Posted by Lesley Powell on March 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
POSTURAL ANALYSIS WORKSHOP at Movements Afoot Taught by Doris Pasteleur Hall and Nicola Wiener, Physical Therapist This workshop is open to all Pilates, yoga, and dance teachers; personal trainers; bodyworkers and health care providers. Date: Sun 3/21/2010 Time: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM $120.00 Posture reflects our most fundamental organization and has the most profound … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on January 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell There has been some interesting comments to my post Uneven Shoulders. When a problem arises on a body level, a teacher should look below or above the issue. The other issues is about what is scoliosis. This is the definition of scoliosis in Wikipedia. Cause In the case of the most common … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot Testimonials This month I taught Balanced Body University’s Pilates Mat I-II. It was so wonderful to teach just the right amount of material for a weekend course and have the time for everyone to intellectually and physicality experience new materials. Sometimes courses are so jammed pack with information … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on October 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot When a new client comes in for a session, I look at their alignment. I look at how their bodies organize around their pelvis. I take them through simple movements of lateral shift, forward shift and standing on one leg to see how they organize their upper and … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on June 20, 2007 · 3 Comments
Lesley, Director of Movements Afoot: Why do people get scoliosis? Martha: There is a difference between heredity, medical and functional scoliosis. Scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine. Hereditary scoliosis includes curvatures caused by abnormal bone development in the spinal column or even as a result of leg bone length differences. Medical scoliosis comes … Read more
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