AY446 Ideal bending
Source Volume 9 Reel 29, Track 1, Lesson 4 Synopsis Supine, folding to sit 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 Breath-related-movement Theme Flexion Lesson Tag Sliding-hand-on-leg Flexing knees, supine: Flexing […]
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 Yoga pose Bhujapidasana (Shoulder-Pressing Pose) AY 320 PX (The Frog) develops the ability to balance on your hands with feet off the floor while your arms are threaded between your legs. […]
Amherst 1 – Week 1 – 06/10/80 AM2 – Flexing the upper body, Elbow to the knee (continued)
Source Amherst Year 1 Duration of the recording: 14 min. audio only Synopsis Flexion with emphasis on right side and breathing. Lesson Outline Lie on your back. Interlace fingers and bring them behind the head. Stand your feet. 1. Direct the R elbow and R knee toward each other and away 2. Direct the R […]
AY027 – Elbows and knees touching
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 Reel 3, Track 1, Lesson 1 (according to Eva Laser https://www.somatik.se) Reel 3, Track 1, Lesson 1, Side B (IFF) Duration 41 min. For German see AYnmal täglich: Ellenbogen und Knie berühren sich Synopsis A flexor lesson with variations of having hands under or behind the knees (in the crease), […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]