SF2 – Week 09 – 10 August 1976: Five Winds Kata, continued from Weeks 6-7
Source SF Training Year 2 (1976) Duration: 12 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 Coming-to-sit Tag Lengthening the back Five winds kata: Tanden, […]
SF2 – Week 09 – 09 August 1976: Rolling Like a Baby
Source SF Training Year 2 (1976) Duration: 102 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 Baby’s First Year Tag Rolling Tag Posture Tag Hip/Pelvis Freedom Tag […]
SF2 – Week 06 – 20 July 1976: Five Winds Kata continued
Source SF Training Year 2 (1976) Duration: 33 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 Coming-to-sit Tag Lying to Sit to Stand Tag Coming-to-stand Tag Supine-to-stand […]
AY352 Twist like in a -0 -with differentiation
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 8 Reel 24, Track 1, Lesson 6 Duration of the recording: 39 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 Imagining Tag Five-cardinal-lines […]
AY359 Tanden with bending the knees
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 8 (351-400) Reel 24, Track 2, Lesson 6 Duration: 40 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 Imagining Tag Lengthening the back […]
AY299 Distinction of the movement underneath the bellybutton in the breathing during oscillations
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 (251-300) Reel 20, Track 4, Lesson 3 (According to the german edition this source does not exist. Track 4 ends with Lesson 2. On Reel 20 no Lesson with this title was found.) Synopsis AY 299 explores the integration of paradoxical breathing with whole-body movement and balance, progressing from supine […]
Tanden, Hara, Dantian
In Alexander Yanai Lesson 351 Dr. Feldenkrais refers quite extensively to the “Tandien”, and also in lesson 359. He also obliquely mentions it at the end of AY 352. In the transcript of AY 351, Dr. Feldenkrais refers to the “tanden” as a Japanese word. What is this? see also: the Wikipedia article on “Hara” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hara_(tanden) […]
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”) […]
AY460 Separation in lying with Saika
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Lesson 460 Reel 30, Track 1, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 41 minutes Synopsis Through extending the toes with exhale “into the guts”, and exploring associated bending in the body, the student observes increased freedom in the spine and pelvis. The final movement, coming to sit, is a consequence […]