Source
- Alexander Yanai Vol 2 (51-100)
- Reel 8, Track 2, Lesson 1 (This reference is identical with the reference of AY111 in the IFF edition.)
Synopsis
- Lift and circle the head supported on the hand, use the whole spine to do so, but also articulate on the uppermost verebrae. In supine, prone, side lying.
Lesson Outline
- Supine, fingers interlaced behind head, legs long
Lift the head with small movements
Attend to breathing out, inhaling whilst head on floor; attend to abdominal contraction - Prone, right hand on left, forehead on hand back
Lift head, hand and arm
Exhale to lift - Change hands
Sense the front neck muscles are free, not contracted
Allow the head to move behind the shoulders. “With many, that ability does not exist. They lift the head, with the shoulders, and there isn’t any movement in the top vertebrae.” - Prone, lift the head with both hands and arms
Let the muscles of the throat be soft, so the head can move relative to the shoulders - Supine, interlace the fingers in the non-habitual way, put the hands behind the head
Lift the head to the right, move it to the left, go down to the floor, and move to the right, make a circle
Stop and start again from the beginning. Bend to the side to start. Let the elbows be parallel to the floor the whole time - Change the direction
- Prone, right palm on crown of head, forehead rests on left hand
Without lifting the left hand, lift the head, guide it to the right, lower to the floor, move it left, lift it, move it right
“All the work should be done in the chest and back and not in the arm and hand.” - Change direction
- Change hands
- Change direction
- Lie on the right side, right hand behind head as if to sleep, legs bent comfortably, left hand on crown, fingers on temple
Lift the head and lower it
Do not move backwards or forwards but sideways. The right hand does not lift
Feel the floating ribs on the right press the floor - Same position
Lift the head and make a circle, going backwards first. Elbow points always to the ceiling. Nose faces forwards - Change direction
- Same on the other side. First lifting and then circles
- Supine, legs long, turn the face to the right, right ear on floor if possible, on the left hand
Lift the head and hand from the floor
“The chest will twist. On one side the chest works more” - Now do circles with the head and arm
- Change direction
- The other side. Turn the face left, right hand under left ear
- Now do circles with the head and arm
- Change direction
- Prone, forehead in right palm, left hand behind head.
Lift the left elbow and roll the head in the right palm - Change hands
- Supine, sense and scan for differences
Stand, sense
End of lesson
Focus of the teaching
- In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on
- Keep the head facing forwards, whilst the head is moving left or right. I.e. do not twist in the spine. (BenP)
- Not only does the spine lift the head, but MF asks people to also let the head move on the uppermost vertebrae (BenP)
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- (BenP)
- This lesson has a similar outcome to Pendulum Movements of the Head lessons, but is probably easier and gentler.
- The final movement is a completely new one, prone rolling the head between the hands. What purpose does this change in direction serve?
- Tags added (BenP)
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