AMHERST TRANSCRIPTS
Moshe's last classes were taught at Amherst
University in Boston, Massachusetts in 1980 and 1981. The
transcripts feature his verbatim teachings. They are bound
volumes, each containing two weeks of material.
Week
1, 8-11 June 1981
|
8 June 1981
|
|
Morning Session Tape #1
|
1-16 |
| Talk-Change [LF1] Only in Action / Arguments
for/Against Change |
1 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #2 |
17-37 |
| ATM-Flexing of Right Palm / Flex Hand
to Stand |
17 |
| Talk-Spatial Relationships |
32 |
|
9 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #3 |
1-13 |
| ATM-Flexing of right Palm / Press Floor
to Lift Knee |
1 |
|
Afternoon Session Tape #4
|
14-33 |
| ATM-Prone to Standing While Flexing Right
Hand / Bell Hand in Hair |
16 |
| Talk-About the Previous Movement |
29 |
|
10 June 1981
|
|
Morning Session Tape #5
|
1-26 |
| Talk-About Anatomy |
1 |
| ATM-Flexing Hands and Feet Together /
Flex Fingers and Toes |
2 |
| Talk-About Anatomy (continued) |
3 |
| ATM-Flexing Hands and Feet
Together / Flex Fingers and Toes (continued) |
9 |
| Talk-About Anatomy (continued). |
16 |
| ATM-Sitting, Shoulder Forward to Ear |
18 |
| ATM-Sitting, Shoulder Forward to Ear
(continued) |
20 |
|
Afternoon Session Tape #6
|
27-48 |
| ATM-Rotating the Shoulders / Shoulders
to Ceiling, Hips to Shoulders |
27 |
| ATM-On Back, Flexing Torso / Bell Crawl |
40 |
|
11 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #7 |
1-24 |
| Talk-Rituals |
1 |
| ATM-Swimming Crawl / Bell Hand, Think
Toes |
2 |
| Talk-Habit and Psychoanalysis |
21 |
| ATM-Swimming Crawl / Bell
Hand, Think Toes (continued) |
22 |
|
Afternoon Session Tape #8
|
25-43 |
| ATM-Interlacing Hand and Foot / Sit,
Shoulder Forward, Rotate Head |
26 |
| Talk-Survival and Posture |
31 |
| ATM-Interlacing Hand and Foot / Sit,
Shoulder Forward, Rotate Head (cont.) |
35 |
| Talk-Thinking and Speaking / Talking
Is Not Thinking |
36 |
Week
2, 15-18 June 1981
|
15 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #9 |
1-25 |
| Talk-Change Normal Behavior / To correct
is Incorrect |
1 |
| ATM-Interlacing Fingers and Toes to Lift
foot |
6 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #10 |
26-42 |
| ATM-Standing on all Fours
/ Preparation for Judo Roll |
26 |
| Talk-A Funny Story (Margaret Mead) |
36 |
| ATM-Standing on all Fours / Preparation
for Judo Roll (continued) |
38 |
|
16 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #11 |
1-26 |
| ATM-Bring Right Foot to Left Hand / Walk
Right Foot Around Left Knee |
1 |
| Talk-"Go Slowly" |
20 |
ATM-Bring Right Foot to Left Hand / Walk
Right Foot Around Left
Knee (continued) |
21 |
| Talk-Scolosis and Habits |
23 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #12 |
27-40 |
| ATM-Bring Right Foot to Left Hand (on
other side) / Roll Over/Hands on Head |
27 |
| Talk-The Brain and the Nervous System |
27 |
| ATM-Bring Right Foot to Left Hand / Roll
Over/Hands on Head (continued) |
33 |
| ATM-Rolling Head on All Fours / Rock
Head on Floor |
38 |
|
17 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #13 |
1-26 |
ATM-Arms Crossed, Fingers Interlaced
Behind Head / Crossed Elbows,
Fingers Laced |
1 |
Talk-Being Straight and Perception /
Corrections Perceived as Errors /
An Error in the Opposite Direction |
4 |
ATM-Arms Crossed, Fingers Interlaced
Behind Head / Crossed Elbows,
Fingers Laced (continued) |
17 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #14 |
27-51 |
| Talk-Use of Pain; Forgetting and Becoming
Skeleton |
27 |
ATM-Holding Ankles - 3 Ways to Roll From
Lying to Sitting / Roll
Around Holding Feet |
36 |
|
18 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #15 |
1-22 |
| Talk-Thinking Means New Means of Action
/ Function as Measure of I.Q |
1 |
| ATM-Three Ways to Roll From Lying to
Sitting / Three or More Ways to Roll |
19 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #16 |
23-42 |
ATM-Three Ways to Roll From Lying to
Sitting / Three or More Ways
to Roll (continued) |
23 |
| Talk-Neuroses, Schizophrenia, and the
Chemist Who Saw Midgets |
33 |
| ATM-Roll Lying to Sitting From the Stomach |
36 |
Week
3, 22-25 June 1981
|
22 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #17 |
1-18 |
| Talk-Take Care of Yourself |
1 |
| Talk-Movement Notation |
1-2 |
| ATM-Supine: Holding Behind Left Knee
and Straightening Leg / Flex Leg Roll-up, Supine |
2-9 |
| Talk-Relationship of FI to other methods |
9-18 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #18 |
19-38 |
| ATM-Continuation of Previous Lesson /
Heel/Clock Roll-up |
19-21 |
| Talk-FI and Knowing What To Do |
22-23 |
| ATM -Continuation of previous ATM |
23-26 |
| Talk-FI and Knowing What To Do (continued) |
26-27 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand - Carp
Jump |
27-34 |
| Talk-Headstanding |
34 |
| ATM-Continuation of previous ATM |
34-38 |
|
23 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #19 |
1-21 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand / Crossed
feet, Knee/Hand Lift |
1-2 |
| Talk-Freud and Intuition |
3-9 |
| ATM-Continuation of previous ATM) |
9 |
| Talk-FI-Being Sensitive to
Changes |
9-10 |
| ATM-Continuation of previous ATM |
10-12 |
| FI Demonstration |
13-21 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #20 |
22-43 |
| Talk-Functional Integration as Improvisation |
22-25 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand / Crossed
Ankles |
25-34 |
| Talk-Grades/Levels of Vitality (Hubbard) |
34-41 |
| ATM-Continuation of previous ATM |
41-43 |
|
24 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #21 |
1-23 |
| Talk-Fitting Reality to One's Self -
Carnegie and Kruger |
1-9 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand and Carp
Jump |
9-17 |
| Talk-Continuation of previous talk |
17-19 |
| ATM-Continuation of previous
ATM |
19-23 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #22 |
24-45 |
| Talk-Continuation of previous talk |
24-31 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand and Carp
Jump, Shoulder Roll |
32-45 |
|
25 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #23 |
1-16 |
| ATM-Body Like a Wave/Caterpillar Wave |
1-11 |
| Talk-Habit and Psychoanalysis |
11-12 |
| ATM-Continuation of previous ATM |
12-16 |
| Afternoon Session Tape
#24 |
17-40 |
| Talk-About the Brain |
17-20 |
| ATM-Fast Movements/Starfish |
20-27 |
| ATM-Exploring Eye Structure in Relationship
to the Spine |
27-40 |
Week
4, 29 June-2 July 1981
|
29 June 1981
|
|
Morning Session Tape #25
|
1-25 |
| Talk-Movement Notion |
2 |
| ATM-Carp Jump Review, Finding Your Hip
Joint, Shoulder Roll Review |
4 |
| Talk-Growth is Painful |
16 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand: Rock on
Head |
17 |
| Talk-Growth is Painful (continued) |
22 |
| ATM-Continuation of previous ATM |
23 |
| Afternoon Session (The beginning is
on the end of tape #25) |
26-50 |
| Talk-About FI |
26 |
| Tape #26, Talk-Continuation of talk-About
FI |
29 |
| Video-Riassa's FI lesson-Using a Board
to Reorganize the Feet |
32 |
|
30 June 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #27 |
1-20 |
| Talk-Questions and Answers About Raissa |
1 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand / Extensions-On
Stomach |
13 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #28 |
21-40 |
| Talk-Use of Approximation in FI |
21 |
| FI Video-Elizabeth's lesson / Elizabeth
Says 'Yes' |
23 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand: Turn the
Head |
36 |
|
1 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #29 |
1-23 |
ATM-Prone Worm Movements / Worm on Stomach
(Includes On the Back to Release Extensors; The Bow,
Imagining Knee
to Elbow, Worm on Back, Rock on Head, and Hands Under
Knees) |
1 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand / Falling
Out of Headstand |
13 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #30 |
23-42 |
| Talk-Giving Up Fear |
23 |
| ATM-Sitting: Releasing Hand; Walking
on Buttocks |
24 |
| ATM-Jumping on Buttocks / Hop on Butt;
Hop to Feet |
35 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand / Walk
on Head |
42 |
|
2 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #31 |
1-20 |
| FI-Practice-Rolling the Head |
1 |
| Talk-About the Skeleton; Risk is Instability |
3 |
ATM-Rolling to Side While Lengthening
the Other Side / Rolling on Back
from Fetal Pose |
14 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #32 |
21-42 |
| Talk-About the Skeleton (continued) |
21 |
ATM-Rolling to Side While Lengthening
the Other side / Roll on Back
from Fetal Pose (continued) |
37 |
Week
5, 6 July-9 July 1981
|
6 July 1981
|
|
Morning Session Tape #33
|
1-18
|
|
FI-Demonstration: Lifting, Rolling Heads; Lifting
Rotating Heels
|
1
|
|
FI-Practice: Lifting, Rolling and Lifting Heads;
Rolling Heels
|
9
|
|
Afternoon Session Tape #34
|
19-36
|
| ATM-Prone-Hands in Bridge, Rotate Body |
19
|
ATM-Arching Back to Bridge / Bridge on
Head, Holding Ankles
and Sitting Bridge |
29 |
|
7 July 1981
|
|
Morning Session Tape #35
|
1-22 |
| Talk-Thinking Genius / Context, Playing
and FI |
1 |
| FI Practice: Press on Head |
9 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #36 |
23-47 |
| ATM-Bridging on Back and Walking on Shoulders |
23 |
| Talk-Effects and Pressures |
25 |
| ATM-Bridging on Back and Walking on Shoulders
(Continuation) |
28 |
| Demonstration-Bridging |
33 |
| ATM-Bridging on Back and Walking on Shoulders
(Continuation) |
37 |
|
8 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #37 |
1-24 |
| Talk-Meaning of Words |
1 |
| ATM-Bridging on Back and Walking on Shoulders
(Continuation) |
5 |
| Talk-Meaning of Words (Continuation) |
6 |
| ATM-Bridging on Back and Walking on Shoulders
(Continuation) |
7 |
| Talk-When to Stop FI Lessons / When to
Quit |
15 |
| ATM-Bridging on Back and Walking on Shoulders
(Continuation) |
18 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #38 |
25-47 |
| FI Practice: Moving Head From Kneeling,
One Leg Standing |
25 |
| Talk-Moshe's 'Tendentiousness' |
37 |
| Talk-Deciding What to do Next in Class |
39 |
| FI Practice: Moving Head and Pelvis From
Kneeling, One Leg Standing |
41 |
|
9 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #39 |
1-22 |
| ATM-Preparation for Headstand / Semi-bridge
on back, hold ankles |
1 |
| Talk-Knowledge / Story of Wolves / Sex
and Society |
12 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #40 |
23-36 |
| FI-Demonstration and Practice: Rolling
from Hands and Feet |
23 |
Week
6, 13 July-16 July 1981
|
13 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #41 |
1-13 |
| FI-Demonstration and Practice: Exploring
Ilium, Sacrum, Coccyx |
1 |
| ATM-Supine: Interlacing Fingers / Clasped
Hands Rotation |
4 |
| Talk-Pain and Movement: Inter-relationships
in the Body |
7 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #42 |
14-37 |
| Talk-Pain and Movement |
14 |
| ATM-Supine: Interlacing Fingers / Clasped
Hands Rotation (Continuation) |
25 |
| Talk-Equalizing Tonus / Equal Tonus in
the Ideal |
33 |
|
14 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #43 |
1-24 |
| FI Video-Jonathan H.'s FI Lesson-Rolling
to Sitting to Crawling |
1 |
| Talk-Ingredients of Movement |
14 |
| Talk-More About Jonathan's FI Lesson |
16 |
| FI Video-Jonathan H.'s FI Lesson-Rolling
to Sitting to Crawling (Continuation) |
17 |
| FI Video-Kimberly E.'s FI Lesson-Sitting
on Moshe's Knee |
19 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #44 |
25-34 |
| Talk-More About Jonathan's FI Lesson
(Continued) |
25 |
| FI Video-Kimberly E.'s FI Lesson-Sitting
on Moshe's Knee (Continuation) |
25 |
| FI Video-Hazel B.'s FI Lesson-Dancing
at 65 Years |
27 |
| Talk-The Diversity of FI's |
29 |
| Talk-More About Hazel's FI Lesson |
31 |
| Video-Jennifer T.'s FI Lesson-Rolling
on the Floor |
32 |
|
15 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #45 |
1-20 |
| Talk-Student Use of Trademarks |
1 |
| ATM-Bridging on Right Side / Side Wave
(Under Gate) |
2 |
| Talk-Excitation and Inhibition / Focus
of Excitation in Motor Cortex |
12 |
| ATM-Bridging on Right Side / Side Wave
(Under Gate) (Continuation) |
17 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #46 |
21-41 |
| ATM-Back Like a Bridge / Rolls; Shoulder
Press/Pelvic Lift |
21 |
| ATM-Beginning of Scissoring Legs on Floor
/ Jumping Hurdles |
36 |
|
16 July 1981
|
| Morning Session Tape #47 |
1-23 |
| Talk-Effect of Blood Pressure From Standing
on the Head |
1 |
| FI-Demonstration and Practice: Work with
Head While Kneeling |
6 |
| Talk-Simple things are Complex |
13 |
| ATM-Scissoring Legs on Floor / Jumping
Hurdles (Continuation) |
16 |
| Talk-Don't Prepare Yourself |
22 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #48 |
24-40 |
| ATM-Walking On Your Stomach (Includes
Telescope Eyes) |
24 |
| ATM- Walking On Your Stomach (Includes
Hopping on Butt) |
34 |
Week 7, 20 July-23 July 1981
|
20 July 1981 |
Morning Session Tape #49 |
1-22 |
| ATM—Improving Bending of Wrist / Right Eye to Rise on Right |
1 |
| ATM—Pressure on the Shoulders / Arc of Pressure on the Floor From Hand to Foot |
17 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #50 |
23-40 |
| Talk—Understanding by Approximation |
23 |
| ATM—Lengthening the Right Side / Look Inside |
26 |
| FI Practice—Developing Sensitivity Within Yourself |
34 |
| ATM—Review Arc of Pressure, Looking Inside |
39 |
|
21 July 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #51 |
1-15 |
| ATM—Supine Rotating Around Feet, Pelvis and Neck / Baby Crawls on Back |
1 |
| FI Practice—Moving Head Right and Left, on Stomach |
12 |
| FI Demonstration—Moving Head Right and Left, on Stomach |
13 |
| FI Practice—Moving Head Right and Left, on Stomach (Continued) |
14 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #52 |
16-38 |
| Talk—How to Help a Baby Learn to Lift its Head |
16 |
ATM Demonstration and Discussion—Crawling like a Baby / Baby Crawls
(Includes Baby Learning to Lift its Head) |
17 |
| Discussion—Baby Learning to Lift its Head |
27 |
| ATM Demonstration and Discussion—Baby Rolling |
29 |
|
22 July 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #53 |
1-27 |
| Demonstration—How to Touch Your toes (Lengthening the Hamstrings) |
1 |
| ATM—Holding the Ankle and Straightening the Leg |
11 |
| ATM—Holding the Ankle and Straightening the Leg (Continued) |
19 |
| Discussion—Lengthening the Hamstring |
20 |
| ATM—Holding the Ankle and Straightening the Leg (Continued) |
25 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #54 |
28-47 |
| ATM—Holding the Ankle and Straightening the Leg (Continued) |
28 |
| Demonstration—Blackboard and Pelvis |
34 |
| ATM—Holding the Ankle and Straightening the Leg (Continued) |
35 |
| ATM—Holding the Ankle and Straightening the Leg (Continued) |
44 |
|
23 July 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #55 |
1-25 |
| Talk—How to See Movement |
1 |
| ATM—Prone–Raising and Moving Pelvis and Heels / Pelvis Orbits Around Foot |
5 |
(Includes—Prone–Rocking the Body on the Stomach / Arc on Stomach)
Questions and Discussion |
16 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #56 |
26-45 |
| Talk—About Pain Experienced in Previous ATM Lesson |
26 |
| ATM—Moving the Leg in an Ellipse |
28 |
| FI Demonstration—Rolling the Leg From the Great Trochanter |
37 |
| FI Practice—Rolling the Leg From the Great Trochanter |
40 |
Week 8, 27 July-30 July 1981
|
27 July 1981 |
Morning Session Tape #57
|
1-17 |
| Talk—Introduction of Flutist, Mr. Tel-Oren |
1 |
| ATM—Rolling Forward, Flip Heels to Squat |
3 |
| Talk—Parental Love |
11 |
| ATM—Rolling Forward, Flip Heels to Squat (Continued) |
13 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #58 |
18-42 |
| Talk—Teaching and Learning |
18 |
| Video—Rachel’s FI |
22 |
|
28 July 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #59 |
1-28 |
Demonstration—Beginning ATM Lessons
(Directing Attention Inwardly to the Muscular Sensation) |
1 |
| Sample ATM Class—Knee to Elbow |
3 |
| Talk–Orientation in Space Relative to Self |
9 |
| Sample ATM Class—Knee to Elbow (Continued) |
13 |
Sample ATM Class—Sitting: Turning, Eyes and Head Following Hand
(Also known as ‘Dead Bird Lesson’) |
16 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #60 |
29-49 |
| ATM—Leg Flop to Squatting |
29 |
| FI Demonstration—Squatting |
44 |
|
29 July 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #61 |
1-18 |
| ATM—Hands Slide Down Thighs |
1 |
| Talk—Changing Habits By Creating Lessons |
10 |
| ATM—Hands Slide Down Thighs (Continued) |
15 |
| ATM—Hands Slide Down Thighs (Continued) |
16 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #62 |
19-38 |
| FI Video—Elizabeth’s Lesson / Elizabeth Says ’No’ |
19 |
|
30 July 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #63 |
1-18 |
| Talk—Gravity and Functional Integration |
1 |
| Questions from Students |
12 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #64 |
19-32 |
| Letters From Class Members |
19 |
| Functional Integration Practice—Review of Everything Learned Up to Now |
25 |
Week 9, 3 August-5 August 1981
|
3 August 1981 |
Morning Session Tape #65
|
1-25 |
| ATM—Folding Like a Cat |
1 |
| Talk—Move Without Increasing Pressure on Floor |
16 |
| ATM with Demonstration—Weight Shifting from the Hips |
19 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #66 |
26-41 |
| ATM—Weight Shift to Dancing |
26 |
| ATM—Rocking the Pelvis |
37 |
| Talk—Improving Eyesight |
38 |
|
4 August 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #67 |
1-16 |
| ATM—Flop Knees to Circle |
1 |
| Letter From Student |
11 |
| ATM—Leg Tilt-Elbow Press |
13 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #68 |
17-32 |
| Letter From Student |
17 |
| ATM—Leg Tilt-Elbow Press (Continued) |
18 |
| ATM—Circle Crossover in bridge |
26 |
|
5 August 1981 |
| Morning Session Tape #69 |
1-17 |
| Demonstration—Catching a Ball |
1 |
| ATM—Prone, Stand on Knees; Circle Crossover (Continued) |
2 |
| ATM—Walk on Heels |
14 |
| Afternoon Session Tape #70 |
18-34 |
| ATM—Irradiating the Knee |
18 |
| Appreciations and Acknowledgements |
30 |
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