Amherst 1 – Week 4 – 06/30/80 Rolling to the right and left (#3)
Source Amherst Year 1 (1980) – Week 4 Duration of the recording: 34 min. 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 Coming-to-stand Tag Holding-chin Tag Not-losing-front Tag […]
Amherst 1 – Week 4 – 06/30/80 Rolling to the right and left (#1)
Source Amherst Year 1 (1980) – Week 4 Duration of the recording: 50 min. 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 Holding-chin Tag Coming-to-sit Tag Rolling-to-sit Tag […]
Amherst 1 – Week 3 – 06/27/80 Holding chin and rolling (#2)
Source Amherst Year 1 (1980) – Week 3 Duration of the recording: 35 min. (Talk: “How do you know which is the right side?” included.) 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 […]
Amherst 1 – Week 3 – 06/27/80 Holding chin and rolling (#1)
Source Amherst Year 1 (1980) – Week 3 Duration of the recording: 51 min. 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 Holding-chin Tag Coming-to-sit Tag Rolling-to-sit Tag […]
AY296 Relaxing the muscles of the throat
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 6 Reel 20, Track 3, Lesson 4 Synopsis In various positions such as sitting, kneeling, or lying on the stomach, place the palm on the scalp and move the skin in a circle. Allow the movement to gently gyrate the spine. Lesson Outline Sit, place one hand on the crown. Move […]
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 […]
AY348 Arm and knee on the diagonal
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 Reel 23, Track 4, Lesson 3 Duration: 44 minutes Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Supine. Scan. Then sit. Feet soles facing each other but not touching; separate feet by about 8”. Now lie down on the back, with legs wide like that comfortably, like frog legs but […]
AY332 With the hand leaning on the knee
Source AY Volume 7, Part B. Reel 22, Track 4, Lesson 4 Duration: 43 minutes Synopsis The title is incorrect. At no time does one use the hand to lean on the knee. This is a nice preparation/clarification of some functions needed in the Yoga pose “Downward Dog” The first part of the lesson investigates […]
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 […]
AY233 With the legs joined lying on the floor
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 16, Track 4, Lesson 4 Synopsis This lesson, in supine, combines side-bending and extension. The hand on the same side reaches underneath the foot, grasping the heel, the arch, or between the toes. The foot then stands on that hand, and then, using the foot to push to extend […]