Your study guide for ATM lessons

AY404 Bending with the help of the feet in contact

Source Vol 9 (401-450) Reel 26, Track 3, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 41 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 Side-bending Tag Side-bending-supine Tag […]

AY525 Lifting head and eyes

Source Alexander Yanai Volume 11 Reel 34, Track 2, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: unknown According to the german edition this lesson is not on the hebrew CD’s. Synopsis Lying face down, lifting and turning the head upwards and backwards, differentiating the eyes from the movement of the head. Lesson Outline Lie face down, […]

AY364 Elbows and knees

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 8 (351-400) Reel 24, Track 3, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 42 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 AY365 Elbows and […]

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 […]

AY442 Ankle on the Knee to Sitting

Source Alexander Yanai Vol. 9 Reel 28, Track 4, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 43 minutes Synopsis Coming from lying to sitting by means of holding the knee, leg or foot. This is a pretty ‘gymnastic’ lesson which ends with a brief visit to primary image and using swallowing to influence breathing, which is […]

AY313 Rolling at the rate of stretching and bending

Source AY Volume 7 Reel 21, Track 4, Lesson 1 Duration: 40 minutes Synopsis A delightful rolling lesson. Rolling is creating through extension and flexion Lesson Outline Effortless rolling occurs through differentiating extension-flexion on the sides; that is, starting with full flexion of arms and legs on back, differentially extending the right arm and leg […]

MG77 #14 – Diagonal extension of arms and legs on back and stomach

  Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 24 August 1977; Taught by Mia Synopsis Feel where the 2 diagonales (foot to opposite shoulder) are crossing. Lesson Outline On back, legs shoulder length. Lengthen L leg from heel. Other side. Then alternate. R arm above head (45 degree angle). Lengthen R arm. Then L arm. […]

Amherst 1 – Week 1 – 6/13/80 AM1 – Rolling back to side

  Source Amherst Year 1 June 13, AM1; DVD 4; VHS 9 Labelled “Talk: Chronology of movements” in the Table of Contents, but first 46 minutes are talk about sensory modalities, and Rolling lesson starts after that. Duration of the recording: 69 min. (without “Talk: Chronology of movements”) audio only Synopsis A lesson in rolling […]

AY548 On right side, head and knee under the frame of left arm

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 #548 Reel 36, Track 3, Lesson 1 (According to hebrew CD, differs from IFF edition.) Duration of the recording: 35 minutes Synopsis Lying on right side, left hand in bridge and right arm in various positions (under head bent and extended), slide head and knee towards one another, with variations […]

AY059 – Lifting the head with the hands

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2 #59 Reel 5, Track 1, Lesson 1 Synopsis A flexion lesson of lifting head, lifting legs, and moving head to the legs. Interesting variations: Having the legs long pointing to the ceiling and then circling the legs Having the legs long pointing to the ceiling and then bringing the legs […]