Cat/Cow

And My Ladder Theory of Progressions & Regressions

Usually my exercise deep dives are mat exercises (I have a long term goal to do a...

Unlock the Benefits of the Pilates Matwork

Despite its seemingly simple setup—just a mat and your body—Pilates Mat exercises pack a...

MARCH MATNESS

It’s a month long Celebration!

Let me repeat myself…

MARCH MATNESS is a Celebration!

It's a month-long, awareness...

Scissors & Bicycle

Let me PEDAL through all the Benefits of these two Pilates Mat Exercises

Wait!

I’ve gotta admit that I’m...

3 Reasons Why Being in The Audience is Good for Your Health

Introduction

I just returned from a week long trip to Sydney and I got...

Boomerang: the Pilates Mat Exercise you should return to Again and Again

I’m going to totally date myself here -  whenever I hear the...

Embracing Incidental Movement 

I’ve written about incidental movement before but thought that since it’s nudging up to...

The Deep Dive on Double Leg Kick

Who doesn't love a little bit of alliteration?  

Are you ready to look at another of Joseph Pilates' original...

Transitions

The WHAT, 3 reasons WHY, & a little bit of HOW

According to The Cambridge Dictionary: 

Transition as a NOUN: a...

Exercise Deep Dive: Leg Pull Front

Are you familiar with the Pilates Mat exercise Leg Pull Front?

It’s a slip of a thing.

Basically...

Pilates Patterns: Circles & Layers

Aka another way to wrap your head around the Pilates Method

A lot of times when I teach I excitedly blurt...

Side Kick Kneeling

JP’s OG #27

The Side Kick Kneeling or as I learned it, The Kneeling Side Kick is one of Joseph Pilates’ original 34...

Pilates Rhythm

“I’ve got rhythm, I’ve got music, I’ve got my gal (or my guy or my non binary person) who could ask for...

Single Leg Kick!

Time for a Pilates exercise dive - come on in, the water’s fine :)

Single Leg Kick is #13 on the list of Joseph...

I thought I’d have a bit of fun with this blog post (hence the Jackalope in the opening photo) and talk about some fallacies regarding what...

Ab Series:

Double Leg Lower Lift & Criss Cross (aka Twist)

G'day, my fabulous friends & wow, some new formatting up there with the...

Ab Series:

Single Leg Stretch / Double Leg Stretch / Scissors

You know what I love?

I love it when my abs get a little bit sore.

Not the...

CONTROL

Control is considered one of the six Pilates Principles

The others are:

• Breath
• Concentration
• Centring
• Flow
• Precision

I’ve written...

OPEN LEG ROCKER

I mistakenly typed Open Leg Rocket when I began writing this post which now that I think about it could be a perfect name for this...