MG78 #12 – Tilting legs on back and lengthening arms above head

Source

• Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes
• July 20, 1978, Lesson #12: taught ?

Synopsis

• The title bears no resemblance to the described movements and so I consider it incorrect. Perhaps the title from 1977 lesson 12 has been ‘borrowed’ (“tilting on knee on back – connecting to arms above head”). A more fitting title might be: “On stomach, tilting legs, separating knees or feet; on back rolling to side to sit”.
• Prone, tilting legs to the side, also with the face to the same side, also with the hands on the head. Also a “butterfly” movement separating the knees, or separating the feet. BenP.

Lesson Outline

1. Prone, face to right, left ear on left hand, on top of right hand, feet in air.
   1. Lean feet left, let right foot slide.
   2. Where can you let go to go further? Where do you feel rotation?
   3. Sense ribs and abdomen
2. Resume position,
   1. Lean feet left, observe breathing
   2. Stay at furthest point and “release the breathing”
3. Face to left, reverse hands and head
   1. Do previous actions (1) & (2) to the right
4. Face to right, glue legs together
   1. Lean legs left, lifting the right knee
   2. Place clasped hands on head, repeat the movement
5. Face to left
   1. Repeat previous point to the other side
   2. Head on hands
   3. Hands clasped on head
      1. Also go to furthest point, stay and use the breath to separate the ribs
6. Face to right
   1. Lean legs to right, lifting left knee, left hip leaves floor
7. Face to left
   1. Repeat previous point leaning legs left
8. Face to left, arms along body, legs glued together, knees bent
   1. Lean legs right. At furthest point, separate feet, return and close feet
9. Face to right,
   1. Repeat previous point leaning legs left
10. Face to right, legs together
    1. Lean legs left, at furthest point, separate the knees (only), return and close them
11. Same to the other side
12. Prone, forehead on hands
    1. Lean bent legs right, separate knees
    2. Also to the left
13. Supine, knees bent. Lift right foot, hold right knee with right hand, right foot with left hand from inside, under arch
    1. Roll right and return. Let head roll to face floor
    2. Continue, taking left leg further behind, till you come to sit
    3. Roll back down to lying
14. Same to the other side
15. Come to sit in the same way. Stand. sense (BenP)

Focus of the teaching

• In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on

Related ATMs

• Tag Carriage-of-the-head
• Tag Coming-to-sit

Resources

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Share Your Insights (ideas, principles, strategies, experiences, …)

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• Differing viewpoints are welcome and desired!
• The lesson ends in supine, holding one knee and foot, rolling to the side, and coming to sit by means of moving the non-held foot backwards behind. This final action integrates the earlier elements of the lesson: twisting the spine, twisting the head, rotating the femurs inwards and outwards in the hip joints.
• The final action of coming to sitting is not very evident. Explore further to see how this movement can be exectured. BenP.

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