AY057 Lifting the head on all fours
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2, #57 Reel 4, Track 4, Lesson 2 Synopsis On hands and knees, improve ability to arch spine and look up using whole self. Variations include: differentiate eyes, explore connection of arms into back (lifting elbow like a bird), and on back imagining flexion. Here is Alfons Grabher from Improving Ability […]
AY535 Lifting the elbows – interlacing
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 35, Track 1, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 36 minutes Synopsis Lying on the back and on the side, with hands interlaced on the stomach (or behind the back), you work towards being able to bend the wrists backwards to join the elbows in front of the body. […]
Lifting in thought, on the stomach AY30
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 Synopsis This short video is a visual reminder of AY 31. Someone else might interpret the movement you see with the words in a different manner. The words written sometimes are verbatim, sometimes close to verbatim and sometimes my interpretation of the words that are written by Moshé Feldenkrais. — […]
AY044 Lengthening of the arms in the shoulder blades
Source AY Vol.1 Reel 4, Track 1, Lesson 2 Synopsis Arm behind head and to the chin, then flex forward. This short video is a visual reminder of AY 44. Someone else might interpret the movement you see with the words in a different manner. The words written sometimes are verbatim, sometimes close to verbatim […]
AY476 Lengthening heels and arms
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 #476 Reel 31, Track 1, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 39 min. Synopsis Side-lying, with your legs in scissors and arms in various positions in front, overhead, and behind you, you lengthen arms and heels, with refinements of the chin and chest. Here is Alfons Grabher from Improving Ability […]
AY032 Lengthening and straightening the left leg
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 Lesson #32 Reel 3, Track 2, Lesson 3, Side ? Duration 39 min. Synopsis This is a frog’s leg lesson, and it is presented as a continuation of a minimal lifting (fundamental properties of movement) lesson (AY 31). AY 31 is reviewed, and then the Frog’s leg lesson starts. It […]