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
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, shoulders, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Chelsea Pilates, Gramercy Pilates, hand-scapula relationship, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, shoulder pain, shoulders
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I am starting a Pilates Equipment class for Special Populations starting Thursdays 2 PM in February. If you know anyone interested, they can sign up online or call the studio. The class is designed for students with injuries and special conditions. Since most classes can be too fast, this class is designed at a slower pace … Read more
Category back pain exercises, back pain relief, Holistic fitness, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC, Pilates Teacher Certificate, pilates teacher training
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 December 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Conscious Fitness By E.Yen Zak and Dr. Martha Eddy In Epoch Times Have you ever had a conversation with someone who would cut you off and respond to what they thought you were saying? Have you tried to have a conversation with someone who wasn’t listening? In observing the relationship between the mind and body, … Read more
Category Conditioning, Holistic fitness, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with bodymind, Dr. Martha Eddy, Epoch times, holistic fitness, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Anthony Lett has written a brilliant book, Innovations in Pilates. Innovations in Pilates is a landmark work expanding the Pilates Method in an entirely new direction. The Pilates community is genuinely excited by this new development with programs and workshops now running to teach this additional focus to students and teachers of the Pilates method. We are now selling … Read more
Category back pain relief, core strengthening, Holistic fitness, injuries, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Anthony Lett, Fitzroy Pilates Studio, joseph pilates, Movements Afoot, Pilates, pilates reformer, pilates teacher training
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 25, 2011 · 1 Comment
by Peter Mei As a football player, I suffered numerous injuries especially in the joint area such as ankles, knees and shoulders. The recovery period was even tougher! Pilates help me tremendously during the rehabilitation, not only regaining the range of motion but I became more flexible and agile. It taught me how to prevent … Read more
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
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
Category back pain exercises, back pain relief, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), core strengthening, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Lesley Powell, low back pain, Movements Afoot, Pilates
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Gait Workshop with Lesley Powell Dates: Sun 10/23/2010 Time: 10 AM – 4:00 PM 6 hours PMA approved $200 We take walking for granted. When we lose the ability to walk comfortably, we lose our freedom to do things. Poor posture, lack of strength and mobility and diminishing balance skills affect our gait. This course is … Read more
Category gait, Holistic fitness, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with gait, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates, pilates reformer, walking
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Pilates Lab for Teachers: Muscular Imbalances Shelley Studdenberg returns again with a series of learning how to see and make changes using Pilates repertory. I have studied w. Shelley for years. Observation is a skill. Each time that you work w. a master teacher like Shelly, you get to new layers of seeing and understanding … Read more
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