Pilates Principle: Flow We’ve arrived at the last of the Pilates principles – flow. Let’s review what we’ve covered – there are 6 guiding principles: breath, concentration, center, control, precision, and flow. This month, let’s discuss FLOW, and its relationship to Pilates! During my teacher training program, there was required reading, and they were 2 […]
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Pilates Principle: Precision
Pilates Principle: Precision For the next few months, I want to do a deep dive into each of the Pilates principles. There are 6 guiding principles: breath, concentration, center, control, flow, and precision. I covered breath, concentration, and center at the beginning of the year. Last month, I wrote my thoughts on control, and what […]
Pilates Principle: Control
Pilates Principle: Control For the next few months, I want to do a deep dive into each of the Pilates principles. There are 6 guiding principles: breath, concentration, center, control, flow, and precision. I covered breath and concentration at the beginning of the year. Last month, I nerded out about core vs center, and how […]
Pilates Principle: Center
Pilates Principle: Center For the next few months, I want to do a deep dive into each of the Pilates principles. There are 6 guiding principles: breath, concentration, center, control, flow, and precision. I covered breath and concentration at the beginning of the year. Let’s get into our CENTER, and its relationship to Pilates! During my […]
Pilates Principle: Concentration
Pilates Principle: Concentration For the next few months, I want to do a deep dive into each of the Pilates principles. There are 6 guiding principles: breath, concentration, center, control, flow, and precision. I covered breath last month. Let’s get into CONCENTRATION, and its relationship to Pilates! During my teacher training program, there was […]
Pilates Principle: Breath
For the next few months, I want to do a deep dive into each of the Pilates principles. There are 6 guiding principles: breath, concentration, center, control, flow, and precision. Now, you may think that Joseph Pilates wrote these, but it was actually created by his students as a way to make his method, named […]
5 Pilates Wall Exercises for a Workout
5 Pilates Wall Exercises for a Workout “Civilisation impairs physical fitness.” ~ Joseph Pilates It’s no surprise that our DOing our modern life takes a toll as human BEings. Hours staring at our computers, hunched over our desks, stresses of job-bing. Yep, I turned it into a verb. Pilates is known to reverse our natural […]
5 Fundamental Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk
5 Fundamental Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk “By all means, never fail to get all the sunshine and fresh air you can.” ~ Joseph Pilates Besides getting as much sunshine and fresh air you can, I would add to get as much movement as you can EVERYday. I know many of us sit […]
5 Pilates Mat Exercises for Better Balance
5 Pilates Mat Exercises for Better Balance “The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body, and not at its mercy.” ~ Joseph Pilates Pilates mat exercises are excellent for improving balance as they engage the core, use strength and stretch to gain mobility with control, and challenge stability. All you need […]
5 Reasons to (re)start Pilates
“Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things.” ~ Joseph Pilates When September comes around, I think of either starting something new, or returning to something that fell off the list. It’s my own version of “going back to school”. So, if you’ve never started Pilates, but always wanted to, I’m […]