Pilates Practice vs Running a Business
By Lesley Powell “I feel frustrated at the aerobics-type mat class experience where everyone is doing the same work, and no one is really ‘doing’ the Pilates Method. Eve Gentry said you can know every Pilates exercise and still not know Pilates. I agree completely. In my mat classes I educate. My students are not … Read more
Psoas Practice
by Lesley Powell Between my career as a dancer, health reasons and menopause, my psoas has tighten up a lot. I have been doing a lot of work with constructive rest, exercises from Painfree by Paul Escoque and visualization while I move about my Iliospsoas. Another great resource about the psoas is The Psoas Book … Read more
Beginner’s Mind – Advanced Mind
By Lesley Powell Last week a new student dropped into one of my equipment classes. Ten minutes into the class she asked what level was the class. It was obvious that she was used to a very fast Pilates class. When I gave feedback to the class, she was obviously too bored to hear the … Read more
Teaching a Group Pilates Mat class
by Lesley Powell Teaching a group class is a totally different experience than teaching privates. It can be very exhilarating, but frustrating with teaching a multi-level students. Coming up with a structure is very important to keep the flow. A beginning teacher’s mistakes is trying to give too much information and stopping the flow of … Read more
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