by RobynTH | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
A very humbling modality Six weeks in to training as a Pilates instructor, I took a class where I was introduced to the squishy ball (a soft rubbery ball used to throw the body off balance in Pilates work). I thought to myself , “I have been doing so much...
by RobynTH | Aug 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
What is Pilates Interval Training? I love Pilates. It is versatile and resonates with a wide and varied audience. Pilates also offers a lot of creativity to the instructor, with exercises easily modified, or built upon with the addition of a prop or a piece of...
by RobynTH | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Pilates Hundreds The Pilates Hundreds is an iconic Pilates exercise, one of Jospeh Pilates originals, to be precise. A flat, imprinted back against the mat, legs hovering above the floor, upper abs curled to lift the head and shoulders and finally, pumping the...
by RobynTH | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Finding balance at the root, our feet Did you know there are 26 bones, 33 joints and over 200,000 nerve endings in the foot? Did you know there are also several fascial lines that connect at the base of the foot? Our feet are incredibly dynamic structures and how we...
by RobynTH | Jul 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
An Introduction to Pilates At first glance, Pilates can look intimidating. The equipment looks like something out of a S&M dungeon and we talk about strange things like pelvic floor and transversus abdominus. But once you take a class, you come to realize that...
by RobynTH | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Using movement to heal “Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states.” – Carol Welch I am a big believer that movement is medicine. Not just what movement does for our mental state (be it walking,...
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