type of activation, so good for the brain. 144 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:54,190 So good for physical body. 145 00:06:54,190 --> 00:06:56,330 Okay, we're here for three, two, 146 00:06:56,330 --> 00:07:00,743 look right, and then look left, 147 00:07:00,743 --> 00:07:02,500 and then slowly come back. 148 00:07:02,500 --> 00:07:03,730 Keep the hands where they are. 149 00:07:03,730 --> 00:07:06,528 Curl your toes under, inhale in. 150 00:07:06,528 --> 00:07:08,730 Exhale, S-H sound if you like, 151 00:07:08,730 --> 00:07:11,640 shh, as you come up to a Forearm Plank. 152 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,080 Now bring the fingertips to interlace here. 153 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:19,030 Draw your chin to your chest, press away from your yoga mat. 154 00:07:19,030 --> 00:07:20,300 Dip the right knee down, 155 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:21,590 just the right knee, to kiss the earth 156 00:07:21,590 --> 00:07:22,990 then lift it back up. 157 00:07:22,990 --> 00:07:25,870 Dip the left knee, and then lift it back up. 158 00:07:25,870 --> 00:07:28,103 Two more round. Right. 159 00:07:28,103 --> 00:07:30,070 And left. 160 00:07:30,070 --> 00:07:32,278 Really reach the heels back. Right. 161 00:07:33,270 --> 00:07:34,770 And then left. 162 00:07:34,770 --> 00:07:37,490 Way to go. Slowly bring the knees back to the earth. 163 00:07:37,490 --> 00:07:39,510 Bring the hands back up to your yoga mat. 164 00:07:39,510 --> 00:07:41,680 Curl the toes under, send the hips up high and back, 165 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,380 Downward Facing Dog. 166 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:45,689 Alright, deep breath in here. 167 00:07:47,778 --> 00:07:50,547 And a slow exhale. 168 00:07:52,610 --> 00:07:55,344 Just like that. Again, deep breath in here. 169 00:07:57,031 --> 00:08:00,000 And a slow exhale. 170 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,210 Good, inhale, lift the right leg up slowly. 171 00:08:03,210 --> 00:08:05,580 Exhale, dial the right toes down. 172 00:08:05,580 --> 00:08:07,330 Three-Legged Dog. 173 00:08:07,330 --> 00:08:09,207 Good, inhale in again. 174 00:08:09,207 --> 00:08:11,950 Exhale, recruit the muscles of your deep core 175 00:08:11,950 --> 00:08:15,070 as you shift forward, shoulders over the wrists, 176 00:08:15,070 --> 00:08:17,183 right knee to right elbow. We know this. 177 00:08:17,183 --> 00:08:20,320 Inhale, extend, but trying to be more mindful 178 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,040 of where that stability is coming from, 179 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,840 muscles of the deep core, lift. 180 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,470 And then we shift forward right knee to left elbow. 181 00:08:27,470 --> 00:08:29,800 Good, inhale, kick it up. 182 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,530 Exhale, right through center, 183 00:08:31,530 --> 00:08:34,000 squeeze and lift, squeeze and lift. 184 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,747 Now draw your right knee to your right elbow 185 00:08:36,747 --> 00:08:38,268 and then to the left. 186 00:08:38,268 --> 00:08:41,470 Right, left, right, left. 187 00:08:41,470 --> 00:08:43,136 You're almost done. Right, left. 188 00:08:43,136 --> 00:08:44,940 Then step it all the way up into your lunge 189 00:08:44,940 --> 00:08:46,320 and lower the back knee. 190 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,867 Good, take a deep breath in here. 191 00:08:48,867 --> 00:08:51,226 Exhale out, relax your shoulders. 192 00:08:53,270 --> 00:08:56,780 Crescent Lunge, inhale, sweep the arms up and overhead. 193 00:08:56,780 --> 00:08:58,170 Exhale, stay here. 194 00:08:58,170 --> 00:08:59,940 Relax your shoulders. 195 00:08:59,940 --> 00:09:01,743 Big beach ball up and overhead. 196 00:09:03,540 --> 00:09:07,030 Inhale in. Exhale, float it down. 197 00:09:07,030 --> 00:09:08,340 Left hand to the earth. 198 00:09:08,340 --> 00:09:11,290 Inhale, back knee lifts as you take the right fingertips up. 199 00:09:11,290 --> 00:09:12,290 Big twist. 200 00:09:12,290 --> 00:09:14,450 Good, exhale, right hand down. 201 00:09:14,450 --> 00:09:17,520 Step the right toes to Plank, inhale in here. 202 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,770 And then exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 203 00:09:19,770 --> 00:09:21,257 Beautiful. 204 00:09:21,257 --> 00:09:23,676 Inhale in deeply here. 205 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,503 And slow exhale. 206 00:09:29,847 --> 00:09:32,400 Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 207 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,601 Dial the toes down, press into both palms evenly. 208 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,290 Good. Inhale to lift the left heel a little higher. 209 00:09:41,290 --> 00:09:43,650 Exhale to shift forward. Recruit those core muscles. 210 00:09:43,650 --> 00:09:45,210 Left knee kisses left elbow. 211 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:46,410 Shift forward. 212 00:09:46,410 --> 00:09:49,670 Good, inhale, slow and steady, take it back up. 213 00:09:49,670 --> 00:09:51,862 Nice and slow and in control, cross it over, 214 00:09:51,862 --> 00:09:54,117 left knee to kiss right elbow. 215 00:09:55,170 --> 00:09:57,300 Good, inhale in. 216 00:09:57,300 --> 00:09:58,440 Exhale. 217 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,974 Squeeze and lift from your center right to the middle. 218 00:10:01,672 --> 00:10:03,490 Then here we go, a little tick-tock action. 219 00:10:03,490 --> 00:10:06,610 Left knee to left elbow, then right elbow. 220 00:10:06,610 --> 00:10:09,573 Left, right, left. You got this. 221 00:10:09,573 --> 00:10:12,560 Right, left, right, last round, left, right. 222 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:13,818 Good, step it up. 223 00:10:13,818 --> 00:10:16,210 Slowly lower the right knee to the ground. 224 00:10:16,210 --> 00:10:17,490 Find your breath. 225 00:10:20,390 --> 00:10:21,440 Crescent, here we go. 226 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,220 Inhale, sweep the arms up and overhead. 227 00:10:23,220 --> 00:10:25,240 Big beach ball, so lots of space 228 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:26,840 for the neck and shoulders here. 229 00:10:27,940 --> 00:10:29,640 Breathe deep. 230 00:10:30,290 --> 00:10:32,850 Lift your chest, lift your chin, inhale. 231 00:10:32,850 --> 00:10:35,740 Exhale, bring it back down nice and slow. 232 00:10:35,740 --> 00:10:36,770 Right hand to the earth. 233 00:10:36,770 --> 00:10:38,600 Lift the back knee, inhale. 234 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:39,980 Big twist, breathe into your belly. 235 00:10:39,980 --> 00:10:42,210 Squeeze that left knee in. 236 00:10:42,210 --> 00:10:44,690 Good, and exhale, left hand all the way down. 237 00:10:44,690 --> 00:10:46,840 Step it back to Plank. 238 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,620 Right knee lifts to right elbow here in Plank now. 239 00:10:49,620 --> 00:10:50,970 Good, step it back. 240 00:10:50,970 --> 00:10:53,600 Left knee to left elbow in Plank. 241 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,260 Beautiful, right knee to right elbow, 242 00:10:56,260 --> 00:10:57,480 and left knee to left elbow. 243 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:01,137 Last one, right, and left. 244 00:11:01,744 --> 00:11:05,274 And then slowly lower all the way to the belly. 245 00:11:05,274 --> 00:11:07,460 Inhale, rise up, Cobra. 246 00:11:07,460 --> 00:11:11,130 You choose what variation. 247 00:11:11,130 --> 00:11:13,780 Exhale to soften and fold back in. 248 00:11:13,780 --> 00:11:16,980 Good. Curl the toes under, inhale in. 249 00:11:16,980 --> 00:11:20,094 Exhale, press up, power up strong. 250 00:11:21,009 --> 00:11:24,207 Quietly whisper to yourself, "I am strong." 251 00:11:25,090 --> 00:11:26,550 And then send the hips up high 252 00:11:26,550 --> 00:11:28,950 and back, Downward Facing Dog. 253 00:11:28,950 --> 00:11:31,130 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 254 00:11:31,130 --> 00:11:33,163 Exhale, right knee to right elbow. 255 00:11:34,010 --> 00:11:36,020 Inhale, lift it up again. 256 00:11:36,020 --> 00:11:39,296 Exhale, cross it over, right knee to left elbow. 257 00:11:39,296 --> 00:11:41,260 Inhale, kick it up. 258 00:11:41,260 --> 00:11:43,497 Exhale, right through center. 259 00:11:43,497 --> 00:11:45,010 And a little back and forth here. 260 00:11:45,010 --> 00:11:47,390 Right, left, right, left, 261 00:11:47,390 --> 00:11:49,350 right, left, right, left. 262 00:11:49,350 --> 00:11:51,940 And then step it all the way up into your lunge. 263 00:11:51,940 --> 00:11:55,820 This time, back knee lowered or lifted, your choice. 264 00:11:55,820 --> 00:11:58,710 Inhale, sweep the arms up and overhead. 265 00:11:58,710 --> 00:12:01,240 Big breath here, big stretch. 266 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,614 Lift your chest. 267 00:12:02,614 --> 00:12:05,320 And then exhale, send it all the way down. 268 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,500 Repeat the twist. Inhale, reach it up. 269 00:12:07,500 --> 00:12:11,540 This time stay here or turn the right toes out. 270 00:12:11,540 --> 00:12:13,770 Come onto the outer edge of that left foot 271 00:12:13,770 --> 00:12:15,210 and send your right fingertips 272 00:12:15,210 --> 00:12:18,390 towards the back edge of your mat for a Horizon stretch. 273 00:12:18,390 --> 00:12:21,430 Good, inhale, lift from your core all the way back up. 274 00:12:21,430 --> 00:12:23,940 Come back to your nice low lunge. 275 00:12:23,940 --> 00:12:25,590 We'll meet here. 276 00:12:25,590 --> 00:12:27,000 Then everyone plant the palms, 277 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,380 step your right toes back, Plank Pose. 278 00:12:29,380 --> 00:12:33,224 Inhale in, exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 279 00:12:33,224 --> 00:12:36,300 Right into it. Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 280 00:12:36,300 --> 00:12:39,460 Exhale, left knee to left elbow. 281 00:12:39,460 --> 00:12:41,920 Inhale, kick it up. Drop your right heel. 282 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,460 Exhale, cross it over, left knee to right elbow. 283 00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:45,720 Neck is long. 284 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,990 Inhale, kick it up, right through center. 285 00:12:48,990 --> 00:12:50,620 Get into those deep core muscles. 286 00:12:50,620 --> 00:12:53,277 Here we go, left to right here with the left knee. 287 00:12:53,277 --> 00:12:57,960 You got this, for three, two, and one. 288 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:58,920 Step it all the way up. 289 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,350 Beautiful, back knee lowered or lifted, your choice. 290 00:13:02,350 --> 00:13:04,730 Inhale, sweep the arms up and overhead. 291 00:13:04,730 --> 00:13:06,572 Hold onto your breath here. 292 00:13:09,310 --> 00:13:11,403 Inhale, reach a little higher. 293 00:13:12,504 --> 00:13:14,890 And then exhale, bring it back down. 294 00:13:14,890 --> 00:13:15,960 Coming into the twist. 295 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,370 Inhale, left fingertips reach up high. 296 00:13:18,370 --> 00:13:21,070 Stay here, breathing, or turn the left toes out. 297 00:13:21,070 --> 00:13:23,390 Come on to the outer edge of that right foot 298 00:13:23,390 --> 00:13:25,630 and we drop the hips slowly. 299 00:13:25,630 --> 00:13:28,053 Left fingertips in line with the left shoulder. 300 00:13:29,230 --> 00:13:30,610 Good, then lift from your core, 301 00:13:30,610 --> 00:13:32,400 left fingertips reach up and over, 302 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,360 and we all meet back in our nice low lunge. 303 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,290 Inhale, look forward. 304 00:13:37,290 --> 00:13:38,230 Exhale, beautiful. 305 00:13:38,230 --> 00:13:39,683 Step the palms back. 306 00:13:40,770 --> 00:13:42,240 This time, stay in Plank. 307 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,780 Cross right knee over to left elbow. 308 00:13:44,780 --> 00:13:45,640 Step it back. 309 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,240 Left knee to right elbow. 310 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,423 And back and forth, left, right. 311 00:13:52,210 --> 00:13:53,897 Keep it going. 312 00:13:55,497 --> 00:13:57,583 For three. You got this. 313 00:13:57,583 --> 00:13:59,110 Press away from your yoga mat. 314 00:13:59,110 --> 00:14:01,140 Two, building strength. 315 00:14:01,140 --> 00:14:03,260 And one, lower all the way to the belly. 316 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:04,110 Beautiful. 317 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:05,740 Find a variation of Cobra here. 318 00:14:05,740 --> 00:14:08,890 Inhale, we lift the heart. 319 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:11,320 Exhale, we soften and fold. 320 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:12,720 Curl the toes under. 321 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:14,440 Draw the hands underneath the shoulders. 322 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:15,542 Inhale in. 323 00:14:15,542 --> 00:14:17,569 Exhale, press up, power up. 324 00:14:17,569 --> 00:14:20,673 Quietly whisper, "I am strong," to yourself. 325 00:14:21,430 --> 00:14:22,353 I am strong. 326 00:14:22,353 --> 00:14:25,106 And send the hips up high and back. 327 00:14:25,106 --> 00:14:29,040 So hopefully by now we've got the heart rate up just a bit. 328 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,013 Stay in control of your breath. 329 00:14:32,854 --> 00:14:33,870 You got this. 330 00:14:33,870 --> 00:14:35,823 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 331 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:39,160 Exhale, right knee kisses right elbow. 332 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,670 Last round, inhale, kick it up. 333 00:14:41,670 --> 00:14:44,400 Cross it over, right knee kisses left elbow. 334 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,190 Inhale, kick it up. 335 00:14:46,190 --> 00:14:47,460 Right through center. 336 00:14:47,460 --> 00:14:50,080 If the hands are getting sore, you can do this on your knee, 337 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,952 back and forth, right elbow to left elbow, 338 00:14:52,952 --> 00:14:56,760 moving the right knee for three, two, one. 339 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,456 Step it all the way up. 340 00:14:58,456 --> 00:15:00,450 Back knee lowered or lifted, your choice. 341 00:15:00,450 --> 00:15:02,600 Inhale, reach for the sky. 342 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,610 This time palms come together. 343 00:15:04,610 --> 00:15:06,620 We're gonna exhale, find a deep twist here, 344 00:15:06,620 --> 00:15:09,660 left elbow coming to the outer edge of the right thigh. 345 00:15:09,660 --> 00:15:12,330 Again, back knee can be lower or lifted here. 346 00:15:12,330 --> 00:15:13,710 We're going to press into the palms, 347 00:15:13,710 --> 00:15:15,113 find length in the spine. 348 00:15:16,830 --> 00:15:18,550 Inhale in deeply. 349 00:15:18,550 --> 00:15:21,300 And exhale to bring it back to the mat. 350 00:15:21,300 --> 00:15:24,320 Beautiful. Step the right toes back, Plank Pose. 351 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:25,563 Inhale in here. 352 00:15:25,563 --> 00:15:27,693 Exhale to Downward Facing Dog. 353 00:15:28,923 --> 00:15:31,569 Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 354 00:15:32,650 --> 00:15:35,990 Exhale, shift forward, left knee to left elbow. 355 00:15:35,990 --> 00:15:37,810 Inhale, lift it up. 356 00:15:37,810 --> 00:15:40,289 Exhale, cross it over to the right elbow. 357 00:15:40,289 --> 00:15:42,090 Inhale, lift it up. 358 00:15:42,090 --> 00:15:43,040 Last one, you got this. 359 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,480 Squeeze through center and back and forth we go. 360 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,630 This is the last round. Stay with it. 361 00:15:47,630 --> 00:15:52,019 Breathe for three, two, one. 362 00:15:52,019 --> 00:15:54,250 Send that left foot up. 363 00:15:54,250 --> 00:15:56,570 Back knee lowered or lifted. Here you go with your breath. 364 00:15:56,570 --> 00:15:59,650 Inhale, scoop the energy forward, up and back. 365 00:15:59,650 --> 00:16:00,960 Relax your shoulders down. 366 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,600 Strong legs. 367 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:03,940 Great, bring the palms together. 368 00:16:03,940 --> 00:16:05,970 Think up and over. 369 00:16:05,970 --> 00:16:09,370 Right elbow to the outer edge of the left thigh. 370 00:16:09,370 --> 00:16:10,770 Press into the palms. 371 00:16:10,770 --> 00:16:11,843 Find length here. 372 00:16:13,270 --> 00:16:14,402 Breathe. 373 00:16:15,345 --> 00:16:17,760 You have it. You have the vocabulary. 374 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,280 You have a strong foundation here. 375 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:20,456 Inhale. 376 00:16:20,456 --> 00:16:23,680 Exhale, release back down to the mat. 377 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,488 Step the left toes back. 378 00:16:25,488 --> 00:16:27,000 Inhale in here. 379 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,490 Exhale, slowly lower to the belly. 380 00:16:29,490 --> 00:16:32,630 Last Cobra. Inhale, we open the heart. 381 00:16:32,630 --> 00:16:34,780 Find what feels good here. 382 00:16:34,780 --> 00:16:38,750 And exhale to soften and release everything down. 383 00:16:38,750 --> 00:16:40,513 Beautiful. From here, go ahead and 384 00:16:40,513 --> 00:16:44,311 nice and easy turn on to your back. 385 00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:51,363 And when you get there, just notice how you feel. 386 00:16:52,850 --> 00:16:54,800 And then hug the knees up to the chest. 387 00:16:55,870 --> 00:16:57,850 Soften your gaze here, close your eyes, 388 00:16:57,850 --> 00:16:59,550 bring your palms to your knee caps. 389 00:16:59,550 --> 00:17:03,599 And we're just gonna draw circles slowly one way. 390 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,180 Notice how you feel. 391 00:17:08,180 --> 00:17:11,523 Is it different from the beginning of this practice? 392 00:17:14,610 --> 00:17:17,252 Reverse the circle. 393 00:17:18,599 --> 00:17:21,314 Massaging the low back, 394 00:17:21,314 --> 00:17:25,093 massaging the sacrum, keeping the shoulders relaxed. 395 00:17:26,340 --> 00:17:29,230 Nice. And then we're gonna open the knees wide 396 00:17:29,230 --> 00:17:31,012 and then bring them back in. 397 00:17:32,190 --> 00:17:35,926 Circling wide and then in. 398 00:17:36,950 --> 00:17:39,031 Wide and then in. 399 00:17:39,910 --> 00:17:41,619 And then reverse it. 400 00:17:42,890 --> 00:17:45,162 Take it the other way. 401 00:17:50,690 --> 00:17:52,670 Great. Interlace the fingertips, 402 00:17:52,670 --> 00:17:54,560 bring them behind the head. 403 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,660 Send the toes up towards the sky. 404 00:17:56,660 --> 00:17:59,513 Knees can be straight or bent generously. 405 00:18:00,700 --> 00:18:06,080 Good. Then we're just gonna open and cross, open and cross, 406 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,960 open and cross, open and cross. 407 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,240 Now inhale in, keep the legs going. 408 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,850 Exhale, lift the head, the neck, the shoulders. 409 00:18:13,850 --> 00:18:17,795 And we're gonna start to lower our criss-cross 410 00:18:17,795 --> 00:18:19,170 and then lift them back up. 411 00:18:19,170 --> 00:18:21,050 This is the last bit. 412 00:18:21,050 --> 00:18:22,293 Lower. 413 00:18:24,580 --> 00:18:25,413 And then lift. 414 00:18:25,413 --> 00:18:27,540 And if this isn't really driving for you, 415 00:18:27,540 --> 00:18:29,460 just do one leg at a time. 416 00:18:29,460 --> 00:18:30,550 You can bend one knee. 417 00:18:30,550 --> 00:18:34,314 Just kind of draw a zigzag one way, 418 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:36,160 and then the other. 419 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,382 And then switch to the other side. 420 00:18:41,530 --> 00:18:42,860 Oh, that's good for my brain. 421 00:18:42,860 --> 00:18:44,957 That's challenging. (chuckles) 422 00:18:48,430 --> 00:18:51,560 So challenge yourself with one last little bit here. 423 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,810 Make sure you're not holding your breath. 424 00:18:56,924 --> 00:18:59,350 And then let it all go. 425 00:18:59,350 --> 00:19:02,100 Bring the hands down to the earth. 426 00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:04,880 Bring the feet as wide as the yoga mat, 427 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,310 allow the knees to fall to one side. 428 00:19:07,310 --> 00:19:11,300 Breathe in, breathe out, and then to the other. 429 00:19:11,300 --> 00:19:14,192 Breathe in, breathe out. 430 00:19:15,308 --> 00:19:17,883 Back and forth a couple of times here. 431 00:19:18,913 --> 00:19:23,530 And then find a nice resting pose to close out the practice, 432 00:19:23,530 --> 00:19:26,100 either with the legs extended long 433 00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:28,760 or the knees softly rocking, 434 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,471 knocking, rather, in towards each other. 435 00:19:32,780 --> 00:19:34,490 Bring your hands somewhere on your body, 436 00:19:34,490 --> 00:19:38,258 close your eyes and take another breath in. 437 00:19:39,980 --> 00:19:41,660 And as you exhale once again, 438 00:19:41,660 --> 00:19:44,608 I'll just invite you to notice how you feel. 439 00:19:46,830 --> 00:19:48,790 Were there moments of today's practice, 440 00:19:48,790 --> 00:19:50,653 where you were challenged? 441 00:19:51,710 --> 00:19:54,270 Were there moments with today's pace 442 00:19:54,270 --> 00:19:57,070 where you moved with your breath, 443 00:19:57,070 --> 00:19:59,454 where you maybe you got a sense 444 00:20:00,654 --> 00:20:03,015 of your own strength? 445 00:20:09,020 --> 00:20:11,883 Maybe a sense of your willingness, 446 00:20:13,006 --> 00:20:15,951 a sense of your own grace? 447 00:20:22,070 --> 00:20:24,120 It's not about mastering the movement, 448 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:26,780 it's about seeing what the movement 449 00:20:26,780 --> 00:20:32,204 can invite us to feel, to embody. 450 00:20:34,140 --> 00:20:39,456 And I love this yoga practice for really teaching me how to 451 00:20:42,777 --> 00:20:46,232 create a deeper relationship with my senses. 452 00:20:47,860 --> 00:20:51,030 It's had a really positive impact on the way I live my life, 453 00:20:51,030 --> 00:20:54,980 and I am just so grateful that you guys are showing up here 454 00:20:54,980 --> 00:20:57,447 to share this experience. 455 00:21:00,110 --> 00:21:03,340 Draw the hands together, thumbs to third eye. 456 00:21:03,340 --> 00:21:04,970 We are in the home stretch here. 457 00:21:04,970 --> 00:21:07,940 So well done. 458 00:21:07,940 --> 00:21:10,120 Drink lots of water. 459 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:12,723 I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. 460 00:21:13,892 --> 00:21:15,932 'Til then, take good care. 461 00:21:17,860 --> 00:21:19,134 Inhale in. 462 00:21:19,134 --> 00:21:20,947 And exhale. 463 00:21:22,004 --> 00:21:23,447 Namaste. 464 00:21:25,869 --> 00:21:29,857 (soft upbeat music)