Vancouver – Hotel Vancouver – 3. Perfecting the pelvic clock/Breathing Out and Swallowing/Scan, 10AUG73 Pt. 2
Source Vancouver 1973 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 Pelvic Clock Theme Breathing Tag Self-hug Tag Swallowing-saliva Resources Add links to external resources that would […]
Vancouver – Hotel Vancouver – 4. Flexion (Flexor), 11AUG73
Source Vancouver 1973 – Hotel Vancouver (10-12 August 1973) 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 Flexion Lesson Theme Breathing Tag Swallowing-saliva Resources Add links to […]
AY407 Heel in the hand
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 9 Reel 26, Track 3, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 44 minutes Synopsis Supine, one knee bent, lift the hip, slide the hand towards or under the heel Lesson Outline Join the legs. Attend to the effort Spread the legs. Stand the right foot, right palm upwards Lift the right […]
LT18 Breathing
Source London Transcript (1974) 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-Saw-Breathing: Theme Breathing Resources Add links to external resources that would be of interest to the reader […]
Amherst 1 – Week 4 – 06/30/80 Rolling to the right and left (#1)
Source Amherst Year 1 (1980) – Week 4 Duration of the recording: 50 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 Tag Holding-chin Tag Coming-to-sit Tag Rolling-to-sit Tag […]
AY296 Relaxing the muscles of the throat
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 6 Reel 20, Track 3, Lesson 4 Synopsis In various positions such as sitting, kneeling, or lying on the stomach, place the palm on the scalp and move the skin in a circle. Allow the movement to gently gyrate the spine. Lesson Outline Sit, place one hand on the crown. Move […]
AY435 Alternately Stomach up/down in the Breathing
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 9 Reel 28, Track 2, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 41 minutes Synopsis Supine, breathing by means of rapid sucking in of the stomach. Subsequently, also by means of pushing the stomach out. Then finding ease in alternating between the two methods. Repeating on the side. Repeating whilst making a […]
AY275 Introduction to Walking 2, Continuation
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 19, Track 2, Lesson 5 Synopsis Continuing from AY274 which focused on balancing weight left and right and breathing, AY275 introduces movement in neck region and its impact on balancing, and later on movement forwards and backwards (of the trunk independently of the head and pelvis). Lesson Outline Stand. […]
AY274 Introduction to Walking (1)
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 19, Track 2, Lesson 4 Synopsis Standing, shifting the weight between the feet, with the feet in various configurations (uncrossed, crossed, fore foot lifted), with head mobile and immobile, with an arc or a circling movement of the pelvis. Lesson Outline Stand, shift the weight slowly between the feet, […]
AY351 Swinging the legs on the side
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 8 Reel 24, Track 1, Lesson 5 Duration: 44 minutes Synopsis Side lying, holding the shin of the upper leg parallel to the floor bring the knee in an arc from the chest to behind; the range is important – only what is possible. Sense the “tanden” (or danTian” or “Hara”) […]