1 00:00:00,199 --> 00:00:01,200 - What's up party people? 2 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,110 Welcome to Day 15. 3 00:00:03,110 --> 00:00:07,075 I'm here with Benji 4 00:00:07,075 --> 00:00:10,160 and today's practice is all about balance. 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:11,568 Let's get started. 6 00:00:13,658 --> 00:00:18,403 (light rhythmic music) 7 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,600 Okie doke, let's begin seated. 8 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,760 Tall in the spine. 9 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:43,690 Maybe you sit up on a blanket or a block if that feels good. 10 00:00:43,690 --> 00:00:46,860 And as you're ready, 11 00:00:46,860 --> 00:00:51,040 you can relax the shoulders down. 12 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,751 Take a deep breath in. 13 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:59,920 And use your exhale to land here now. 14 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,306 Starting to really play 15 00:01:07,306 --> 00:01:09,440 with the reality that this journey 16 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,760 is about meeting ourselves and 17 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:17,520 that through that honesty and that willingness, 18 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:22,360 we start to find our flow. 19 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,800 And of course, it's always shifting and 20 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,000 changing and throwing us off balance. 21 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,800 So we use this time to really 22 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,554 nurture what really is. 23 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,400 That takes the kind of doing the yoga poses out of it, 24 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,680 like from the very start which is really cool. 25 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,560 And instead you get to kind of use the poses to learn more 26 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:49,832 about yourself and experience your body and your breath. 27 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:57,240 Let's begin this lesson with some pranayama, 28 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,480 one of my favorites called Nadi Shodhana, 29 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:00,920 alternate nostril breathing. 30 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,640 Benji, feel free to participate. 31 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,640 We'll take the thumb. 32 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,120 And you can do your index finger, 33 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,840 or I like to do my ring finger. 34 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,040 We're gonna bring the thumb to the right nostril, 35 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,525 and inhale in deeply through your left nostril. 36 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,360 Follow along best you can. 37 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,520 At the top of your inhale, you're gonna pause, 38 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,080 retain the breath, 39 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,600 and then seal your left nostril 40 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,880 as you breathe out through your right. 41 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,609 And then we stay here, inhale through the right. 42 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,680 Pause at the top, we switch, we alternate, 43 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,840 and exhale through the left. 44 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,235 Again, inhale through the left fully. 45 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,120 The top of the breath, we seal and switch, 46 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,580 and exhale fully through the right. 47 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,083 Inhale through the right. 48 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:07,000 At the top of that inhale, pause, 49 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,960 seal and switch and exhale through the left. 50 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,560 I'll guide one more round, inhale through the left. 51 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,860 At the top, excuse me, you pause, seal and switch. 52 00:03:20,860 --> 00:03:22,240 (chuckles) It's already working. 53 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,565 Exhale through the right. 54 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,687 Inhale, smooth deep breath through the right. 55 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,000 After the inhale, we pause, 56 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:40,200 seal and switch and exhale through the left. 57 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:41,840 Couple more times on your own. 58 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,822 You can close the eyes here. 59 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,683 Slowing down your breath. 60 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,605 Relaxing the skin of the face. 61 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:43,320 And go ahead and finish this last round wherever you are, 62 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,533 even it out. 63 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:56,920 And after your final exhale, just release the hand, 64 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,160 keep the eyes closed, pause, 65 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,760 notice how you feel as you 66 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,227 breathe in through both nostrils. 67 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,720 And breathe out through both nostrils. 68 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,688 Keep the lips sealed here. 69 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,495 And slowly bat the eyelashes open. 70 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,600 Mhmmm, (snaps) mhmmm. 71 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,303 Let's come forward on the all fours. (chuckles) 72 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,160 Such a powerful breath for 73 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,520 balancing the left and the right side of the body and 74 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,560 for coming into the current present moment, 75 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:41,400 letting go of the day thus far, calming the nervous system. 76 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,290 As you're ready, let's take some Cat-Cows 77 00:05:43,290 --> 00:05:46,391 with the sound of your breath. 78 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:06,520 And then bringing it back to Tabletop Position. 79 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,400 And now we'll keep the length 80 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,400 through the crown of the head and extend the right foot, 81 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,360 left fingertips forward. 82 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:14,880 Inhale in here. 83 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,680 Exhale, keep the length in the neck as you bend the knee, 84 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,178 bend the elbow. 85 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,880 Inhale, extend. 86 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,880 Exhale, contract, round everything in. 87 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,960 Inhale, extend, neck stays long 88 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:30,680 as you bend the knee and the elbow. 89 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,800 Waking up through the core, center of the body. 90 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,520 Inhale, extend. 91 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,400 Exhale, round. 92 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,600 With the breath, one more time, inhale. 93 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:45,600 Exhale, really accentuate with the exhale. 94 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,360 Inhale. 95 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,960 Exhale to round. 96 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,080 Let's switch right to the other side. 97 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,840 Inhale, extend. 98 00:06:53,840 --> 00:06:55,840 Lengthen through the crown of the head. 99 00:06:55,840 --> 00:06:57,560 Neck is nice and long. 100 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:02,040 Keep that length as you exhale, bend the knee, bend the elbow. 101 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,160 Inhale, extend. 102 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:05,720 Exhale, round everything in. 103 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,640 Lift up through your belly. 104 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,000 Inhale, extend. 105 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,520 Spread the fingertips, spread the toes. 106 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,600 Exhale, bend. 107 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,640 Inhale, extend. 108 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,984 Slowly exhale, round everything in. 109 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,400 Inhale, extend. Last round. 110 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,840 Exhale, bend the elbow, bend the knee, neck stays long. 111 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,866 Good, inhale, extend. 112 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,609 Exhale, draw the belly up. 113 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:36,280 Beautiful. 114 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,640 Walk the palms forward, curl the toes under, 115 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,240 send the hips back so we're in 116 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,220 an Extended Child's Pose 117 00:07:44,220 --> 00:07:47,840 with the toes curled under. 118 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,600 Nice. Inhale, rise up to all fours, look forward. 119 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,920 Exhale, send the hips back to the heels. 120 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:56,818 Inhale, rise up. 121 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:58,880 Exhale, send it back. 122 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,560 Find a little flow here. 123 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,960 Inhale, rise up. 124 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,440 Exhale, hips back. 125 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,800 Inhale, rise up. 126 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,240 Exhale, hips back. 127 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:11,160 Let's pick up the pace a little bit. 128 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,680 Always know you can pad the knees here if you need to. 129 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,520 Inhale, lift. 130 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:17,440 Exhale, back. 131 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,400 Inhale. 132 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,640 Exhale. 133 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,680 Inhale. 134 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:24,480 Exhale. 135 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,440 From here, walk the hands back. 136 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,960 Let's come into our little squat. 137 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,520 Hi Benji. Hey, bud. 138 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,840 And then let's slowly drop the heels. 139 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,280 Come into a Forward Fold at the back of your mat. 140 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,400 Shake the head a little, yes. 141 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,640 A little no. 142 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,440 Walk the fingertips to the left side of your mat. 143 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,488 Dig into your right heel. 144 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,240 Stay grounded through the feet as you come through center. 145 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,480 Walk the fingertips to the right side of your mat. 146 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,651 Dig into your left heel. 147 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,520 Lovely, slowly draw it back to center. 148 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,960 Walk the palms all the way out to a Plank. 149 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,840 You got this, lengthen through the crown of the head. 150 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,708 Breathe deep, hug the low ribs in. 151 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:17,200 Crown of the head reaches forward. 152 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,880 Inhale in. 153 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,960 Exhale, lower to the knees, lower to the belly. 154 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,531 Rise up on a breath to Cobra. 155 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,520 Good, exhale, soften and release to the mat. 156 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:34,720 Press up to all fours or Plank. 157 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:36,840 Take a deep breath in. 158 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,320 Exhale, hips high and back, Downward Facing Dog. 159 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,840 Here, inhale, lots of love in. 160 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,400 Exhale, lots of love out. 161 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,263 Inhale, lots of love in. 162 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,187 Exhale, lots of love out. 163 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,360 Nice, inhale, bend the knees. 164 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,720 Carve a line with the nose, look forward. 165 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,200 Exhale, make your way to the top. 166 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,112 Feet together, really together. 167 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,520 From here, interlace the 168 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,440 fingertips behind your thighs 169 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,360 or behind your calves. 170 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,200 Inhale in again, exhale, 171 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,240 draw your belly in as you bend your elbows left to right. 172 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:23,864 Feel free to bend your knees as generously as you like here. 173 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:33,680 Stay with it and try to distribute your weight evenly 174 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:38,554 between both feet, all four corners of the feet. 175 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,560 Inhale lots of love in. 176 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:46,720 Exhale to release the bind. 177 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,400 Bend your knees even more, 178 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,880 protect your low back by hugging the navel in and up 179 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,665 and let's roll up to Mountain together. 180 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,120 Stack the spine, 181 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,440 lift the chest, 182 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,600 lengthen through the crown of the head, 183 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,560 allow the arms to fall with 184 00:11:09,560 --> 00:11:13,858 some energy down gently at your side. 185 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,360 Now we're gonna come up onto the toes, 186 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,320 but think about it as though, 187 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,120 instead of pressing into your toes to lift your heels up. 188 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,560 Think about this, in fact, let's bring the hands to the 189 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:28,440 center of the body in a double fist like this. 190 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,947 Think about it as your 191 00:11:30,947 --> 00:11:34,040 center is moving up in space. 192 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:35,440 And so your heels have to lift, 193 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,640 but we're initiating the move from here. 194 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,560 So let's just practice. 195 00:11:40,560 --> 00:11:43,960 Slow and steady, hands are on the belly here. 196 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:49,053 We initiate the lift from center and the heels lift up. 197 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:52,740 And then they lower. 198 00:11:52,740 --> 00:11:54,640 Let's try again. 199 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,045 Center lifts, heels lift. 200 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,320 And lower. 201 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:05,360 And one more time, center lifts, heels lift. 202 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,840 And maybe we stay here for a moment. 203 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:11,549 Maybe we reach the arms all the way up and overhead. 204 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,400 And then the heels lower, we bend the knees, 205 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,280 and we dive into the fold. 206 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,920 Inhale, halfway lift. 207 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,080 Long, beautiful neck. 208 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,200 Exhale, soften and fold. 209 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,240 Plant the palms, 210 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,120 step one foot back then the other, Plank Pose. 211 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,000 Inhale to look forward here, shift forward. 212 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,320 Exhale all the way to the belly. 213 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,880 Inhale, rise up, Cobra. 214 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,640 Lift the chest, relax the shoulders. 215 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,040 Exhale to soften and release. 216 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,640 Curl the toes under, 217 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:45,960 straight to Down Dog, 218 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,126 or you can take that Plank Pose in between. 219 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,920 Downward Facing Dog. 220 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,920 From Down Dog, inhale, lift the right leg up high. 221 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,160 Exhale, squeeze the right knee in towards the chest. 222 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,360 Stay here, pause for a moment, hover. 223 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,280 Try to bring your right heel closer to your right glute. 224 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,240 Nice, and then step it all the way up and forward. 225 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:10,480 Inhale, high lunge. 226 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:11,960 Back knee stays lifted as we 227 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:15,880 reach the fingertips all the way up towards the sky. 228 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:19,720 Exhale, send the fingertips back, airplane arms. 229 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,000 We look into that imaginary pond. 230 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,240 See your reflection. Say hello. 231 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,120 You're looking gorgeous today. 232 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,600 High lunge again, inhale, reach up. 233 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,529 Exhale, open it up, Warrior II. 234 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:35,400 Inhale, Peaceful Warrior. 235 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,880 Keep the front knee bent. 236 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,880 Exhale, Extended Side Angle, your version. 237 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:46,840 Breathe in here, breathe out to come back to your lunge. 238 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:48,120 Step the right toes back, 239 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,680 belly to Cobra or Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog. 240 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:54,080 Move with your breath. 241 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:58,760 Meeting spot is Downward Facing Dog. 242 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:06,920 In Downward Dog, inhale, lift the left leg up high. 243 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:08,320 Exhale, strong core, 244 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,520 shift forward, squeeze the left knee up and in. 245 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:15,080 Try to reach your left heel up towards your left glute. 246 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,520 Good, then step it all the way up. 247 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:22,200 Inhale, high lunge, sweep the arms forward, up and back. 248 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:23,889 Breathe. 249 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:26,960 Inhale in again. 250 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,760 Exhale, send the heart forward, 251 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,480 reach the fingertips back, airplane arms. 252 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,880 Take a look into your beautiful reflexion here. 253 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,160 Neck is nice and long. 254 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:38,440 High lunge again, fingertips go down to come up. 255 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,160 We inhale, reach for the sky. 256 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,560 Exhale, open it up, Warrior II. 257 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,960 Breathe in, spine nice and long. 258 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,880 Breathe out. 259 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,880 Inhale, Peaceful Warrior, lengthen. 260 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:56,520 Reach, exhale, Extended Side Angle. 261 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,360 Breathe in. 262 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,800 Exhale, bring it back to your lunge. 263 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,440 Plant the palms, step it back, Plank Pose. 264 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,650 Inhale to look forward, shift forward. 265 00:15:06,650 --> 00:15:12,037 Exhale, belly to Cobra or Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog. 266 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,561 Meeting spot, Downward Facing Dog. 267 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,640 Breathe in. 268 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,080 Breathe out. 269 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,400 Bend the knees. 270 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,200 Inhale to look forward. 271 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,267 Exhale to make your way to the top, feet together. 272 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,360 Inhale to lift up halfway. 273 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,990 Exhale to soften and fold. 274 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,600 Root to rise here, spread the fingertips. 275 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,120 Inhale, reach for the sky. 276 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,538 Exhale, hands come down to your sides. 277 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,080 Pause, notice how you feel. 278 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,520 Inhale in, try not to look down, just lift from center. 279 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:59,000 Slowly begin to lift from center, heels come up. 280 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:00,540 Then they lower. 281 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,120 Reach, lift. 282 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:05,840 Then lower. 283 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,080 Last time, center lifts, heels lift, 284 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,400 maybe arms reach up, inhale. 285 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:16,760 Exhale, they lower and we dive back down into the fold. 286 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,880 Inhale, halfway lift. 287 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,000 Exhale to soften and bow. 288 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,880 Bend the knees, plant the palms, 289 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,000 step or hop the feet back to Plank. 290 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,240 Inhale to look forward, shift forward. 291 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:34,789 Exhale, lower to the belly or Chaturanga to Upward Facing Dog. 292 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,040 Inhale for Cobra or Up Dog. 293 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,880 Exhale, meeting spot, Downward Facing Dog. 294 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:44,633 You got this. 295 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,800 Inhale, lift the right leg up high. 296 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:49,840 It's a repetition. 297 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,960 Exhale, squeeze and lift, shift it forward, 298 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,720 try to touch the right heel to the right glute. 299 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,840 Then step it all the way up. 300 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,920 Squeeze the inner thighs together, inhale, we rise up. 301 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,560 High lunge. 302 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,840 Exhale, shift it forward. 303 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:06,600 Airplane arms, 304 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:10,480 reaching the crown of the head towards the front. 305 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:14,160 Inhale, high lunge again, deep breath in. 306 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,328 Exhale, Warrior II. 307 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,680 Inhale, Peaceful Warrior. 308 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:24,880 Exhale, Extended Side Angle. 309 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:26,840 Now this time from Extended Side Angle, 310 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,720 we might use our block here. 311 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,760 We might just use the fingertips on the earth. 312 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,170 We're gonna bring the top hand to the left waist 313 00:17:35,170 --> 00:17:38,440 and we're gonna step the back foot in. 314 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,600 Preparing for Half Moon. 315 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,640 So use that connection to center. 316 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:43,960 Navel draws in and up. 317 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,760 We're gonna lift up through that back leg. 318 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,680 Left inner thigh is engaged. 319 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,120 I'm pressing my left foot into an imaginary wall here. 320 00:17:53,120 --> 00:17:54,400 And I could just stay here. 321 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,823 I might reach the left fingertips forward. 322 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:02,520 All that extension, spinal extension, 323 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:03,680 will pay off here. 324 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,840 Spiraling the heart up towards the sky. 325 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:08,880 Inhale in. 326 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,920 Exhale, you're gonna come right back to your low lunge, 327 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,712 take your time. 328 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,280 And then inhale, heart radiates forward. 329 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,400 Exhale, we plant, you can take it straight 330 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,815 to Downward Facing Dog or move through a little vinyasa here. 331 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,320 You know the meeting spot. 332 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,880 Breathe. 333 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,240 Reconnect with your breath. 334 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:38,440 Second side. 335 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:39,800 Left heel slides up that 336 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,320 imaginary wall as you breathe in. 337 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,560 On the exhale, we find those core muscles. 338 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,480 Squeeze and lift, shift it forward. 339 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:48,880 Step it up. 340 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,211 Inhale, high lunge. 341 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:55,760 Beautiful. 342 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,840 Inhale in again, exhale, send the fingertips back, 343 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,520 heart forward, airplane arms, long neck. 344 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,520 Inhale, high lunge. 345 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,992 Exhale, Warrior II. 346 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:13,000 Inhale, Peaceful Warrior. 347 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,596 Exhale, Extended Side Angle, your version. 348 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:21,800 And then here we go, 349 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,400 right hand comes to the right waist, 350 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,600 left fingertips in front of the left toes. 351 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,400 Step that back foot up a little bit. 352 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,440 We might use a block here or 353 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:35,560 a book or some prop that we have handy. 354 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,400 And then think of this gesture, 355 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,320 my friends, as coming from center, 356 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:40,920 not from your right heel. 357 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,320 Think of it as coming from the center of your body 358 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:47,440 as you slowly lift that right foot up. 359 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,901 Navel draws in and up. 360 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,710 Maybe open up through the right fingertips. 361 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,532 Finding that extension through the crown of the head. 362 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:10,360 And then slowly bringing it back down to your lunge. 363 00:20:10,360 --> 00:20:15,040 Inhaling to let your heart radiate forward. 364 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:20,000 And exhale, bringing that left foot back to Plank. 365 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,960 Last call for vinyasa. 366 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,800 Find it with your breath. 367 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,158 Take it or leave it. (chuckles) 368 00:20:28,631 --> 00:20:33,200 One last Downward Facing Dog. 369 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,073 Pressing into both palms evenly. 370 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,553 Feeling connected to your breath. 371 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:46,010 Cultivating a balanced 372 00:20:46,010 --> 00:20:50,560 relationship, conversation 373 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,400 between your mind and your body. 374 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,000 Stay here for one more breath. 375 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,200 Inhale, lots of love in. 376 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:58,960 Exhale, lots of love out. 377 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,360 Slow descend with so much love and care. 378 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:06,200 Slow descend of the knees to the earth. 379 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,840 Then we'll cross one ankle over 380 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,400 the other and slide back into Sukhasana. 381 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,859 Pause here and capture the moment. 382 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:21,600 Capture the magic. 383 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,940 Can we suspend ourselves in ease 384 00:21:28,071 --> 00:21:29,720 and balance, 385 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,498 even if it's just for a second? 386 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:39,920 Beautiful. 387 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,880 Inhale in deeply. 388 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:45,960 Exhale to draw the hands together. 389 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:47,960 Rub the hands together. 390 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,240 To close our practice, 391 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,760 of course, after the video ends, 392 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,920 you can lie down in Shavasana 393 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:56,745 takes some extra time for yourself. 394 00:21:58,120 --> 00:22:00,888 Let's bring the thumbs up to the third eye 395 00:22:00,888 --> 00:22:04,568 and take one final breath in together. 396 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,400 And exhaling today, 397 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:12,589 we can bow forward all the way to seal our practice. 398 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,360 Great work. 399 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:16,794 Namaste. 400 00:22:17,637 --> 00:22:21,640 (upbeat rhythmic music)