We are all prone to overuse injuries. My Pilates teaching career started at a physical therapy practice in 1990. Majority of our clients were journalists suffering with Repetitive Stress Injuries due to overuse injuries on computers. The typewriter offered some...
A suspension bridge is a phenomenal way of stretching steel as wires for strength. Strength increases because a flexible bundle of steel wires are stronger than a solid steel bar. We can do this with our bodies. Finding counter tensions three dimensionally is a...
With both knees having ACL tears, keeping the physicality of my legs is essential. I find that I need to slowly wake up the coordination of my legs and spine. Closed chain movements are important. How you organize your legs in standing is very different than open...
The coordination of the spine with legs and arms is Bartenieff Fundamentals™ : Knee Drops. When poor sequencing of the body will affect the function. Laban’s Space Harmony and Bartenieff Fundamentals teach us how the bodies move three dimensionally. ...
When you see beautiful and accomplished movers like Tiger Woods and dancers, their use of space organizes their bodies in a phenomenal way. Much of our fitness is learning to move in parts. Connection is a incredible coordination of the body in space. This video...