1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,431 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:05,438 --> 00:00:06,640 - Alright, my darling friends. 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:08,560 Let's begin with Cat-Cow. 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,534 Come into Tabletop position. 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,519 And we'll start to move with the breath. 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,457 Inhale, drop the belly, open the chest nice and slow. 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,737 Exhale, round through chin to chest. 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,999 Inhale, open the chest, feel the front body stretch. 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,600 And exhale, rounding through, 10 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,750 navel draws up. 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,400 Couple more here, move with your breath, 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,720 nice and slow. 13 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,677 Waking up the body. 14 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:52,237 Setting a mindful tone for the day. 15 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,280 One more Cow Pose, drop the belly. 16 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:56,480 This time really tug the 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,640 shoulders away from the ears and press into the feet firmly. 18 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,240 And then one more Cat Pose. 19 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:07,040 Really arch the spine and claw into the fingertips. 20 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,480 Chin to chest. 21 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,490 Great work, inhale, Tabletop. 22 00:01:11,490 --> 00:01:14,080 This time bump the hips to the left, 23 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,800 and then turn to look past your right shoulder. 24 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,040 Feel a nice stretch in the side body. 25 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,080 Keep the hands and feet rooted to the earth. 26 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,200 And then slowly, gently come through center, 27 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:26,960 bump the hips to the right and 28 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:29,360 turn to look past your left shoulder. 29 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,600 Again keep the hands and feet grounded. 30 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,400 Continue to breath here as 31 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,000 we slowly wake up the body with love. 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,520 Back to center we go. 33 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,840 Drop the elbows right where the hands are. 34 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,360 Take a deep breath in. 35 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,600 And then on your exhale, slowly walk the knees back, 36 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,240 Puppy posture or Heart to Earth pose, 37 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:58,240 a beautiful way to kick off the day. 38 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,360 Nice chest opener here, breath deep, 39 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,199 opening the shoulders. 40 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,840 We get the head just under the heart here. 41 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:14,330 Welcoming some fresh oxygen, 42 00:02:14,330 --> 00:02:16,859 fresh blood flow. 43 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:26,221 And then slowly come all the way back up to Tabletop position. 44 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:32,160 Again take your time, then we'll curl the toes under, 45 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,340 take a deep breath in. 46 00:02:34,340 --> 00:02:35,280 And on the exhale, 47 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,320 send the hips up high, Downward Facing Dog. 48 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,824 Pedal it out nice and easy. 49 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:47,108 Start to deepen your breath, shake the head loose. 50 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,748 Give thanks for your body. 51 00:02:53,837 --> 00:02:56,160 And appreciate yourself for 52 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,520 taking this moment to do a quick check in, 53 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,161 to move it around. 54 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,020 When you're ready, walk the feet to the middle of the mat. 55 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,360 Bend the knees, come into Forward Fold. 56 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,240 Again, we're letting the blood flow opposite direction here. 57 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:16,160 Shake the head loose, relax through your shoulders. 58 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,692 Really feel your feet grounded to the earth here 59 00:03:18,692 --> 00:03:21,200 and, again, connect to a little gratitude. 60 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,560 Definitely appreciate yourself, smile. 61 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,360 And you should feel good, happy, proud, 62 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,680 that you took this time to connect to your body, 63 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,407 give it some love, connect to your breath. 64 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:41,520 Alright bend the knees generously, 65 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,880 bring the belly to the tops of the thighs. 66 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,164 And when you're ready we'll slowly roll it up. 67 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:57,666 Nice and slow, feel your feet press into the earth. 68 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,000 Grounding in this moment for 69 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,440 yourself as you slowly rise up to Mountain Pose. 70 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,400 When you get there, 71 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,480 take a moment to move the shoulders a little bit, 72 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,480 just soft easy movement. 73 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,046 Continue to deepen the breath. 74 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,040 And then see if you can feel it out, 75 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,360 and align your head over your heart, 76 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:30,880 your heart over the pelvis as 77 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,640 you either bring the feet together, 78 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:33,840 really together, 79 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:35,680 or you can choose to go hip width apart. 80 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,350 Just nice mindful footing. 81 00:04:37,350 --> 00:04:39,740 Really feel like you're pressing away from the earth 82 00:04:39,740 --> 00:04:41,600 as we spread the fingertips. 83 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,680 And this is that big good morning stretch, 84 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,400 reach your fingertips all the way up towards the sky, 85 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,200 take a deep breath in, stretch, stretch, stretch, 86 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,880 really maximize the stretch here, 87 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,440 give it your all, feel it out. 88 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,600 Notice what it feels like to be alive today. 89 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,106 Stretch, stretch, stretch, even more. 90 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:01,185 And then slowly release, 91 00:05:01,185 --> 00:05:04,800 interlace the fingertips behind the back. 92 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,560 Knuckles draw down and away, 93 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,240 this is our last move here so 94 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,880 draw the shoulder blades together and lift your heart, 95 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,560 open your mind. 96 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,697 Take a deep breath in. 97 00:05:14,697 --> 00:05:16,880 And exhale, ending with a big hug today, 98 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,880 release the arms, 99 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,680 and give yourself a big hug. 100 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:25,520 And I encourage you to lift your hearts one last time. 101 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,880 Really feel your feet pressing away from the earth. 102 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,411 Take one final deep breath in. 103 00:05:33,128 --> 00:05:36,824 And exhale, Mountain Pose. 104 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,028 Nice work. 105 00:05:40,028 --> 00:05:43,444 (upbeat music)