Comments on: New Liz Sisco ATM “Edges of the Feet” based on AY#433

By: Daphne

Daphne — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:51:38 +0000

Hi Lynette!
thanx for the reference to reel track etc. i’ll check the links you mentioned.
i taught the lesson in my groups. it took a while to get the position of the feet right , coordinating head and foot movement took some time. people were very tired at the end of lesson, mostly mentally. when they stood up they felt taller and more connected to the ground.
now i’ll check how Moshe taught the lesson. sure i’ll be surprised with his comments and reactions to what people were doing .

By: Satu

Satu — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:15:23 +0000

Thank you, Lynette!

The position you described was actually the one I ended up with, it just felt so weird I thought that I might have gotten it wrong.

Well, most Feldenkrais lessons are kind of weird !

By: Lynette Reid

Lynette Reid — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:07:13 +0000

Yes I’m crazy about Feldynotebook! I hope people really start using it.

Funny–this lesson seems to be a favorite of the advanced training circuit. I’ve done it with two different trainers.

Are there other AYs that make more explicit the lifting of the edges of the feet and the int/ext rotation at the hip? I personally find the connection obscure, and I noted working on this yesterday that although it got a big emphasis in all the advanced trainings I’ve been to on this, also reflected in Liz’s recording, it’s not emphasized in the transcript of 433. Interesting.

By: Falk

Falk — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:11:22 +0000

hi lynette, those notes (see link above) on the lesson are wonderful. the feldynotebook is an amazing resource.

By: Lynette Reid

Lynette Reid — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:01:40 +0000

I wrote some notes on this lesson on feldynotebook: http://feldynotebook.wikispaces.com/Edges+of+the+feet

By: Lynette Reid

Lynette Reid — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:04:52 +0000

Hi Satu,

It’s maybe not entirely clear, but most of the lesson is in the position you reach by lying on your bank, standing your feet a comfortable distance apart, and then opening one knee to the side, and sliding that foot in the space between the remaining standing foot and the buttock on that side. Then you move the standing foot to stand actually on top of the inside border of the foot whose knee is lying open. I think the group she was teaching “got it” fairly quickly, so she doesn’t always give this really clearly!

-Lynette

By: admin

admin — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:43:12 +0000

hello lynette, thanks for providing this info and the spreadsheet reference. i will use it in the future! -falk

By: Lynette Reid

Lynette Reid — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:34:40 +0000

I keep a spreadsheet at http://kinesophics.ca/resources/atm_spreadsheet

AY 433 is Reel 28, Track 2, Lesson 1. This is recorded in the IFF-published translation.

By: Satu

Satu — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:29:14 +0000

This is a difficult lesson for me to follow, I’m not sure I did what I was supposed to do at all.

I was most confused about how the feet were placed in relationship to each other. How exactly am I supposed to place them?

A picture would be great help.

My brain and feet appear to enjoy the lesson anyway, I’m now much more aware of the posture of my feet and ankles.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:40:23 +0000

hi daphne, i would be happy to give the reel, track, and lesson # for the lesson. However, I don’t have that information. the lesson was taught in liz and my training and AY#433 was the only reference given. if anyone happens to have this information, please share it. thanks. -falk