AY347 Length and fists
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7: 347 Reel 23, Track 4, Lesson 2 Duration: 44 minutes Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Lie on the back to begin (scan), and when resting. Lie on your L side, knees bent, R knee lying in front of L knee on the floor. L arm extended overhead […]
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 […]
MG77 #02 – Lifting head on back and stomach – basic flexion and extension
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 1977 Lesson #2; 13 July 1977; taught by Mia Synopsis This basic extensors lesson works with lifting head/arm (cheek on back of hand), and works towards lifting head and both arms and both legs at once. Variations include lifting head/arm (under head or lengthened) together with opposite long […]
AY104 Lifting of the back in the knees or lifting of the back with the knees
Source Alexander Yanai, Vol 3 #104 Reel 8, Track 3, Lesson 2 Synopsis on back, knees over the chest, holding knees, lowering the feet to the floor to come to sitting. Lesson Outline on back, feet standing hold right knee with right hand, lower foot towards the floor left hand both hands other side hands […]
AY170 Lifting the head diagonally
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 4 Reel 12, Track 3, Lesson 2 Synopsis The lesson has two apparent parts. The first part uses the process of raising one hip and bringing the opposite ear towards it (hence rounding in certain parts of the back, and folding in the chest). The second part uses a process of […]
AY334 Movement of opposition continuation on the knees
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 7 Reel 23, Track 1, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 40 minutes Synopsis Continuing with the theme of 333, on the back, on the front, and on elbows and knees, you lift your extended arms, head, legs in various combinations and explore the concurrent movement of the spine in the […]
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 […]
AY537 On the other side
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 35, Track 1, Lesson 3 (According to the german edition this lesson does not exist on the hebrew CD.) Synopsis Lying on the L side, the arms interlaced, lifting the R elbow–progresses to taking the elbow forwards towards the floor in front, with the head lifted, turning head to […]
AY526 On the side caressing straight legs
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 11 Reel 34, Track 2, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 40 min. Synopsis Lying on the side (and on the back), with both legs extended in front or one in front and one behind, slide the hands along the front of the leg or the floor to lift the head; […]
AY060 On the stomach
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 #60 Reel 5, Track 1, Lesson 2 (This reference is identical to the reference of AY064 in the IFF edition.) Synopsis Lying, learn to lift stuff off the floor (shoulder, knee, pelvis etc) without disturbing your breath or stiffening the chest etc. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements […]