Posted by Lesley Powell on November 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
NY Times article The Once and Future Way to Run Here is a great article about running. Watch the video in news article!!
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 June 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
There has been some interesting articles on the blogsphere about walking backwards to rehabilitate knees and improve brain function. Especially working a lot with gait, I am seeing poor patterns of walking. Because people are in so much flexion, getting clients to feel and strength the hip extensors is a challenge. Moving backwards Centerworks Blog … Read more
Category back pain exercises, fitness, gait, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with American Council of Exercise, knee injuries, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, walking backwards
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
BodyMind Fitness Takes off Feb 4. Join us for an exciting series to take your teaching to the next level. Last year’s BodyMind Fitness graduates came from all walks of life: dancer, yoga teacher, Pilates teacher, Moving On Aerobics, psychologist, and banker. BodyMind Fitness’ faculty brings together 100 years of experience in the fitness … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Conditioning, fitness, Holistic fitness, Personal training Certification, Post-rehabilitation, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, bodymind fit, Certified Laban Movement Anaylst, Doris Pasteleur Hall, Dr. Martha Eddy, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Thanks to teachers at Movements Afoot I am also fortunate to be surrounded by incredible teachers. To remain a good teacher, you must stay fresh and updated on all the info about the body. I, Lesley Powell, join again with my colleagues; Dr. Martha Eddy and Doris Pasteleur Hall with our own BODYMind Fitness certificate … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Holistic fitness, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Doris Pasteleur Hall, Dr. Martha Eddy, dynamic embodiment, irmgard, Lesley Powell
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Dr. Valdimir Janda has made the world look different at the body. Prior history about back pain and posture was to treat the specific part. Janda opened our eyes that pain is reflective of a full body pattern. As faculty on Balanced Body’s Pilates teacher program, I teach a little a bit about this. There … Read more
Category back pain, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), gait, hip pain, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with Dr. Vladimir Janda, Lesley Powell, lower cross syndrome, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates NYC, upper cross symdrome
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I took a wonderful workshop w. Irene Dowd yesterday on Posterior Lateral hip muscles. We didn’t do a lot of reps but I feel it today. Irene talked a lot about valgus strain. I definitely have some valgus on my right knee. My knee felt great after this weekend. We have great workshops coming up … Read more
Category back pain relief, gait, hip pain, knee injuries, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with Dianne Woodruff, Irene Dowd, Lesley Powell, Pilates, Pilates Chelsea, pilates mat, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Dr. Vladimir Janda was a leader in changing how we looked at the body and treatment of physical ailments. He was a Czech neurologist and physiatrist. He also had suffered with polio. Though his own body and research, he came to look at the body’s organization instead of prior look at a specific body part. … Read more
Category back pain, body image issues, Conditioning, core strengthening, Holistic fitness, Medical fitness, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with Dianne Woodruff, Dr. Vladimir Janda, Lesley Powell, lower cross syndrome, Movements Afoot, pain relief, Pilates NYC, upper cross syndrome, wellness
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Slow Movement with Awareness: Better than Exercise? | Psychology Today “Paying attention to the body is like shining a direct spotlight on areas of pain. Not such a great idea, to focus on pain? Actually, it is the best cure for pain because the attention spotlight helps to direct the body’s own healing resources to … Read more
Category back pain relief, body image issues, Conditioning, fitness, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with balance, foam rolls, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, physioball, Pilates NYC, reflexes, togu ball
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Wellness is more than the burn and burning calories. Our bodies should be like a Alexander Calder mobile. As one body part moves, there is a response in the entire system. Even lifting an arm, the rest of the body organizes to facilitate this simple movement. When we have habitual poor habits of posture and/or … Read more
Category back pain relief, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Holistic fitness, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with alignment, back pain, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), core support, Franklin Method, hanna somatics, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, reformer, rehabilitation
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