Posted by Lesley Powell on December 26, 2008 · 2 Comments
by Lesley Powell I am excited to announce at the end of January, we will be moving to a new space. It is really beautiful space looking over a small park between two buildings. We are on the mezzanine so you have a choice of walking up or taking an elevator. Our new location is: … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Movements Afoot wants to support you in your wellness practice. Some of you would prefer working with a partner or a group class. Give us a call or email us, movementsafoot@mac.com. We are setting up a list of clients searching for a partner for duets or would like a group class at a certain day/time. … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 20, 2008 · 1 Comment
by Lesley Powell “I started teaching mat class and class using props and arc. The feedback I received from participants are ”it’s too hard”, or frustrated that they simply just don’t think they could do it. Maybe I focused too much on the fundamentals, how can I make the class more enjoyable and fun? Most of my clients expect … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on December 15, 2008 · 2 Comments
by Lesley Powell I have been talking with some of my teachers who are also singers. Amongst some singing teachers, pilates is not recommended. A lot has to do with past training about locking the ribs down to solve the problem of hyperextended ribs. The great change in Pilates and knowledge about the body is … Read more
Filed under abdominals, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Conditioning, core strengthening, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, transverse abdominals, Uncategorized, Yoga · Tagged with A-linkPilates, abdominals, bartenieff Fundamentals, core support, joseph pilates, pelvic floor, pilates mat, singing, teaching, transverse abdominus, Yoga
Posted by drmove on December 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Several radio shows are now uploaded on my websites. One goes into BodyMind Centering in detail. Another talks about women and body image. Hope you’ll visit. http://www.wellnesscke.net/cr.htm – scroll down to Radio and Video segments. Also – my dance-exercise program for cancer survivors was featured on CNN and will be the health show on New … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 7, 2008 · 6 Comments
“I have noticed that there are many people walking around with scaplua that are not even (i.e. the left is noticeably lower than the right). There have been a few cases in my group mat classes where I brought the client to our resident Physical Therapist who said that there were no spinal or rotator … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on December 1, 2008 · 4 Comments
by Dr. Martha Eddy “Just found your site. I am a long time Rebirther and recently began teaching a “Breathing for Relaxation” class at a senior center. There are 8 men and 2 women, all in their 80’s! I distributed a copy of our respiratory system so that we could track how physiologically our breathing … Read more
Filed under A-linkPilates, core strengthening, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, Professional Teacher tips, transverse abdominals, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, breathing, Certified Laban Movement Anaylst, CMA, diaphragm, Irmgard Bartenieff, lungs
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