June: Unusual Configurations
Curious AY Lessons for Experienced Movers
This June, our online Feldenkrais® series explores five unusual and physically active Alexander Yanai (AY) lessons designed for experienced students, practitioners, and curious movers who enjoy intelligent movement explorations.
These lessons use twisting, bending, asymmetrical folding, head-and-spine differentiation, and unconventional movement configurations to reveal new possibilities for coordination, flexibility, balance, and whole-self organization.
Rather than emphasizing stretching or effort, these lessons invite you to discover how clearer organization emerges through attention, variation, and surprising movement problems.
The series includes explorations of:
- AY 59 — Lifting the Head with the Hands
- AY 51 — Twisting with the Head Fixed
- AY 152 — Bending While Sitting
- AY 155 — Twisting and Advanced Twists
- AY 81 — Washing the Face with the Feet
These lessons are especially suited for:
- Experienced movers interested in deeper coordination and self-organization
- Feldenkrais practitioners and trainees
- Yoga and movement teachers
- Martial artists and dancers
As the configurations become more unusual, hidden habits often become easier to sense. Many students discover greater mobility, freer breathing, clearer support, and a more integrated sense of movement—not by forcing change, but by reorganizing how the whole self works together.
Classes may be attended live online or explored later through the replay recordings at your own pace.
About the Alexander Yanai Lessons
The Alexander Yanai lessons are a remarkable collection of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais's early teachings known for their unusual configurations, inventive movement problems, and deep explorations of coordination and self-organization.
What My Students Are Saying
Al’s lessons are wonderfully uplifting. I walk taller, with more awareness and grace.”
— Laura N.
This class transforms you from the inside out. I’m amazed by how much progress I’ve made.” — Jessica
I didn’t know I’d get a transformation. I was just looking for relief!”
— Lea Murray
Why Choose Feldenkrais Lessons?
Rather than teaching static postures, Feldenkrais lessons help your nervous system learn more efficient, coordinated movement through gentle explorations—on the floor, in supported positions, and always at your own pace.
These lessons are open to anyone who wants to curiously explore unfamiliar ways of moving.
Reserve your spot now—and begin discovering how changing movement changes how you feel, think, and respond.
Join live or move at your own pace with replays all month.





Al’s February 22, 2022 lesson culminated in a whole-body side stretch that can only be described as exquisitely calming and healing. Usually, side-lying lessons are painful for me due to arthritis of my pelvis, and my hips often feel like they’ve wandered off by themselves to experience that pain.This lesson left my entire pelvis feeling loose, mobile, quiet and present in my awareness. I’m always grateful for Al’s insights at the end of a lesson, and those of the other students. As always, my gratitude!
I find the weekly class restore my sense of body movement. Al’s voice and word choice makes it easy to follow during the instructions.
Al’s lessons are wonderfully uplifting, literally and figuratively. I often walk much taller with much more awareness, pleasure, and grace. Thank you!
I absolutely LOVE this phenomenal class!!! Thanks to this class; I’m experiencing real, substantial relief (from pain) for the first time. This class transforms you from the inside out. The instructor does a fantastic job. His mastery on the subject translates into an extremely smooth and expertly guided lesson. I’m both amazed and satisfied with how much progress I have already made. This class is more than worth it; take the dive, try it out!