Posted by Lesley Powell on January 18, 2012 · 1 Comment
In my studies with other teachers, new information is coming up about the cueing of your abdominals. It has been amazing with these new cues, how everyone is making new progress. Smile and notice how the muscles of your face activate. Now place your hands on your lower abs and smile your lower abs. … Read more
Category abdominals, back pain relief, core strengthening, Pilates, posture, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC, Pilates Teacher Certificate, pilates teacher training, transverse abdominus
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 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
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
One of my friends had this picture on Facebook. At Movements Afoot we jokingly talk about mooning. Why? It gets you to learn how to use your hip joints which is needed in most activities. A lot of people locked their hips. The hip joints is a much stronger mobile joint to hinge at then … Read more
Category back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, low back pain, posture, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Lesley Powell, low back pain, mooning, Movements Afoot, squats
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
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
Sit Up Straight. Your Back Thanks You. Click on above link for a great article in NY Times When you sit, do you know where the sacrum is. The sacrum is the triangular bone in the back of the pelvis. Tilt the top of the sacrum backwards. Feel how this curves and flexes your upper … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on April 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Pilates Forum for Teachers FREE EVENT A chance for Pilates teachers to come together. Free Event With Lesley Powell Friday 6/3 7:10 PM – 8:40 PM A movement class with Lesley Powell to introduce new upcoming concepts of the body. Come together. Pilates teachers. Share. Workout. Problem solve. Laugh. This meeting will be moderated by … Read more
Category Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balancedbody, certified Pilates teacher, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, PhysicalMind Institute, Pilates, pilates reformer, pilates teachers
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