It's really a video not an article. . . . And it is the captured video of one Salute sequence originating with one side.
yoga with jeff
Based in household yoga practices of more than 40 years, Jeff’s yoga work will include group sessions, and additional content not focused exclusively on posture. That additional content will include 9 Minutes or LESS, and will include THE PRANA PROJECT. Jeff will share therapeutic, maintenance, and training that alternate between the Playful (Lila) and the Heroic (Vira). Look for an occasional Book Review, Interview, Creative Adventure, or Personal Note in realms practical and imaginative.
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Jeffry Farrell / yoga with jeff@jeffryfarrell
June 21, 2024
Update for this Morning Wake-up plus notes of Gratitude
a note on availability:
LOCALS is taking time to upload this video. Apparently, the livestream is available for you when I start at 6:30 am and is accessible until I finish. My aim has been 15 minutes every morning which I’ve done this week and will continue Mondays through Saturdays. Yet, the LOCALS “publishing process” takes its sweet time to make a recording available. It is not consistent so I’m getting a handle on the “production cycle” and its availability to you. I’m learning.
Furthermore, my access and time on LOCALS has expanded recently with their change in policy. That specifically means I have up to 30 minutes per day to livestream. And, when 50 “Paid Supporters” have joined, then LOCALS allows more time to Livestream, etc.
My purpose here is to create a steady morning session at 6:30 Central Time, whose content is to wake up the breath, the body, and the attention. 15 minutes.
a note on content:
Although innumerable warm-up sequences are possible, our “wake-up” awakens the body with intentional breath. The breath is the bridge. The breath is the anchor. The breath is the rhythm and the life.
In the 15 Minutes of Waking practice, we wake up Joints, and the Three Planes of Spinal Movement using Breath. This 15 minute period can also include specific breath focus, lymphatic focus, or possibly other areas /body systems. If we awaken strength and mobility with conscious breath, then we enter our day with greater clarity of mind and greater availability of body. We “yoke” Breath, Attention, the Body.
In addition to the 15 Minutes of Waking, I will include some further practices for those who wish to continue. And, in fact, as I get the rhythm of our online productivity cycle, I think we can be much more productive together.
a note of gratitude and a larger view:
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Surya Namaskar / Salute to the Sun variation
This is a video of the left side initiating movement in a Salute to the Sun sequence.
Breath is first. It activates stability and sensation, strength, balance, and an active but receptive mind. Then, move.
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Live chatted 10/19/2025
I. A.) 9.) Laced fingers behind your back
Congratulations! You are about to complete the first chapter and the first series of one minute videos.
There are several positions with inter-laced fingers. Do this one first and breathe nine deep breaths. If you cannot do this, nevermind. And accept the completion of the first chapter! You are prepared to go on to Chapter II which is the first sequence for Breath.
We will come back to Laced Fingers again in a subsequent chapter.
I will add specific series for laced fingers witih arm movement in future uploads. Every position has many variations. Every position begins with breath, stability, and wholeness. In every position we set our intention and move, guided by breath. The work is an effortless effort that confronts pain and learns.
This video completes the initial series of nine short videos to awaken the upper body.
IF YOU STARTED HERE GO BACK LIKE SHOOTS AND LADDERS TO THE FIRST VIDEO —
I. Standing A.) Arms, Shoulders, Neck 1.) Open/close the fist....
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Live chatted 10/19/2025
I. A.) 8.) Head hinges and circles
From a standing upright position, maintain stable and unmoving shoulders as best you can.
Isolate the head’s movement with a nod forward and back. Hinge the head forward and back. Inhale back, exhale forward. Make at least three reps of nodding “yes.”
Return to center. Turn the whole head right and then left. Turn the chin and forehead equally. Turn your eyes deeply back, too. First breath is to exhale over your shoulder. Make at least three reps of “no.”
Return to center. Tilt the head to one side. Pretend you could lift the ear up into the sky. Stay there and breathe. Feel the dilation in that side fo the neck. Feel the compression on the opposite side. Take three breaths on each side. Make three reps of “maybe.”
Return to center and make a circle with the top of your head. Turn the head three times to the right, then reverse three times. Every circle is a breath.
HOW TO USE THIS VIDEO SERIES:
Please watch the video then make the movement. Make at ...
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I like this guy’s work online. He’s been around for a while and speaks so plainly about the body’s maps, functions, that you’re sure to like him, too.
