Posted by Lesley Powell on March 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I recently circulated information on the article“The Myth of Core Stability,” by British osteopathic physician, Eyal Lederman.It is my view that core instability is not in weak abdominal or back musclesbut in the stabilizers of the pelvis (gluteus medius). Faulty patterning ofthese muscles is endemic in our culture. Learn how to recognize and restore good … Read more
Category back pain relief, core strengthening, hip pain, Holistic fitness, injuries, low back pain, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, scoliosis, standing, Uncategorized · Tagged with alignment, back pain, Body-In-Motion, core support, Dianne Woodruff, fitness, gait, hip pain, injuries, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates Mid-town, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on March 16, 2010 · 6 Comments
by Lesley Powell I have a question. I recently worked with a dancer with a significant leg length discrepancy — her left leg is 1.8 centimeters longer than her right (femur is .6 c longer and lower leg is 1.2 c longer) . The left side of her tailbone often hurts as does her left … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell I have had two amazing experiences about the ribs through the Franklin method and just last week with Amy Matthews and Roxlyn Moret at BodyMind Centering’s Embodied Yoga workshop on the upper body. We think of the ribs as a solid structure. When you come to understand the movements of the ribs, … Read more
Category back pain relief, BodyMind Centering, For Wellness, Franklin Method, Holistic fitness, low back pain, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, scoliosis · Tagged with Amy Matthews, back pain, BodyMind Centering, Eric Franklin, For Wellness, Franklin Method, hanna somatics, health, Morten Dithmer, posture, Roxlyn Moret
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment
“I have a few clients of various ages who are either “stuck in their ribs” or “stuck in their thoracic”. By this, I mean that during articulation exercises (roll up, spine stretch, cat, etc.) their thoracic spine moves as if it’s fused together and their rib cage comes up as a full unit. I know … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, back pain relief, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, injuries, low back pain, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, scoliosis, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, For Wellness, injuries, Post-rehabilitation, posture, tense shoulders
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 June 22, 2008 · 2 Comments
by Lesley Powell “I would like to know how to handle a Mat Pilates participant with mild scoliosis in a group class setting. I have a teenager who has asked to take my Mat Pilates class. I asked her to be patient with me while I researched what I can do to assist her. Should … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, back pain relief, core strengthening, For Wellness, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, scoliosis, scoliosis exercises, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, muscular imbalance, pilates mat, posture, scoliosis
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot They’re back… two December workshops with two great teachers. John Chanik & Lisa Love return to teach at Movements Afoot this December. Lisa Love returns with a workshop about assessment. Learning how to assess is about the art of seeing. Lisa Love, Ed.M., R.M.T., has an Advanced Master … 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
Category A-linkPilates, back pain, back pain relief, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Conditioning, core strengthening, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, injuries, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, scoliosis, scoliosis symptoms, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, alignment, back care, back pain, injuries, muscular imbalances, Post-rehabilitation
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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