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- Hello, my sweet friends

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and welcome.

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This is your
welcome video for Move,

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a 30 day journey that we are
about to embark on together.

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Thank you so
much for being here.

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Again, there's no yoga today.

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Well, there is yoga,

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no physical asana,
no physical practice.

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We begin with that
movement tomorrow.

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So this is just an opportunity

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for you to sit up nice and tall,

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or if you're lying down,
that's cool too.

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Just relax your shoulders
and take a deep breath in

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because you are here

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and we are doing 
this thing together.

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Right, Benji?

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Alright.

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So if you haven't
already officially signed up

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for the program, please do,

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the link is in the
description of this video.

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This will allow you to
receive the written component

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of this program,

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which really creates a
more robust experience,

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so this can help you kind
of take some of the things

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that we work on on the
mat off the mat with you.

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This is also really a
beautiful opportunity

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for me to continue
learning alongside you

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about the connections
between the brain and the body

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and how magnificent it can be
to better understand ourselves

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through that exploration.

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Anyway, I'm super
excited that you're here.

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We begin tomorrow.

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Here are a couple of
tips to just help you

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make it through the 30 days
in a way that feels really good.

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First up, you don't
need anything fancy.

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You don't need
any fancy clothes.

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You don't need a
super fancy yoga kit.

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All you need is some
comfortable clothes.

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You can wear the
same thing every day,

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maybe wash it a couple of times.

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But just wear something comfy,

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something that you can move
easily in and comfortably in.

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For a yoga mat, of course,

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it'd be really lovely if
you have one to work on.

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But if you don't
have a mat, no problem.

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Just try to practice
on a nice hard surface.

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If you can, 
bring a blanket or a towel

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to have around your home
practice for this next month.

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And if you have a yoga block, 
great, bring it or two, great.

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If not, maybe just a big book 
or something firm (chuckles)

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that you can
prop yourself up on.

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Often we have this opportunity
to lift the ground to us

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as we're building our practice
and working on flexibility.

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So that can be helpful.

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If you have none of
these things and you're like,

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"I still wanna show up." 
Great.

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This is designed for
everyone to be able to show up

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and experience on some level.

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So you really, again,
don't need anything fancy.

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Don't get hung up on that.

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You will need some time.

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And I know time is valuable

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and I wanna thank you
for sharing your time

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and energy with
me and with Benji

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and with people
all around the world

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who are gathering together,

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so important that we
continue to do this,

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to have this experience
and support one another.

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So best you can,
carve out the time.

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Let the people you

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live with or you 
work around know

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that you're
going on this journey.

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And a great way to do that
is to actually invite them

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to do it with you, either
in the same room with you,

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or alongside you
in another space,

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so you could have your
privacy if you need it.

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But this is going
to be a challenge

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and I know you can do it.

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So communicate with
the people you love.

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Tell them you're going to
be doing this for 30 days

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and make sure to carve
out the time ahead of time

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so that you're not in a
struggle-fest every day.

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Will it be a struggle
sometimes to show up?

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Absolutely.

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But that's why I'm
here to motivate you

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and guide us together
to make it to the end.

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And in every end
is a new beginning.

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So I can't wait to share
that practice with you on Day 30.

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'Til then, let's take
a deep breath in here.

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If you like, bring your
hands together in a Mudra,

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we call this Anjali Mudra.

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And if you want, close your eyes

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or soften your gaze down
and gently past your nose.

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We're just gonna take a
couple of group breaths

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to officially
kick this thing off.

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And then we'll resume tomorrow,

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where we begin with
our physical practice.

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So here we go, inhaling
in deeply through the nose.

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And as you exhale,

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I just wanna
invite you to think about

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what you want to move towards.

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What do you wanna move towards?
Deep breath in through the nose.

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And slow exhale
out through the mouth.

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What do you wanna move towards?

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And one last time.

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Inhaling in together.

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And exhaling together.

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Find a gentle tuck of the chin

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so you can feel the
back of the neck lengthen.

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You kind of bow
your head to your heart.

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Just a little reverent bow here.

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Thank you so much for
committing to this journey.

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30 days together to

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find movement that is yours,

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find movement
that feels like magic,

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movement that
impacts your neighbor,

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and that always
begins with your breath.

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We're gonna move our bodies.

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We're gonna move our mindsets.

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And I invite you to really
allow yourself to be moved,

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whatever that means to you.

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Alright, gently draw
your chin to your chest.

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We'll close by bowing
the head to the heart.

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Inhale in.

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And as you exhale,
open your eyes,

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lift your chin,
relax your hands.

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That's it.

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Day 0 in the books.

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This is your official welcome.
You are my hero.

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I can't wait to
see you tomorrow.

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'Til then, Namaste.

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