Welcome to this very dynamic practice for morning energy.
Really can be used at any time of the day.
And what we're going to be working with is subtle energy.
In yoga we talk about the pranamaya kosha,
The subtle body,
Which is about 10 inches from the physical body,
And it surrounds the entire physical body.
So we've got this incredibly intelligent and vast subtle body,
Which is containing and supporting and making it possible for this physical body to be here,
To be animated.
Through this subtle body we have energy channels,
Nadis,
And through those nadis flows prana.
So life force,
The pulsation of life,
Pulsation of consciousness.
So this prana flows through this subtle body and it animates our entire world,
Our entire physical world,
Our mind,
Our body,
All of the natural world around us.
But that prana,
Even though it's subtle in the subtle body,
It can get stuck around the places of the joints.
So we're going to do some movements that are specifically in service of prana.
We want to connect to our life force,
We want to clear up any blockages so that our flow of life can support us more fully.
Before we do that,
Let's bring our awareness inward.
So comfortable stance,
Relax your arms,
Close your eyes.
Start to breathe through your nose.
Feel free to make slight adjustments so you're really comfortable,
You feel really stable.
And so the physical manifestation of prana is the breath.
We have the physical breath,
Air moving in and out through the lungs.
And prana is what gives the breath life.
So prana is the subtle essence of the breath.
Allow your breath to be smooth and even,
Nice and relaxed.
One way we can start to have a deeper felt experience of prana is through breath-aligned movement.
So grounded through your feet,
For the length of your inhale,
Just allow your arms to sweep out and overhead.
The length of your exhale,
Your arms lower back down.
Your full awareness is on your breath as you continue.
As your body inhales,
The arms start to rise up.
As your body exhales,
Your arms start to lower.
Keep going like that.
Awareness on the breath.
Keep going,
But allow the eyes to open and just keep a relaxed gaze so you're not focused anywhere.
But you're aware of yourself.
You're aware of the breath.
Have an awareness of your inner reality,
While also taking in the outer reality through the eyes.
Good.
Relax the arms down.
Bring your chin in toward your chest.
And then you're just going to bring one ear to one shoulder,
And then chin back to center,
Chin to chest,
And then opposite ear to opposite shoulder.
Just moving from left to right.
Do that a couple times,
Chin to chest,
Ear to shoulder.
Feel free to pause anywhere,
That might feel really nice.
Get a nice release for yourself.
Just want to release the cervical spine a little bit.
And then just a few rotations at the shoulders.
You can keep moving the head and the neck.
Allow those movements to get a little bit larger,
So you're coming into these little bit of larger circles.
You can bend the knees.
And still using the breath here.
Maybe it's a little bit faster,
But on the inhale you open,
On the exhale you release.
Good.
Opposite direction.
Just make sure you've got space.
Circling forward.
Good.
And then make sure you've got some room,
And then sweep your arms here.
And you can soften the knees,
Let your lower body get involved.
Good.
And then start to cross the arms,
Alternating your top arm.
Breathing deeply.
Good.
Relax the arms.
Stand nice and wide.
And then you're going to use your elbows.
Start to come into this beautiful spinal twist.
Keep the spine nice and tall.
And as you twist,
Lift up your opposite heel.
Nice twist here.
The yogis say we're only as old as our spine.
So we stay vibrant.
We care for the spine.
Good.
If that feels good and you want it to,
You could extend one arm behind you as you open up.
Getting a little bit deeper.
Breath is relaxed here.
And then we're going to keep twisting,
But just completely relax the arms.
So allow the arms to gently tap the body,
Land on the body where they will.
Keep going.
Breathing.
Really feel that your breath is bringing energy into the body.
This new oxygen.
Good.
Good.
And slowly come back to center.
Take a nice deep inhale.
And a full exhale.
Deep inhale.
Full exhale.
One more.
Deep inhale.
Full exhale.
Good.
Now we're going to shake a little bit.
So you're going to start to shake one leg and then the opposite leg.
And if this is your first time doing this,
It might seem a bit strange.
So just alternate as it feels good with your balance.
But you really want to shake the whole leg.
So we're releasing tension in the physical body.
But these movements are again in service of prana.
We want to clear those subtle energy channels,
Those nadis,
So that that life force,
Our flow of life,
Can flow freely.
We want to live in this world in a vibrant and empowered way.
Keep going.
This yogic system,
This incredible ancient technology,
Ancient intelligence,
Original AI,
This system is one of empowerment.
Good.
And then start to get into the wrists.
Just breathing deeply,
Shake through the wrists.
Just roll with it.
Maybe you've got some other people in your space or an animal.
They might be looking at you a little bit strange.
But I promise you it'll be worth your time and energy.
And then start to come into these little pulsations.
So releasing the weight down through the legs.
Shoulders totally relaxed.
Start to roll through the shoulders.
Just let yourself move a little bit.
Open up.
Arms might go out,
Arms might go up or down.
Maybe it's a little bit more of a dance.
Moving in service of prana.
Waking up.
Good.
You can get into your hips.
You can kind of hop around a little bit more.
Really shake.
Arms can come overhead.
Good.
You can bend the knees a little bit.
Shake out those legs some more.
Also squeeze through your fists.
Squeeze and release.
Everything's coming online here.
Here we go.
Shake out the wrists.
Shake out the legs.
And then just release.
Relax everything.
Find some stillness.
Comfortable stance.
That's maybe a little bit wider than your traditional mountain pose.
And just allow that to settle.
You can close the eyes.
Awareness goes inward.
Gradually lengthening each breath.
Relaxing your exhale.
Deepening your inhale.
Completely relaxed in the body and the breath.
Stay with this inward focus.
Your eyes can come open.
But you're still aware of your inner reality.
Allow all of the energy to settle.
And then just as we did before,
For the length of your inhale,
Allow the arms to sweep up.
For the length of the exhale,
Allow the arms to sweep down.
Inhale,
Arms up.
Exhale,
Arms down.
Moving with your breath.
Good.
Next time you exhale,
We're going to lower the arms.
Keep them by the side.
Resist the urge to move or fix your clothing.
Just pause and be still.
Eyes closed.
If it's comfortable,
Left hand on the heart,
Right hand on the abdomen.
And observing your experience.
And as if you're observing somebody else.
You check in and begin to notice how you feel.
Notice the qualities of the body.
The physical body.
The breath and the mind.
The subtle body.
Acknowledging this incredible life force,
This prana.
This vast intelligence.
Pulsation of consciousness.
Guiding and supporting your body,
Your mind,
And your entire life.
If you'd like,
You can bring hands to prayer and gently bow the head.
Honoring this incredible sacredness.
The vast intelligence residing within every cell of your body.
And may the light of this practice illuminate your mind,
Illuminate your body.
And may that light shine brightly into the lives of all those around you.
Aum.
Peace.
Peace.
Peace.
Shanti.
Shanti.
Shanti.
Namaste.
Before opening your eyes,
Rub your palms,
Warm up your hands.
And then cover the eyes with the warm hands.
Let that warmth nourish the senses.
And then when you're ready,
Release the hands.
Thank you so much for joining.
I hope to see you very soon.
Have an incredible day.
