Source
- Alexander Yanai Vol 5 #217
- Reel 15, Track 2, Lesson 3
Synopsis
This lesson involves lying on the side, but with the shoulders turned back towards the floor/face towards ceiling. You explore various directions of lifting and turning the head, using your fingertips to soften your ribcage and slide your sternum.
Lesson Outline
- On the right side, legs bent, turn head to the right, roll shoulders
- Same on the left side
- On the right side, with left knee on the floor, turn head to the right
- Same on the left side
- On right side, twist shoulder girdle to the left, left arm long towards the left, drag head to the right (right ear towards right shoulder)
- On right side, same position, drag head and turn and lift to look at left hand
- On right side, same position, push sternum and ribs to the left
- Still on the right side, drag+turn+lift the head again (reference movement)
- Same 4 movements on left side
- On the right side, legs bent, turn head to the right, guide head with left hand
- Same on the left side
- On the right side, twisted, push sternum and ribs downwards
- Same on the left side
- Same on the back
- On the right side, legs bent, turn head to the right, guide head with left hand (reference movement)
- Same on the left side
- Turn head in standing (reference movement)
In pauses in between check how you are lying on your back, how your chest feels like on the floor
- See Theme Vision
- Tag Twisting
- Tag Softening-chest
Resources
- Recording by Lynette Reid at http://kinesophics.ca/side_sternum_becoming_flexible
- I have some notes around this lesson on my website at http://kinesophics.ca/analysis_ay_217_side_sternum_becoming_flexible
- An interesting talk by Alfons Grabher about this ATM can be found on youtube here
- Here a picture of a ribcage – after an out-breath, and after an in-breath (medically correct according to Dr. Ludwig Schmitt, Atemheilkunst)
Share Your Insights (ideas, principles, strategies, experiences, …)
- This is one of my favorite lessons to work with the rib cage. I used 3 ATM classes with the same group (3 weeks consecutively) to explore this movement, adding in a lot of related mini ATMs to explain and explore. I also explored this lesson in FI, which brought me to a whole new level of understanding and FI expertise – AlfonsGrabher Nov 25, 2014
- Put rests where people need it. In the original source seems like this case. – AlfonsGrabher Nov 25, 2014
- Differing viewpoints are welcome and desired!
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