AY139 Touching the floor with the hands, #1
Source AY Volume 3 Part B Reel 10, Track 3, Lesson 1 Synopsis Starting with asymmetric movements that shorten the back (a kind of extension), then asymmetric lengthening the back (a kind of flexion). This alternating of arching and rounding repeats with delightful variations. Some might find this rather athletic. An alternate challenge is finding […]
AY313 Rolling at the rate of stretching and bending
Source AY Volume 7 Reel 21, Track 4, Lesson 1 Duration: 40 minutes Synopsis A delightful rolling lesson. Rolling is creating through extension and flexion Lesson Outline Effortless rolling occurs through differentiating extension-flexion on the sides; that is, starting with full flexion of arms and legs on back, differentially extending the right arm and leg […]
AY314 Preparation for a candle
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 7, Part A Reel 21, Track 4, Lesson 2 Duration: 41 minutes Synopsis “Candle” refers to a yoga pose commonly called the shoulder stand. That is, the person rests on the head and shoulders with the pelvis and legs vertical, the pelvis supported by the hands. In a variety of counter-intuitive […]
AY081 Washing the face with the feet
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 Reel 6, Track 3, Lesson 5 Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Related ATMs Tag Foot-to-head Tag Imagining Tag Lifting-feet-with-hands-sitting Tag Hip/Pelvis Freedom Tag Abdominal-muscles Tag Lengthening the back Tag Lower-back-and-pelvis Flexing toes: Flexing feet, flexing knee, sitting: Flexing toes, Flexing […]
AY213 On the back, pushing the feet down
Source Vol 5 (201-250) Reel 15, Track 1, Lesson 2 Synopsis Lesson Outline Focus of Moshe’s teaching Related ATMs Tag Ankle-freedom Tag Lengthening the back Foot pulls arm, supine: Resources This is Charlie Murdach teaching the “reminder” movement for this ATM: Share Your Insights (ideas, principles, strategies, experiences, …) Disclaimer: The information included on this […]
AY021 Contracting the abdomen while exhaling
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 1 Reel 1, Track 3, Lesson 2 (This reference is identical to the reference of AY006 in the IFF edition) Duration 38 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Den Bauch beim Ausatmen einziehen Synopsis Contracting the abdomen while exhaling, in various orientations towards gravity (on all fours, prone, supine, supine with […]
MG77 #04 – Classic coordination of flexor and extensor muscles
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes Taught by Mia Segal; 1978 Lesson #4 Synopsis This “coordinating flexors and extensors” lesson works with variations of lifting the shoulders (with arms long), and the self-hug, and with head variations. Lesson Outline Face up, cross R leg over L; lower knees to the R. Same, but […]
AY055 Folding forward
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 #55 Reel 4, Track 3, Lesson 5 Synopsis On back, with feet standing, place with rightthe lower right leg is on the left knee such that the right lower leg is parallel to the face. In a variety of ways, bring the leg toward the head and the head toward […]
AY174 Knees outward to the floor
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 4 Reel 12, Track 4, Lesson 2 Synopsis Sitting cross-legged and taking knees to floor. Lesson Outline Missing first move: probably sitting cross-legged, leaning on arms behind, taking knees to floor (lifting pelvis). Lying, both legs bent and open to side, L leg closer to body (groin) than R. Arms extended […]
AY500 Leg to the side
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 32, Track 4, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 39 min. Synopsis In lying on the side, and in standing on hands and knees, you hold the ankle or the lower leg (with the hand of the same side) and take the knee in a big circle, as the […]