1 00:00:00,090 --> 00:00:03,009 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:12,627 --> 00:00:14,730 - Hi everyone. Welcome to Yoga With Adriene. 3 00:00:14,730 --> 00:00:15,930 I'm Adriene. Here's Benji. 4 00:00:15,930 --> 00:00:17,552 We're gonna jump right in with 5 00:00:17,552 --> 00:00:20,880 this five minute full body stretch. 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,506 Take a deep breath in. 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,840 And wherever you are as you exhale, 8 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:31,240 relax the shoulders meaning wherever you are mentally, 9 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,360 however you're feeling physically. 10 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,080 Take another deep breath in. 11 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,680 And exhale again. 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,280 Relax your shoulders. 13 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:45,360 Feel them dropping away down from the ears. 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,680 And one more time, deep breath in. 15 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,720 And this time draw the shoulder blades together, 16 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:57,440 imagine them melting down the back as you lift the chest. 17 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:58,400 Beautiful. 18 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,844 We're gonna come to all fours for Cat-Cow, 19 00:01:01,844 --> 00:01:03,040 so nice and slow. 20 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,953 See if you can keep up that nice slow deep breathing 21 00:01:06,953 --> 00:01:09,810 as we consciously stretch the body here. 22 00:01:09,810 --> 00:01:12,160 Inhale, drop the belly, open the chest. 23 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,040 Oh my gosh, Benji's so cute. 24 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,000 Exhale, round through the spine. 25 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,900 Move slow here. Really feeling the front body 26 00:01:20,900 --> 00:01:25,600 and the back body stretch it out as you breathe. 27 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:31,034 Inhaling the belly drops and the crown of the head extends. 28 00:01:32,020 --> 00:01:35,070 And then exhale, round the spine, 29 00:01:35,070 --> 00:01:36,800 the chin comes to the chest and 30 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,560 the navel really draws up towards the spine. 31 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,320 One more time really exaggerating this movement, 32 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:46,997 feeling this stretch. 33 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,880 Nice, and then widen the knees as wide as your yoga mat, 34 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,280 send the hips back, stretch the fingertips forward. 35 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,080 So really active arms here. 36 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,900 Then lift the center of your palm 37 00:02:02,900 --> 00:02:06,400 so just your fingerprints are pressing into the mat. 38 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,560 Wrists are reaching up towards the ceiling 39 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,130 and then we'll slowly begin 40 00:02:11,130 --> 00:02:13,760 to melt the chest and the shoulders, 41 00:02:13,759 --> 00:02:15,037 maybe the head down 42 00:02:15,037 --> 00:02:19,661 and you feel this traction in the arms, 43 00:02:19,661 --> 00:02:22,080 in the shoulders and the upper back. 44 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,560 Now breathe, feel the expansion as you 45 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:30,220 inhale through all four sides of the torso. 46 00:02:30,220 --> 00:02:32,510 So expanding through all four sides. 47 00:02:32,510 --> 00:02:33,730 Good, and then exhale, 48 00:02:33,730 --> 00:02:38,510 hug the low ribs in and feel that stretch deepen. 49 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:40,840 Lovely. 50 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,240 Slowly come back up to all fours, 51 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,512 Tabletop Position. 52 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,410 On your next inhale, reach the right arm forward, 53 00:02:50,410 --> 00:02:54,360 the left foot, the left leg back. 54 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,410 Now imagine someone's pulling 55 00:02:56,410 --> 00:02:59,600 your right wrist and pulling your left ankle. 56 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,280 So we're really focusing on the stretch today. 57 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,000 Hug those low ribs up and in, 58 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,280 slight bend in your left elbow so it's not locked. 59 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,680 Then drop your left hip in line 60 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,520 with your right hip as you breathe in. 61 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,960 Good, exhale, round everything. 62 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,000 Think Cat here. 63 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,640 Good, inhale, extension, 64 00:03:19,640 --> 00:03:21,920 stretch it out. 65 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:24,440 And exhale, rounding the spine, 66 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,160 feeling that low back stretch as you hug the low ribs in. 67 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,840 Good. One more inhale, reach. 68 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,160 Spread the fingers, spread the toes. 69 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,880 And exhale, round through. 70 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,360 Good, release and switch. 71 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,380 Left fingertips forward, right toes back, stretch it out. 72 00:03:42,380 --> 00:03:44,360 Deep breath from Benji. 73 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,120 Nice, exhale, round it through. 74 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,080 So again, we're focusing on the stretch today. 75 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,300 So stabilize with your foundation 76 00:03:51,300 --> 00:03:53,830 and then really focus on 77 00:03:53,830 --> 00:03:57,000 reaching, reaching, reaching as you extend out. 78 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,350 And then as you hug it in, focus on 79 00:03:59,350 --> 00:04:01,600 bringing the low ribs up towards the spine 80 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,990 so you really feel that stretch in the back. 81 00:04:03,990 --> 00:04:06,740 You'll feel your abs turn on too, bonus. 82 00:04:06,740 --> 00:04:09,381 Inhale, reach it forward. 83 00:04:09,381 --> 00:04:13,040 Exhale, bring it in. 84 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,880 Good, walk both hands out now. 85 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,040 Curl the toes under, take a deep breath in. 86 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,440 Keep the knees bent as you peel the tailbone up towards the 87 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:26,320 sky and then slowly drop the heels down towards the earth. 88 00:04:27,481 --> 00:04:30,440 Bend your right knee as you anchor the left heel. 89 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,480 Feel the stretch in the back of that left leg. 90 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:34,520 And then switch. 91 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,620 Right heel comes down, bend the left knee. 92 00:04:37,620 --> 00:04:40,080 Stretching the right leg. 93 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,840 Now both knees bend. 94 00:04:41,840 --> 00:04:43,820 Think about bringing your hip points 95 00:04:43,820 --> 00:04:45,695 higher up towards the ceiling 96 00:04:45,695 --> 00:04:46,910 as you stretch, stretch, stretch. 97 00:04:46,910 --> 00:04:50,080 Heart melts towards the knees here. 98 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:51,680 And then both heels down. 99 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,778 Breathe in. 100 00:04:53,778 --> 00:04:55,840 And slowly breathe out. 101 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:59,560 Bring the knees back to the earth and come into a seat. 102 00:05:00,621 --> 00:05:02,680 Good, we're gonna end with a Forward Fold. 103 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,680 So send your legs out in front. 104 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,599 Inhale, reach for the sky. 105 00:05:07,599 --> 00:05:09,740 Exhale, feel free to bend the knees or you can keep 'em 106 00:05:09,740 --> 00:05:12,680 straight here as you come into Paschimottanasana. 107 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,640 You can always work to build that length in the hamstring, 108 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,200 rounding forward. 109 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:19,840 Take a deep breath in. 110 00:05:21,376 --> 00:05:23,040 Stretching the calves as you 111 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,290 flex the toes up towards your head. 112 00:05:27,623 --> 00:05:29,760 Feeling that stretch in the back of the knee, 113 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,880 the hamstring. 114 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,480 And if you're really tight in the low back, 115 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,330 go ahead and bend those knees for one more breath 116 00:05:36,330 --> 00:05:41,000 and feel that love in the lower back as you breathe in. 117 00:05:42,505 --> 00:05:44,862 And to release. 118 00:05:44,862 --> 00:05:48,440 On a exhale, slowly roll up. 119 00:05:49,930 --> 00:05:52,960 We'll bring one ankle in and then the other. 120 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,280 Draw the hands to the heart space. 121 00:05:56,280 --> 00:05:59,160 Inhale, bring the thumbs up to the third eye. 122 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,300 May we continue to stretch throughout our day. 123 00:06:03,277 --> 00:06:06,870 Keeping an open mind and open heart. 124 00:06:06,870 --> 00:06:09,910 And I hope you feel good in your body. 125 00:06:09,910 --> 00:06:11,786 Thank you for being here today. 126 00:06:11,786 --> 00:06:13,659 Inhale in. 127 00:06:13,659 --> 00:06:16,417 Exhale to bow. 128 00:06:16,417 --> 00:06:18,390 Namaste. 129 00:06:19,294 --> 00:06:24,262 (upbeat music)