1 00:00:00,236 --> 00:00:02,200 - Hi everyone, welcome back to Center. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:03,903 It's Day 11. 3 00:00:03,903 --> 00:00:05,270 Rinse. 4 00:00:05,270 --> 00:00:06,820 Let's get started. 5 00:00:07,449 --> 00:00:11,422 (light music) 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,040 Alright pals, let's begin lying down today. 7 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,840 Yay! 8 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:37,000 Come on down to your back. 9 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,411 When you get there, take a deep breath in, 10 00:00:43,719 --> 00:00:45,069 and a long breath out. 11 00:00:45,069 --> 00:00:46,711 You can just allow your hands 12 00:00:46,711 --> 00:00:49,669 to rest gently wherever feels good. 13 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,010 Maybe walk your shoulder blades down the back a little bit. 14 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,513 Maybe scratch your head like Benji. 15 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,873 And point and flex the feet. 16 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,155 This is a class that really invites you to 17 00:01:10,155 --> 00:01:14,799 let go of the day thus far. 18 00:01:15,780 --> 00:01:21,280 And politely put your to-do list on pause. 19 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,519 Take another deep breath in. 20 00:01:29,519 --> 00:01:31,680 And as you exhale, draw the navel down. 21 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,799 Hug the right knee into the chest. 22 00:01:33,799 --> 00:01:35,879 Squeeze. 23 00:01:35,879 --> 00:01:39,359 Right knee up towards your heart. 24 00:01:39,359 --> 00:01:41,840 And flex the left toes. 25 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:47,340 Feel your body supported by the weight of the earth. 26 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,860 Relax your shoulders. 27 00:01:52,020 --> 00:01:57,510 And then guide your right knee open to the right 28 00:01:57,510 --> 00:01:59,580 and then squeeze your right knee up towards 29 00:01:59,580 --> 00:02:00,799 your right shoulder. 30 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:03,330 You might capture your right shin with your right hand 31 00:02:03,330 --> 00:02:05,599 and you could even bring your left hand to 32 00:02:05,599 --> 00:02:08,080 the top of the left thigh or to the earth. 33 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,123 Breathe. 34 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,637 Option here to grab the outer edge of the right foot 35 00:02:15,637 --> 00:02:17,429 or the inner arch of the right foot 36 00:02:17,429 --> 00:02:20,649 and kick it into a little half Stirrup Posture or 37 00:02:20,649 --> 00:02:23,360 half Happy Baby, opening up through the hip. 38 00:02:25,152 --> 00:02:30,280 And just noticing as you begin to add on with these shapes, 39 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,120 paying attention to the sensation. 40 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,836 And noticing whether or not you are holding 41 00:02:35,836 --> 00:02:41,599 or gripping, any tension in the body 42 00:02:41,599 --> 00:02:47,099 softening here as we make the breath more conscious. 43 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,679 And then release that. 44 00:02:51,679 --> 00:02:54,500 We'll come back to hugging the knee into the chest. 45 00:02:54,500 --> 00:02:56,610 Then you're gonna just bump the hips over 46 00:02:56,610 --> 00:02:58,270 towards the right side of your mat. 47 00:02:58,270 --> 00:03:01,379 So you can take that right knee across the body, 48 00:03:01,379 --> 00:03:04,289 over to the left for a Reclined Twist. 49 00:03:04,289 --> 00:03:07,400 Extend the right arm out long. 50 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,995 And try to get your right shoulder down to the ground 51 00:03:09,995 --> 00:03:14,000 with each exhale. Breathing deep. 52 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,541 Maybe turning your head to the right. 53 00:03:18,759 --> 00:03:22,599 And maybe using the soft touch of your left palm to guide the 54 00:03:22,599 --> 00:03:24,590 outer edge of your right thigh 55 00:03:24,590 --> 00:03:26,879 a little deeper into this twist. 56 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:29,015 Breathe deep. 57 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,073 Then use an exhale, whenever your next exhale is, 58 00:03:40,073 --> 00:03:42,000 to melt it back. 59 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,960 So slowly bring it back to center, 60 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,599 reset the hips in the middle of your mat, 61 00:03:47,599 --> 00:03:49,919 and extend the right leg out long. 62 00:03:49,919 --> 00:03:52,359 We'll hug the left knee into the chest, 63 00:03:52,359 --> 00:03:55,181 first just towards the heart center. Squeeze. 64 00:03:56,719 --> 00:03:59,286 Activate through the feet. 65 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,120 And then guiding the left knee towards the left shoulder, 66 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,319 opening it up a bit. 67 00:04:05,319 --> 00:04:08,042 Right hand can come to the top of the right thigh 68 00:04:08,042 --> 00:04:10,802 or to your mat. 69 00:04:12,599 --> 00:04:15,293 Relax your shoulders. Breathe. 70 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,067 And then taking the hand to the 71 00:04:19,067 --> 00:04:22,278 outer edge of the left foot or the inner arch, 72 00:04:22,278 --> 00:04:26,079 Happy Baby kicking the sole of that foot up. 73 00:04:26,079 --> 00:04:30,356 Half Happy Baby or half Stirrup Posture. 74 00:04:30,356 --> 00:04:32,829 Kick that left heel up towards the sky. 75 00:04:32,829 --> 00:04:35,600 Keep the right thigh bone heavy. 76 00:04:41,521 --> 00:04:43,279 Lovely. Release that. 77 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,269 Bump the hips over to the left 78 00:04:45,269 --> 00:04:47,931 and then guide the left knee over towards 79 00:04:47,931 --> 00:04:49,319 the right side of your mat. 80 00:04:49,319 --> 00:04:51,519 Finding your twist on the other side. 81 00:04:51,519 --> 00:04:53,969 Extend through the left arm. 82 00:04:53,969 --> 00:04:57,878 Use your exhale to get that left shoulder down. 83 00:04:59,029 --> 00:05:03,000 Maybe use the soft touch of your right palm to guide the 84 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,759 outer edge of your left thigh a little deeper into your twist. 85 00:05:06,759 --> 00:05:09,959 You can close your eyes here if that feels good. 86 00:05:09,959 --> 00:05:11,240 Breathe deep. 87 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,479 Nice, full, conscious breaths. 88 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,920 And then melt it back to center. 89 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,000 Bring the hips back to the middle of your mat. 90 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,615 Bend the knees, walk the heels up 91 00:05:39,615 --> 00:05:42,039 towards your bum. 92 00:05:42,039 --> 00:05:46,221 Toes pointing forward, palms face down, inhale. 93 00:05:46,221 --> 00:05:48,480 Lift the table slowly up towards the sky. 94 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,767 Navel draws in as we slowly roll up through the spine into 95 00:05:52,767 --> 00:05:55,519 a nice Bridge Pose. 96 00:05:55,519 --> 00:06:00,879 Lifting the hips up high. Shins forward. Chin lifts. 97 00:06:02,256 --> 00:06:06,349 Good. Then slowly softening through the sternum 98 00:06:06,349 --> 00:06:10,149 and releasing it all the way back down. 99 00:06:10,149 --> 00:06:11,800 Hug both knees into the chest. 100 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,952 Bringing your hands behind the backs of the thighs 101 00:06:14,952 --> 00:06:18,399 and we're gonna start to rock and roll up and down 102 00:06:18,399 --> 00:06:20,639 the length of the spine. 103 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:23,259 Giving your back a nice massage here. 104 00:06:23,259 --> 00:06:25,348 Keeping the shoulders relaxed, 105 00:06:25,348 --> 00:06:28,937 skin in the face relaxed. 106 00:06:28,937 --> 00:06:33,000 Coming all the way up now through to a cross-legged seat. 107 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,759 Take a gentle twist to the left. 108 00:06:34,759 --> 00:06:37,560 Breathe in. Sit up nice and tall. 109 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,720 Exhale, look past your left shoulder. 110 00:06:43,066 --> 00:06:44,680 Good, come back through center. 111 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:49,498 Breathe in. And gentle twist to the right. 112 00:06:49,498 --> 00:06:54,169 Sit up nice and tall as you inhale. 113 00:06:55,170 --> 00:06:58,622 And exhale, look past your right shoulder. 114 00:07:01,359 --> 00:07:05,430 Lovely. Alright, from here you're gonna stay seated. 115 00:07:05,430 --> 00:07:07,672 You're gonna bring your left heel in, 116 00:07:07,672 --> 00:07:09,200 right foot to follow 117 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,560 and the fingertips are gonna just slowly crawl forward. 118 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,600 Maybe pressing palms firmly into the mat. 119 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,989 Maybe bringing elbows. 120 00:07:17,989 --> 00:07:20,231 Maybe reaching arms out in front. 121 00:07:20,231 --> 00:07:21,790 Draw the navel in. 122 00:07:21,790 --> 00:07:26,055 Think about bringing the sits bones to root firmly 123 00:07:26,055 --> 00:07:28,644 as you breathe deeply. 124 00:07:28,644 --> 00:07:31,279 Sending awareness, of course, into that right hip 125 00:07:31,279 --> 00:07:32,889 as you breathe in. 126 00:07:34,623 --> 00:07:35,959 And breathe out. 127 00:07:36,949 --> 00:07:39,600 Good. Release. We're just going to switch. 128 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,039 Right heel in, left foot to follow. 129 00:07:42,039 --> 00:07:46,196 Same thing. Fingertips walk out, nice and slow. 130 00:07:46,196 --> 00:07:47,660 Find what feels good here. 131 00:07:47,660 --> 00:07:49,884 Try to keep those sits bones really reaching down 132 00:07:49,884 --> 00:07:52,412 as you breathe in. 133 00:07:52,412 --> 00:07:55,040 Lots of awareness opening through the left hip. 134 00:07:56,839 --> 00:07:58,918 And breathe out. 135 00:08:06,980 --> 00:08:08,959 Now press into the palms, 136 00:08:08,959 --> 00:08:10,549 draw your navel into your spine, 137 00:08:10,549 --> 00:08:13,600 and you're gonna roll forward from here, 138 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:14,800 coming to all fours. 139 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,480 So you'll back the truck up a little bit, 140 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,704 center yourself in the middle of the mat. 141 00:08:19,704 --> 00:08:22,010 Good. Bump the hips to the left. 142 00:08:22,010 --> 00:08:26,210 Turn to look past your right shoulder, side body stretch. 143 00:08:26,210 --> 00:08:29,460 And then take it through center and to the other side. 144 00:08:33,684 --> 00:08:36,590 Back to center. Walk the hands forward, 145 00:08:36,590 --> 00:08:39,200 curl the toes under, inhale in deeply. 146 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,350 Exhale, lift the hips up high and back, 147 00:08:41,350 --> 00:08:43,239 Downward Facing Dog. 148 00:08:44,818 --> 00:08:47,000 Inhale in through the nose. 149 00:08:49,613 --> 00:08:53,011 Long breath out through the nose or the mouth. 150 00:08:55,062 --> 00:08:56,739 Good. Inhale, step the right leg 151 00:08:56,739 --> 00:09:00,300 up into your lunge. Lower the back knee down. 152 00:09:02,297 --> 00:09:04,720 Then squeeze the inner thighs to the midline. 153 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,879 Press into the top of your back foot, so uncurl those toes. 154 00:09:07,879 --> 00:09:11,279 Find center as you bring the palms together and we rise up. 155 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:13,390 Nice low lunge here. 156 00:09:13,390 --> 00:09:17,263 Pull the right hip crease back. Lift up from the pelvic floor. 157 00:09:17,263 --> 00:09:18,539 Beautiful. 158 00:09:18,539 --> 00:09:21,540 The root of this posture is in this back foot, okay? 159 00:09:21,540 --> 00:09:25,592 So press into that back foot. Engage that left glute. 160 00:09:25,592 --> 00:09:28,000 Lovely, then draw the navel in and up. Inhale. 161 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,924 Exhale, outer edge of the left arm is gonna come to 162 00:09:30,924 --> 00:09:33,080 the outer edge of the right knee. 163 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,760 If you need to bring that front foot in just a little bit more 164 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,559 for more stability, do so. 165 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:40,869 Then we find a twist here. 166 00:09:42,161 --> 00:09:44,200 Left hand's gonna come into a fist, 167 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,819 right hand's gonna come on top of that fist to create a 168 00:09:47,819 --> 00:09:51,969 little fulcrum here, so you can find length in the spine. 169 00:09:51,969 --> 00:09:54,960 Remember the neck is an extension of the spine here. 170 00:09:56,292 --> 00:09:57,480 Pull the right hip crease back a bit. 171 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,466 Hug those low ribs in. 172 00:09:59,466 --> 00:10:01,916 Yes. Inhale in. 173 00:10:01,916 --> 00:10:04,840 Spiral your heart towards the sky as you exhale. 174 00:10:06,266 --> 00:10:09,039 Inhale. Lengthen through the crown of the head. 175 00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:11,479 Palms come back to prayer. 176 00:10:11,479 --> 00:10:13,120 And exhale, we release. 177 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,590 Go ahead and bring it all the way back down. 178 00:10:15,590 --> 00:10:16,719 Straighten that front leg. 179 00:10:16,719 --> 00:10:18,840 Just a little counter stretch here as you flex the right 180 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,809 toes towards the face. Breathe in. 181 00:10:21,809 --> 00:10:24,519 Breathe out. Roll through that right foot. 182 00:10:24,519 --> 00:10:26,879 Plant the palms, curl the back toes under. 183 00:10:26,879 --> 00:10:29,320 Listen carefully, lift the back knee 184 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:30,720 and then step the right foot back, 185 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,120 Downward Facing Dog. 186 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:33,469 Breathe in. 187 00:10:35,158 --> 00:10:37,558 Breathe out. 188 00:10:37,558 --> 00:10:38,480 Good. Inhale. 189 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,794 Step the left foot all the way up. 190 00:10:40,794 --> 00:10:42,750 Exhale, lower the right knee down. 191 00:10:43,848 --> 00:10:45,039 Uncurl the toes. 192 00:10:45,039 --> 00:10:47,049 Press into that back foot as you squeeze 193 00:10:47,049 --> 00:10:49,299 the inner thighs to the midline, palms come together 194 00:10:49,299 --> 00:10:50,799 and we lift up. 195 00:10:50,799 --> 00:10:52,679 Keep the shoulders relaxed. 196 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,200 Sternum lifts to the thumbs here. 197 00:10:56,419 --> 00:10:57,960 Here we go. Inhale, 198 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,758 outer edge of the right arm now comes to 199 00:10:59,758 --> 00:11:00,840 the outer edge of that left knee. 200 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,310 Remember to hug that left knee in. 201 00:11:04,489 --> 00:11:06,960 And we come into our twist here on the other side. 202 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,184 Right hand comes into a fist. 203 00:11:09,184 --> 00:11:13,560 Left hand on top and we press to find length here. 204 00:11:13,560 --> 00:11:18,350 Finding that twist in the mid back, the thoracic spine. 205 00:11:18,350 --> 00:11:21,327 Remembering not to collapse in the neck here. 206 00:11:21,327 --> 00:11:23,360 Lengthening through the crown of the head. 207 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:24,880 Breathe in. 208 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,049 As you breathe out, see if you can imagine 209 00:11:27,049 --> 00:11:29,879 your heart spiraling up towards the sky. 210 00:11:31,294 --> 00:11:33,169 Breathe in. 211 00:11:33,169 --> 00:11:37,499 Palms come together in prayer. Breathe out. 212 00:11:37,499 --> 00:11:40,906 Breathe in to lengthen through the crown. 213 00:11:40,906 --> 00:11:44,521 And exhale all the way back to center. 214 00:11:44,521 --> 00:11:46,738 Shift the hips back. 215 00:11:46,738 --> 00:11:48,480 Straighten through that front leg. 216 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,197 Left toes flex towards the face. 217 00:11:51,197 --> 00:11:54,360 And then rolling through that. left foot, plant the palms, 218 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,519 curl the right toes under, lift the back knee. 219 00:11:57,519 --> 00:12:00,519 And step the left foot back, Downward Facing Dog. 220 00:12:00,519 --> 00:12:02,570 Inhale in deeply. 221 00:12:03,526 --> 00:12:05,649 Exhale. 222 00:12:05,649 --> 00:12:07,559 Inhale to look forward. 223 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:09,720 Exhale to make your way to the top. 224 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,011 Find something new. 225 00:12:13,630 --> 00:12:17,159 Forward Fold. Take a deep breath in here. 226 00:12:17,159 --> 00:12:21,240 On your exhale, bend your knees and slowly roll it up. 227 00:12:24,857 --> 00:12:26,159 Lift your heart. 228 00:12:26,159 --> 00:12:29,838 Relax your shoulders as you stand up nice and tall. 229 00:12:29,838 --> 00:12:33,069 Without looking down, walk the feet together. 230 00:12:33,069 --> 00:12:36,209 Squeeze the legs together. Zip them up tight. 231 00:12:37,309 --> 00:12:39,240 Draw the navel in slightly. 232 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:43,150 Lift your chest again and relax your shoulders again. 233 00:12:43,150 --> 00:12:45,817 Beautiful. Inhale, reach for the sky. 234 00:12:45,817 --> 00:12:48,120 Exhale, Forward Fold. Nice and slow. 235 00:12:49,514 --> 00:12:51,600 Inhale, halfway lift. 236 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,279 Exhale, bend both knees. 237 00:12:53,279 --> 00:12:55,480 Right fingertips come to the earth 238 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:59,862 or if you have a block, you can bring a block or book 239 00:12:59,862 --> 00:13:02,280 in front of you so your hand can go there. 240 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:03,280 Both knees are bent. 241 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:04,720 We're gonna straighten the left leg, 242 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,419 reach the left fingertips up towards the sky. 243 00:13:09,059 --> 00:13:11,900 Spiraling the heart up towards the heavens. 244 00:13:11,900 --> 00:13:14,010 Inhale in. Lean back. 245 00:13:14,010 --> 00:13:15,960 Exhale, bend both knees. 246 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,919 Left hand replaces the right. 247 00:13:17,919 --> 00:13:20,200 We take it to the other side. Straightening the right leg. 248 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,217 Drawing that bow and arrow up with the right arm. 249 00:13:24,175 --> 00:13:26,120 Try to draw your right shoulder back here. 250 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,239 Draw your navel in. 251 00:13:28,239 --> 00:13:29,399 Maybe look up. 252 00:13:29,399 --> 00:13:31,320 Careful not to grip through the toes. 253 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:32,950 Inhale. 254 00:13:32,950 --> 00:13:37,103 Exhale, soften and release it down, 255 00:13:37,103 --> 00:13:39,150 Forward Fold. 256 00:13:39,150 --> 00:13:40,490 Beautiful. 257 00:13:40,490 --> 00:13:43,961 Plant the palms, step or hop it back to Plank. 258 00:13:43,961 --> 00:13:45,440 Inhale in deeply here. 259 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,580 Exhale, Lower to the belly. 260 00:13:48,817 --> 00:13:53,475 Inhale, Cobra, rise up. 261 00:13:53,475 --> 00:13:56,398 Exhale, soften and fold. 262 00:13:56,398 --> 00:14:01,257 Inhale, press to all fours or Plank Pose, your choice. 263 00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:03,690 Exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 264 00:14:04,836 --> 00:14:07,040 Inhale in deeply here. 265 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,860 Exhale completely. 266 00:14:08,860 --> 00:14:11,109 Inhale, lift the right leg up. 267 00:14:11,109 --> 00:14:15,115 Exhale, right knee to left elbow. 268 00:14:15,115 --> 00:14:17,279 Inhale, lift the right leg up. Same thing. 269 00:14:17,279 --> 00:14:20,089 Right knee to left elbow. 270 00:14:20,089 --> 00:14:22,350 Inhale, lift the right leg up. 271 00:14:22,350 --> 00:14:25,010 Exhale, draw the navel in as you twist here, 272 00:14:25,010 --> 00:14:27,819 right knee to left elbow. 273 00:14:27,819 --> 00:14:31,450 And then bring it all the way back up, Three-Legged Dog. 274 00:14:31,450 --> 00:14:33,919 Then we're gonna bend the right knee and stack the hips. 275 00:14:33,919 --> 00:14:37,531 Turn to look underneath your right shoulder. 276 00:14:37,531 --> 00:14:40,080 Lovely. Release the right foot down. 277 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,720 If you need to take a little break, 278 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:42,919 come on to the knees for a second 279 00:14:42,919 --> 00:14:46,576 otherwise, second side. 280 00:14:46,576 --> 00:14:49,025 Here we go, all together. 281 00:14:49,025 --> 00:14:51,278 Inhale, lift the left leg up high. 282 00:14:51,278 --> 00:14:53,970 Exhale, left knee to right elbow. 283 00:14:53,970 --> 00:14:55,390 Draw the navel in. 284 00:14:55,390 --> 00:14:57,300 Inhale, lift it up. 285 00:14:57,300 --> 00:15:00,646 Strong exhale. Contract the abs. 286 00:15:00,646 --> 00:15:02,960 Inhale, reach it up, last one. 287 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,522 Exhale, contract. 288 00:15:05,522 --> 00:15:07,349 Inhale, reach it up. 289 00:15:07,349 --> 00:15:11,009 Then stack the hips, open up through that left side. 290 00:15:11,009 --> 00:15:15,300 Turn to look underneath your left shoulder. 291 00:15:16,620 --> 00:15:18,980 Lovely. Inhale, straighten that leg. 292 00:15:18,980 --> 00:15:21,370 Bring it all the way back down. 293 00:15:21,370 --> 00:15:25,148 Bend the knees, lower them slowly to the earth. 294 00:15:25,148 --> 00:15:27,639 Take a second here, Child's Pose. 295 00:15:27,639 --> 00:15:29,075 Breathe in. 296 00:15:30,486 --> 00:15:33,138 Breathe out. 297 00:15:33,138 --> 00:15:35,719 Inhale to come all the way up. 298 00:15:35,719 --> 00:15:39,113 Exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 299 00:15:39,113 --> 00:15:40,356 Bend the knees. 300 00:15:40,356 --> 00:15:42,162 We're gonna walk to the center of the mat, 301 00:15:42,162 --> 00:15:43,799 just the center of the mat. 302 00:15:43,799 --> 00:15:46,159 And then draw your hands in towards your toes. 303 00:15:46,159 --> 00:15:50,138 So now you're in Forward Fold, in the middle of your mat. 304 00:15:50,138 --> 00:15:51,788 Inhale in. 305 00:15:53,310 --> 00:15:55,789 Long breath out. 306 00:15:55,789 --> 00:15:58,879 Bend the knees. Inhale in. 307 00:15:58,879 --> 00:16:01,399 Exhale slowly, roll it up. 308 00:16:01,399 --> 00:16:02,779 Take your time. 309 00:16:02,779 --> 00:16:05,599 Come up to Mountain Pose. 310 00:16:05,599 --> 00:16:07,639 Hands on the hips. 311 00:16:07,639 --> 00:16:10,209 Heart lifted. 312 00:16:10,209 --> 00:16:13,609 Cool. You're gonna shift your weight now to your right foot. 313 00:16:13,609 --> 00:16:16,320 Slowly, as if there was a string on your left knee, 314 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,865 lift that left knee all the way up towards the sky. 315 00:16:19,865 --> 00:16:22,090 Great. Now you can grab that left knee here. 316 00:16:22,090 --> 00:16:26,611 Squeeze it in. We're in a standing one-legged Tadasana. 317 00:16:26,611 --> 00:16:28,465 Now take a second to release your hands, 318 00:16:28,465 --> 00:16:30,230 just see what happens. 319 00:16:30,230 --> 00:16:32,480 And then capture. And one more time. 320 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:33,989 Release. 321 00:16:33,989 --> 00:16:37,850 And capture. Pro tip, recruit your center. 322 00:16:39,149 --> 00:16:42,759 Great. Then we can stay here, working on this balance 323 00:16:42,759 --> 00:16:44,835 or we're gonna take the right hand 324 00:16:44,835 --> 00:16:46,799 to the outer edge of this left knee 325 00:16:46,799 --> 00:16:50,039 and we're gonna press these two together to gain more 326 00:16:50,039 --> 00:16:53,433 power through the glutes, and more stability. 327 00:16:53,433 --> 00:16:55,879 Then left hand can stay on the waistline here 328 00:16:55,879 --> 00:16:58,320 or we're gonna take it all the way back behind us, 329 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,476 opening up through the chest. 330 00:17:01,870 --> 00:17:06,359 Taking our gaze perhaps to look towards the left fingertips. 331 00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:10,884 Great. Then slow and with control, 332 00:17:10,884 --> 00:17:14,230 best you can, come all the way back to center. 333 00:17:14,230 --> 00:17:15,759 Palms kiss together at the heart. 334 00:17:15,759 --> 00:17:18,240 Take a deep breath in. Reset. 335 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:19,960 Exhale, hands to the waistline 336 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:21,990 and we slowly shift the weight to the left foot, 337 00:17:21,990 --> 00:17:24,209 lift the right knee up high. 338 00:17:26,321 --> 00:17:27,920 Interlace the fingertips. 339 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,890 Squeeze the right knee up towards the chest. 340 00:17:30,890 --> 00:17:33,169 Release the hands. 341 00:17:33,169 --> 00:17:36,039 And then squeeze. 342 00:17:36,039 --> 00:17:37,720 Release the hands. 343 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,088 And squeeze it. When we release the hands, 344 00:17:39,088 --> 00:17:42,369 we're not holding on with a wing in a prayer. 345 00:17:42,369 --> 00:17:45,290 We're recruiting, right. 346 00:17:45,290 --> 00:17:48,080 Creating a whole body experience. 347 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:49,618 We can stay here, 348 00:17:49,618 --> 00:17:52,680 playing in this standing one-legged Tadasana 349 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,039 or we can experiment with taking the left hand to the 350 00:17:55,039 --> 00:17:56,920 outer edge of the right knee. 351 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,440 Use this to press against 352 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,535 and find a little more lengthening 353 00:18:01,535 --> 00:18:03,039 through that left hip. 354 00:18:03,039 --> 00:18:06,635 And then maybe taking the right fingertips back. 355 00:18:06,635 --> 00:18:09,339 Looking towards your hand. 356 00:18:12,431 --> 00:18:14,430 Recruit the low abs. 357 00:18:14,430 --> 00:18:17,344 Lengthen through the neck. You got this. Breathe. 358 00:18:19,464 --> 00:18:22,160 And then slowly, and with control, release. 359 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,680 Palms come together. Feet come together. 360 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,580 We take a deep breath in. 361 00:18:27,580 --> 00:18:29,640 And a long breath out. 362 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,720 Catch a wave here. Inhale, reach for the sky. 363 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,599 Big breath. Big stretch. 364 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:35,750 Exhale, Forward Fold. 365 00:18:35,750 --> 00:18:37,279 Rinse it out. 366 00:18:37,279 --> 00:18:38,960 Shake the head yes. 367 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:40,640 Shake the head no. 368 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,400 Walk the hands forward. Walk the feet back, Plank Pose. 369 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,599 Deep breath in. 370 00:18:46,599 --> 00:18:49,009 Long breath out. 371 00:18:49,009 --> 00:18:50,888 Inhale in. 372 00:18:50,888 --> 00:18:53,880 Exhale, lower all the way to your belly. 373 00:18:55,807 --> 00:18:57,920 Forehead kisses the mat here. 374 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,119 Take a deep breath in. 375 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:01,030 And then check it out. 376 00:19:01,030 --> 00:19:03,648 As you exhale, you're just gonna come here 377 00:19:03,648 --> 00:19:06,620 for a second onto your elbows. 378 00:19:06,620 --> 00:19:10,269 Little chill slumber party pose moment. 379 00:19:10,269 --> 00:19:12,398 And then you're gonna walk your elbows 380 00:19:12,398 --> 00:19:13,640 over towards the left. 381 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,070 Walk your hips over towards the left with it. 382 00:19:16,070 --> 00:19:17,609 This is like 383 00:19:18,830 --> 00:19:21,360 an excruciatingly complicated transition, 384 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,390 so I hope you can handle it. 385 00:19:22,390 --> 00:19:25,752 But we're just gonna flip onto our backs from here. 386 00:19:25,752 --> 00:19:28,359 (chuckles) Yes. 387 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,109 And then center yourself 388 00:19:32,584 --> 00:19:36,249 literally (chuckles) and figuratively. 389 00:19:37,331 --> 00:19:40,319 When you get situated, hug the knees up into the chest. 390 00:19:40,319 --> 00:19:43,640 First knees together, lower back flush with the mat. 391 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,359 You can take small circles here. 392 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,989 Massaging the low back if that feels good. 393 00:19:49,989 --> 00:19:52,774 One way and then the other. 394 00:19:55,337 --> 00:20:01,000 And after a couple breaths, go ahead and open the knees wide. 395 00:20:01,983 --> 00:20:04,559 Let the shoulders relax, and you don't have to press, 396 00:20:04,559 --> 00:20:06,407 just allow the weight of your hands, 397 00:20:06,407 --> 00:20:08,119 your palms, and your arm 398 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:12,520 just kind of naturally open through the inner thigh here. 399 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,305 You can rotate the ankles if that feels good. 400 00:20:15,305 --> 00:20:17,350 One way and then the other. 401 00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:21,720 Relax the neck, the traps, the shoulders. 402 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,709 Soften through the sternum. 403 00:20:24,709 --> 00:20:27,363 Can stay here or you can take a Happy Baby, 404 00:20:27,363 --> 00:20:29,680 full Happy Baby or maybe a Straddle, 405 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,839 sending the legs out left to right. 406 00:20:34,514 --> 00:20:38,785 Find what feels good here as you breathe. 407 00:20:42,833 --> 00:20:47,740 And then we'll slowly bring the feet back down to the mat. 408 00:20:47,740 --> 00:20:51,061 Extend one leg, and then the other. 409 00:20:51,061 --> 00:20:53,119 Inhale, reach the arms all the way up. 410 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,184 Full body stretch. 411 00:20:55,184 --> 00:20:58,640 Big, big, big breath here as you stretch, stretch, stretch. 412 00:21:00,292 --> 00:21:04,095 And then exhale, release the arms down. 413 00:21:04,095 --> 00:21:06,799 Allow them to rest gently at your side. 414 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:08,000 Palm face up. 415 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:13,376 Relax your feet, the ankles, the shins. 416 00:21:13,376 --> 00:21:17,561 Relax the kneecaps, the thighs, 417 00:21:19,474 --> 00:21:22,043 the hips, and the pelvis. 418 00:21:23,638 --> 00:21:27,465 Relax the belly, and the ribcage, 419 00:21:29,860 --> 00:21:33,079 and the sternum, 420 00:21:33,079 --> 00:21:34,759 the collarbones. 421 00:21:37,221 --> 00:21:39,200 Soften the belly. 422 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,430 Soften your heart. 423 00:21:42,784 --> 00:21:46,745 Relax the hands, the fingers, the wrists. 424 00:21:50,005 --> 00:21:52,254 Relax the arms, 425 00:21:53,367 --> 00:21:56,160 the elbows, the shoulders. 426 00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:03,040 Soften the jaw as you relax your neck. 427 00:22:05,835 --> 00:22:09,882 Let your eyelids be heavy 428 00:22:09,882 --> 00:22:14,259 as you soften the skin of the face. 429 00:22:14,259 --> 00:22:18,012 Relax your head. 430 00:22:22,478 --> 00:22:24,680 Way to show up. 431 00:22:34,877 --> 00:22:37,807 You guys are doing great. 432 00:22:37,807 --> 00:22:40,010 The hardest part will be getting here, 433 00:22:40,010 --> 00:22:42,190 but I promise you, if you do, 434 00:22:42,190 --> 00:22:45,070 we’ll continue to make a good habit of this. 435 00:22:46,521 --> 00:22:50,623 Centering the whole body, 436 00:22:52,295 --> 00:22:57,240 a whole spirit, or our mental health. 437 00:22:59,557 --> 00:23:02,549 Yeah, yeah. Bring the hands together. 438 00:23:02,549 --> 00:23:04,480 Slowly lift the thumbs to the third eye. 439 00:23:06,382 --> 00:23:09,211 Let's end with an “I love you” in. 440 00:23:12,385 --> 00:23:14,269 And an exhale. 441 00:23:14,269 --> 00:23:15,849 Breathe out. 442 00:23:17,887 --> 00:23:20,403 Alright, see you tomorrow. 443 00:23:20,403 --> 00:23:21,848 Ciao. 444 00:23:23,528 --> 00:23:28,154 (light music)