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- James @ Daily Flow: Hello friends. Thanks for downloading the audio version of today's 10 minute mornings practice. The YouTube video is linked in the show notes. And if you're staying with just the audio, don't worry about doing it right. Just move and breathe in a way that feels honest. That's enough. James: The sun is up, but you're still struggling just a bit. Same. Hello friends, welcome to your daily flow 10-minute mornings practice. My name is James. Be sure to practice till the end, we'll pull a card, set some intention for the day, and of course, like and subscribe. So I thought today we would focus on the basics. And full disclosure, I lost my voice the other day. So that's why I missed yesterday, if you were checking in. And so I thought we'd do simple Sun A, Sun B, minimal cueing from me, focus on your breath. And if we're not perfectly together, what matters is that you're with your breath, not that you're with me. We'll do three rounds of sun salutation A, three rounds of sun salutation, two rounds of sun salutation B. Nice and slow. Before we begin, take a deep inhale and exhale. Sriya Namaskara A. Inhale floats the arms. And bow, exhale. Lengthen look forward. Step back and lower halfway. Lift your heart upward facing dog. Lift your hips downward facing dog. Five breaths inhaling. Next tohale, step or float to the top of your mat. Exhale, fold. Inhale, rise. Exhale, arms to your side. That's one. Inhale, float the arms. Exhale bell. Forward inhale. Step back, lower halfway, exhale. Upward facing dog, inhale. Down her facing dog. Exhale. Five breaths. Inhale. On your next inhale, look forward, step forward. On your exhale, fold. Press down, rise up, inhale. Mountain powers exhale. And three, in how close the arm. Excel bell. Lift your heart. Step back and lower. Facing. Facing Five breaths. your next inhale come to the top. Exhale bell. Is in there. London pose, exhale. Sriya Namaskara B. Before we begin, I'll be doing this pretty traditionally, which means right away one breath, one movement, directly from downward facing dog to warrior one on an inhale. That might mean that for some folks, depending on how you're feeling this morning, it takes a little bit longer to get to Warrior One and then back to Chaturanga. If that's you, no problem. We meet in down dog either way, so you'll get there. If they're not already, feet together if it's comfortable in your body. Sit into your chair. Inhale. Exhale, bow. Look forward, inhale. Chattaranga, exhale. Facing, inhale. facing exhale inhale warrior one the right side I can see O Saturanga all the way down. Feet thing. Exhale downward facing the off. Inhale or draw on the left. Exhale, Saturanga, just breathe and move, always in motion. Exhale, downward facing dog. Five breaths. Inhale. In nail to the top of the mat. Exhale bell. In nail chair. Exhale, stand. In L chair. So bell. Lift your heart inhale. Duranga exhale. Down or facing. Warrior one the right. Saturanga. Yeah, up for facing. Exhale downward facing off. Inhale, rear on the left. Exhale Chitaranga. Exhale downward facing dog. Five breaths. Inhale. Exhale. Now to the time. Excel bell. In L chair. Stand tall, mountain pose. Have a seat or stay standing. We'll pull our card. Ten Minute Mornings was actually born out of something that one of my first teachers said, one of my first yoga teacher training teachers said, which is, you're all yoga teachers to our class. There's no reason you can't do a few sun salutations every morning. That's kind of was the seed of this idea. So as we set a little intention for today, maybe we'll carry that simple seed forward. Let's see what comes up. How about this one? Ha training. The shape is plank. Settle the fluctuations of the mind with practice and detachment. Settle the fluctuations of the mind with practice and detachment. In the Yoga Sutras Patanjali teaches that to be in a state of yoga, one has ceased the fluctuations of the mind. Our minds fluctuate a lot. If only our bodies were as flexible as our minds. It takes practice. If you've ever told anyone that you meditate or that you do yoga, I'm sure they have summed it up with something like, I can never meditate. My brain is too distracted. I could never do yoga. I can't touch my toes. Who said you have to touch your toes? I never said it. By that same token, of course your brain rushes. That's why we need training. Show up every day in little ways, five minutes, ten minutes, in big ways. Hour-long seated meditations, if that is available to you time-wise, retreats that take you away from everything. But we practice. So that we can show up for our lives. We train for the real world. And we do it by taking time to create an ideal one. At least for a few minutes. At least for a few breaths. At least for right now. The light that is in me bows to, honors, and is extraordinarily grateful for the light that is in you. Namaste. Thank you so much for spending this time. Please take a moment, leave comments, ask questions, subscribe. This is a little different one. Let me know if you want more things like this, where it's a simple sequence that's familiar that we just sort of repeat with our breath. And of course. Take a time for yourself to practice, to be present, to train for what counts. Have a great day. Namaste. James @ Daily Flow: a follow or review goes a long way. And of course, you're always welcome to practice live with me on YouTube, 8 a.m. weekdays.