Scapular Revolution for a Healthy Shoulder
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Freeing the Shoulder by Lesley Powell for Pilates Pro: a more in depth article Relax your Neck – Liberate your Shoulders With Lesley Powell, Franklin Method Teacher, Certified Movement Analyst, Balanced Body Pilates Faculty $60 Early discount sign up by first of the month.February 11, 2012 Saturday 11 AM – 1 PM When you embody … Read more
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Wellness: the new Holy Grail?
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
My own search for the wellness Holy Grail Our society is so wounded up by youthfulness. But shouldn’t the real holy grail be wellness. It is always changing especially as we are aging. My last year’s resolution was to get back to me and taking care of myself. Isn’t it odd that I as a … Read more
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Pilates Teacher, Eve Gentry and Irmgard Bartenieff
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Pilates teachers do not realize the tremendous influence Irmgard Bartenieff had on our work. Eve Gentry, a second generation Pilates teacher, took the BARTENIEFF FUNDAMENTALS into her pilates practice. Many Pilates teacher certification programs have been influenced by this work. Eve Gentry was one of the founders of the Dance Notation Bureau. She had studied with … Read more
Category back pain relief, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), core strengthening, Holistic fitness, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Certified Laban Movement Anaylst, Dianne Woodruff, Eve Gentry, Irmgard Bartenieff, Movements Afoot, pilates. pilates teachers
Clients w. Low Back Pain
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
When working with clients with low back pain, your first thing to address is the history of medical evaluation of the problem. If a client has any kind of tingling/nerve pain, I push that they have seen medical attention before working out. Working out with certain kinds of pain can weaken the nerves and/or exacerbate … Read more
You gotta move.
Posted by Lesley Powell on August 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Joint Mobility Drills Here is a great article about the importance of movement. A warmup can be simple and make incredible changes how you feel in your body. Even a few reps of my doing Bartenieff Fundamentals, I feel a surge of energy in my body. If you feel stuck anywhere, the Bartenieff Fundamentals are … Read more
BodyMind Fitness- the Shoulder
Posted by Lesley Powell on May 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
BodyMind Fitness May 20-22 2011: Revolution of Hand-Scapula & Shoulders $476 Please call office for this deal and register for entire weekend Friday: Revolutionary Shoulders 5-7 pm Friday: Fitness Coaching: Matching Learning Styles 7-9 pm with Dr. Martha Eddy Saturday: Anatomy in Clay® with Doris Pasteleur Hall Sunday: Scapula Revolution: Hand-scapula Relationship with Lesley … Read more
Change Your Clients’ Connections to their legs- A series of Workshops
Posted by Lesley Powell on February 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
BodyMind Fitness Certificate Program LOWER: April 8-11 2011: underSTANDing Friday: ReEvolutionary Legs with Dr. Martha Eddy Saturday: Anatomy in Clay: muscles of the femur and movement with Doris Pasteleur Hall Sunday: Pilates Upright with Lesley Powell Monday: Fitness Coaching with Dr. Martha Eddy Take the entire weekend for … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, fitness, Holistic fitness, knee injuries, Pilates, posture, Professional Teacher tips, standing, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with BodyMind Centering, Doris Pasteleur Hall, Dr. Martha Eddy, fitness, gluts, legs, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC
What is Core?
Posted by Lesley Powell on February 8, 2011 · 1 Comment
What is Core? This weekend we ran BodyMind fitness: Core. I shared the teaching with Dr. Martha Eddy, Doris Pasteleur Hall and Kim fielding. Core is more than your abdominals. It is the torso that houses important organs for breath, circulation and digestion. Giving 3D support is not only important for backcare; it gives the … Read more
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Getting Back To Bartenieff Fundamentals
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Dianne Woodruff returned to Movements Afoot for two workshops on Janda’s Upper/lower cross Syndrome. She used Bartenieff Fundamentals to make positive change in our connections and in relationship to changing the neurological movement patterns away from poor patterns. Wow! Did my body feel fantastic after this weekend! It was so great to plunge back into … Read more
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BodyMind Fitness Takes Off
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
BodyMind Fitness Takes off Feb 4. Join us for an exciting series to take your teaching to the next level. Last year’s BodyMind Fitness graduates came from all walks of life: dancer, yoga teacher, Pilates teacher, Moving On Aerobics, psychologist, and banker. BodyMind Fitness’ faculty brings together 100 years of experience in the fitness … Read more
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