SF3 – Day 01 – 13 June 1977 – Sawing forearms – arms crossed in front working into hands joined behind neck
Source SF Training Year 3 13 June 1977, morning Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. Lesson Outline Recall what was done in the past with interlacing hands and turning (a next approximation, deeper understanding) Lie face up. Cross hands in front of face, palms facing you. (Which arm is close?) R arm closer. Keep […]
MG77 #10 – Shoulder and hip circles on side
Source Mia Segal-Gaby Yaron Evening Class Notes 10 August 1977 (#10), taught by Mia Segal Synopsis Write a couple of sentences. 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 ATMs Theme Shoulders Tag Hip/Pelvis Freedom Tag Scan Tag […]
SFEC Notes – 14. Shoulder circles
Source SF Evening Class Notes (1976) (Ehrman, ed; 2005) Synopsis This is a lesson in side-lying, playing with shoulder circles (and moving in the direction of adding hip circles). Its distinctive feature is the idea of the arm and hand functioning as a piston, moving up and down (or forward and back) as the shoulder […]
AY096 Sinking the spine between the shoulder blades
Source Alexander Yanai Vol. 2 #96 Reel 7, Track 4, Lesson 3 Synopsis This is a Sphinx lesson done prone resting on elbows and forearms, sinking the thoracic between the shoulders, causing the scapulas to slide along the ribs. There are several movements done explicitly to help increase the ability of the student to move […]
AY160 Sliding the back of the hands behind the back
Source Alexander Yanai Volume 4, Lesson 160 Reel 11, Track 4, Lesson 3 Synopsis In this lesson, Dr. Feldenkrais describes a process that leads to two common Yoga postures, Reverse Prayer and asymmetric arms behind head (Pashchima Namakarasana, and Gomukhasana, respectively) Lesson Outline In a series of carefully graded steps while (mostly) lying on […]
Amherst 2 – Week 6 – 07/13/81 Supine interlacing fingers / Clasped Hands Rotation
Source Amherst Year 2 Duration of the recording: am: 19 min. pm: 31 min. Synopsis Lying face up and face down, fingers interlaced: twisting the forearms, while moving the hands up and down, and in a circle around the head. Using the distal to address the proximal. Lesson Outline Lying face up, hands interlaced, […]
AY240 Twisting the pelvis with a long arm
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 5 Reel 17, Track 2, Lesson 3 Synopsis Lying face up, with one arm extended overhead and one arm down alongside, you experiment with variations of tilting the crossed knees to the side, rolling the whole body to the side with the head resting on the upper arm (then lifting […]
AY124 Work with the active (dominant) hand
Source Alexander Yanai Vol 3 #124 Reel 9, Track 4, Lesson 1 Synopsis This lesson works to reduce effort in the dominant hand, arm, and shoulder. Lesson Outline First Outline Lie on your back Notice movement of the breath How does your pelvis lie on the floor? Your shoulder girdle? Bring your attention to your dominant […]