Your study guide for ATM lessons

AY055 Folding forward

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 2  #55 Reel 4, Track 3, Lesson 5 Synopsis On back, with feet standing, place with rightthe lower right leg is on the left knee such that the right lower leg is parallel to the face. In a variety of ways, bring the leg toward the head and the head toward […]

AY246 General coordination

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 17, Track 4, Lesson 1 Synopsis One practitioner calls this the “Feldenkrais Sampler” – a little taste of all we do. Lesson Outline Following is an outline in German, then a translation, then a detailed step-by-step. In the step-by-step, please note that the step numbers do not correspond to […]

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 […]

MG77 #01- Lifting the head on the back

Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 6 July 1977, taught by Mia Segal Synopsis 1-3 sentences. Lesson Outline Brief five cardinal lines scan. Lift head–not too many times, just enough to feel that it’s heavy, and see what moves against the floor. Bend knees, stand feet. R hand behind head. Lift head, looking at […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]