AY503 Hopping and arms
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 33, Track 1, Lesson 3 Duration: 36 minutes 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 AY501. Introduction to walking. (Page 3411) […]
AY386 With the palm up, twisting
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 8 Lesson 386 Reel 25, Track 2, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 46 minutes IFF: With the exception of few variations this lesson is almost identical to AY064 Tilting the head while lifting the hip. (Page 413). This lesson is another and was recorded another time. Synopsis Write a couple […]
SF Quest – The bell hand: soft opening and closing movements of the hand
Source 1981 San Francisco Quest Workshop Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching MF: “Undo it, as if you stopped thinking of the fist…That is the easiest movement we can do. It’s almost like moving the eyelid Close and open, as slowly, as comfortable, […]
AY463 Sh pa gat or The splits
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 (451-500) Reel 30, Track 1, Lesson 4 Duration: 38 minutes 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 Tag Hip/Pelvis Freedom Tag Fast-movements Splits: […]
AY017 Breathing
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 (1-50) Reel 2, Track 2, Lesson 2 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 1, Track 2, Lesson 2 (IFF) Duration 37 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Atmen Synopsis Sense the movement of the breath with the hands (external sensation). Forced exhalation and deglutition. Compare mouth and nose breathing. Compare […]
AY515 Dragging knees to the stomach
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Lesson 515 Reel 33, Track 4, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 36 min. Synopsis Throughout this lesson, you do a movement face down, and then do it face up, imagining a floor in front of you that constrains your movement. The basic theme, as the title says, is the […]
AY028 Legs crossed and expanding chest and abdomen
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 #28 Reel 3, Track 1, Lesson 2 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 1, Track 1, Side A, Lesson 2 (IFF) Duration 42 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Beine überkreuz und Brustkorb und Bauch erweitern Synopsis This “coordinating flexors and extensors” lesson includes variations of seesaw breathing, hugging yourself, […]
AY217 On the side, the sternum becoming flexible
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 #217 Reel 15, Track 2, Lesson 3 Synopsis This lesson involves lying on the side, but with the shoulders turned back towards the floor/face towards ceiling. You explore various directions of lifting and turning the head, using your fingertips to soften your ribcage and slide your sternum. Lesson Outline On […]
AY308 Skewering the spine in the chest
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 #308 Reel 21, Track 2, Lesson 4 Duration: 39 minutes Synopsis 1-3 sentences. Lesson Outline Face up, stand feet. Roll pelvis to increase arch in back. Same, roll pelvis to take belt towards floor. Alternate: roll up and down. Accent on upwards movement. Interlace fingers behind head; lift head. Same […]
AY433 Edges of the feet
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 9 Reel 28, Track 2, Lesson 1 Synopsis This lesson relates the ability to sit cross-legged with the movement of the ankle, lower legs, and hips invoked by lifting the inside and outside of the feet–developing freedom in the neck as the ankle moves through this range of movement. Lesson Outline […]