Vancouver – Edmonds Center – 8. Sit, head around shoulder girdle …….jelly pudding pelvis…… Roll onto back
Source Vancouver (1973) 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 Base-of-neck Tag Jelly-pudding-pelvis Tag Pendulum-movement-head Resources Add links to external resources that would be […]
Vancouver – Edmonds Center – 7. Elbows/Knees
Source Vancouver 1973 Synopsis The title in the content list “prone to sit” is wrong. That happened already in track 6. Track 7 starts with a variation of “Tilting elbow and knee inside and outside” and continues with the “Rolling to sit”-theme from 4. Supine, arms crossed over chest rock, 5. Short instruction in rolling […]
Vancouver – Edmonds Center – 5. Short instruction in rolling to sit
Source Vancouver 1973 Synopsis The title from the content list is misleading, if you see it as a singular ATM, but it makes sense, if you consider this as a part of a “Rolling to sit”-series. MF taught here a combination of “Seeing the heels” and “Rolling the head between the hands” (head is lying […]
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 […]
AY442 Ankle on the Knee to Sitting
Source Alexander Yanai Vol. 9 Reel 28, Track 4, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 43 minutes Synopsis Coming from lying to sitting by means of holding the knee, leg or foot. This is a pretty ‘gymnastic’ lesson which ends with a brief visit to primary image and using swallowing to influence breathing, which is […]
AY429 Ankle and head on the side
Source AY Volume 9 Reel 28, Track 1, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 35 minutes Synopsis Preparation for Supine to sitting, either through rolling to side, or directly in front, with particular attention to the weight & orientation of head, use of the legs for counter-balance, and attending to changes in the center that […]
AY532 Continuation to sitting
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 34, Track 4, Lesson 2 Duration of the recording: 40 minutes Synopsis Continuing from the previous lesson, in this lesson you explore the difference between closing the legs and opening the legs as you come up to sit from lying on your side with the bottom leg extended straight […]
AY531 Continuation
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 34, Track 4, Lesson 1 Duration of the recording: 34 minutes Synopsis (Returning to AY 526 (on the side, caressing straight legs)): Lie on the side, bottom leg extended at 90 degrees in front and top leg bent behind, stroking the top of the extended bottom leg with the […]
AY530 Crossing knees to sit
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 34, Track 3, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 36 minutes Synopsis This advanced lesson builds on the previous, through taking crossed knees from side to side with hands tucked behind the back, to sitting up from a position side lying, top knee lying on the floor behind the […]
E33 Introduction to rolling
Source Esalen Workshop ATM Notes, 1972 Synopsis 1-3 sentences. Lesson Outline Sit, hold heels with hands. Lean to R until R leg touches floor. Hold L foot (fingers/thumb together) with L hand, R hand still under heel; lean R and lift L leg. Other side. L elbow comes to floor in front of L knee. […]