Exploring Movement Face Down

Listed by the publisher as “face down – kinesophics”

This lesson guides students through movements while lying face down. Explorations include sliding the legs together, flexing the ankles, lifting the knees and elbows, and drawing the knee toward the chest by rolling the pelvis. The practice emphasizes coordinating diagonal connections across the back and concludes with gentle counter-movements on the back.

Lying On FrontLying On BackLower Back ComfortDiagonal CoordinationProne MovementPelvic RotationSpinal MobilityMotif: Hand Holding FootEquipment: MatFlexion/Extension: Mixed Or BalancedRotation: ModerateSide bending: ModerateCross-lateral: Defining