Taking your Pilates teaching to the next level

With Lesley Powell August 21   1- 5 PM  $75
Come together.  Pilates teachers. Share. Workout.  Problem solve.  Laugh.

This meeting will be moderated by Lesley Powell.  Come with ideas, questions about the body, problem solving about professional issues (i.e. Difficult clients, non-payment by clients, burn-out, etc.)

• Bring any questions about the body, Pilates exercises and teaching.  We will take time to explore issues coming up, your designed workout for your client and questions about learning to see movement.
• Then you will teach a client a session with Lesley Powell observing.
  Here we will look at your design of your workout, how you cue and issues about form with your client.
• After your workout,  Lesley will go over each person’s class, any specific problems with client’s movement history and how they can improve on their teaching.
  

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49 W. 27th St. Mezzanine B, New York City 212-904-1399

Pilates is more than abdominal workout.  It is about connection of the entire body.  When the lower and/or upper body works in harmony with your torso, you create better alignment, strength, balance of tone and mobility with your entire body.

Newcomers to Pilates sometimes get stuck on the idea that a hard muscle is a functional muscle.  A lot of people are hardening their muscles that is destroying correct movement of the body.

As you advance in your practice, Pilates repertory has more sequencing of movement and level changes.  This teaches you to have dynamic stabilization of your body.  What I have to stabilize changes as I move in Space.

We all have to start with basics.  Even I perform the below exercise as a warmup.  It helps me waken up my lower abdominals before I go to more advanced exercises.

Differentiation of thigh bone

Your goal is to maintain the hollow when you lift a leg up.  This is the underlying concept in all Pilates exercises.

BodyMind Fitness

UPPER:July 31- Aug 2: 
Revolution of Hand-Scapula & Shoulders

• Friday:     UPPER Overview and Anatomical Info: Rib cage, Shoulder Girdle and Arms
• Saturday:     Body fitness class and seminar Sat: Ribs, Forearms and Hands
• Sunday:     Scapula Revolution: Hand-scapula Relationship
• Monday:     Assessment, Feedback and more Applications including business and marketing

Each workshop weekend $450

Friday: 5:30-8:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Monday 9:30 AM-3:00 PM
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SHOULDER WORKSHOP: 
Scapular Revolution

with Lesley Powell
Time:  
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday August 1 9:00 AM- 4 PM $200
PMA Approved

The arms connect to the torso through the shoulder girdle, shoulder blades, clavicles and humerus bones. Each bone moves in different degrees of rotation and timing. The timing and the control of these motions are essential to a healthy shoulder. This “scapular-humeral rhythm” is like a symphony—each bone is an instrument playing a different variation of a melody.
When the shoulder girdle moves correctly, great function is invited.  Each bone of the shoulder girdle; the clavicles, the scapulae and the humerus bone, have a unique rhythm of movement to facilitate the arm moving in space.
A great scapular-humeral rhythm will invite the correct phrasing of the arm and core muscles. When you get a client to better use her shoulder girdle, her arm strength, posture and connection to the core will improve. Learn how this rhythm works and how to help your clients improve theirs.

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I have been using the anti-aging products on my skin.  The products are wonderful and my skin has been drinking up the moisture.  So I am very excited about joining Arbonne.  The products are wonderful without having to carry a large inventory.  Most of it is through the internet.

I would like to invite you to an Arbonne Product and opportunity meeting

Please join me for a fun-filled evening introduction to Arbonne International.

Arbonne is a 30 year old Swiss company that produces health and wellness products for everyone.

I will be hosting my launch party  on

49 W. 27th St. Mezzanine B, New York City 212-904-1399

Thursday 7/15 8 PM
Friday 7/23 5 PM

ant Monday 7/19 7 PM
At 71 West 23rd St, 5th fl

Please RSVP Lesley Powell (212)904-1399

Come learn about this amazing company and try the revolutionary products while enjoying wine & cheese with friends.
…And bring a friend

I am excited to share this opportunity with you.
Please RSVP Lesley Powell (212)904-1399  or email: movementsafoot@mac.com

If none of these times work for you, let me know.  I can personally introduce you to a business partner to talk with you.

Excellent sources to read are Liz Koch and Eric Franklin.

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 problem could be somewhere else.

This last weekend Lisa Love had this wonderful cue about the first rib.

Feel the first rib lift in the front and slide down in the back.

The placement of the ribs will influence the spine.  Here is a picture of the ribs being dropped because of the spine having scoliosis. How the ribs and spine can affect the placement of the shoulder girdle.  Slump and feel where the shoulder blade comes.  Pressing the shoulders down from the wrong place could make your posture worse.

Lift the first rib up and now slide the back of the rib down.  Feel how lifting the first rib changes the other ribs.  With the change of the ribs, observe how it changes your shoulder girdle.  Lift your arms up and feel the ease.

Go back to back version with the ribs compresses and lift the arms.  The arms lifting do not have the same ease.

My image is the first rib is a necklace, diamonds of course.  I want to place the necklace on a horizontal plane over my pelvic floor. Practice this image throughout your workout.  Especially in plank pose, see how you use your core and arms differently.

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As seen Friday on ABC’s Live with Regis and Kelly, Sue Hitzmann, creator of the MELT Method, literally swept the viewing audience off of their feet as she revealed the secret to alleviating common pain symptoms in just minutes a day.   Thousands of viewers flocked to her website, MeltMethod.com, to purchase her pain-relieving treatment video, balls and rollers and to sign up for her classes and teacher training. Read More

Karen will be giving two Workshops at Movements Afoot Friday July 23

Introduction to MELT CORE with Karen Wells

Friday July 23 at 6:30 – 7:45
Price –   $35 for class only
$75 for class and roller when you pre-register by July 22
$45 for just the roller on the day of the event

MELT Core is your solution!  Improve whole-body balance, eliminate tension in your neck and low back, and instantly feel better!

MELT Core helps balance and strengthen the neuromuscular core system to keep your belly flat, back strong, and body functioning well. Traditional abdominal exercises do not improve core stability and posture. MELT Core is the answer to improve alignment of the spine by decompressing the neck and low back, teach you new ways to stabilize the pelvis, and give the organs integrity for proper digestion.

MELT’s unique foam roller works WITH your connective tissue with the feel of a real person’s touch.  You will never want to be back on your old foam rollers after you experience the special pro-foam roller. The new self-treatment concept of Hands-off Bodywork™ is sweeping the nation! For a fraction of the cost of a hands-on bodywork treatment, you can learn why MELT truly is the “art of self-care”.

Rollers will be available for purchase at the event. Discounts are available if you pre-order your roller when registering.

Introduction to MELT Hand and Foot Master Class

Friday July 23 at 8:15 – 9:15
Price –   $30 for class only
$80 for class and roller when you pre-register by July 22
$55 for just the hand and foot ball kit on the day of the event

Eliminate tension in your hands, feet, neck and back, and instantly feel better!  All it takes is a quick lunch break to get your body back into a more ideal state! The MELT Hand and Foot Treatment helps to improve your balance and relax your body while maintaining an active, healthy, pain-free life style!

If you have experienced hand or foot pain then this class is for you! You will immediately feel the difference when you stand on the special MELT balls or rub your hands with the MELT balls.

49 W. 27th St. Mezzanine B, New York City 212-904-1399

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It is always wonderful to observe great teaching. Lisa Love has such an amazing knowledge about the body.  How she cues through words and touch is so inspiring.  I look forward to having her back to teach teachers again.

Back Extension Exercises from about.com