AY057 Lifting the head on all fours

Source

• Alexander Yanai Vol 2, #57
• Reel 4, Track 4, Lesson 2

Synopsis

• On hands and knees, improve ability to arch spine and look up using whole self. Variations include: differentiate eyes, explore connection of arms into back (lifting elbow like a bird), and on back imagining flexion.
• Here is Alfons Grabher from Improving Ability doing a Fast Forward version:

Lesson Outline

1. Hands and knees: lift and lower head. Follow on floor/wall with eyes.
2. Experiment with how far away from the your knees your hands should be.
3. Same as 1, and now follow only with the L eye (close the R). Other eye. Both.
4. Knees and elbows/forearms. Same.
5. Try elbows/forearms farther away, and same.
6. On knees, forehead on floor and arms extended on floor over head, with elbows farther apart than hands. Lift R elbow. Faster (bird’s wing). other side.
7. Knees (spread wide), forehead on floor: hands on hips, thumbs facing back. Protrude stomach, sit backwards, lift head. Elbows go back.
8. Face up, lift head with interlaced hands, and lift knees: imagine big swing so (imagining) knees and forehead hit.
9. Position of 6: lift head. Lift head and R arm. Look at hand with L eye. With R eye. With L. Which higher? Both.
10. Other side.
11. Position of 6: lift head. Face up, and think through same abrupt movements as in 8.

Focus of Moshe’s Teaching

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Related ATMs

• See Theme Vision
• See Theme Extension
• Tag Rounding-And-Arching-The-Back
• Tag Sitting on heels
• Tag Fast-movements
• Tag Shoulders
• Tag On-hands-and-knees
• Tag Eyes
• Tag On-knees-and-forearms

 

On knees and forehead:

• Amherst 2 – Week 2 – 06/15/81 Standing on all Fours / Preparation for Judo Roll
• AY350 Forehead in the hands, lifting the knees
• AY357 On the elbows with a hop

Following a bug with the eyes:

• AY055 Folding forward
• AY397 Lifting up on the hands
• AY398 Continuation

Resources:

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