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A Fallen Woman - Oucch my sacrum
by Lesley Powell Two weeks ago I fell off a chair in my apartment trying to hang a picture on a wall. I landed on my back hard. I could feel with the fall that I whacked my sacrum out. My usual techn… more →
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A Fallen Woman - Oucch my sacrum
Body thinker wrote 3 weeks ago: by Lesley Powell Two weeks ago I fell off a chair in my apartment trying to hang a picture on a wall … more →
PILATES ON TOUR CHICACO- Wow!!
Body thinker wrote 1 month ago: by Lesley Powell It was so exciting to be at Balanced Body’s PILATES ON TOUR. Balanced Body is … more →
BODYMIND FITNESS
Body thinker wrote 1 month ago: Fitness Forward was a wonderful coming together of leading teachers in the field of bodymind with kn … more →
Free event NYC- Fitness Forward
Body thinker wrote 2 months ago: Fitness Forward: New BodyMind Trends To Register Meet NYC’s finest BodyMind Fitness leaders Se … more →
Fitness Forward: New BodyMind Trends
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Body thinker wrote 3 months ago: Fitness Forward: New BodyMind Trends To Register Meet NYC’s finest BodyMind Fitness leaders Se … more →
Scapular Revolution
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Body thinker wrote 3 months ago: Irmgard Bartenieff had a great concept about understanding the shoulder, the hand-scapula relationsh … more →
The Importance of the Rotator Cuff Muscles
Body thinker wrote 3 months ago: by Lesley Powell The rotator cuff muscles assist in centering the humeral head in the shoulder socke … more →
Finding Fitness: When you don't feel well
Body thinker wrote 4 months ago: Finding a movement/fitness practice is hard for all. It is especially more difficult for those suffe … more →
Pilates Basics:Essentials for Backcare
Body thinker wrote 5 months ago: by Lesley Powell I want to talk about how to work with clients with low back pain. These clients ha … more →
Pilates Basics: Enhancing the Core
Body thinker wrote 7 months ago: by Lesley Powell Thigh Lift The Bartenieff Fundamental, the thigh lift, is in all Pilates exercises. … more →
Breath yourself to new abdominals
Body thinker wrote 7 months ago: by Lesley Powell Learn how breath is the secret to deeper stronger abdominals Hollowing the Abdomina … more →
Embodied Anatomy
Body thinker wrote 7 months ago: by Lesley Powell I have had the great fortune to have studied with teachers that have made anatomy e … more →
Core Coordination
Body thinker wrote 8 months ago: by Lesley Powell PILATES PRINCIPLES The coordination of the stability of the torso with the movement … more →
Breath- Changes your Core Support
Body thinker wrote 8 months ago: by Lesley Powell Breath is the key to connecting to the deep abdominal muscles. With breath, the c … more →
Overuse of the Back
Body thinker wrote 9 months ago: by Lesley Powell Many overuse their backs due to weakness/stability in other areas of the torso. An … more →
Connecting to the Psoas
Body thinker wrote 10 months ago: by Lesley Powell My “lowers” issue is morphing into a psoas issue. I DEFINITELY feel str … more →
Singing to the Core
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Body thinker wrote 11 months ago: by Lesley Powell I have been talking with some of my teachers who are also singers. Amongst some si … more →
Side kick- Kicking the Abductors in.
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Body thinker wrote 1 year ago: by Lesley Powell Side Kicks I took a wonderful workshop at the Laban Conference this weekend in NYC … more →
Teaching a Group Pilates Mat class
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Body thinker wrote 1 year ago: by Lesley Powell Teaching a group class is a totally different experience than teaching privates. It … more →
