AY307 The line of effort in lying on the back
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 (301-350) Reel 21, Track 2, Lesson 3 Duration: 44 minutes Synopsis AY 307 is an imaginative lesson that uses the concept of rolling a heavy iron ball along different pathways of the body while lying supine. Through precise control of this imaginary ball’s movement, you explore spinal flexion and organization […]
AY306 The line of stress in the stomach and the chest
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 (301-350) Reel 21, Track 2, Lesson 2 Duration: 43 minutes Synopsis AY 306 uses an imaginary heavy ball to clarify skeletal pathways and movement organization. Through rolling this imagined weight along arms and legs while lying supine and prone, the lesson develops awareness of bone alignment and muscular efficiency in […]
ATM 11 Becoming Aware of Parts of Which We Are Not Conscious
Source ATM Book 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 See AY 303, (somewhat, 304) and again, 305 Esalen Workshop (1972) 46 – Imagination and Action to Complete […]
AY303 A lecture/lesson: Self-image lecture, the line of a ball that rolls
Source AY Volume 7 Reel 21, Track 1, Lesson 3 Duration: 48 minutes Synopsis This imagination-based lesson uses the visualization of a rolling ball to develop clear sensory awareness and discover lines of connection between distant body parts, progressing from single limb awareness to integrating arm and leg movements through minimal physical action. Lesson Outline […]
AY112 A plane dividing the body
Source Alexander Yanai, Vol 3 #112 Reel 9, Track 1, Lesson 3 Synopsis imagining a plane dividing the body in half and moving along that plane Lesson Outline Imagine a ball on the bridge of your nose, between your eyes slowly move the ball up and down, drawing a line along your middle increase the […]
AY305 The line of effort in the back in lifting
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 Reel 21, Track 2, Lesson 1 Duration: 41 minutes Synopsis AY 305 is an imagination-based lesson performed in prone that uses the visualization of a heavy ball rolling along skeletal pathways to develop clear sensory mapping of body structure and create continuous lines of connection through the body. Lesson Outline […]