AY090 Lengthening the arms; sitting cross-legged
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 #90 Reel 7, Track 2, Lesson 4 Synopsis Continuing from ay#89, lengthening the arm with the legs crossed (but mostly lying on the back rather than sitting) Lesson Outline Lying face up, open the R leg to the side and place the R foot by the L knee; then place […]
AY029 Minimal lifting
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 Reel 3, Track 1, Lesson 3 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 3, Track 1, Lesson 3, Side B (IFF) Duration 36 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Minimales Heben Synopsis On the back, then on the front, lift leg, lift arm, then both together on exhalation, as little as […]
AY294 On the stomach, to lean on the palms of the hands and twist the shoulders
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 20, Track 3, Lesson 2 Synopsis In this lesson, face down with a knee drawn up and one hand standing, you roll the head over an arm extended long on the floor overhead–and ultimately roll the pelvis to bring the weight onto the drawn up knee. Lesson Outline Lie […]
AY438 Preparation for bridge
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 9 Reel 28, Track 3, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 35 minutes Synopsis Lying on your back, you stand one foot and then the other to lift the pelvis and roll it, keeping the knee standing over the foot, feeling the connection to the head being pushed up and the […]
AY341 Simpler on the stomach and the back
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 Reel 23, Track 2, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 43 minutes Synopsis Lying face up and face down, with the arms extended out at shoulder height, establish the general direction and flow of the five lines, and keep the whole five lines and their lengths in mind as you […]
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 […]
MG77 #12 – Tilting on knee on back
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 17 August 1977; Taught by Mia Synopsis This lesson works with tilting the knee to the inside and lengthening, to draw the arm (extended overhead). In lying, sitting and leaning on elbows behind, and leaning on hands behind. Variations of turning the head, and of lengthening the […]
AY240 Twisting the pelvis with a long arm
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 17, Track 2, Lesson 3 Synopsis Lying face up, with one arm extended overhead and one arm down alongside, you experiment with variations of tilting the crossed knees to the side, rolling the whole body to the side with the head resting on the upper arm (then lifting […]