AY #107 Bending on the stomach

We're in a group of lessons many of which are interestingly interrelated. The way this lesson starts out seems very similar to lesson 103 (Bending sideways on the back) but done on the stomach. For the first third of the lesson, the student is encouraged to seriously side-bend but then there's a section done in sitting which focuses on hip-opening. Finally, the lesson moves to side-lying, moving the top arm back onto the floor into a twist (that very familiar move) the doing of which, of course, is aided by the side-bending done at the beginning of the lesson. Then everything is brought together as the foot of the lower leg is moved back (opening the hip joint) so the foot can be taken by the hand on the floor behind and from there everything that's been done before becomes clearly related. It's a brilliant "whole-body" lesson (but then, they all are, right?) that's probably not for absolute beginners but can be done by most anyone who's done at least a few lessons and knows how to take care of themselves so as not to over-do. I loved it.