Lessons from Year 2

List of  Amherst Talks

Week 1

• 06/08/81 Flexing of right palm / Flex hand to stand
• 06/09/81 Flexing of right palm / Press floor to lift knee
• 06/09/81 Prone to Standing While Flexing Right Hand / Bell Hand in Hair
• 06/10/81 Flexing hands and feet together / Flex fingers and toes
• 06/10/81 Sitting, Shoulder Forward to Ear
• 06/10/81 Rotating the shoulders / On back flexing torso
• 06/10/81 Bell crawl
• 06/11/81 Swimming crawl / Bell hand, think toes
• 06/11/81 Swimming crawl / Bell hand, think toes (cont.)
• 06/11/81 Interlacing hand and foot / Sit, Shoulder Forward, Rotate Head

Week 2

• 06/15/81 AM1 Interlacing fingers and toes to lift foot
• 06/15/81 AM2 Interlacing fingers and toes to lift foot (continued)
• 06/15/81 PM1  Standing on all Fours / Preparation for Judo Roll
• 06/15/81 PM2 Standing on all Fours / Preparation for Judo Roll (continued)
• 06/16/81 AM1 Bring Right Foot to Left Hand / Walk Right Foot Around Left Knee
• 06/16/81 AM2 Bring Right Foot to Left Hand / Walk Right Foot Around Left Knee (continued)
• 06/16/81 PM1 Bring Right Foot to Left Hand (on other side) / Roll Over/Hands on Head
• 06/16/81 PM2 Rolling Head on All Fours / Rock Head on Floor
• 06/17/81 AM Arms Crossed, Fingers Interlaced Behind Head / Crossed Elbows, Fingers Laced
• 06/17/81 PM Holding Ankles- 3 Ways to Roll From Lying to Sitting / Roll Around Holding Feet
• 06/18/81 AM Three Ways to Roll From Lying to Sitting / Three or More Ways to Roll
• 06/18/81 PM1 Three Ways to Roll From Lying to Sitting / Three or More Ways to Roll (continued)
• 06/18/81 PM2 Roll Lying to Sitting From the Stomach

Week 3

• 06/22/81 AM Supine – holding behind left knee and Straightening leg
• 06/22/81 PM1 Continuation of Previous Lesson / Heel / Clock Roll-up
• 06/22/81 PM2 Preparation for Headstand – Carp jump
• 06/23/81 AM Preparation for Headstand / Crossed Feet, Knee / Hand Lift
• 06/23/81 PM1 Preparation for Headstand / Crossed Ankles
• 06/23/81 PM2 Preparation for Headstand / Crossed Ankles (cont.)
• 06/24/81 AM Preparation for Headstand and Carp jump (cont.)
• 06/24/81 PM Preparation for Headstand and Carp Jump, Shoulder Roll
• 06/25/81 AM1 Body like a wave / Caterpillar wave
• 06/25/81 AM2 Fast Movements / Starfish
• 06/25/81 PM Rhiannon’s lesson – exploring eyebrows and bridge of nose / Exploring eye structure in relationship to the spine

Week 4

• 06/29/81 AM1 Carp Jump Review, Finding Your Hip Joint, Shoulder Roll Review
• 06/29/81 AM2 Preparation for Headstand: Rock on Head
• 06/30/81 AM Preparation for Headstand / Extensions-On Stomach
• 06/30/81 PM Preparation for Headstand: Turn the Head
• 07/01/81 AM1 Prone Worm Movements / Worm on Stomach (includes On the Back to Release Extensors; The Bow, Imagining Knee to Elbow, Worm on Back, Rock on Head, and Hands Under Knees)
• 07/01/81 AM2 Preparation for Headstand / Falling out of Headstand
• 07/01/81 PM1 Sitting: Releasing Hand; Walking on Buttocks
• 07/01/81 PM2 Jumping on Buttocks / Hop on Butt; Hop to Feet
• 07/01/81 PM3 Preparation for Headstand / Walk on Head
• 07/02/81 AM Touching knee to elbow lying on side/ Rolling on Back from Fetal Pose
• 07/02/81 PM Rolling to Side While Lengthening the Other Side / Roll on Back from Fetal Pose (continued)

Week 5

• 07/06/81 PM1 Prone – hands in bridge, rotate body
• 07/06/81 PM2 Arching Back to Bridge / Bridge on Head, Holding Ankles and Sitting Bridge
• 07/07/81 Bridging on Back and Walking on Shoulders
• 07/08/81 AM1 Bridging on back and walking on shoulders (cont.)
• 07/08/81 AM2 Bridging on back and walking on shoulders (cont.)
• 07/09/81 Preparation for Headstand / Semi-bridge on back, hold ankles

Week 6

• 07/13/81 Supine interlacing fingers / Clasped Hands Rotation
• 07/15/81 AM1 Bridging on Right Side / Side Wave (Under Gate)
• 07/15/81 AM2 Bridging on Right Side / Side Wave (Under Gate) (Continuation)
• 07/15/81 PM1 Back Like a Bridge/ Rolls; Shoulder Press / Pelvic Lift
• 07/15/81 PM2 Beginning of Scissoring Legs on Floor / Jumping Hurdles
• 07/16/81 AM Scissoring legs on floor / Jumping Hurdles
• 07/16/81 PM1 Walking on your stomach (includes telescope eyes)
• 07/16/81 PM2 Walking on your stomach (includes hopping on buttocks)

Week 7

• 07/20/81 AM1 Improving Bending of the Wrist/ Right Eye to Rise on Right
• 07/20/81 AM2 Pressure on the Shoulders / Arc of Pressure on the Floor From Hand to Foot
• 07/20/81 PM1 Lengthening the Right Side / Look Inside (telescope eyes)
• 07/20/81 PM2 Review Arc of Pressure, Looking Inside
• 07/21/81 AM Supine Rotating Around Feet, Pelvis and Neck / Baby Crawls on Back
• 07/21/81 PM1 Demonstration and Discussion—Crawling like a Baby / Baby Crawls on Back (Includes Baby Learning to Lift its Head)
• 07/21/81 PM2 Demonstration and Discussion—Baby Rolling
• 07/22/81 AM1 Holding the ankle and Straightening the leg
• 07/22/81 AM2 Holding the ankle and Straightening the leg (cont.)
• 07/22/81 PM1 Holding the ankle and Straightening the leg (cont.)
• 07/22/81 PM2 Holding the ankle and Straightening the leg (cont.)
• 07/23/81 AM2 Prone-Raising and Moving Pelvis and Heels / Pelvis Orbits Around Foot (Included—Prone-Rocking the Body on the Stomach / Arc on Stomach)
• 07/23/81 PM2 Moving the Leg in an Ellipse

Week 8

• 07/27/81 AM1 Rolling Forward, Flip Heels to Squat
• 07/27/81 AM2 Rolling Forward, Flip Heels to Squat (cont.)
• 07/28/81 AM1 Demonstration—Beginning ATM Lessons (Directing Attention Inwardly to the Muscular Sensation)
• 07/28/81 AM2 Sample ATM Class—Knee to Elbow
• 07/28/81 AM3 Sample ATM Class—Sitting: Turning, Eyes and Head Following Hand (Also known as ‘Dead Bird Lesson’)
• 07/28/81 PM Leg Flop to Squatting
• 07/29/81 AM1 Hands Slide Down Thighs
• 07/29/81 AM2 Hands Slide Down Thighs (cont.)

Week 9

• 08/03/81 AM1 Folding Like a Cat
• 08/03/81 AM3 Weight Shifting to Dancing
• 08/03/81 PM1 Weight Shifting to Dancing
• 08/03/81 PM2 Rocking the Pelvis
• 08/04/81 AM1 Flop Knees to Circle
• 08/04/81 AM2 Leg tilt, elbow press
• 08/04/81 PM1 Leg tilt – elbow press cont’d
• 08/04/81 PM2 Circle crossover in bridge
• 08/05/81 AM1 Prone, Stand on Knees; Circle Crossover (continued)
• 08/05/81 AM2 Walk on Heels
• 08/05/81 PM2 Irradiating the Knee

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