MG77 #06 – Tilting legs on front side to come to sit

Source/Fuente Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 1977 – 1978 Clase nocturna de Mia Segal y Gaby Yaron Synopsis/Sinopsis Starting from the belly with the head turned to the right. The lesson explores how to go from prone to sitting (with one leg in front, one leg bent to the side). The lesson has no […]

AY076 Slow lifting; on the stomach

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 #76 Reel 6, Track 2, Lesson 5 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 6, Track 2, Lesson 3 (This reference is identical to the reference of AY074 in the IFF edition.) Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline On stomach, arms extended “in front”. Lift head, smallest possible. What […]

AY007 Seeing the heels while lying on the stomach

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1, AY #7 Reel 1, Track 3, Lesson 3 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 1, Track 3, Lesson 1 (IFF) Duration 40 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Fersen anschauen aus der Bauchlage Synopsis This challenging advanced flexor lesson works with rocking on the diagonals both face down and face […]

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 […]

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 […]

AY374 Leaning on the hands and twisting

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 8 Reel 24, Track 4, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 45 minutes Synopsis Face down, with the legs apart, knees bent, and inside borders of the feet touching (or the legs together, knees bent), and the hands planted on either side of the shoulders, you push with the hand to […]

Amherst 1 – Week 1 – 06/11/80 PM2 – Extensor lesson (part 2)

Source Amherst Year 1 Duration of the recording: 34 min. audio only Synopsis This is the classic extensor lesson where you lie on your stomach and lift your head. Lesson Outline Lie on your stomach, both hands in push-up position: Bend both knees to 90 degrees and lift and lower them together. With each movement […]