Embodied Anatomy Reformer: Core is Six Limbs w. Lesley Powell

Embodied Anatomy Reformer:  Core is Six Limbs w. Lesley Powell Online Fridays May 6-20, 2022. 3:30 – 4:30 PM $120.    Sign Up The core is more than the abdominals.  The best connections to phenomenal support of the body includes the limbs.  When the body loses a...

Deeper Dives: a free event with Balanced Body with Lesley Powell

With our overuse of our devices, many of us are having discomfort with our hands, wrists and forearms. By improving function and movement of our hands, wrists and forearms, our health and our pilates workout can be improved. Using the pilates repertory we will add a...

Bet Back

There are simple movements that are necessary for daily function.  The best example is walking. The pelvis and upper spine need to be able to sequence in tiny movements of figure 8.  With our sitting so much, we are losing this beautiful actions in our bodies. ...

Anatomy Dances: How Understanding Space Changes your Practice

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...

Embodied Anatomy Reformer: Hippiness to the Knee w. Lesley Powell

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...