. . . but still couldn't read what I was seeing in my clients' bodies The Pilates Teacher's Secret Struggle You know the repertoire inside out. You teach with precision, presence, and passion. You’re the go-to expert in your studio.. Yet—do you still feel like a fraud when a...
. . . Could it be from a tight pelvic floor? Or from a “stuck” foot arch? Or both? Whatever the source, we know the pesky sound of hip clicking in Leg Circles (or other Pilates exercises) means the femoral head is poorly positioned in the hip...
. . . doing you harm? . . . What we teach + cue, we simultaneously do. Cueing the “scoop” with my clients for the last 25 years had ME scooping all day long unknowingly, inadvertently. This really messed me up. If only I knew then that ....
. . . make my shoulder better? . . . I recently met a new member of my body: my pelvic floor. Until then, the cue to “contract the pelvic floor” only confused me. I had NEVER felt my pelvic floor in my life. Now I know why. Navel-to-spine,...
. . . No laughing matter . . . In 1998, reviewing the Ballet Stretches on the Ladder Barrel during my Romana Kryzanowska Teacher Certification program, Juantita Lopez said, “To do the Ballet Stretches, you need to be able to stand.” I laughed. Of course, I can stand. But...
. . . Breathe The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the body. As part of the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), it’s responsible for our “rest + digest” functions and directly influences and is influenced by our internal organs. The sympathetic nervous system (SNS), on the...
Hint: it’s on the Short Box Making noise with the foot strap when doing the Short Box series would drive Joe mad. (He also hated chatting in the studio and labored breathing but that’s another post.) If difficulty in dorsiflexion causes you to release the strap (and...
