Esalen Workshop ATM Notes, 1972

The Esalen Institute invited Moshe in 1972 for his first major teaching visit to the US. Judith Stransky took notes during the workshop that captured the lessons almost verbatim. The lessons were also recorded and are available in mp3-format from IFF materials since 2015. This collection includes an introduction and general remarks in recordings #1 and #2 that are not part of the “Stransky notes”. Therefore the numbering is offset by 1. It is important to note that the titles of the lessons also differ slightly.

Read David Zemach-Bersin’s Introduction to Esalen.

Lessons

Table of contents from “Stransky Notes”:

  1. Scanning
  2. Lifting Head, Legs, Arms
  3. Tilting Crossed Legs, Rotating the Spine
  4. Four Cardinal Points of Support on Hands & Feet, Sitting to the Right and Left
  5. Right Hip Joint. Lying Down—Raise Knee, Feet, Head & Shoulders
  6. Dial Movement of the Pelvis
  7. Spine Chain—Shoulder Girdle
  8. Hip Rotation
  9. Tilting Legs to Center
  10. Shoulder Rotation (Wringing)
  11. Lengthening Hamstrings
  12. Reeducation of the Eyes
  13. Head Turning (Cervical)
  14. Breath—Abdomen & Chest
  15. Foot/Hip Discrimination
  16. Getting Back Back
  17. Head Through the Gate
  18. Fundamental Properties (Introductory Lesson #1)
  19. On Stomach, Lengthening, Head Forward (Introductory Lesson #2)
  20. Flexors (Introductory Lesson #3)
  21. Pushing Hip Joints, Sliding Spine (Introductory Lesson #4)
  22. Left Shoulder, Lying on Side (Introductory Lesson #5)
  23. Integrating Whole Body with the Improved Shoulder (Continued from Lesson #22)
  24. On Stomach, Bumping Knees (Introductory Lesson #6)
  25. Crawling, on knees (Introductory Lesson #7)
  26. Rhythmic Coordination (Introductory Lesson #8)
  27. Awareness and Differentiation of the Toes
  28. Shoulder-Wrist Rotation and Bridge
  29. Painting the Left Side
  30. Measuring Body Distances & Lengths of Parts by Thoughts & Perception
  31. Movements of the Shoulder Blades
  32. Eye Exercises
  33. Introduction to Rolling
  34. Rolling with Knees Crossed, Holding Toes
  35. Introduction to Standing on Head
  36. Rapping Heels, Caressing Legs, Standing & Walking
  37. Fingertips Under Armpits
  38. Toad—the “Impossible” Lesson
  39. Mobilizing Pelvis Thrust
  40. Tongue
  41. Thorax & Back
  42. Buttocks & Pelvis
  43. Working Extensors of the Back

Recordings

Table of contents from mp3 edition, as sold by IFF Materials:
01-Introduction-and-General-Remarks.mp3
02-Scanning-and-General-Remarks.mp3
03-Lying-on-the-Stomach-and-Lifting-Head.mp3
04-Tilting-Cross-Legs.mp3
05-Four-Cardinal-Points-of-Support-of-Body.mp3
06-Theme-and-Variations-of-Right-Hip-Joint.mp3
07-Intro-to-Dial-Movement-of-the-Pelvis.mp3
08-First-of-Spine-Chain-Series.mp3
09-Actual-&-Mental-Right-Hip-Symphony.mp3
10-Tilting-Legs-Right-and-Left—-Lying-on-Stomach-and-Searching-Middle.mp3
11-Wringing-the-Shoulder-Girdle.mp3
12-Restoring-Life-to-Hamstrings.mp3
13-Re-education-of-the-Eyes.mp3
14-Differentiation-of-Head-Movement.mp3
15-Abdomen-and-Chest-in-Breathing.mp3
16-Foot-Hip-Discrimination.mp3
17-Walking-Backward.mp3
18-Head-Through-the-Gate.mp3
19-Mobilization-of-the-Right-Side-Only.mp3
20-Furthering-the-Learning-of-the-First-Lesson.mp3
21-Flexors-Mostly.mp3
22-Jelly-Pudding.mp3
23-Left-Shoulder-Differentiation-&-Reintegration-into-the-Self-Image.mp3
24-Raising-the-Entire-Self-to-Function-with-a-Live-Shoulder.mp3
25-Exploring-the-Extensors-of-the-Back.mp3
26-Foot-Above-the-Head-and-its-Integration-into-the-Self-Image.mp3
27-Primitive-Locomotion—Coordinating-the-Locomotive-Joints.mp3
28-Rhythmic-Coordination.mp3
29-Differentiation-of-Toes—Increasing-Awareness-of-Toes-in-Action.mp3
30-Exploring-Floor-Behind-the-Head—Making-the-Bridge.mp3
31-Looking-for-Yourself—Cleaning-the-Left-Side-of-Your-Self-Image.mp3
32-Concretizing-the-Self-Image.mp3
33-Exploring-the-Outer-Ranges-of-Hands-Behind-the-Head.mp3
34-Elementary-Eye-Training.mp3
35-Initiation-in-Rolling.mp3
36-Getting-familiar-with-the-diagonals.mp3
37-Introduction-to-Head-Stand.mp3
38-Elementary-Attempts-in-Loving-Oneself.mp3
39-Making-the-Unthinkable-Feasible.mp3
40-Doing-the-Impossible-Toad-Movement.mp3
41-Centering-for-Strength-in-Pelvis-&-Intelligence-in-Extremities.mp3
42-Sensory-Exploration-of-Lips,-Tongue,-Mouth.mp3
43-Becoming-Aware-of-Stretch-Effects-in-Extensors-through-Exercising-Flexors.mp3
44-Pelvic-Locomotion—Differentiation-of-Gluteals.mp3
45-Extensors-Put-to-Task.mp3
46-Imagination-and-Action-to-Complete-the-Back-Self-Image.mp3

Table of contents from Spanish edition, translated back to English:

  1. Scanning
  2. Face down, lifting head and legs and arms
  3. Tilting Crossed Legs
  4. Four Cardinal Points of support on hands & feet, sitting to the right and left
  5. Right hip joint. Lying down — raise knee, feet, head & shoulder
  6. Dial movement of the pelvis
  7. Spine chain; shoulder girdle
  8. Hip Rotation
  9. Tilting legs to center
  10. Shoulder rotation (wringing)
  11. Lengthening hamstrings
  12. Reeducation of the eyes
  13. Head turning (cervical)
  14. Breath — abdomen and chest
  15. Hip/foot differentiation
  16. Getting back back
  17. Head through the gate
  18. Fundamental Properties (Lesson #1 of the Introductory Series)
  19. On stomach, lengthening, head forward (Lesson #2 of the Introductory Series)
  20. Flexors (Lesson #3 of the Introductory Series)
  21. Pushing hip joints, sliding spine (Lesson #4 of the Introductory Series)
  22. Left shoulder, lying on side (Lesson #5 of the Introductory Series)
  23. Integrating whole body with the improved shoulder from lesson 22
  24. On stomach, bumping knees (Lesson #6 of the Introductory Series)
  25. [Doesn’t exist]
  26. Crawling on the knees (Lesson #7 of the Introductory Series)
  27. Rhythmic coordination (Lesson #8 of the Introductory Series)
  28. Awareness and differentiation of the toes
  29. Shoulder-wrist rotation and bridge
  30. Painting the left side
  31. Measuring body distances & lengths of parts by thought & perception
  32. Movements of the shoulder blades
  33. Eye exercises
  34. Introduction to rolling
  35. Rolling with knees crossed, holding toes
  36. Introduction to standing on the head
  37. Rapping heels; caressing legs, standing & walking
  38. Fingertips under armpits
  39. Toad — the “impossible” lesson
  40. Mobilizing pelvic thrust
  41. Tongue
  42. Thorax & back
  43. Buttocks & pelvis
  44. Working extensors of the back

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