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In ancient times stories served as teachings, and they have been told from person to person, always in person. Lessons of Somatic Education have been told in this way too, for decades: a master gathered his students and taught them in person. However, times began to change and gradually we slipped into the digital age, with the beauty of audio and visual design, but also to such extreme ends as self isolation and social distancing. My question is: how do our narratives adapt? How can our textbooks and our way of outlining lessons reflect, adapt to, and make use of the technological and social advancements?

BETA release

#chest #spine #shoulder-blades #prone

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Sinking the spine in between the shoulder blades

#kneeling #walking #hip-joints #knees #UP11 #kneeling

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Push up from kneeling to standing

#scout #hip-flexion #hip-extension #push #UP10 #kneeling #pigeon-pose

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Rolling the pelvis with one knee bent

#pelvis #movement-initiation #rolling #UP9 #prone

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Rolling the pelvis in prone position

#knees #strength #hip-joints #squats #feet #UP8 #supine #kneeling #standing

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A leg workout

#heels-under-pelvis #backbend #UP7 #kneeling #supine

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Knee circles with heels under pelvis

#hip-joints #pelvic-clock #knees #proximal-distal #UP6 #sitting #supine

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Sitting cross-legged

#heels-under-pelvis #hip-joints #ankles #flexion #extension #crawling #UP4 #prone

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Circles of the knee in prone position

#heels-under-pelvis #foot #ankle #walking #UP3 #sitting #standing

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Bending the toes in sitting

#shoulders #hip-joints #side-lying

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Shoulder Circles

#twist #side-sitting

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Twist to the left in side-sitting (part 1)

#twist #side-sitting

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Twist to the left in side-sitting (part 2)

#twist # #sitting

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Twist in sitting on a chair

#reaching #twist #neck/shoulder #supine #sitting

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Reaching like a skeleton

#flexion #supine

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The shoulder girdle in relation to the pelvic girdle

#flexion #supine #sitting

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Lifting the head, elbows towards knees

#flexion #supine

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Lifting the head towards the right knee

#extension #flexion #prone #supine

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Flexion and extension take turns

#extension #prone

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Lifting the head straight up to look at the heels (L/R)

#extension #prone

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Lifting the head straight up to look at the heels

#extension #spine-chain #prone

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The extensors of the back

#extension # #prone #supine

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Connecting the legs and arms diagonally, in prone position

#hip-joints #twist #supine #side-sitting

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Exploring the hip-joints by circles of the legs (L/R)

#hip-joints #twist #supine #side-sitting

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Exploring the hip-joints by circles of the legs

#hip-joints #extension #supine #sitting

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Pulling a knee closer while arching the back

#hip-joints #hamstrings #sitting #supine

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Holding the feet and passing the knees under the elbows

#eyes # #supine

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Relaxing the eyes by relaxing the hands

#neck/shoulder #flexion #extension #supine #pelvis-lifted #kneeling #knee-stand #sitting #90/90-arms

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Twisting the shoulder girdle, arms in right angles

#breathing #chest-mobility #prone #supine #all-fours #knee-stand #squatting

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Contracting the abdomen while breathing out

#twist #hip-joints #prone

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The relationship of the hip joints to the neck and arms

#chest-mobility #hip-joints #rolling #supine #prone

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Rolling while holding the ankles

#cardinal-directions #shoulder #side-lying

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Cardinal directions with the left shoulder

#buttocks # #supine #prone #sitting #kneeling #standing

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Isometric gluteal squeezes

#kneeling # #kneeling #lunge #standing

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From kneeling to standing

#extension # #side-lying

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Head and hip joints backwards

#pelvic clock # #sitting #supine #

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Movements of the pelvis in lines and circles like a clock

#standing # #standing #kneeling #supine

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The legs find their place of support

#sitting #flexion #extension #sitting

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Balanced upright sitting

#eyes #neck #shoulders #side-lying

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At focus point, and at the boundaries of the visual field

#side-bending #shoulders #arm-circles #side-lying

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Arm circles on both sides