It's really a video not an article. . . . And it is the captured video of one Salute sequence originating with one side.
The seasons turn on the wheel of the year, every season in its proper time despite our human fixation to control nature with daylight savings time, GMO food, and immersive technology in our hands and in our sky.
Every morning we maintain the fundamentals of breath and movement as a discipline through the year. By maintaining that discipline, we sustain our foundational vitality, and we have a consistent practice by which to measure our experience. Very useful to have a fixed focus as our personal landscape and body moves with the seasons.
We breathe our movement in three planes. We breathe lymphatic flow. We breathe isolated joint tensions and release. WiseGuys give us their comments.
Today, in addition to this wake up, I’m making a next step — an initial broad range practice of about 27 minutes. Today’s extra practice will include conscious strength and stretching. Join me for more.
And, in 2025 you can join my small group classes in person —
Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00 am Samurai Inti Martial Arts, Frisco, TX
Thursdays, 8:30 am Carpathia Collaborative Clinic of Functional Medicine, Dallas, TX
Saturdays, 8:30 am Concorde on the Creek, Hillcrest Plaza, suite 317, Dallas, TX
Plus, I make personal sessions Monday through Saturday with in home visits.
Final Note today: I will continue to make these morning practices daily in the holidays and into the new year. Thank you for joining in. I always welcome your comments. Pls share this link.
yrs in yoga,
J
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.
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....
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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