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 […]
AY320 Frog – continuation – (Toad)
Source AY Volume 7A Reel 22, Track 1, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 32 minutes (The end of the lesson is missing.) Synopsis Although the lesson title is “Frog”, it is closer to the Yoga posture of “Toad”. Lesson Outline Click to see a time-compressed version by Ute Müller (here) To add: Highly condensed […]
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 #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 […]
AY033 Hands interlaced
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 Reel 3, Track 2, Lesson 4 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 3, Track 2, Lesson 4, Side A (IFF) Synopsis This short video is a visual reminder of AY 33. Someone else might interpret the movement you see with the words in a different manner. The words written sometimes […]
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 […]
SFEC Public Workshop – Vol. 1 – 2. Rolling
Source SF Public Workshop not in SF Evening Class Notes (1976) (Ehrman, ed; 2006) Synopsis A continuation of the previous flexor lesson (Lower back ease), this one repeats many of the movements, and then adds rolling from lying to sitting and back again. Lesson Outline Lying on your back with knees bent, knee and elbow […]
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 […]
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 […]
LT05 Flexors
Source London Transcript Synopsis Taking elbows and knees towards one another, and working through the relation with the breathing, the necessity of the extensors permitting the movement, and the effects of doing small rapid movements within the medium range. Lesson Outline Face up, bend knees feet to standing. Lift head. While breathing in. Out. Higher? […]