Practice Pilates, and Stand Up for YOUrself
Choreography, Connection, and Change “In 10 sessions, you’ll feel the difference. In 20, you’ll see the difference. In 30, you’ll have a new body.” ~ Joseph H. Pilates I’ve been thinking about this quote for a long time now. It creeps into the back of my mind, and sometimes, I can spend quite a bit […]
Pilates only adds; never subtracts “Developing minor muscles naturally helps to strengthen major muscles.” ~ Joseph Pilates In the classical Pilates world, there is an order, a sequence, to follow when you’re working out on your mat or on the reformer. You’re teaching autonomy. And you’re teaching functional exercises that apply to daily life, other […]
Everything comes from the Hundred “Our prime of life should be in the 70’s and old age should not come until we are almost 100.” ~ Joseph Pilates The Hundred. The first exercise you learn when you practice Pilates. You either love it, or you hate it. It’s just like the prop, the Magic Circle, […]
The 5 Spine Shapes in Pilates You are only as young as your spine is flexible. ~ Joseph Pilates If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young. ~ Joseph Pilates Way to get straight to the point, Joe! Did you know your […]
Why do themed and prop mat classes? “Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking, nor outright purchase.” ~ Joseph H. Pilates When you read my class descriptions, you’ll see that I mention weekly themes and props to help with your Pilates practice. You may wonder why. And here it is in a Cliff […]
5 Whole Body Exercises in 10 Minutes “How can we have world peace? Not one man in the United Nations can do my first five exercises!” ~ Joseph H. Pilates Sometimes you just need to start, and not think “I need to work out for 1 hour”, “I need to work out 3-4x/week”, “I need […]
SELF-CARE “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” ~ hellobombshell.com If you’re like me, your mind thinks of self-care as a spa day, something you do to pamper yourself, maybe a face mask or a bath, even a facial or a massage. But what if you thought of self-care […]
WELL-BEING “Make time daily for your well-being.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita In 2017, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, aka the Notorious RBG, was asked about “the most important person in her life”, and she responded “her trainer”. That says a lot about what RBG does for her body and her mind, especially considering she continued her workouts […]
NO PAIN, NO GAIN There are no gains without pains. ~ Benjamin Franklin Wait – don’t leave yet! Hear me out. I promise this is a goodie. I’m not taking the exercise motto that we all know so well (no pain, no gain) of greater reward for the price of hard and sometimes painful work. […]
TIME There is no “right time” in life. There is just time, and you GET TO choose what to do with it. ~ Samarpita Das If you’re like me, you don’t want to waste time. You want to maximize it to its fullest. No time like the present. The present is a gift. If you’re […]