'Studio' Pilates
Pilates is often talked about as being 'for the core'. Learning to move easily from a strong and stable centre is certainly part of what it is about. But pilates is so much more - it focuses on bringing wellness and ease of movement to your whole body and mindset. The contemporary style of pilates that I teach guides us to move mindfully and with awareness of our whole body, how we move through space and how we interact with the forces around us. It encourages ease of movement and learning to move better without having to think about it all the time. It encourages connection rather than tension in the body. It's my job to teach you how to do that, you just need to be willing to learn.
While we often think about pilates being mat based, perhaps with some small props, it actually originated on large pieces of spring based equipment which was able to provide assistance OR resistance to the movements - as the clients required. Moving well isn't just about being flexible, or strong, or stable. It is about achieving a good balance of each. We tend to favour one or two of these attributes and often avoid the other. The equipment gives feedback and can help us to find that balance in a way that often can't be felt with just mat based exercises.
The three pieces of equipment that I have in my studio are the Reformer, the Chair and the Springboard with Tower.
People come to see me and use the studio equipment to have individualised help to work deeper than they might in a mat based class, or because they want to better understand and master one particular move (we can really break it down with the equipment), for rehab purposes or because they simply love it! One session on the equipment could really change your mastery in a mat class.
While we often think about pilates being mat based, perhaps with some small props, it actually originated on large pieces of spring based equipment which was able to provide assistance OR resistance to the movements - as the clients required. Moving well isn't just about being flexible, or strong, or stable. It is about achieving a good balance of each. We tend to favour one or two of these attributes and often avoid the other. The equipment gives feedback and can help us to find that balance in a way that often can't be felt with just mat based exercises.
The three pieces of equipment that I have in my studio are the Reformer, the Chair and the Springboard with Tower.
People come to see me and use the studio equipment to have individualised help to work deeper than they might in a mat based class, or because they want to better understand and master one particular move (we can really break it down with the equipment), for rehab purposes or because they simply love it! One session on the equipment could really change your mastery in a mat class.
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