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- Hello everyone and
welcome to Yoga With Adriene.

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I'm Adriene and this is Benji
and today we have a special

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meditation for endings 
so hop into something comfy

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and let's get started.

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(gentle music)

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Alright my beautiful friends,

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come into a nice 
comfortable seat.

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We're gonna just try 
to drop right in today.

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Honor your time.

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But also we're going to get
started right away because

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I think that sometimes we think
we have to have everything

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perfect or everything done 
or everything in place

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or the right 
experience to meditate.

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And the truth is you have the
tools and everything you need to

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meditate anytime.

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Within reason because then I
get these YouTube comments,

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"Well, you wouldn't 
really be able to meditate

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"if you were sky diving."

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But hopefully you 
understand what I'm saying.

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That we don't really 
need a lot to meditate.

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You just need the 
willingness and the commitment,

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the dedication to practice.

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So that's all 
we're gonna do today.

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I hope that whatever you're
bringing to the meditation today

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you can bring it fully.

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So you don't have to be 
again in the perfect mindset.

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Just come as you are 
and when you're ready

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I'll invite you to

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sit up nice and tall in whatever
comfortable seat feels good.

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And then just take a second to
imagine the spine from the real

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bottom base where your coccyx is

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all the way up to the tip top of

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the head, the crown.

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And again, just a reminder, 
you don't have to have the

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perfect focused environment.

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If there's stuff going on
around you or if you are feeling

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emotional or if 
you're just like,

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"Oh, maybe I should 
do a workout instead."

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Man, just trust. Can you?

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Like just trust maybe that this,
you choosing this video and

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getting this far into this video
already is a sign that maybe

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you need this video.

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So, close your eyes.

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And essentially together 
we're making an effort to

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just accept and agree that
everything is as it should be.

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Allow your hands to 
rest wherever feels good.

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Maybe gently on the legs.

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Maybe one hand on a loved one

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who might be 
sitting next to you.

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Maybe you can rest them in your
lap or you're also if you're

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already feeling fussy in
the back welcome to take this

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meditation lying on your back.

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And with the eyes closed, 
together we'll take a deep

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breath in through the nose

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and nice and easy 
just empty it out

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through the nose or mouth.

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And continue to breathe,

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noticing the quality 
of your breath.

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Whatever it may be.

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And best you can, allow your
body to come into stillness.

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So the breath moves,
but we hold still.

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Then notice where your thoughts
go and return to the action of

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slowing your breath down.

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Today's session 
is beginner friendly

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but it's also advanced.

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It will be 
different for everyone.

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Just as your practice of 
meditation will be different

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every single time you show up.

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Your job is to stick with it.

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To do your best and 
find what feels good.

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Find your way to good.

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Just continuing to 
slow the breath down.

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And then

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taking a moment to 
consider our theme.

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Seeing if you 
might be open to

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honoring endings.

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Even if an ending is sad or hard

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or as many of 
us practicing here today,

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it's the end of the year

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when this video's 
coming out live.

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There's a lot of pressure.

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Whether it's for 
New Year's Eve plans,

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something like that 
or maybe a little deeper.

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Scattered brain with a
desire to set clear intentions.

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Whatever has brought 
you to this practice,

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whatever ending you are 
experiencing the invitation

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today is to see if 
you can honor the ending.

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Which is huge.

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Honoring the ending.

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Holy cow.

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And it doesn't mean 
that we're not

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allowing our feelings of

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grief or confusion or again,
scatter brained.

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In fact we do honor those

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while we consider 
what it means to

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honor the ending but we just
don't honor those feelings.

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We see if we can evolve.

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We resolve to evolve.

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Honoring the ending.

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And the last little bit I will
say or share is the beauty of

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endings is within every ending
is a new beginning so that can

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be a little motivator for

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the practice of 
honoring an ending.

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Honoring the ending.

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Take a deep breath in.

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Relax your shoulders.

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And simply 
residing with the breath.

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Slow inhalations.

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And slow exhalations.

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Very gently

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begin to deepen your
breath and bring your awareness

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back to your body.

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Back to the room around you

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or the environment around you

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and very slowly you 
can blink the eyes open.

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In every ending 
is a new beginning.

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Remember and practice.

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I love you guys so much.

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Thank you for your time.

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Keep breathing.

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You just did a meditation.

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So if you're new to meditation,
keep up the good work and

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you know I'm gonna be 
here to assist you any day,

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any time around 
the clock here on

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Namaste.

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(gentle music)