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  • What's up, everyone? Welcome to Yoga with Adriene. I'm Adriene. It's really chilly here

  • in Austin, Texas, so chances are it's chilly in other places too if it's this cold in Texas,

  • and it's really hard to get on the mat when it's really cold. All we want to do is eat

  • and watch TV, or read books, and that's all great but we want to keep moving to stay in

  • shape, keep the juices flowing, great for circulation etc.

  • So we thought we'd do something really special for you this week. We want to share a class

  • from our Empower series. Empower is a great big package of yoga that we sell on findwhatfeelsgood.com,

  • and it is my version of power yoga. This is a big request that we got, so we made this

  • power yoga package called Empower, and we want to share an entire class with you for

  • free today here on YouTube, which will hopefully help you to get on your mat and stay moving

  • during these cold, wintery months. So it's sunny, it's sweaty, it's fierce. Hop on the

  • mat and get ready for Hearts.

  • Welcome, my friends. Today we are going to start in a seated position, drawing the left

  • heel in, and then the right ankle to follow. We'll reach the fingertips forward, breathe

  • into the other edge of that right hip. So rather than having the ankles crossed here,

  • we have one foot in front of the other. You can relax the weight of the head over, you

  • can come onto the forearms. You could sway a little side to side as we begin to check

  • in with the breath and tune in to the body. Close your eyes, relax your jaw, forehead

  • might come all the way down to the mat here. Breathe deep. Press into your sit bones and

  • slowly begin to roll it up.

  • Great, we'll switch the legs, right heel in, left leg follows. And the same thing. We gently

  • walk the fingertips out, check in on the other side. Maybe you stay lifted, maybe you begin

  • to relax the weight of the head over, coming onto the forearms, even drawing the forehead

  • to the earth, as you sway a little side to side. Deepening the breath, checking in. Let

  • go of the day thus far. Let go of the to-do list ahead. Slowly we'll walk it back to center.

  • Take a deep breath in as you draw the palms together at the heart and loop the shoulders.

  • Take a moment to set an intention for your practice today. Repeat your intention to yourself

  • honoring the power of word, the power of thoughts. And then we'll consider it already done, as

  • we take a nice, deep breath in, and a long, smooth exhale out.

  • Send the fingertips forward. Press into the tops of the feet as you come into table top

  • position. Knees underneath the hips, wrists underneath the shoulders. Extend through the

  • crown of the head. Then we'll drop the belly, inhale. Heart radiates forward. Exhale. Curl

  • the tail under. Arch the back. Inhale, crawling up and down the spine. We check in with a

  • little spinal flex here in cat cow. Move with your breath. Go inward. Now walk your palms

  • forward, curl your toes under and send it up to downward facing dog. [inaudible 00:04:03]

  • legs. Stretch the soles of the feet. Wake up the side body.

  • Knit the lower rib cage together and shake the head a little yes and no. Then we'll bend

  • the knees generously and hop the feet up toward the front edge of your mat. Forward fold.

  • Grab the elbows. Rock a little side to side. Take a deep breath in, and on an exhale, release

  • the hands. Inhale, halfway lift, and exhale, slide it down, working out the kinks.

  • Tuck your chin into your chest. Inhale, roll it all the way up to standing. So we open

  • the palms, find extension through the crown, as you press through all four corners of the

  • feet. Inhale, reach the fingertips up overhead. On your exhale, diving forward, soft knees.

  • Inhale, flat back position, exhale, bow. Inhale, reach it all the way back up, full breath,

  • exhale, hands to hearts. Again, we inhale, reach it up, take up space, exhale, forward

  • fold. Inhale, halfway lift, long beautiful neck, exhale, bow. Inhale, reach it up, exhale

  • to the heart. Again, inhale, getting the juices flowing as we reach up, exhale, fold. Inhale,

  • flat back, exhale, soften and bow.

  • Great. Step the right foot back. Come to a runner's lunge. Breathe in and out. Then plant

  • the palms, step it back to plank. Chaturanga to updog. Exhale, downward facing dog. Step

  • the right foot up. Check in with runner's lunge. Breathe in and out. And we'll rock

  • that back foot up to meet the front, forward fold. Inhale, halfway lift, exhale, slide

  • it down. Inhale, reach it all the way up, and exhale, hands to heart. Take a deep breath

  • in through the nose and exhale out through the mouth. Soft knees. Inhale, we reach it

  • up again. Exhale, dive forward. Inhale, flat back, exhale, bow. Fingertips come to the

  • mat, and we bend the knees generously, bringing the belly to the tops of the thighs. As you

  • inhale, reach the fingertips forward, up and back.

  • Come into utkatasana, chair pose. Sit bones hover over the heels. We lengthen through

  • the crown of the head. Breathe deep in this fierce pose. Hug the inner thighs together.

  • Inhale, straighten the legs, slight back bend here if it feels good, and exhale, diving

  • forward. Inhale, halfway lift, exhale, bow. Step or hop the feet back to plank, and give

  • it a rock, checking in with the body today. And then when you're ready, we'll slowly lower

  • down, chaturanga, or chaturanga practice, lowering the belly all the way to the earth

  • and lifting up to cobra or checking in with up dog. So we always have options here. Mix

  • and match. Choose your own adventure. Then we'll send it back up, and into downward facing

  • dog.

  • Lift the right leg up. Stack the right hip over the left and begin to draw circles with

  • the right knee. Consider carving a line with your right knee as you anchor down through

  • the left heel, and reverse your circle. Breathe. Then step the right foot all the way up. Pivot

  • on the back leg and inhale, reach up, warrior one. Exhale, release. Step the right foot

  • back. Come into your plank, and vinyasa. Again, choose your own adventure here. Strengthening,

  • happy, soft and easy. We'll come to downward dog and lift the left leg up. Same thing here

  • as we draw circles with the left knee. Consider carving a line through space, as you anchor

  • through the right heel, and reverse your circle.

  • Great. Step that left foot up, all the way into your lunge. Pivot on the back foot. Inhale,

  • rise up warrior one, and exhale, release. Awesome. Rock the back foot up to meet the

  • front, forward fold. Inhale, halfway lift, exhale, release and bow. Great. Bending the

  • knees once again, we come into our fierce pose. Nice and low, sit bones hover over the

  • heels. We spread the fingertips. Press into all four corners of the feet. Inhale. Exhale.

  • Straighten the legs. Reach it up. Palms together at your heart. Deep breath in and out.

  • Great, my friends. Now we'll come to the center of the mat for our heart pumping sequence.

  • Bring the hands to the waistline. Take a deep breath in. Exhale, bend the knees generously.

  • Then we'll step the right out for a squat, then bring the feet together, then to the

  • left, and so on. Move nice and slow, a nice steady pace here so you can stay easy with

  • the breath and tall through the spine. Working the lower body here today. Keep the head over

  • the heart, the heart over the pelvis. Heart stays lifted here. And we release. Great.

  • Now step the feet wide and we move into jumping jacks, getting the blood flowing, the heart

  • pumping. Keep a sense of humor here. Maybe you remember when you were a kid and you did

  • jumping jacks. Again, we don't need any equipment here, just our bodies and space, and a sweet

  • connection to our breath. Release. Back to the squats. Make it fun. Draw your lower belly

  • in. Elbows wide. Keep it going. One more. Then release. All right, back to the jumping

  • jacks. Here we go. Now rather than just throwing your body in space like you might have done

  • when you were a kid maybe, see if you can bring full body awareness to this jumping

  • jack. Smile when you need to. Stay in control of your breath. Release.

  • Great. We'll step up to the front edge of our mat. Connect to the breath. As you inhale,

  • reach the fingertips up. Exhale, forward fold. Inhale, halfway lift. And exhale, slide it

  • down. Great. We're going to hop the feet back to plank here, and always lower the knees

  • for half plank, and we practice chaturanga, hovering as we inhale, upward facing dog,

  • exhale, downward facing dog. Inhale, step the right foot up. Pivot on the back foot,

  • as we reach up again, warrior one. This time interlace the fingertip behind the tail as

  • you open the chest. Inhale in, then we release. Send it back down. Step the right foot back

  • and vinyasa. Make it your own. Choose your own adventure.

  • From downward dog, lift the left leg up. Step it through to your lunge. Inhale, we rise

  • up strong warrior one. Then we'll interlace the fingertips behind the back. Open the chest.

  • Great. Release, warrior one, and we float it back down. Rock the back foot up to meet

  • the front, forward fold, then we inhale. Flat back, exhale, bow. Bend the knees, coming

  • into you fierce pose. Don't shy away from it. Embrace it. Meet your edge. Press into

  • all four corners of the feet. Then slowly, we'll release. Bring the palms together in

  • line with the heart. Interlace the fingertips. Keep the index fingers pointing forward. Inhale,

  • straighten the legs. Extend the arms up. Exhale, utkatasana, hands in line with the heart.

  • Inhale, reach up. Exhale, Charlie's Angels, forward. Inhale, straight legs. Then exhale,

  • chair. Moving with the breath, connecting navel to spine as you bend the knees. Inhale,

  • reach up, exhale, bending a little deeper. Marrying the action to the breath, the breath

  • to the action, we'll sink down into our chair. Bring the palms together and twist to the

  • right. Try to keep the knees together here. Extension out through the tail, and up through

  • the crown.

  • Then we'll release to center, and take it to the left. Press the palms together. Extend

  • through the crown. Inhale, come back to center. Then we'll release and reach it all the way

  • up towards the sky, and find an exhale, hands back down at your heart. Feel your heart beat

  • against your thumbs. And then we'll inhale, reach it all the way up. Exhale, enjoy this

  • move as you dive forward. Inhale, halfway lift, exhale, bow.

  • Step or hop the feet back to plank. Nice and strong, chaturanga or chaturanga practice.

  • Up dog or cobra. Send it back, downward dog. Take a deep breath in as you lift the right

  • leg up and step it into your lunge. Pivot on the back foot. Inhale, rise up, [inaudible

  • 00:15:44] one. Exhale, interlace the fingertips again as we open the chest. Now melting down

  • into humble warrior, keep the outer edge of that back foot strong as you slowly release

  • the crown of the head to the earth. Inhale, rise up, exhale, stay strong through that

  • back leg as you melt it forward.

  • Full body strengthener here. Press into the ball joint of that big toe as you rise up

  • and slowly melt down, fingertips going up and overhead. We'll stay here for one breath

  • cycle in and out, nice, smooth, deep breath, and slowly we'll release, coming all the way

  • back up. Reach the arms up and overhead, and then on an exhale, float it down. In runner's

  • lunge, plant your left palm as you inhale. Open up through your right arm. Twist, exhale,

  • float it down. Inhale, rise up. Feel free to lower that back knee if you need to. Exhale,

  • release. Last one. We inhale. Hold in the twist for one breath cycle and then release.

  • Lower the back knee. Send the sit bones back. We fold over that front leg, and we find three

  • waves through the spine. This is definitely something we develop with practice. So do

  • your best. Now we'll shift the weight forward, come back to our lunge, and step it back to

  • plank for vinyasa.

  • Move with your breath. Together we'll meet back in downward facing dog. Here we go. Drop

  • the right heel. Lift the left leg up. Step it into your lunge. Pivot on the back foot

  • and when you're ready we'll inhale, reach up to [inaudible 00:17:41] one. Release the

  • fingertips. Interlace them behind the back. Once again, we open the chest, extend through

  • the crown of the head, and in your own time, melting it down, humble warrior. Strong legs.

  • As you inhale, lift your heart. Exhale. Keep the outer edge of that back foot strong, humble

  • warrior. Inhale, we rise. Exhale, humble warrior. Hold here for one breath, strong legs. And

  • then we rise up. Release the fingertips, warrior one. And then slowly we'll take it back down.

  • Right palm comes to the earth here, as we open the left arm into a twist. Hug that left

  • knee in towards the midline. Lower that back knee if you need to. Three of these, moving

  • with the breath. On your third one, hold there for one breath cycle, in and out. On an exhale,

  • release back to center, and lower that back knee, pulling the left hip crease back this

  • time. We find that wave in the spine, three of these. So again, if you're new to practice,

  • be patient. Slowly you'll bring an essence to your vinyasa, flow to your Hatha yoga practice

  • that is uniquely you. It's all about discovery.

  • Shift your weight forward, come back to your lunge. Then we'll rock that back foot up to

  • meet the front, forward fold. Inhale, halfway lift. Exhale, bow. Nice. Inhale, utkatasana,

  • bend the knees generously. Sink the hips down low. Interlace the fingertips this time behind

  • the back. Open the chest, and melt it forward. Belly comes to the tops of the thighs. Inhale,

  • open your heart, lift up. Exhale, belly to the thighs. Inhale, open your heart, knuckles

  • down. Exhale, fold. Inhale, rise all the way up, straight legs, slight back bend here if

  • it feels good, and exhale to mountain. Take a deep breath in. Exhale out through the mouth.

  • Great. Then we'll walk it back to center for our second heart pumping series. Bring the

  • hands to the waistline. Bend your knees generously. Step the right foot out to your squat, then

  • to the left, and find a soft knee here, a little bit of a bounce. Another option here

  • is to come into Charlie's Angels, interlacing the fingertips in front, index finger pointing

  • out. Smile. Make sure those knees aren't going past the toes but rather in line with the

  • toes. Head over heart, heart over pelvis here as we breathe deep. Keep it going. And then

  • we'll reel it back to center.

  • Jumping jacks. I would have never thought that I would put jumping jacks into a Yoga

  • with Adriene sequence. But when I was exploring what to do for my power yoga, I thought there's

  • nothing better to get the heart rate up than a good, old fashioned jumping jack. We don't

  • need any equipment or anything fancy, and it inspires a childlike quality, at least

  • for me. Bring it back to center, and here we go, back to the squats. Remember you can

  • keep the hands on the waistline or send them out in front, interlacing the fingertips,

  • index fingers pointing forward. When the going gets tough, I say shine a little light. So

  • when the legs start to burn, pay attention to your alignments, smile, enjoy the silliness,

  • and we'll bring it back to center. Inhale, reach it all the way up. Exhale, release.

  • Great. Bring the hands to the waistline again, and then we'll walk it back to the front of

  • the mat.

  • Great. Hit the refresh button, my friends. Find soft knees as you inhale. Reach it up.

  • Exhale, diving forward. Inhale, halfway lift, exhale bow. Step or hop it back to plank,

  • strong, beautiful body. Chaturanga or chaturanga practice. Choose your own vinyasa here. Send

  • it to downward facing dog. Great. Lift the right leg up into you lunge. Pivot on the

  • back foot. Once again, inhale, rise up, warrior one. And interlace the fingertips behind the

  • back. Again, we open the chest. Come to humble warrior as you release, crown of the head

  • down to the earth. Inhale, rise up. Exhale, float it down. Strong back leg as we rise.

  • Exhale, fold. Inhale, we rise up. Reaching the arms up, palms come together as we pivot

  • on that back foot, come into high lunge. Moving into a deep twist here, nice detoxifying twist,

  • moving to the right.

  • You can lower that back knee here if you want. Then we'll gently release. Lift the right

  • leg up, shift your weight forward, and vinyasa. So I'm keeping my right leg up here just for

  • a little fun, something fun to work towards, and experiment with, or skip it. We'll meet

  • in downward dog. Lift the left leg up into your lunge. Pivot on the back foot.

  • Deep breath in as we reach it up, warrior one. Then release the fingertips to once again

  • interlace behind the tail. Humble warrior flow, we inhale, exhale, bow forward. Strong

  • legs as we inhale, rise up. Finding a bit of a wave in the spine now, keep the back

  • legs strong. Front knee over front ankle. Inhale, lift up, and exhale, fold. Inhale,

  • we rise up. Then we release the fingertips all the way up, palms together at the heart

  • as you pivot on that back foot and move into your twist. Spike that right heel towards

  • the back edge of your mat. Breathe. Gently release back to center. Plant the palms. And

  • give it a try if you want. Send that left leg all the way up, Hug the elbows into the

  • side body. Lower down. And then we then we inhale, cobra.

  • Exhale, release. Curl the toes under. Press it up strong. Then send it back, downward

  • facing dog. Awesome. Take a nice deep breath in through the nose, and out through the mouth.

  • Bend the knees. Hop the feet up towards the front edge. Inhale, halfway lift, exhale,

  • release. Bring the feet together, keeping a little space between the heels as you bend

  • the knees and reach the fingertips up, utkatasana. Only one breath here as we inhale in. Exhale,

  • straighten the legs, slight back bend. Release back to mountain. And then we'll step back

  • to the center of our mat.

  • Hands on the waist or out in front, we soften the knees, and jump into our squats. To the

  • right, to the left, nice steady rhythm here. Move with your breath. Make it work. Now as

  • your practice begins to unfold, you might begin to speed your squats up. But if we're

  • just now diving into this, I say keep it nice and steady. You always have options. When

  • you feel satisfied, bring it back to center, and here we go. Jump! Jump! Have fun with

  • it. Join my yoga dork parade. Happy, healthy heart here. Keep it moving. And then we'll

  • release. Good job. Shake it off.

  • All right, now we're going to step the legs nice and wide. Turn the two big toes in slightly.

  • Then we'll reach the fingertips forward, dropping the right arm underneath the left as they

  • come to wrap around in eagle arms. Inhale, reach up, exhale, forward fold. Inhale, press

  • into the outer edges of the feet as you reach all the way back up, elbows lift. And exhale

  • again, fold. Full body experience here as we inhale, rise up, and exhale, fold. Inhale,

  • we rise, and gently unravelling arms here, bring hands to the waistline now, as you hop

  • the feet in.

  • So just a little bit wider than hip width apart now, we're going to turn the toes out

  • and take the opposite arm under. So it's the left arm goes under as we clasp the palms

  • or the wrists. If the palms don't come together, no biggie. Inhale, reach up, exhale, deep

  • squat. Inhale, up, exhale, goddess flow. So even if you're a dude, you can tap into your

  • goddess energy here. Technically, we're just tapping into our god energy, coming into our

  • power. As we sink down into a squat now, we'll hold, reaching fingertips, elbows up. Gently

  • look to your right. Then bring it back to center. Look to your left, then back to center.

  • Awesome, my friends. Inhale, straighten the legs, unravel the arms, and bring the palms

  • together at your heart. Bend the knees deep. Slowly lower the sit bones down.

  • We're going to walk the heels in a little bit here, come into a froggy pose, dropping

  • the center to the earth. And then you might stay with the heels lifted or you might begin

  • to drop the heels. And if you do that, you might draw the palms together at the heart.

  • Fingertips can be on the mat for stability. Again, we always have lots of options. Take

  • care of your body. Connect to your breath. Maybe you draw the chin to the chest. Maybe

  • you reach the fingertips forward, breathing into the back body here. Maybe we gently walk

  • the fingertips to the left. Maybe we crawl the fingertips to the right. Awesome. Wherever

  • you are, release it back to center, and slowly we'll rise up. Forward fold. Then make your

  • way to the front edge of your mat and begin to sway a little left to right.

  • Relax the head and neck. Then we'll come to center and inhale. Lift to flat back once

  • again. Exhale, bow. Inhale, float the fingertips all the way up, and exhale to the heart. [inaudible

  • 00:30:44] Inhale in, exhale, lion's breath, tongue out. Inhale in, exhale, lion's breath,

  • tongue out. One more. Inhale in, exhale, make it a good one, lion's breath, tongue out.

  • Super fierce, super awesome, as we draw the feet together back at center.

  • Great. Moving into dancer, or preparation for dancer. We'll interlace the fingertips

  • and catch the right knee. Press away from your standing leg, so don't collapse into

  • that left foot, but press away as you slide your right hand to your right ankle. Left

  • thumb comes to the sternum and we can just stay here, focusing on one point or we can

  • switch the hand to grab the arch of that right foot, as we kick the right toes up, lifting

  • the right knee up towards the sky.

  • Left fingertips can come forward as we find extension through the crown, and lift up through

  • the center channel. Again, think about lifting the right toes up and kicking it away. Then

  • slowly slide it back. Interlace fingertips around the knees. Squeeze it in. Then we'll

  • draw the hands to the waistline as you kick the right heel out and slide it back to mountain.

  • Awesome. Let's try the same thing on the other side. Catching the left knee here, taking

  • your time as you move into dancer. Sliding the left hand down to the left ankle whenever

  • you're ready. Right hand comes to the heart. Lift your sternum to your thumb. Kicking left

  • toes back this time, lifting the left knee. You might grab the arch of that foot if you're

  • ready to move into the posture, and send your right fingertips forward. Of course, you can

  • do anything in between. Work at your own pace. Inhale in. Kick that left foot up and back.

  • On an exhale, smile and gently release. Interlace the fingertips, hug that left knee in towards

  • the chest. Then draw the hands to the waistline, kick the left heel out strong, and we release.

  • Awesome.

  • Inhale, reach the fingertips up, exhale, diving forward. Inhale, halfway lift, exhale, bow.

  • Step or hop it back to plank, lower down. Come to upward dog or cobra, exhale, downward

  • facing dog. Inhale in deeply through the nose, and exhale. Slowly lower the knees. Bring

  • the knees together. Swim the fingertips around. Come into child's pose for a rest. Inhale,

  • fill the back body with air. Exhale, imagine your sit bones melting down to kiss the soles

  • of your feet. Quiet your breath. Then we'll reach the fingertips back up, and send the

  • right leg out. Hike the right knee all the way up. Prepare for one legged pigeon. Get

  • situated here as you press into that back foot. Then inhale, extend through the crown

  • of the head, exhale, float it down. Inhale, rise up, finding that wave of the spine here.

  • Then you might reach the fingertips up here or you might not. And when you're ready, fold

  • it down. Release into this sweet hip opener.

  • Keep a mindfulness in that right foot. Press into the palms. Lift your heart. Curl the

  • back toes under, and we'll draw that left knee underneath the right as we come into

  • cow legs. Bring the palms to the soles of the feet. Sit up nice and tall. Connect to

  • your breath. And you can stay here or you can grab the elbows, clasping opposite elbow

  • behind you.

  • Stay there. We're on an exhale, forward fold. Inhale, rise up, exhale, waving the spine.

  • Inhale, lift up, and exhale, fold. Hold here for one breath cycle and then we'll press

  • into the sit bones and rise back up. Release the arms. Sit up nice and tall, and slowly

  • we'll unravel the legs, come back to all fours. Inhale, extend the left leg out long. Hike

  • the left knee up. Prepare for one legged pigeon on the other side. Stay rooted in the top

  • of that back foot as you inhale, extend through the crown of the head, and exhale, fold. Moving

  • with your breath, inhale, rise up, exhale, release, articulating through the spine here.

  • Exhale, release. Deepening your practice here in Empower. Then slowly we'll begin to roll

  • it up. Curl the back toes under, and draw the right knee underneath the left. Coming

  • into cow legs, gomukhasana legs, you might sit up on a blanket or block here if this

  • is tough for you. Stay in the moment, no toxic thoughts. Allow your practice to serve you.

  • Check in with the neck. And feel free to stay here, breathing with the hips, palms on the

  • soles of the feet, or clasp opposite elbows behind, sit up nice and tall, and find your

  • flow. Inhaling, we rise, exhale, we fold.

  • Keep the sit bones rooted here. Move with your breath. And we'll hold here, breathing

  • into the hips, and then gently release. Awesome. Release the arms, unravel the legs, and we'll

  • extend both feet out in front. Inhale, reach your arms up, exhale, fold. Tuck your chin

  • into your chest. Inhale, reach the arms up, exhale, fold. Keep it going. Inhale, reach

  • it up, pressing into the heels, fold. Inhale, roll it up. Exhale, release forward. Allow

  • the hands to clasp wherever they fall, and inhale, look forward. Exhale, bow your head.

  • Great. Slowly release. Catch the right knee. Come onto the sole of the right foot, moving

  • into a twist here. We're going to hug the right knee with the left elbow. Press into

  • the right fingertips behind. You could also come to the outer edge of that left arm here

  • for a tighter bind, being patient and using your breath to allow the twist to unfold.

  • Gently bring it back to center. Hug the left knee in, and well take it to the other side.

  • Head over heart, heart over pelvis. Lots of options here. Be patient. Don't push it. Then

  • gently release it back to center, and we'll bring the soles of the feet together for cobbler's

  • pose. Lengthen the tailbone down. Check in with neck, the shoulders. Let go of any stress

  • or tension.

  • Now we'll cross the right ankle over to the left, dive forward. Come to all fours. Then

  • send it up to downward facing dog. Now we have a little optional handstand play. So

  • we can start with playing with donkey kicks, bringing the toes together, keeping the gaze

  • down, kicking the legs up. This is about exploration, not about doing handstand. It's about developing

  • strength and coming into your power. We can also step one foot up and kick one leg up

  • at time. So you have donkey kicks, or this kick up option. You can also take it to a

  • wall here. And each time we come to this point in the practice, you can experiment with something

  • a little different. It's fun to watch it grow. And when you feel satisfied, you can make

  • your way back down to all fours, and take a rest in child's pose. Then tuck your chin

  • into your chest. Slowly roll it up. Inhale in and exhale, lion's breath, tongue out.

  • Inhale and again, exhale, cleansing, exhale out. Awesome. One more, the real deal. We

  • inhale in, exhale, look up, tongue out. Yeah, baby. Awesome job.

  • Close your eyes. Turn your palms up. Notice how you feel. Slowly we'll transition. All

  • the way to flat back. Yay. Go ahead and reach the arms up and overhead, full body stretch.

  • Then take a couple of breaths as you bend the elbows and hug the knees up towards the

  • chest. Then rock a little side to side, bringing the fingertips left to right, Texas T. Twist

  • it out. Massage the lower back. Then we'll wrap the arms around the shins, hedgehog,

  • Peel the nose up towards the knee. Hold onto your right knee. Extend the left leg out long.

  • Press into your left heel. Then switch. Back and forth, pressing into the heel of the extended

  • leg. Then reach it forward, straight legs. Inhale in and exhale, release everything,

  • corpse pose. Rock the head a little side to side. Get situated here. Tuck your chin into

  • your chest to lengthen through the back of the neck. Inhaling deeply, and exhale, release

  • the weight of your body completely and fully into the mat. Soften through your fingertips.

  • Relax through the ankles and the soles of your feet. Rest.

  • Beautiful practice today, my friends. Thank you for sharing your time with me, your breath

  • with me, and your friendship. Namaste.

  • All right, my friends. So hopefully you enjoyed that sweaty practice. I hope you're feeling

  • good. Drink lots of water, okay? Make sure you drink lots of water. Rinse your face.

  • And if you're interested in the entire package, Empower, again, it's my version of power yoga.

  • I think it's really sweet. I think it's the real deal, if you ask me. It's a great workout,

  • cardio, strengthening, toning, really great for the physical body, but really also we

  • touch on kind of the bigger picture, transformation through emotional exploration. I think that

  • one of the biggest selling points of Empower is that it comes with the cool access to this

  • awesome online community that's so inspiring, really helps people to get on the mat. We've

  • had lots of success stories with that. But really, truly I've met so many great friends

  • who inspire me to get on my mat, and keep making these videos. So you get that. You

  • also get a daily email. You also get a downloadable pdf which helps guide you. We have supplemental

  • videos that focus on the booty, and your core, your abdominals. It's really awesome. And

  • we shot it here in Texas in the summer, so it's got a lot of heat and a lot of love.

  • I'm really proud of it. So if you're interested in that, head on over findwhatfeelsgood.com.

  • I'll make sure the link is below for you so you can join the Empower community and get

  • in shape, find what feels good. I'll see you next week. Thank you so much. Free videos

  • every Wednesday. Love you, guys. Take good care. Namaste.

What's up, everyone? Welcome to Yoga with Adriene. I'm Adriene. It's really chilly here

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