by Sunni Almond Never underestimate the power of the super light springs in Pilates. The light spring’s weakness should never be mistaken for kindness, yes there is the inherent ability to help less strong or frail people regain the strength to use the stronger springs…. But the real beauty is in the ability to work […]
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by Anastasiya Goers The other day I was watching an amazing “Bridging Progressions” Pilates video by BlueBird Pilates. It was really stunning and gave me the immediate urge to practice some Pilates Bridges that were one of my favorite Pilates exercises (you can probably tell my love for bridges from the name of this website, […]
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How often do you personally practice Pilates? Joseph Pilates in his book, “Return to Life through Contrology” wrote, “If you will faithfully perform your Contrology [Pilates] exercises regularly only four times a week for just three months, you will find your body development approaching the ideal, accompanied by renewed mental vigor and spiritual enhancement.” Most […]
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Balance is a word that is used a lot in the Pilates world. “Balanced body”, “balanced lifestyle”, “mind body balance”, “in balance” are keywords that are often seen in the names of Pilates businesses. And there is a very good reason to talk about balance when we mention Pilates. In fact, Pilates is probably the […]
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by Devra Swiger When I first began studying Pilates in 1999, I had no idea what the difference was between classical and contemporary. It was all just Pilates to me. My very first instructor was a Romana trained teacher, but she used contemporary equipment and was willing to add some of her own style to […]
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The other week my husband and I were attending a Wednesday Night community group at our church and we were talking about finances. The teacher asked us to come up with a dream for our life, something that we would love to do if money was not an issue. This question took us by surprise […]
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