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SB2 Flexing and Extending the Foot while pressing body parts and Lengthening

Source South Bend Workshop (1980) Duration of the recording: 56 min. aka. Coordinating Flexion & Extension on back 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 Flex-feet Tag […]

MM02 Thinking and Doing

Source The Master Moves – Mann Ranch Workshop Collection Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching mostly in imagination Related ATMs Tag Palms-on-floor-supine Tag Coming-to-sit Tag Fast-movements Tag Diagonals Tag Side-bending-supine Tag Side-bending Tag unilateral Tag Imagining   Flexing knees, supine: Flexing hips, supine: […]

AY459 Pulling the knees and straightening the knees

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 29, Track 4, Lesson 5 Duration of the recording: 32 minutes The lesson is incomplete. Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline lie on back, legs long & together bend L leg, L foot touches R leg slide L foot towards & away from pelvis, always touching R […]

AY345 Diagonal image

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 Reel 23, Track 3, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 43 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 […]

AY458 Bending Knees – Lying

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 29, Track 4, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 36 minutes Synopsis Thematic continuation of previous two lessons in particular, and the last dozen or so in general Flexing the hip and protruding the tail backwards, pushing the belly out and down between the legs Relevance to lengthening of […]

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 […]