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The Canary
Posted on January 27, 2018 by Violet
Most of us have one. Some of us have more than one. The canary is that spot in our body that will complain/hurt/show discomfort first. Not the happy hurt of a well-worked muscle, but the unhappy hurt of something being ‘wrong’. We may not…
Category: Articles, Confessions of a Pilates Instructor Tags: canary, chronic pain, importance of listening, source of pain
Closed for the Holidays!
Posted on December 26, 2017 by Violet
May the season bring you peace, joy, and comfort as you need it. The studio is now closed and will re-open Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018. Happy New Year!
Category: Articles, Miscellaneous Tags: closure, holiday closure
Parameters
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Violet
One of the fundamental body principles that I live and work by is that our bodies love us and will do their utmost to do what we ask of them. The trick of it is in what we ask of our bodies. Too often…
Flow, not Pieces
Posted on November 9, 2016 by Violet
It is very easy to get lost in the multitude of things we are trying to remember when we move in the focused, aware, controlled way of Pilates. Six impossible things at the same time! Sometimes what we need is to remember to come…
Category: Articles Tags: flow, flow in pilates, flow not pieces, movement flow
How deep are your roots?
Posted on November 7, 2016 by Violet
I like to think we are all familiar with how plants and trees grow roots nice and deep into the soil in order to have the stability and strength to grow up nice and tall. (Check out the amazing root lengths in this article! …
Category: Articles Tags: connectedness, pelvic leg connection, pilates, rooting, roots
6 Impossible Things
Posted on September 28, 2016 by Violet
Me instructing: “Okay, slide your hip bones up…” “Let your shoulders settle down onto your ribs…” “Find just a hint of that upper ab engagement…” “Let the movement begin from your sacrum sliding down through your pelvis…” “Keep your neck long…” “Breathe in and…
Category: Articles, Confessions of a Pilates Instructor Tags: 6 impossible things, awareness, concentration, focus, mind body, pilates, precise control
Article on Plantar Fasciitis
Posted on July 11, 2016 by Violet
A fascinating look at plantar fasciitis: http://www.engagingmuscles.com/2016/05/08/plantar-fasciitis-foot-pain/ Worth the read. There were a couple of ideas that resonated for me: The problem does not lie in the foot. Or most likely doesn’t (all things are possible after all). Our bodies are interconnected chains of…
Category: Articles Tags: body solutions, movement chains, orthotics, plantar fasciitis
Uniform Development
Posted on February 9, 2016 by Violet
Each sport, each hobby, each passion, puts a unique strain upon the body. Our bodies are highly responsive entities and will do (as well as they can) what we ask of them. If we tell our bodies we need deep turnout in the leg,…
Category: Articles Tags: dancers, healthy movement, hobbies, passions, pilates, uniform development
A Guide on Your Journey
Posted on September 24, 2015 by Violet
(Chichen Itza, Mexico. Photo by Violet Redekop. He looks a bit guidish, don’t you think?) That is a true nature of a Pilates Instructor. Arguably, that is the true nature of any instructor or teacher. We are a guide to you on your journey….
Category: Articles Tags: guide, guide for change, journey, movement instructor, movement journey, physical improvement, pilates instructor
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