Inspired Writing
“The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power.”
JOSEPH PILATES
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A Tribute To My Pilates Mentor: Romana Kryzanowska
There are certain events in your life that make an indelible impression in your memory. One such encounter for me was, the very first time I entered the Pilates Studio of New York in 1998 and was mesmerized at the unfolding scene. The room I saw was filled with 9 reformers (Pilates equipment) and 9…
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What “The Pilates Guild” Meant To Its Teachers
After about 3 months of taking pilates, I knew that this was something I felt an immediate passion for. I had a dance background and my mind and muscles sensed a kinesthetic relationship which was like no other form of exercise I had ever experienced. I wanted to be taught by the best and that…
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Shall We Dance?
Probably no other form of dance can better exemplify the elegance of spinal alignment than ballroom dancing. In your “dancers’ hold,” the term “mirror image” is uniquely expressed as if the two dancers move simultaneously but opposite of each other with precision, form and fluidity. I have seen top professionals perform and it appears as…
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Are all barre classes the same?
Are all barre classes the same? I think not. The ballet barre is a staple of the classical dancer. It is their primary piece of equipment for methodically and structurally slowly warming up all the muscles of the body. Professional dancers warm up even prior to the class with various modes of their favorite stretches…
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