Blue Skies 2007 Shoulders
Remember, these are NOT exercises!
These are movement sequences designed to develop your
sensitivity, and increase your feeling of vitality by awakening
unused areas of yourself.
Recovering flexibility and full use of the body is like
unravelling a tangle of knots.
When trying to release a single thread, you gain nothing by
forceful pulling.
Blind obedience to prescribed exercise without creative
exploration will only leave you in an endless struggle.
here are some pictures from 2006
Movement sequence at Blue Skies, August 5th, 2001 . (AY#233)
All of these movements are to be repeated several times
without effort.
This is not a performance, you are not in a competition.
You are simply exploring new ways to move.
1.- Lie on your back (abbr: LOB) knees bent up, feet standing
(abbr: KUFS).
Pressing the feet into the ground, lift the back, starting with
the pelvis.
Notice what sort of effort is involved. Repeat several times.
1.1- Raise the back to a comfortable height, then shift the
pelvis Right & Left (abbr: R&L).
Notice how the spine responds, and in particular, what happens in
that curious area between the shoulder blades.
2.- LOB (lie on back) Right knee up, foot standing (abbr: RKUFS),
Left leg extended, on the ground.
Both arms are extended down, palm up.
Push the R(ight) foot into the floor to help lift the R hip,
rolling the weight onto the L(eft) side.
Lift only the R hip, not the L hip.
2.1 Lift the R hip and hold the position. Turn the head to look
towards the R hand (palm up), do not lift the head off the
ground.
Allow the R arm to lengthen towards the R foot, not a stretch,
just a gentle reach that lets the back of the R hand creep along
the ground towards the foot.
Let the lifting of the R hip and the resulting slight arch of the
R side of the back contribute to the lengthening of the arm.
Let it all down and REST on your back.
3.- LOB RKUFS (same starting position). The R arm is extended
down along your R side, hand, palm up.
Lift the R(ight) foot to place the R heel into the palm of your R
hand, then bring it back without lifting the hip.
Repeat several times. Notice what is involved.
3.1- Place the R heel in the palm of the hand. Bend the toes up
to lift them off the ground. Repeat.
Lift the toes, then allow the sole of the foot to follow, the
heel stays leaning on the hand. Repeat.
3.2- Repeat the movement of lifting the front of the foot 20
times quickly with minimal effort.
Stretch it all out on the ground and rest. Notice the difference
in feeling between the R&L sides.
4.- Repeat all of the previous movements on the L(eft) side.
Have a look at some pictures
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