Your study guide for ATM lessons

AY470 Continuation with standing leg on leg

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 30, Track 3, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 40 min. Synopsis Lying on the back, foot standing on opposite shin, lift one hip and lengthen one arm above head. Draw the stomach in strongly. Also lengthen the other arm downwards.Similar action with the hands interlaced and the arms […]

AY471 Continuation holding the knee

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 30, Track 3, Lesson 4 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 AY468. Extending the arms […]

AY472 Separating on both sides

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 30, Track 4, Lesson 1 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 AY462. Separating the left […]

AY478 Chin movements on a chair

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 31, Track 1, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 39 min. Synopsis Sitting backwards on a chair, arms resting on the back rest. Flex the back whilst translating the head forwards. Also the same action with the face turned to the side. Also translating the head backwards. Lesson Outline […]

AY546 Inverting hands in clapping

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 36, Track 1, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 35 minutes Synopsis The hands are together as if for clapping throughout the whole lesson. The first half of the lesson explores movement of hands + arms along the front of the body and in the frontal plane around […]

AY517 Twisting with the hand on the knee

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Lesson 517 Reel 33, Track 4, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 44 min. Synopsis Seated in a chair (preferably with a slatted back), the student uses the chair back as an aide to twisting to each side where a number of different movement as performed to increase awareness of […]

AY518 Borei oomorei with the hands

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Lesson 518 Reel 33, Track 4, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 36 min. Synopsis A lesson focusing on the rotation of the arm to clarify movements of the shoulder joint and shoulder blade; using the movements of the whole self to improve this. Also, differentiating the movements of the […]

AY538 Rolling with the elbows interlaced

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 Reel 35, Track 2, 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 Turning-in-sitting Tag Shoulders […]

AY278 Elbows on the shoulder blades

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 19, Track 3, 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 Theme Shoulders Scapula: Resources Add links to external resources that […]

AY279 Lifting up on the hands

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 19, Track 3, Lesson 4 Synopsis On the stomach, lifting the body in a way related to the downward dog yoga position. 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 […]