Posted by Lesley Powell on September 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Fitness Forward was a wonderful coming together of leading teachers in the field of bodymind with knowledgeable participants. Each session had dozens of people engaged in listening, moving, leading and questioning. From the detailed anatomy of how the fascia interfaces with the bones, organs, glands, vessels, nerves, brain and muscles we explored how to move … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, cancer, For Wellness, gait, Holistic fitness, Personal training Certification, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, fitness, fitnesscertificate, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment
by Marcy Schafler, a Pilates teacher in New Jersey In December of 2006, I had a hysterectomy and subsequently found out I had uterine cancer. As I was finishing up my treatment, a routine mammogram unfortunately led to the discovery that I had breast cancer. I went through my training at Movements Afoot to become … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, back pain, cancer, Conditioning, core strengthening, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, injuries, multifidus, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, transverse abdominals · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, Breast cancer, ceasarian, For Wellness, hip pain, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, transflap, tummy tucks
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment
by Doris Pasteleur Hall Master Pilates Teacher at Movements Afoot When one is dealing with Breast Cancer on a personal level, I found many stages of healing. The first part of the healing is realizing that one has the disease and how one finds the support system that helps them. The next stage is dealing … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, back pain relief, cancer, Conditioning, core strengthening, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, Medical fitness, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, Breast cancer, ceasarian, For Wellness, hip pain, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, transflap, tummy tucks
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 23, 2007 · 1 Comment
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot One of my top teachers, Doris Pasteleur Hall, had gone through many surgeries for her breast cancer. Doris is very articulate about how her body changed and the process of getting back to shape. I had a woman client with similar surgeries, to the breast and abdominals. She … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, back pain, back pain relief, cancer, For Wellness, hip pain, injuries, multifidus, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, transverse abdominals, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, Breast cancer, ceasarian, For Wellness, hip pain, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, transflap, tummy tucks
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 12, 2007 · Leave a Comment
by Dr. Martha Eddy, Director of Center for Kinesthetic Education Did you know that its Ovarian Cancer Awareness month? Next month is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Using our body-mind (somatic) approach to fitness we have helped hundreds of survivors to feel better, have more energy and to be stronger physically. In particular I designed Moving … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on August 23, 2007 · 1 Comment
by Judith Zimmer, Senior Pilates Teacher at Movements Afoot Without being dramatic, I can honestly say that Pilates has changed my life, both literally and figuratively. Nine years ago I had a very serious accident. As a result, I incurred three injuries to my cervical spine, four injuries to my lumbar spin, carpal tunnel, cubical … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, accidents, back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, cancer, For Wellness, hip pain, Holistic fitness, injuries, low back pain, Medical fitness, Personal training Certification, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, Ace, Balancedbody, BalancedBody University, cadillac, certificate, core support, pilates mat, reformer, wunda chair
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