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- Hello and welcome to Center

Your 30 Day Yoga Journey.

Whether we are 
meeting for the first time

or we are longtime friends,

thank you so much 
for being here.

Today is Day 0, alright?

And a lot of you may know what
Day 0 is all about and some of

you may be new here
and so let me tell you.

This is not our first 
yoga day or yoga asana,

yoga movement day.
This is a welcome day.

You can think of it
like an orientation day.

If you were ready to 
do yoga today, guess what?

You have a whole day to just

soak up your 
intentions and prepare.

And if you're just now getting
to this opportunity, just now

jumping in, kind of
spontaneous decision,

I got your back too because 
we have a day to just, eh,

center and get ready 
for the journey.

So first things first, if you
don't know me, hi, I'm Adriene.

This is the eighth year we are
doing this 30 Day Yoga Journey

and so I've had some practice
and each time I learn a little

bit more about what 
serves the community,

what serves us 
as we're going along

this 30 Day Yoga 
Journey together.

So I want to 
thank you for trusting me

and saying yes 
to this opportunity.

There are a couple of things
that I can share that might

help you a little
bit along the way.

The first things may be a
little obvious, but just a few

little housekeeping items; 
one, always wear something

comfortable that you can
move in, that you feel good in.

You don't have to have any
fancy yoga pants or fancy tops.

Just wear something 
comfortable, pajamas,

loose fitting clothes,
whatever feels good.

I mean, that's really one
of the more joyous things about

practicing at home.
I mean, you can even

be really free and 
wear little to no clothing.

I mean, why not?
I'm just keepin' it real here.

The other thing is
you might want a yoga mat.

If you have one,
that's really great.

If you don't, it's all good.

You just need a hard surface.

And even a carpeted
surface will work

well for this journey.

This program is really designed
for all types of people and it

really encapsulates the whole
Yoga With Adriene mission,

which is to provide 
this experience,

this opportunity to as 
many people as possible.

There are many layers to this
practice so if you are someone

who considers yourself a 
more advanced practitioner,

I've layered in things for you.

If you are brand new, 
complete total beginner to yoga,

I got your back as well.

So if you have a
yoga mat, bring it.

If you don't, you don't 
need to go buy one.

Benji.
This is my assistant, Benji.

If you don't have one,
you don't need to go buy one.

You can just use
a nice hard surface.

There are a few household items
that you might bring,

a few centering accoutrements.

If you have a 
yoga block, bring it.

We'll use it.

If you don't have a yoga block,
you can use a book or just

like a hard-cased something.
(laughs)

Use your creative
mind to find out what that is.

And then I would suggest 
if you have a towel,

or like a beach towel,

or it could be a 
bath towel or a blanket,

doesn't have to necessarily 
be like a Mexican yoga blanket.

Just bring a blankie or two,
have that around you.

There are a couple days where

I invite us to bring 
a pillow to practice.

This can be a pillow from 
your bed or a couch pillow

or if you're doing 
this on the go,

you never need 
any of these items

to get the most 
out of the practice.

It's still gonna
be really lovely.

There are a few things you can
do to enhance your experience.

One, I think it's always really
wise to tell the people you

live with that you're
making this commitment.

And then if you wanna be extra,
invite friends, invite family,

invite people you 
know to join you,

to help with that 
accountability that I know

we all tend to 
struggle with sometimes.

So that could be
a really good idea.

And then, this is a
framework for you to play in.

I'm here to guide you
every step of the way.

But if there's anything that

you feel like would 
support you on this journey,

whether that's making 
a little yoga mat spray.

This is a three
item yoga mat spray.

I'm gonna share a little recipe
for it in the daily emails.

Which if you haven't yet
signed up for your daily email,

please use the link in
the description to sign up.

That's just gonna help you get
the most out of this program.

And they're short,
they're sweet, it's not a lot

and those emails
stop after Day 30.

So you're not like, 
you're not succumbed to

hearing from me every single 
day for the rest of your life

unless you want to,

then we can arrange that.
Just kidding.

Alright, I think that's it.

Bring something 
to pad the knees,

bring a pillow if you want
and then just ask yourself,

"Would it be nice to have 
a little candle nearby?"

Don't need it, not necessary.

Maybe a little spray.

Maybe it's just 
about communication,

writing down your 
commitment in a journal,

thinking about your why.

Why do you want to do this?

And if you don't know yet,
totally cool.

Maybe you'll know 
at the end, at Day 30.

Why is this important?

Why do I want to
do this for myself?

You know, I've said this before,
but I'll just share

one last time here before we 
dive in tomorrow with Day 1 that

having a daily centering
practice of any kind is going

to support you in this idea
of whole body mental health.

I don't know a single person

who hasn't been thrown 
off-center in recent years.

So this practice is really
designed for the here and now

and I hope that it will
support you in creating a more

healthy and harmonious
connection between your brain,

your body, and your heart,
or your soul.

Practicing with people all over
the world has been my greatest

life's honor and so I'm just
really excited and a little,

a little touched to be going
on this journey with you

once again, whether this is
your first time, I'm excited to

join you for the first time or
I know there are just so many

people who do this 
as an annual tradition

so thank you 
so much for continuing

and for helping me 
keep this tradition alive.

Wherever you are, 
we're gonna close with

three deep breaths together.

It's that easy.

So wherever you are, 
sit up nice and tall,

or if you're laying down 
watching this in your bed,

rock on, you can just snuggle 
your shoulder blades down,

create a little 
spaciousness around

your neck and your shoulders.

And then wherever you are,
just find a gentle lift up

through your sternum 
or your heart.

And then we'll
inhale in deeply together.

And exhale, completely
relaxing the shoulders.

Inhale in.

And exhale, release.

And if you haven't already,
maybe for this last one,

you close your eyes 
or soften your gaze

and inhale lots of love in.

And exhale lots of love out.

Bring the palms together, 
bow your head to your heart,

allow your breath to just
return to its natural rhythm.

Opportunity here to
finish this sentence.

"I choose to commit to the

"30 Day Yoga Journey because…"

"I choose to commit to the
30 Day Yoga Journey because…"

And if you can't think of how
to finish that sentence,

just say, maybe affirm.

"I choose to commit to
the 30 Day Yoga Journey."

Trust it.
Don't think too hard.

Take a deep breath in again.

Exhale to lift the head,
release the hands.

Find a little movement in
your shoulders if you like.

That's the thing, do not
think too hard about this.

If you can do Day 1 of
this journey, of this practice,

which is tomorrow, 
you can do the entire thing,

I promise you.

So on that note,
I will see you then.

I cannot wait.
Thank you again for being here.

I'll see you tomorrow.

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