1 00:00:00,033 --> 00:00:01,920 - Hello my sweetheart, darling friends. 2 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,160 Welcome back to Flow, your 30 Day Yoga Journey. 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,954 It's Day 17, Rinse. 4 00:00:08,954 --> 00:00:11,198 (mimicks dream sequence) 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:18,125 (light rhythmic music) 6 00:00:32,650 --> 00:00:36,400 Okay, come on down to the ground. 7 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:41,880 Benji's here to meet you and greet you as am I. 8 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,840 Sit up nice and tall. 9 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,560 Take a deep breath in. 10 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,316 Take your time here. Just get settled. 11 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:56,589 As you're ready, close your eyes or soften your gaze. 12 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,200 Relax the shoulders and start 13 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,020 to lift and lengthen up 14 00:01:05,020 --> 00:01:08,840 through the crown of the head. 15 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,040 We're starting to get into the 16 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:16,760 phase of this journey where we really remember, 17 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:21,880 reconsider the spine. 18 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:29,200 Think of it as a energetic highway. 19 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,786 Say what? 20 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,506 Take a deep breath in. 21 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,680 And exhale, slow and steady 22 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,560 we're gonna start some soft, easy movement left to right. 23 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,000 So almost like you're swaying. 24 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,400 Not almost like you're swaying, sorry. 25 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,977 Almost like you're a branch (laughs) swaying in the wind. 26 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,880 Left to right. 27 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,760 And just notice, do you feel a little stiff? 28 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,560 Do you feel a little tight? 29 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,957 Is the side body sore? 30 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,480 And the next time you're over to the right, 31 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,203 allow the right hand to come down 32 00:02:12,203 --> 00:02:13,720 and the left arm to reach up and over. 33 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:14,640 We've been here before. 34 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:16,410 So just a different 35 00:02:16,410 --> 00:02:20,240 how of entry, 36 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,931 a different way of entry. A different how. 37 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,360 Remembering how we move matters here. 38 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,440 Slowly sway it up through center. 39 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,936 Take it to the other side. 40 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:41,520 And repeat back and forth in your own time with your breath. 41 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,339 Smoothing out the hard edges here. 42 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,038 Staying heavy in the hips. 43 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,600 And then come up to center. 44 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,360 Head over heart, heart over pelvis. 45 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,240 Inhale, lift and lengthen. 46 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,400 Lift the chest, lift the crown. 47 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,280 Exhale, left hand to the right knee, 48 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:10,440 right fingertips behind. 49 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,680 Try to keep the length in the spine. 50 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:17,120 Be disciplined about that as you slowly move into a twist. 51 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,840 Inhale to lift and lengthen. 52 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,720 Exhale to stabilize the twist. 53 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,240 Draw the navel in and up. 54 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,170 Again, inhale to lift and lengthen. 55 00:03:29,190 --> 00:03:32,857 Exhale, hug the low ribs in. 56 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:35,960 Slowly release. 57 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,240 Come back to center, same thing. 58 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,680 Really tall in the spine. 59 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,680 Inhale, exhale to twist. 60 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:47,227 Try to maintain that lift, that integrity. 61 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,000 And you can see I'm sitting up on a little blankey today, 62 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,480 you might take a moment to pause and sit up on something 63 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:59,680 too if you're struggling to find that length in the spine. 64 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,310 Using your breath here. 65 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,720 Nice, then slowly release. 66 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,560 Let's come forward onto all fours. 67 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,059 Pardon me, sweetheart. 68 00:04:17,059 --> 00:04:20,720 (Benji groans) Oh, I'm sorry. 69 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,480 Excuse me, let's come forward onto all fours. 70 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,960 Pardon me, mi amor. 71 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,080 Cat-Cow. 72 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,611 Press into the tops of the feet, spread the fingertips. (laughs) 73 00:04:33,866 --> 00:04:38,520 Oh, drop the belly, open your heart, look forward. 74 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,840 Exhale, round through, chin to chest. 75 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:42,976 Navel draws up. 76 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:49,760 Inhale, drop the belly, open the chest. 77 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,560 Exhale, round through. 78 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,680 Now continue with the sound of your breath. 79 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,040 See if you can bring a little texture to your breath. 80 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,908 Maybe bringing that Ujjayi breath back. 81 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,070 Finding a little audible 82 00:05:05,070 --> 00:05:08,270 breath in any way you can. 83 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,494 Maybe closing the eyes and imagining 84 00:05:13,494 --> 00:05:15,880 your spinal cord here. 85 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,120 Finding a little more articulation through these 86 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:24,418 movements as we continue to show up and practice together. 87 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,000 Cool, then inhale, Tabletop Position. 88 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Spread the fingertips wide. 89 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,240 You're gonna kick just the right leg out, 90 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:39,360 just the right leg. 91 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:40,440 Inhale in here. 92 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,608 Exhale, cross the right knee 93 00:05:42,608 --> 00:05:46,160 over towards the left elbow. 94 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,320 That's it. Inhale, extend back out. 95 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:50,840 Press into both palms evenly. 96 00:05:50,840 --> 00:05:53,240 Level the hips. Draw the low abs in. 97 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,435 Exhale, right knee to left elbow. 98 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,280 Now as that right knee comes up and in, 99 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:04,764 gather your abdominal wall all the way up towards the spine. 100 00:06:06,550 --> 00:06:09,760 Inhale to extend. 101 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,388 Exhale to contract in the abs, squeeze. 102 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,000 Inhale, extend. 103 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,800 Pay attention to your foundation here. 104 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,920 Exhale, squeeze. 105 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:23,960 And then we'll release. 106 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,760 Drop the elbows where the hands are 107 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:31,760 and walk the knees back for Puppy's Pose. 108 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,320 Open your heart, melt it to the ground. 109 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,160 Soften the skin of the forehead. 110 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,040 Relax your jaw. 111 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,960 Big breath here, big stretch as you lift the 112 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,000 hip points up towards the sky a little more. 113 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,005 And then exhale, bring it back to Tabletop. 114 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,849 Set yourself up for greatness. 115 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,360 And when you're ready, we'll inhale, 116 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,240 send the left leg out. 117 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:57,960 Hi, buddy. 118 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:02,240 Exhale, left knee over towards the right elbow. 119 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,040 Squeeze and lift. 120 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,176 Inhale to extend. 121 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,120 Exhale, squeeze and lift. 122 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:11,960 So try to move slowly here so 123 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,960 you can really maintain that length in the spine. 124 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,840 But also you kind of defy 125 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,645 gravity here by drawing the abs up on the exhale. 126 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,600 I find this so much more 127 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,655 effective than a million crunches. 128 00:07:30,655 --> 00:07:33,320 (chuckles) 129 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,260 This type of work. 130 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,600 Inhale to extend. 131 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,200 You can use this connection of 132 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,400 the top of the right foot for stability. 133 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,560 And best you can, try to keep the neck long and 134 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:53,160 your weight distributed through both palms evenly. 135 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:54,670 Excellent. 136 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,233 One more squeeze. 137 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,240 And then we'll release Puppy's Pose. 138 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,974 Drop the elbows, walk the knees back. 139 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,255 Breathe in. 140 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,476 Breathe out. 141 00:08:11,476 --> 00:08:14,560 Mmm, my mat smells like a homemade mat spray. 142 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,240 It's the little things. 143 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,760 Breathe in. 144 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,781 Breathe out. 145 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:23,320 Nice. 146 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:24,800 Curl the toes under. 147 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,960 Walk the hands all the way up and back. 148 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,893 Come into your little squat. 149 00:08:28,893 --> 00:08:34,000 I actually have my homemade mat spray recipe available for you. 150 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,122 Just search for it. It's available. 151 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,063 It's pretty simple. 152 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:43,720 Breathe. 153 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,845 Maybe we start to come a little bit lighter on the fingertips. 154 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:51,840 And then as we're ready, 155 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,240 walk the hands all the way out to your Plank Pose. 156 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,280 Stretch the heels back. 157 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,360 Draw the abs up and in. 158 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,440 Press up through the upper back body, 159 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,000 lengthen through the crown of the head. 160 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,160 Deep breath in. 161 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,200 Long breath out. Navel draws up. 162 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,000 Inhale in. 163 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,760 Exhale, hips up high and back, Downward Facing Dog. 164 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,040 Bend your knees. 165 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:22,120 Take some long, smooth, textured breaths here. 166 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,914 Listen to the sound. 167 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:32,400 Getting long through all four sides of the torso here as you 168 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,120 peel the hip creases up towards the sky and stay 169 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,879 rooted through your knuckles and your fingerprints. 170 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:43,400 Turn your head to one side. 171 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,360 Smell your armpit. 172 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:46,160 Life's too short. 173 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:47,560 Turn your head to the other side. 174 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:49,720 Smell your other armpit. 175 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,040 (chuckles) 176 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,800 And then let's walk it all the way up to the top of the mat. 177 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,520 We'll meet there, feet hip width apart. 178 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,600 Hi, Benji, I love you. 179 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,160 That's a good spot for you. 180 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,120 Shake the head a little, yes. 181 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,352 A little no. 182 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:14,240 Interlace the fingertips behind the thighs or behind the calves. 183 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:15,480 Inhale in. 184 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,760 Exhale, bend your knees, bend your elbows. 185 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,054 Draw your chin to your chest. 186 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:22,920 Release the bind. 187 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:24,120 As you're ready, 188 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:25,640 bend your knees generously to 189 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,359 support the low back and let's roll it up to Mountain. 190 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:35,840 Maybe your fingertips trace the fronts of your legs here. 191 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,487 We ground through the feet, stack up through the spine. 192 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,160 And we rise up into our best 193 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,440 and most beautiful Mountain Pose today. 194 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,360 Lengthen through the crown. 195 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,960 Close your eyes and embody this posture. 196 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,080 Drawing the shoulder blades together. 197 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,551 Finding that lift in the heart. 198 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,320 Take a deep breath in. 199 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,080 Long breath out. 200 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,880 On your next inhale, reach for the sky. 201 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:10,480 Exhale, bend the knees, float the fingertips all the way down. 202 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,160 Slide the hands as you inhale, 203 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,400 past the shins, past the knees, 204 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,640 all the way to the tops of the thighs. 205 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:18,840 Loop the shoulders, 206 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:23,040 pull the elbows back and find your halfway lift. 207 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:27,280 Stay here for a breath as you pull the hip creases back and 208 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:32,051 think about creating maybe like a number seven shape here. 209 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,040 Good, inhale in. 210 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,200 Exhale, let that go. 211 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:38,400 Bend the knees. 212 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:42,400 Step one foot back then the other, Plank Pose. 213 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,160 Inhale in to look forward, shift forward. 214 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,360 Exhale to slowly lower to the belly. 215 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,840 Inhale, press into the tops of the feet. 216 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:54,960 Slowly lift up Cobra, big breath. 217 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,440 Exhale, soften and release it all the way down. 218 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:03,440 Curl the toes, press up to all fours or Plank. 219 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:04,960 Inhale in here. 220 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,037 Exhale, Downward Facing Dog. 221 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:11,931 Breathe in. 222 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:14,814 Breathe out. 223 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,440 Inhale, slide your right leg up high. 224 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,640 Exhale, right knee to left elbow, shift it forward. 225 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,960 Keep your upper body in Plank. 226 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,520 Inhale to kick it up. 227 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,360 Exhale, navel draws in. 228 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,120 Slowly shifting forward. 229 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,620 Inhale to kick it up. 230 00:12:36,620 --> 00:12:38,948 Exhale. 231 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,040 Continue, now we know we can 232 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:46,550 always do this on our knees just as we warmed up with. 233 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,525 Otherwise, we're shifting 234 00:12:52,525 --> 00:12:56,209 back and forth on the left foot. 235 00:12:58,000 --> 00:12:59,640 Next time you're in Three-Legged Dog, 236 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,120 slowly lower the right foot down. 237 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:04,560 Navel draws all the way up. 238 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:08,680 Imagine you're going up and over a hurdle back to Plank Pose. 239 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:11,120 Slowly lower to the belly. 240 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:15,160 Inhale, slowly rise up to Cobra. 241 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,040 Big breath here. 242 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:21,160 Exhale, slow cascading down. 243 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,760 Inhale, press up to all fours or Plank. 244 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,920 Exhale, Downward Facing Dog, nice. 245 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,200 Take a deep breath in. 246 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,664 And a long breath out. 247 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,320 Inhale, slide the left leg up high. 248 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:38,240 Here we go. 249 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:39,480 Little conditioning here. 250 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,240 Exhale, left knee to right elbow. 251 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:42,960 You got this. 252 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:44,160 With your breath, inhale, 253 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,800 anchor down through the right heel. 254 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,999 Exhale, shift it forward. 255 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,943 Inhale, kick it up. 256 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,200 Exhale, shift it forward. 257 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:55,444 Twist. 258 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:57,725 Inhale. 259 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:00,666 Exhale. 260 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,909 Moving with your breath. 261 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,800 The next time your left leg is lifted, 262 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,520 take a deep breath in. 263 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,240 And exhale, slowly lower both feet now to the mat. 264 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,200 Downward Dog, stay here if you can. 265 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:23,996 One more breath. 266 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,400 And exhale, bend the knees. 267 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,040 Walk the hands all the way back. 268 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,584 We're coming into that low squat. 269 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:37,030 Nice, right fingertips stay on the earth or on a block. 270 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,040 Left fingertips open like a 271 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:45,440 beautiful wing all the way up towards the sky here. 272 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,520 Open up through your left chest, left pec. 273 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,800 Wiggle the left fingertips. 274 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,440 And then bring it down and switch. 275 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,720 Left fingertips come to the mat or a block. 276 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:01,400 Right fingertips open up slowly on an inhale. 277 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,520 We're stretching through the feet here. 278 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,880 If you want to drop the heels, you can. 279 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,127 Lengthen through the crown. 280 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,640 Wiggle the right fingertips. 281 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,270 And (chuckles) when you're ready, 282 00:15:14,270 --> 00:15:17,320 slowly bring it back down to your mat. 283 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:21,840 From here, slowly drop your heels and come to a standing 284 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:26,120 Forward Fold at the back of the mat. 285 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,920 Inhale, slide the hands past the tops of the feet, 286 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,680 the shins, the kneecaps lift. 287 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:31,880 As you do so, 288 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:35,800 palms to the thighs as we find that figure seven here. 289 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:40,520 Lift and lengthen through the crown, lift the chest. 290 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,560 And then exhale, release everything. 291 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:43,480 Root to rise here. 292 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,840 So root through the feet, bend the knees. 293 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,400 Protect the low back as you spread the fingertips. 294 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,720 Strong legs, we rise all the way up. 295 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,280 Reach for the sky. 296 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,520 And this time, palms come together and 297 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:59,087 slide to the heart space as you breathe out. 298 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,680 Inhale in deeply here. 299 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,614 Just notice how you feel. 300 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:07,680 Exhale completely. 301 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,840 Now, without looking down, best you can, we're gonna walk 302 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,360 to the center of the mat because you know it's there. 303 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:20,240 You can put your eyeballs on the soles of your feet here. 304 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:25,080 See feelingly and walk your feet out wide. 305 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,480 Alright, feet are parallel here. 306 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,320 Standing in a nice wide-legged position. 307 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,760 We're gonna inhale, send the fingertips out. 308 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,960 So you're in Star Pose. 309 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,080 Take a deep breath in. 310 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,391 As you exhale, draw the shoulder blades together. 311 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,720 Good, inhale in again. 312 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,640 Exhale, bend both knees. 313 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,340 You're gonna take your right hand 314 00:16:46,340 --> 00:16:49,160 all the way down towards your left knee, 315 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,960 left shin, or left toes, or maybe a block. 316 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,720 Good, inhale, rise back up. 317 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,880 Strong Star Pose. 318 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,000 And exhale, with bent knees, 319 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:04,360 just a soft bend over to the other side, twist. 320 00:17:04,360 --> 00:17:05,560 Now repeat the pattern. 321 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,520 Inhale, open, take up space. 322 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:13,800 Exhale, navel draws in for stability as we twist and reach. 323 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,640 Inhale to center. 324 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,596 Exhale, twist and reach. 325 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,243 Find that textured breath. 326 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,807 Stay grounded through all four corners of the feet. 327 00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:45,524 Even it out. 328 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,640 And the next time you're in Star Pose, 329 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,080 inhale in, spread the fingertips. 330 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,840 Exhale, press the palms down as 331 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,760 if you were pressing into hot air. 332 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,800 Interlace the fingertips behind your back. 333 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:01,560 Draw the shoulder blades together. 334 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,320 Once again, maybe you walk the 335 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,840 feet back a little bit on your mat so you have some space for 336 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,320 a standing wide-legged Forward Fold. 337 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,200 Say that five times fast. 338 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,040 Here we go, inhale in, grounded through the feet. 339 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:18,200 Slow and steady, we lead with the heart space. 340 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,280 Come to flat back position. 341 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:25,000 Then soft bend in the knees as we continue the journey down. 342 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,920 Your choice, you can hold the bind here, 343 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,200 excuse me, or release the bind, 344 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,740 maybe bring the hands to the mat 345 00:18:33,740 --> 00:18:38,726 or to your blocks or just something supportive. 346 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:45,120 Even a little rolled up blanket here can be nice. 347 00:18:45,120 --> 00:18:47,440 If you've been playing in this posture for a bit, 348 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,160 you might work to draw the 349 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,720 hands back in line with the arches of the feet. 350 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:56,000 Keep the elbows square and slow and steady, 351 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,798 maybe crown of the head comes to the earth. 352 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,880 Breathe wherever you are today. 353 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,979 Meet it and greet it with a kindness. 354 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:12,084 Nice full cycles of breath. 355 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:22,720 To come out of the posture, your version, slow and steady. 356 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,880 Inhale in, find that length in the crown of the head, 357 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:30,160 bring the hands to the waistline and use that sharp exhale, 358 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:31,880 that contraction of the navel in, 359 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,600 to slowly rise back up. 360 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:38,471 So we're coming up all the way from the center of the body. 361 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,680 Notice how you feel? 362 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:43,600 Without looking down, bring your feet together. 363 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,840 You can walk them together, you can dance them together, 364 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,596 you can hop them together. 365 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,097 Mountain Pose. 366 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,240 If you can, close your eyes here 367 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,063 or look down gently past your nose. 368 00:20:02,162 --> 00:20:06,520 And just take a moment to notice how you feel. 369 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:15,160 Beautiful. 370 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:17,760 Inhale, reach for the sky. 371 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,388 Exhale, Forward Fold. 372 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,080 If you have a blanket, 373 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:26,400 you might slide it behind the heels here. 374 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,553 Inhale, halfway lift. 375 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,560 Exhale, slow and steady, turn the toes out left to right. 376 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,840 Fingertips come to the earth 377 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:39,160 and we're gonna come down into our Yogi Squat. 378 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,720 Now this time we're going to 379 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:45,240 play with bringing the palms together and pressing the 380 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:50,040 outer edges of the arms into the legs and maybe finding a 381 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,400 little squeeze of the legs into the arms. 382 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:56,360 So you have an active situation going on here. 383 00:20:56,360 --> 00:20:58,120 Breathe. 384 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:03,588 Lift your chest, lengthen through the crown. 385 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,560 Nice. Now stay active, just energy in the toes as you 386 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:12,040 slowly release the hands behind you and come to a seat. 387 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:17,440 Move that blanket to the side or maybe behind you for a pillow. 388 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:22,200 Send the legs out long, zip the legs up tight. 389 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,280 Dundasana, find that length, crown to tail. 390 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:27,640 Inhale in here. 391 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:32,080 Exhale, bend your right knee, turn past your right shoulder. 392 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,480 Left elbow can come to the left, 393 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,658 excuse me, left elbow can come to the right knee here. 394 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:40,960 Keep it soft and easy and then 395 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:44,243 slowly come back to center 396 00:21:44,243 --> 00:21:46,820 and take it to the other side. 397 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,081 Breathe. 398 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:56,760 Lovely. 399 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,920 Kick both legs out, inhale in, exhale, 400 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:02,966 slowly come to lie on your back. 401 00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:07,347 Extend the legs out long. 402 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,328 Relax your shoulders. 403 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,920 Take the deepest belly breath you've taken all day, 404 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:19,392 maybe all month, all year. 405 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:24,916 And exhale, allow everything to soften. 406 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:31,299 Now let your breath just be easy here. 407 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,800 Give yourself permission just 408 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:44,004 for about a moment to do absolutely nothing. 409 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,440 Beautiful. 410 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,400 Slowly bring the fingertips together, 411 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:09,584 palms kiss, thumbs to third eye. 412 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,720 Start to wiggle the toes. 413 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,160 Maybe move the tongue around in the mouth. 414 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,640 Great work, my darlings. 415 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,920 Look forward to seeing you tomorrow. 416 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,040 Have a beautiful rest of the day. 417 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,731 Take a final breath in together. 418 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,431 And out together. 419 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,834 Namaste. 420 00:23:34,734 --> 00:23:39,615 (upbeat rhythmic music)