Your study guide for ATM lessons

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. […]

AY503 Hopping and arms

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 11 (501-550) Reel 33, Track 1, Lesson 3 Duration: 36 minutes 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 AY501. Introduction to walking. (Page 3411) […]

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 […]

AY373 Turning on the heels

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 8 Reel 24, Track 4, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 34 minutes 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 In-standing Tag Hip/Pelvis […]

AY276 Partial turnings to the fronts 3

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 6 Reel 19, Track 3, Lesson 1 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 AY274 Introduction to walking 1. (Page 1869) AY275 Introduction to […]

AY138 Walking on the heels

Source Alexander Yanai Volume 3 Reel 10, Track 2, Lesson 4 Synopsis Summary: Standing, lifting one or both heels, also the forefoot, also focus on direction of lift towards the 1st and 2nd toe, also walking on the heels. Lesson Outline Stand. Lift the heels from the floor and let them strike as they drop. […]

SF1 – Week 3 – 1 July 1975: Walking

Source SF Training Year 1 (1975) 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 Resources Add links to external resources that would be of interest to the […]

IDF06 Sliding along both legs

Source Israeli Defense Force Radio Series 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 Caressing leg in standing: Theme sliding hands on legs Resources Add links to external resources […]

AY458 Bending Knees – Lying

Source Alexander Yanai Vol 10 Reel 29, Track 4, Lesson 4 Duration of the recording: 36 minutes Synopsis Thematic continuation of previous two lessons in particular, and the last dozen or so in general Flexing the hip and protruding the tail backwards, pushing the belly out and down between the legs Relevance to lengthening of […]

AY449 Bending in standing

Source Volume 9 Reel 29, Track 2, Lesson 3 Duration of the recording: 40 minutes Synopsis A delightful lesson demonstrating the how movements on the floor and in standing inform each other, and improve each other. Lesson Outline Highly condensed outline of key movements Focus of the teaching In addition to the movements, what theme […]