Posted by Lesley Powell on January 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Teachers, Happy New Year!! We have an exciting year ahead to support your education as a Pilates teacher. Anthony Lett joins us in April teaching a workshop based on his fabulous book. Innovations in Pilates. Finally there is a book for professional Pilates teachers beyond just learning the repertory. We are selling a dvd of … Read more
Category core strengthening, Franklin Method, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips · Tagged with Anthony Lett, Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, foot, Franklin Method, Gramercy Pilates, Innovation in Pilates, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, neck, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, shoulder, Spine injuries
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Franklin Method: 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 the body’s natural support structure, ‘you’ don’t have to ‘work so … Read more
Category Franklin Method, posture, shoulders, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, Franklin Method, Gramercy Pilates, joseph pilates, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, neck pain, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, shoulder pain, shoulders, tense shoulders
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I started dancing again. It has been interesting taking different classes throughout the city. With running the studio, finding classes that fit my schedule has been difficult. I also have a knee injury so I want a class that warms me up properly. A teacher can either inspire you or expire you. There are teachers … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Summer has arrived and here comes sandals and flip flops. I love summer but I never can find a shoe that gives enough support. Here are two great sources about the problems of flip flops, Flip-Flops Forever and Flip-Flops are Great… If You Enjoy Poor Foot Mechanics. Through my studies with Eric Franklin, Irene Dowd … Read more
Category abdominals, BodyMind Centering, foot pain, Franklin Method, Holistic fitness, realpeoplepilates, standing, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with Amy Matthews, foot mechanics, foot pain, foot problems, Franklin Method, Irene Dowd, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Pilates Dancing With Lesley Powell Sunday December 5 10 AM- 5 PM PMA approved $200 PilatesDancing takes the concepts of Pilates connections of core and the limbs to dancing. We train from the bottom of the foot, a dynamic Pilates mat/floor barre, standing workout and then apply the themes of the class to … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Franklin Method, Pilates, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balancedbody, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, core support, Eric Franklin, Franklin Method, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC, Rudolph Laban.
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Your foot fitness can influence your entire body. If your feet are tight and you tend to stand on one side of each foot, it will affect your alignment. In my DancingMindBody class, I start the class with rolling the feet on Franklin Balls. We always start just standing to be aware of our feet … Read more
Category Conditioning, foot pain, Franklin Method, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Eric Franklin, Franklin Method, gait, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates NYC, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on August 4, 2010 · 2 Comments
“Knit your ribs together and pull down.” Would this feel great? There are generic cues that you hear over and over. We need to modernize our cueing and imagery that will really enhance function. This cue is a poor solution for hyperextended ribs. I see so many dancers overexergerating this cue that they have made … Read more
Category abdominals, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), body image issues, core strengthening, Franklin Method, Holistic fitness, multifidus, pelvic floor, Pilates, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with alignment, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Eric Franklin, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates Mid-town, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
There is a great article in About.com about the psoas being more than a hip flexor. I have had the great fortune to study with Eric Franklin, Amy Matthews, BodyMind Centering and Nicola Weiner, PT, to get me to feel this. In Tom Myers book, he has a great drawing of the psoas and quadratus. … Read more
Category body image issues, BodyMind Centering, core strengthening, Franklin Method, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with BodyMind Centering, Dr. Martha Eddy, Eric Franklin, Lesley Powell, Liz Koch, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I have a problem with the cue: Press your shoulders down. Many are pressing the shoulders down from the wrong place. This is compressing the ribs and the spine down as well as locking the scapulae. Sometimes teachers see the shoulders are up and try to solve shoulders pressing down. The real source of the … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Franklin Method, Holistic fitness, Professional Teacher tips, shoulders · Tagged with fitness, Franklin Method, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates Mid-town, Pilates NYC, posture, shoulder pain, shoulders
Posted by Lesley Powell on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Franklin Method: Beautiful Mind Beautiful body. at Movements Afoot Revitalize, Soften and Flow your shoulders, neck and upper back. With Laura Hames, Franklin Method Teacher March 31 6- 8:30 PM $60 Dancer $50 (call in to register for this rate) Are you carrying the weight of the city on your shoulders? Liberate yourself by transforming your experience … Read more
Category Franklin Method, posture, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, shoulders, Uncategorized · Tagged with core support, Eric Franklin, Franklin Method, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates Mid-town, Pilates NYC
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