I always encourage my Pilates clients, (especially my most beginner clients) to take home a few very simple (but not necessarily easy) exercises and work on them each day at home. Practicing Pilates at home really helps students increase body awareness on their own,...
I believe Joe Pilates thought of his method of contrology as more than just exercise, but as a lifestyle. Sometimes the conversation comes up about whether there is a Pilates “lifestyle” in the same way as yoga is a “lifestyle”. While I love...
The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is a complete system of exercises specifically designed to strengthen and stretch the body at the same time. Joe Pilates called this concept “Contrology” because it demands focus and teaches awareness as well as total control of...
The Pilates method was created by Joe Pilates with aspects of many other types of physical activity in mind: yoga, acrobatics, Tai Chi, and gymnastics, to name a few. However the main thing that makes Pilates unique and different as compared to other styles of...
This came up years ago when I was teaching a client a very simple yoga pose, dandasana. Basically sitting on the floor with legs together in front, straight and outstretched. I was explaining about how important it is for the spine to be straight before we straighten...
