Source
- Amherst Year 1
- 06/17/80 AM1 Seated and Twist Left, Part 1 [Also known as ‘Dead Bird’]
- Duration of the recording: 53 min.
- DVD 5; VHS 12
- audio only
Synopsis
Lesson Outline
- Sit R leg bent back, L leg in front, lean on L hand behind. R hand hanging just below eye height. Turn L & R…easier L , so turn L. Emphasis on internal feeling of ease.
- Stay L and turn eyes back R
- Close eyes and test
- Stay L and keep eyes on hand, and turn head R
- Then head not moving and only eyes R.
- Rest, sitting easy and tall.
- Close eyes and check again.
- Turn L and then turn head and eyes back R. What are you doing with R hip joint? Towards and away from floor.
- Eyes closed, from hip joint, turn L, stay there–and open eyes to see where
- Rest
- Turn and stay L, put R hand on head, tilt L ear to L sh; R ischium goes to floor, as though to sit equally with both ischia, R side gets longer.
- Keep head in middle, and take L shoulder to ear….then L ear to shoulder; L side gets shorter
- Sit and turn L a couple of times…stay…and round your back, like to kiss your L knee, and erect yourself…flexors work, extensors work, what do hip joints and knees do? Low belly just above pubic bone…push it forward.
- Rest. Test.
Focus of Moshe’s Teaching
- Indicate focus or key principles that are made explicit in the teaching
Related ATMs
- Theme Deadbird
- Tag Eye-differentiation
- Tag Imagining
- Tag Eyes
- Tag Smile
- Tag Protruding-abdomen
- Tag Turning-in-sitting
- Tag Scoliosis
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