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Pilates is not only for women, but it is very wonderful for menopause. Menopause is often a very challenging time with many changes and discomforts. My own personal experience is showing me just how valuable my practice of Pilates is for facing these changes and challenges! I’m not going to promise that you’ll lose xContinue reading “Pilates for menopause”

Pilates is known for being good for your abs but it is actually much more than that At its core it is a practice of mindful movement Going through the exercises with deep mindfulness was what made Pilates unique from the start. Today its been pushed in the direction of pure fitness but that approachContinue reading “Pilates as mindfullness”

Pilates promises to improve posture. What does that really mean? People often think that ”shoulders back and down” is good posture. This is partly true yet holding the shoulders back and down isn’t the solution! We need to have balanced strength and flexibility of the muscles of the chest and upper back for the shouldersContinue reading “Posture”

Most fitness focuses on strength. Strength is important but without healthy mobility it’s not functional. Functional mobility is is my focus and Pilates is the perfect practice for achieving it. The mechanics of movement are integral to the Pilates exercises. The principals of “concentration, focus, precision, breath, and flow” are all essentially saying the sameContinue reading “Strength vs mobility”

Pilates is a practice. Doing sessions in studio is great but to truly make progress and embody the benefits of the method you can add some home practice to supplement your time in the studio. Home practice can also be the whole of your Pilates practice. As Covid contact to disrupt large in person classesContinue reading “Home practice”

All Pilates is not the same. One can learn the exercises and go through a workout but without an expert teacher it’s just a workout. The thing that makes the transformation is how you do the exercises. I take care to listen to every person I work with and choose the exercises that will suitContinue reading “A personal approach to Pilates”

Pilates is often touted as some magic method that will transform you into a long lean dancer look a like. I’m sorry to say that it’s not quite true. We’re all born with our own genetic make up and that plays a huge role in our bodies shape. Pilates can transform how you move andContinue reading “Learning moves vs learning to move”

Pilates was created by Joseph Pilates and carried on by many of his students, who are referred to as “elders”. Not surprisingly they all had different approaches to teaching the work to their students. This has led to many different “schools of thought” but it’s basically a “Contemporary” vs “Classical” landscape. This leads to quiteContinue reading “Contemporary vs Classical Pilates”

“Pilates is a concept… you can learn every exercise on every piece of equipment and you don’t know Pilates.” Eve Gentry, Pilates elder and Master Teacher This quote really encapsulates my approach to Pilates. My teacher studied with Eve and I learned the work that Eve contributed to the Method. She created a repertoire ofContinue reading ““Pilates is a concept””

Pilates is often marketed with very fit young people doing extremely intimidating looking moves. While those exercises are great for some they’re not really representing the kind of Pilates that the “average” person may want or need. As humans we are made to move in many ways. Modern life has all but eradicated many rangesContinue reading “Movement re-education”