Your study guide for ATM lessons

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 […]

AY351 Swinging the legs on the side

Source Alexander Yanai Volume 8 Reel 24, Track 1, Lesson 5 Duration: 44 minutes Synopsis Side lying, holding the shin of the upper leg parallel to the floor bring the knee in an arc from the chest to behind; the range is important – only what is possible. Sense the “tanden” (or danTian” or “Hara”) […]

MG77 #12 – Tilting on knee on back

  Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 17 August 1977; Taught by Mia Synopsis This lesson works with tilting the knee to the inside and lengthening, to draw the arm (extended overhead). In lying, sitting and leaning on elbows behind, and leaning on hands behind. Variations of turning the head, and of lengthening the […]

MG78 #01 – Coordinating flexors and extensors

  Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes Taught by Gaby; 1978 #1 Synopsis Face up, legs crossed, arms in triangle: including where you stay at the end point and breathe (not see-saw!), and turning the head with and against. This is a relatively short version of “coordinating flexors and extenors” with a focus on […]

Amherst 1 – Week 3 – 06/24/80 AM2 – Tilting legs to left, prone

Source Amherst Year 1 Duration of the recording: 40 min. There is intermittent video with continuous audio. unilateral (It seems that the second half of this ATM was tought by Jerry Karzen but not recorded.) Synopsis Lying face down, knees bent, knees and ankles “tied” together. Tilt legs to the L (face looking R). Lesson […]

MG77 #06 – Tilting legs on front side to come to sit

Source/Fuente Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 1977 – 1978 Clase nocturna de Mia Segal y Gaby Yaron Synopsis/Sinopsis Starting from the belly with the head turned to the right. The lesson explores how to go from prone to sitting (with one leg in front, one leg bent to the side). The lesson has no […]

AY339 Simpler

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 7 Reel 23, Track 2, Lesson 2 Duration: 41 minutes Synopsis 5 cardinal lines, with specific clarification of the location of the hip joints and skull/C7/shoulders while maintaining idea of direction of spine; increase ability to use leg without disturbance of contact with floor (maintaining the fundamental lines). Face up, sitting, […]

AY381 Pillows right and left

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 8 Reel 25, Track 1, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 45 minutes Synopsis Here is Alfons Grabher from Improving Ability doing a Fast Forward version: Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of Moshe’s Teaching Indicate focus or key principles that are made explicit in the teaching Related […]