AY099 Lifting the elbows with a loose hand
Source Alexander Yanai Vol. 2 Part 2 No. 99 Reel 8, Track 1, Lesson 3 Synopsis This lesson is done entirely prone, lifting the elbows, head, and forearms. The “loose hand” refers to a soft wrist, with the fingers loosely drooping downward toward the floor. Lesson Outline On stomach, one knee drawn up, hands palm […]
AY042 Lifting the head and knee
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 1 Reel 3, Track 4, Lesson 5 Synopsis On the belly, in an asymmetrical position – head resting on the side on the hands, one leg bent to the side – lift the head and leg in different variations. Then, in central position on the belly, look to the left and […]
AY087 Lifting the head and legs while twisting
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 #87 Reel 7, Track 2, Lesson 1 Synopsis This is one of the super classics, extensor lessons, where you lie prone (on your stomach), and lift the head, arms and legs in variations. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of Moshe’s Teaching Indicate focus or key principles […]
AY057 Lifting the head on all fours
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2, #57 Reel 4, Track 4, Lesson 2 Synopsis On hands and knees, improve ability to arch spine and look up using whole self. Variations include: differentiate eyes, explore connection of arms into back (lifting elbow like a bird), and on back imagining flexion. Here is Alfons Grabher from Improving Ability […]
AY184 Lying on the feet 2
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 4 Reel 13, Track 2, Lesson 4 Synopsis Continuing with the theme of taking the foot to the buttocks, but this time face down. Considerable time is spent developing the capacity to take hold of the foot behind by taking the head from side to side with one ear turned to […]
AY549 On stomach lifting pubic bone
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 36, Track 3, Lesson 2 (According to hebrew CD, differs from IFF edition.) Duration of the recording: 48 minutes Synopsis Front lying, sense how the lower belly presses to the floor when the extensors are activated. Lesson is more about sensing than doing. Lesson Outline Prone. Squeeze buttocks and […]
E24 – On stomach, bumping knees (Stransky Notes)
Source Esalen Workshop ATM Notes, 1972 In the Spanish translation, the title is “Exploring the extensors of the back while face down” Synopsis This lesson focuses in on working with the impulse from the toes turned under to lift the knees/pelvis and advance the chest/abdomen forwards/upwards on the floor, in various combinations of arms in […]
AY473 On the stomach training the back
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 30, Track 4, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 36 min. Synopsis Face down, forehead resting on elbows, feet bent to ceiling: take feet side to side, or lift one knee, and lift opposite elbow from floor (bending from wrist), varying the speed. Drag each knee up towards the […]
MG77 #05 – Prone, lifting the head and arm in various combinations with one knee up to the side
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 25 July 1977, Lesson #5: taught by Gaby Synopsis A lovely, slightly crazy, advanced extensors lesson. You go from the usual thing of lying with the knee bent up and lifting the head and arm and leg–to turning the lower leg that is bent up, like a crank, […]
AY002 Seeing the heels
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1, AY #2 Reel 1, Track 2, Lesson 1 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 1, Track 1, Side A, Lesson 1 Duration 35 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Die Fersen sehen Synopsis This extensors lesson includes looking over the shoulder towards the heel, and holding the ankle. Lesson Outline […]