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6/26/2019 0 Comments little steps go a long wayYou know what I love best about our sessions? When you correct your renegade shoulder creeping up to your ear without a cue. When you "do-over" Hundreds prep because you knew you could have reached more through your legs (and perhaps you knew I would ask you to do it again anyway because I knew you could have reached more). When we’re working on plank, and I say, "Ok, come on down" but you hang on for an extra extra 10 seconds. When you finish leg series on the Spine Corrector and sigh with a big smile on your face. Or you come in and tell me that you used your abdominals yesterday while gardening.
It's amazing for me to watch you grow into your own awareness, take pleasure in movement and feel satisfied after the intensity that comes with this incredible bodymind work.
Because Jennie has such a vast amount of knowledge with her osteopathy, dance, and even psychology background, here's some simple takeaways to remember and practice. Everything I'm about to share with you is from that workshop, and it includes the newest research and protocols on stretching. Enjoy!
3/31/2019 0 Comments walk on, rock onWhat a simple, supportive and effective piece of equipment a chair is! Yup. We love ourselves some chairs for sitting, lounging, laying, relaxing. I'm afraid, however, research shows that sitting for extended periods of time is just not that great for our health. In fact, it shows that sitting is the new smoking. Sitting too much is linked to a host of serious diseases and overall is detrimental to our health. The good news? As long as we get up a few times each hour and simply walk around for a few minutes, we'll do our body a host of goodness. We can all do that, right?
Sitting too much affects our upright posture. Typically we sit comfortably, and that means with a bit of a curl in our low back and a hunch in our upper back. It's not really our fault. The body takes the path of least resistance. No need for blame; but now that we know, we can correct our posture all day, every day. YAY! Plus, remember what the research says? All we need to do is get up and walk a little bit, and now that spring has indeed sprung, you may feel the pull to be outside more. Walking outdoors is a great way to get in some cardio, some Vitamin D, and to feel the flow and counteract all that "computer posture". Today, I'd like to focus on specifically how the hamstrings (yup! we have 3 on each leg) help us to walk better. 3/7/2019 0 Comments remember your beautiful backWhen you think of Pilates, you generally think of exercises that build core strength. When you think of core strength, you think of flat, firm abdominals. But we are missing a whole lotta core if we limit our definition to the front of our torso! There is a whole beautiful backside just waiting to help us to build core strength, stand taller, and look and feel longer. Core strength is about three-dimensional balance, and that means the abs and back must work together as a team.
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Authori'm stephanie. my last names mean "hedgehog" in Czech and "pretty calf" in French. i have an MA from Oxford in English lit, and a MFA from Riverside in experimental choreography. i like to write. i have lots of thoughts on the body. and i want to help you understand your own better. oh, i'm also plant-based and love to bake with vegan ingredients. |
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