Category: Pilates
Mari Winsor: The Power of the Private Session
Mari Winsor also effectively used “hands-on” pilates instruction while spotting me in a private pilates session on Saturday, May 5, 2012, while I was performing Climb-A-Tree on the reformer. (I’ll have to admit, having tighter hamstrings than I would like, this exercise has always been a struggle for me). However, I got “further up the
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Brooke Siler: Hands-On Pilates
On Friday, May 4, 2012, I attended a workshop with Brooke Siler titled, “All Hands on Deck.” In it, Brooke shared with us how to deepen a client’s pilates work with specific hand positioning. In a nutshell, Brooke explained, “stability/mobility determines where I put my hands.” And, there it is, spotting de-mystified! To best
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Jay Grimes: Core or Choreography?
During the early part of May 2012, I was fortunate enough to attend The 2012 Classical Pilates Conference Chicago for 3 days. Wow! I always take away such a wealth of information from these workshops. This year I worked with Jay Grimes, Peter Fiasca, Chris Robinson, Kathryn Ross-Nash, Brooke Siler and Mari Winsor. The next
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Old Exercise, New Angle
Number 4, in the Pilates Classic Mat Program, “Single Leg Circles” are sure to be a definite favorite or a definite non-favorite. Favored among those who are strong in their hip flexors, adductors and abductors and flexible in their hamstrings. The exercise seems easy; raise one leg and circle it toward the ceiling 5 times
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Movers & Stabilizers!
In our fast-paced, get-ahead society, it is generally considered a compliment to be referred to as a “mover and a shaker.” However, to those of us who practice pilates, we would much prefer the moniker of a “mover and a stabilizer!” Unlike traditional fitness programs, which can stress isolating individual muscles, the Pilates Method of
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Forecast: Sunny with a Chance of Internal Showers
Like all pilates professionals (and students), I am greatly saddened by the recent passing of 1st generation pilates master, Ron Fletcher. Those familiar with Mr. Fletcher know that he studied directly with Joe and Clara Pilates at their studio on 939 Eighth Avenue in New York City and, in the 1960s, spread the practice of
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All I Need to Know I Learned from Pilates
In addition to loving pilates, I am also a cat lover. As I was browsing my book shelf the other day, I ran across one of my favorite cat books entitled, “All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat.” The book is short and sweet and full of funny illustrations and its title
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Less is More: Pilates for Men
Since my studio opened in March 2011, more and more men are finding their way into my studio. My typical male client is quite strong in his arms and legs, however, often lacks stability in his core and flexibility in his hamstrings and shoulders. Rather than continuing to build the areas where the client is
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Quantum Pilates?
Having just returned from an unbelievable week with Deepak Chopra at The Chopra Center in Carlsbad, CA, I am filled with new energies and ideas. At this seminar, Deepak spoke about the power of the quantum domain (quantum defined as the basic unit of matter or energy; it is from 10,000,000 to 100,000,000 times smaller
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The Power of Stretching
Being a pilates instructor, I am in great shape—most of the time. However, I recently threw my back out on the sofa. Don’t ask. (Well, if you must, my husband and I just recently got a new sofa-sectional and my back was inadvertently unsupported as part of the sectional separated while I was watching “Little
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