AY090 Lengthening the arms; sitting cross-legged

Source

• Alexander Yanai Vol 2 #90
• Reel 7, Track 2, Lesson 4

Synopsis

• Continuing from ay#89, lengthening the arm with the legs crossed (but mostly lying on the back rather than sitting)

Lesson Outline

1. Lying face up, open the R leg to the side and place the R foot by the L knee; then place the L ankle on the inside of the R knee and open the L knee. (This is not the only possible interpretation of the position.) Take arms overhead; make a first with the R hand and take the R wrist with the L hand to pull and lengthen.
   • Change arms.
2. Other side.
3. Mysterious position. Take arms overhead; make a first with the R hand and take the R wrist with the L hand to pull and lengthen.
   • Change arms.
4. Other side of mysterious position.
5. Stand on the knees and take the head (as in 89) and lengthen away from the pelvis.
   • Same thing lying on the back, feet standing.
   • Then lengthen the L leg and put the sole of the R foot near the inside of the leg at the knee, and place the L ankle on the R knee (as in 1).
   • Lengthen head.
   • Pull R arm.
   • Leave R arm long and do see-saw breathing.
   • Lengthen head and do see-saw breathing.
6. Change legs. Lengthen head up and do see-saw breathing.
   • Pull R hand.
   • Pull L hand.
7. Position of 3. Lengthen head up and do see-saw breathing.
   • Pull R hand.
   • Pull L hand.
8. Other side.
9. R foot standing; lengthen arms overhead and pull L arm (hand in fist) with R arm. Roll completely onto side, look at hands…back of head on floor…and do see-saw breathing.
10. Other side.
11. Stand on knees, and lengthen head away; come up onto one foot and the other without interrupting the breathing and lengthening.

Focus of Moshe’s Teaching

• Indicate focus or key principles that are made explicit in the teaching

Related ATMs

• AY 89 and 91
• Tag base of the neck
• Tag softening the chest
• Tag atlas and axis
• Tag see-saw-breathing
• Theme Neck & Head
• Theme Shoulders
• Tag Lengthening-arms

The ear between thumb and index:

• AY089 Lengthening the arms
• AY093 Softening the hip joints to side sitting and bringing the knee to one shoulder and the other shoulder
• AY204 Gluing in the lungs, #4 (Gluing and bending the back)

Lengthening cervical spine:

• AY089 Lengthening the arms
• AY093 Softening the hip joints to side sitting and bringing the knee to one shoulder and the other shoulder
• AY170 Lifting the head diagonally
• AY172 Stopping the Breath
• AY178 Lengthening the arms

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