Amherst 1 – Week 4 – 07/02/80 Rolling the Fists (#1)
Source Amherst Year 1 Duration of the recording: 50 min. Synopsis Face up, legs long and then standing, arms out to the side and hands in loose fists. Roll arms down, up. Lift pelvis and roll arms. Slow development of lifting the pelvis, including exploring each diagonal in rolling the pelvis. Lift head and roll […]
AY473 On the stomach training the back
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 30, Track 4, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 36 min. Synopsis Face down, forehead resting on elbows, feet bent to ceiling: take feet side to side, or lift one knee, and lift opposite elbow from floor (bending from wrist), varying the speed. Drag each knee up towards the […]
Amherst 2 – Week 1 – 06/10/81 PM2 – On back flexing torso
Source Amherst Year 2 (06/10/81) Duration of the recording: 40 min. The lesson is actually in the session (according to the content guide in the transcript and in the DVD) labelled “Rotating the shoulder” (starting at ~14 minutes in). The session that follows, which is called “On back flexing torso / Bell crawl” is a […]
AY170 Lifting the head diagonally
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 4 Reel 12, Track 3, Lesson 2 Synopsis The lesson has two apparent parts. The first part uses the process of raising one hip and bringing the opposite ear towards it (hence rounding in certain parts of the back, and folding in the chest). The second part uses a process of […]
MG77 #02 – Lifting head on back and stomach – basic flexion and extension
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 1977 Lesson #2; 13 July 1977; taught by Mia Synopsis This basic extensors lesson works with lifting head/arm (cheek on back of hand), and works towards lifting head and both arms and both legs at once. Variations include lifting head/arm (under head or lengthened) together with opposite long […]
AY224 Legs pushing the pelvis and rocking the back
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 16, Track 1, Lesson 3 Synopsis Part of the set of lessons relating to “spine like a Chain” or “Jelly Pudding”. In this lesson, rather than exploring ways for moving parts of the spine independently, instead the intent is for all the energy of movement (from the feet) is […]
AY114 Four diagonals in folding
Source Alexander Yanai, Vol 3 #114 Reel 9, Track 1, Lesson 5 Synopsis lifting shoulder and opposite hip connecting the diagonals across the front Lesson Outline right arm to ceiling, lift shoulder so that arm lowers to left hip left leg to ceiling, lift left hip so foot goes in direction of right shoulder other […]
AY121 Extending the arms and twisting to the back
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 3 #121 Reel 9, Track 2, Lesson 6 Synopsis On back. Differentiating the shoulder blades from torso. Lesson Outline Lie on the back. Interlace the fingers and extend the arms overhead on the floor. Right leg standing. Roll back and forth extending the arms. Repeat #1, but when you interlace the […]
Amherst 1 – Week 4 – 07/03/80 Diagonal pressing
Source Amherst Year 1 Duration of the recording: 24 min. Synopsis Moshe has been talking about note-taking, and about love and violence–being forceful and being gentle. He takes the first few steps into a lesson in rocking on the diagonal (face down, lift leg on the side towards which the face is turned, and lift […]