Overview and creativity - creating space for freedom
4 Exercises on level 2, duration 10 minutes, with pause and possible rest.

With the eurythmic AU exercises (AU pronounced as Ou in Out) we concern ourselves with the themes of overview and creativity. You try to feel the relationship between your center and the periphery. A space for freedom is created. Indirectly you learn to formulate clear questions and to trust your feelings in making decisions. The texts to the exercises may be found at the bottom of this page.

Introductory videos

• The upper system moves backwards  
• The lower system moves forwards
• The big gesture for Au
• Yes and No basics

Questions to the eurythmy exercises

A2 What do you experience when walking a circle facing front whilst keeping its center in consciousness?

• Do you manage to establish a connection to the center so that you first experience your chest, then your side, your back etc.?
• Can you remain upright or do you have a stronger experience when inclining yourself towards the center? What difference does this make to your ability to remain centered in yourself?
• Do you rather walk left or right?
• Is one direction more fluid than the other? Do other people experience the same?

C2    From A to U – The big AU

When creating the big AU, how do you find the raying in and out simultaneously?

• Do you notice a strong stream flowing in and out between the arms when you’ve created the AU?
• Do you notice that this requires the tension in the arms in order to become palpable?
• How do you connect yourself with the space in front and behind when creating the AU above or below?
• Does your body respond particularly positively to one of the AU directions? Perhaps even feeling enlivened?

D2    Short – Short - Long - Yes! Short – Short – Long – No!

• Do you manage to give the long step so much impetus that the bend of the other leg arises as if quite by itself? How does this influence your center?
• The rhythm Short – Short – Long – Long has a pulse which would like to swing you further. What do you do to create the Yes and No experience despite this?
• Do you notice that walking the rhythm encourages your chest to accompany the movement freely and quite relaxed? Do you notice this effect in the resonance as well?
• You can simply repeat the Short – Short – Long – Yes! sequence several times going forwards or the Short – Short – Long – No! sequence several times going backwards? How does that feel?

Exercise texts

A2    Circle and center point

Imagine a circle lying in front of you. Imagine its center. Walk along the circumference facing front and keep the connection to the center in your body consciousness.

B2    Backwards by streaming down with A and forwards by streaming up with U

Feel your back. Stream down with your arms in such a manner that the legs are motivated to walk backwards. Feel your body, stream up in such a manner that the legs are motivated to walk forwards.

Videos: The upper system moves backwards   and   The lower system moves forwards

C2    From A to U: the big AU gesture

In creating A above the head, imagine that the arms contain many rays of light in the space between them. Keep the angle of A in the upper arms and gather the rays with the other lower arm so that all rays are parallel. Which arm now rays inwards and which outwards? Repeat the exercise on the other side and then below.

Video: The big gesture for Au

D2    Short - short - long - YES.   Short - short - long - NO

Coming forward with your right leg. Start a short - short - long – semicircle rhythm. Close the feet. With your left leg do the same backwards, short - short - long – semicircle. Close the feet. Create a calm transition from the long step to the semicircle. Short - short - long – Yes. Short - short - long –- No.

Video: Yes and No basics