It's really a video not an article. . . . And it is the captured video of one Salute sequence originating with one side.
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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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Live Streamed on January 2, 2025 7:30 AM ET
Jeffry Farrell / yoga with jeff@jeffryfarrell
January 02, 2025
Thursday Livestream Wake Up With Yoga
Every morning we make a practice of breath moving the body in three planes of function, of breath awakening systems of the body, and integrating awareness in form inspired by the formless. We observe the lymphatic system function. We observe the composition of the skeleton, its joints, its connective tissue, and perhaps the “information” of personal history present.
Yes, the practice is about the body but as we move breath consciously, the practice is not mere calisthenics. Our functional awareness, our attention shifts. We unlock habits of perception. We receive with less obstruction. Judgments loosen. Discernments grow. Attachments attenuate. Whether we move or we are moved, we experience subtle shifts. It is the mind. We see the mind move and we see that is not the place from which I see in silence.
The nature of the experience is not what anyone else can tell me or you.
I’ve started my annual cleansing from the treats and delights of the holidays. I’ve gained 11 pounds which is merely a fact of sugar. As I give up apple pie and ice cream, exquisite taste gifts, and snacky treats, I notice the difference in my attention. The yoga breath delivery is the tool that helps me make connections of significance, and that allows subtle shifts. One specific example for me this week? As I care for my aging father I arrived with an equanimity and after more than three hours of unexpected duration I departed from him with the same equanimity. I did not stop to buy a pint or two of Hagen Dazs coffee ice cream for $3.98 each at Central Market. All this chuckles me, turns my nouns into verbs, my science into questions that attach to no solutions.
Well, all that above? A beaut. A real beaut. And after we depart you can say that, “Yeh, a beaut all right. A real beaut.”
Thank you for this connection with you. I could not be here without you.
A beaut. A real beaut.
Happy new year continues. . . . Keep going. Let’s begin again.
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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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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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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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