AY266 Crossing knees and coordinated eye movements
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 #266 Reel 18, Track 4, Lesson 4 Synopsis This “coordinating flexors and extensors” lesson develops very slowly, and focusses on the eyes going along with the movement of the knees in a slow and uniform fashion. You also work with pulling the arm across the chest, and with your hands […]
AY140 Crossing knees and twisting the back and pelvis
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 3 #140 Reel 10, Track 3, Lesson 2 Synopsis This “coordinating flexors and extensors” lesson includes variations of seesaw breathing, tilting the arm triangle with one leg long and one bent, lifting the head, and using the weight of the hands to hold the head while tilting the knees in the […]
MG77 #14 – Diagonal extension of arms and legs on back and stomach
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 24 August 1977; Taught by Mia Synopsis Feel where the 2 diagonales (foot to opposite shoulder) are crossing. Lesson Outline On back, legs shoulder length. Lengthen L leg from heel. Other side. Then alternate. R arm above head (45 degree angle). Lengthen R arm. Then L arm. […]
MG77 #09 – Differentiating movements of leg to roll forward and backward
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 8 August 1977 (#9), taught by Gaby Synopsis This lesson in sidelying works with lifting the leg, and turning heel/toes to ceiling, which ultimately turns the whole body towards lying on the stomach and towards lying on the back. Lesson Outline Scan; roll head (return to this rolling […]
AY527 Extending arms and knees
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 34, Track 3, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 38 min. Synopsis An “advanced twist” lesson, in which you lie on the side with the bottom leg extended long and the top leg bent at straight angles on the floor in front, and come to rest both shoulder blades […]
AY121 Extending the arms and twisting to the back
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 3 #121 Reel 9, Track 2, Lesson 6 Synopsis On back. Differentiating the shoulder blades from torso. Lesson Outline Lie on the back. Interlace the fingers and extend the arms overhead on the floor. Right leg standing. Roll back and forth extending the arms. Repeat #1, but when you interlace the […]
AY271 Extending the arms forward 1
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 19, Track 2, Lesson 1 Synopsis Differentiating shoulder blade from spine, chest, head in standing. Lesson Outline Standing, with arms held out to the side, you lengthen each arm in turn, and hang the head to the side you lengthen and away (as though the ear is to lie […]
AY114 Four diagonals in folding
Source Alexander Yanai, Vol 3 #114 Reel 9, Track 1, Lesson 5 Synopsis lifting shoulder and opposite hip connecting the diagonals across the front Lesson Outline right arm to ceiling, lift shoulder so that arm lowers to left hip left leg to ceiling, lift left hip so foot goes in direction of right shoulder other […]
AY539 Fresh Standing
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 35, Track 2, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 40 minutes Synopsis In standing and sitting (using a chair), circles with the head, hip joint, and ankle. Lesson Outline Standing (How? Sad? Refreshed?), L hand on back of chair and R foot behind with toes touching floor. Make a […]
AY117 Frog movement with the leg and the arch
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 3 #117 Reel 9, Track 2, Lesson 2 Synopsis The goal is to be able to bring the legs through the “frog’s leg” trajectory (face up, bringing knee to standing over the foot by turning the leg on to the outside edge and drawing the leg towards you, then bringing the […]