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 […]
Amherst 1 – Week 1 – 06/09/80 PM2 – Lifting the head to activate flexors (continued)
Source Amherst Year 1 06/09/1980 Continuation of 06/09/80 PM1 Lifting the head to activate flexors Duration of the recording: 18 min. Synopsis Lying on your back, gain ease in lifting your head. This is the continuation of Lifting the head to activate flexors Lesson Outline The key movements in this ATM are: Lying on your […]
Amherst 1 – Week 1 – 06/09/80 PM1 – Lifting the head to activate flexors
Source Amherst Year 1 Duration of the recording: 26 min. Synopsis Lying on your back, gain ease in lifting your head. Lesson Outline To start all movements in this ATM, lie on your back, bend your knees, stand your feet, interlace your finger, and place your hands behind your head. The key movements are: Lift […]
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 […]
SFEC Public Workshop – Vol. 1 – 1. Lower Back Ease
Source SF Public Workshop (1976) Synopsis Focus on flexors. Lesson Outline This lesson is done lying on your back. Key movements: Lift head, explore lifting/rounding small of back. Interlace hands to lift head, explore bending knees at same time Knee to elbow: same side, opposite elbow Interlace fingers below knee, knee to chin, mouth, forehead […]
Amherst 2 – Week 1 – 06/10/81 PM2 – On back flexing torso
Source Amherst Year 2 (06/10/81) Duration of the recording: 40 min. The lesson is actually in the session (according to the content guide in the transcript and in the DVD) labelled “Rotating the shoulder” (starting at ~14 minutes in). The session that follows, which is called “On back flexing torso / Bell crawl” is a […]
SF1 – Week 1 – 17 June 1975 – On back, lifting the head with the help of the hands
Source SF Training Year 1 Tuesday morning, June 17, 1975 Synopsis 1-3 sentences. Lesson Outline Face up. Interlace hands behind head and lift head. Arms alongside, lift head. This should be more difficult, but it’s easier. Why? Bend knees, stand feet. Lift legs from floor. Then stretch them and do the same. See? It’s […]
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 […]
AY049 Sliding on one leg
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 1 Reel 4, Track 2, Lesson 3, Side A (IFF) Synopsis Lying supine and a leg in the air, explore sliding a hand along the right leg. Lesson Outline Lie face up, knees bent, feet standing. Lift R leg to ceiling. Hold inside R arch with R hand: move it around. […]
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), […]