Freedom from the Floor: Dragging Knees and Sweeping Arms

Listed by the publisher as “Dragging knees to the stomach – kinesophics”

This lesson explores the relationship between the body and the floor through sequences of dragging the knees and sweeping the arms. Students perform movements first while lying face down, then repeat them while lying face up by imagining a floor surface resting above them.

Lying On FrontLying On BackAll FoursStandingSpineLegsFlexionExtensionSymmetry Vs AsymmetryImagination And VisualizationPelvic MobilityCoordination Of Limbs And TrunkEquipment: Cushions (Optional For Knees)Flexion/Extension: Mixed Or BalancedRotation: ModerateSide bending: ModerateCross-lateral: Minor