Your study guide for ATM lessons

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

AY513 Reptiles

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 33, Track 3, Lesson 4 Duration: 38 minutes Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Lie on your stomach. Turn your pelvis so that your right leg bends on the floor…your right knee. Now do the other leg; turn your pelvis so that your left leg bends […]

AY510 Knees righting

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 33, Track 3, Lesson 1 Duration: 38 minutes Synopsis Distinctions of relationships of head, eyes, and balance on heels, toes, homolateral and contralateral in standing and on all fours. Lesson Outline Interlace fingers behind neck; walk forward Coordinate as you step R foot forward, bring your L elbow […]

Amherst 2 – Week 3 – 06/23/81 pm1 Preparation for Headstand / Crossed Ankles

Source Amherst Year 2 (1981) Duration of the recording: 42 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 Continuation of 06/22/81 PM2 Preparation for Headstand – Carp jump […]

Amherst 2 – Week 3 – 06/22/81 pm2 Preparation for head stand – Carp jump

Source Amherst Year 2 (1981) Duration of the recording: 43 min. (Talk—Headstand 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 focus on Related ATMs Theme Headstand Tag Carp-jump Tag On-hands-and-knees Tag Flex-feet Tag […]