Amherst 1 – Week 6 – 07/18/80 AM2 Crossing knees – crawling (part 1)

Source Amherst Year 1 (1980) Duration of the recording: 50 min. (“Old Patterns vs. New Patterns” and “Talk — Symmetry (Continued from July 17)” 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 […]

MM04 Crawling and Walking

Source The Master Moves – Mann Ranch Workshop Collection 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 Theme Walking Tag On-hands-and-knees Tag Imagining Tag Fast-movements Tag On-hands-and-feet Tag Gait […]

Rotterdam 1976 – Tape 6 – Four Points continues

Source Rotterdam 1976 Duration: 20 and 13 min. The end of the 2nd part is missing. Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Tag On-hands-and-feetHighly 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 Not-losing-front Tag Orientation-in-space […]

Rotterdam 1976 – Tape 6 – Four Points

Source Rotterdam 1976 Duration: 49 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 On-hands-and-feet     Four cardinal points:   Resources Add links to external resources that […]

AY497 Sack standing

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 32, Track 4, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 37 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 Hip/Pelvis Freedom Tag […]

AY502 Walking and crawling

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 33, Track 1, Lesson 2 Duration: 41 minutes Synopsis This lesson dives into the movements that are described as being acquired through our evolutionary ancestors; such as swimming and coming to land. Dr Feldenkrais plays with varying our locomotion patterns with stomach crawling, quadruped motion to bipedal walking. […]

AY109 Lowering the pelvis to sitting

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 3 (101-150) Reel 8, Track 4, Lesson 3 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 Rounding-And-Arching-The-Back Tag Sitting on heels Tag Wiggle-the-knees Tag […]

AY507 On the knees, bent for prayer

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 33, Track 2, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 45 min. Synopsis This lesson develops the movement of sitting back on the heels with knees on the floor. The variation in ankle and toe position adds coming to (hop to) feet standing. The lesson also introduces the concept […]

Amherst 1 – Week 2/3 – 4 points personal

Source Amherst Year 1 June 18, PM2; June 19 PM2; June 23 PM1, P2; June 24, AM1 DVD 6-7-8; VHS 15, 17, 19-21 Synopsis This series of lessons in working on four Lesson Outline June 18, PM2, 14 min., audio only: Stand: letting knees bend, reach down to touch floor with R hand (palm). Where? […]

AY528 Advancing on all fours

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 34, Track 3, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 40 min. Synopsis This lesson on hands and knees, face down, and in kneeling develops the ability to kneel, hands free from the floor, and cross one leg in front of the other. It includes threading one leg through the […]