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AY543 Continuation Movements of the head in hand

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 35, Track 4, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 35 minutes Title “Continuation – Movements of the head in the Hand”.   The title “Continuation” is misleading as it does not seem to “continue” from any of the immediate previous lessons.  AY543 is from Reel 35, Tape 4, lesson […]

AY539 Fresh Standing

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 35, Track 2, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 40 minutes Synopsis In standing and sitting (using a chair), circles with the head, hip joint, and ankle. Lesson Outline Standing (How? Sad? Refreshed?), L hand on back of chair and R foot behind with toes touching floor. Make a […]

AY288 Lengthening the back in refined movements, in sitting

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 20, Track 1, Lesson 4 Synopsis In sitting, with the legs lying on their outside edges, knees slightly bent, you develop a circle with your head and whole back, while bent forwards, hands resting on the legs, and while bent backwards, leaning on both hands behind. Also, you gradually […]

AY098 Zen sitting

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 (#98, page 643) Reel 8, Track 1, Lesson 2 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 1, Track 1, Lesson 2 (IFF) Synopsis While sitting with your spine like a stick, move your spine in a conic shape; make clocks with nose and top of head Lesson Outline The key movements […]