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AY071 Preparation for a headstand, part 1

Source: Reel 6, Track 1, Lesson 1 1. Please stand on the knees. Put a soft thing on the floor, facing the head. [TN: The “soft thing” is anything soft that you can rest the top of the head on.] Place the top of the head on the floor. Please move all the way to […]

AY072 Preparation for a headstand, part 2

Source: Reel 6, Track 1, Lesson 2 1. We shall continue with the headstand. First of all, go over everything you did last time. Please stand on the knees and put the head and hands in a large triangle like the last time. Form a large triangle and do a few movements of the body […]

Amherst 2 – Week 3 – 06/24/81 am: Preparation for Headstand and Carp jump (cont.)

Source Amherst Year 2 (1981) Duration of the recording: 70 min. (Continuation of Talk—Fitting Reality to One’s Self – Carnegie and Kreuger included) Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on […]

AY164 Preparation for a headstand, #2

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 4 (151-200) Reel 12, Track 1, Lesson 4 Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs Theme Headstand Tag Carp-jump Tag Head-stand    Rolling forward: […]

Amherst 2 – Week 3 – 06/23/81 pm2 Preparation for Headstand / Crossed Ankles (cont.)

Source Amherst Year 2 (1981) Duration of the recording: 44 min. (Talk—Grades / Levels of Vitality (Hubbard) included) Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs Continuation of 06/22/81 […]

Amherst 2 – Week 3 – 06/23/81 pm1 Preparation for Headstand / Crossed Ankles

Source Amherst Year 2 (1981) Duration of the recording: 42 min. Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs Continuation of 06/22/81 PM2 Preparation for Headstand – Carp jump […]

Vancouver – UBC – 15 Aug 73 – Preparation for headstand/Carp Movements

Source Vancouver 1973 Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Elbows on Knees Roll forward over the neck before the headstand to reduce anxiety Carp Roll forward from headstand Walking on head Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme or ideas did the teacher focus on Related ATMs Theme Headstand […]

Theme Headstand

Description of the theme Lessons In addition Amherst 6/25/81 a.m. #1 Caterpillar/wave-seesaw rocking in extension 6/25/81 p.m. #1 Bell hand rolling side to back and return, explore eye socket Different Approaches to teaching the headstand Elizabeth Beringer – Strasbourg Training Prone, pressing hands, Rocking, Extension Tripods and Carps Head Through Gap/Walking on Shoulders Rolling Side […]

AY071 Preparation for a headstand, 1

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2. #71 Reel 6, Track 4, Lesson 1 (This reference is identical with the reference of AY082 in the IFF edition.) Reel 6, Track 1, Lesson 1 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Synopsis This short video is a visual reminder of AY 71 and AY 72. Someone else might interpret the […]