Pilates + Life + Health
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...
One of Joseph Pilates’ concepts is Uniform Development which I’ve written about before.
In his 1945 book, Return to Life, he...
Breath
Out of the six generally agreed upon Pilates Principles, I would say that Breath is the potentially the most important (the others are: Flow...
The Teaser
Let me try to explain why this is one of my verrrrry favourite Pilates exercises.
But first, WHAT is Teaser or alternately ...
Yep, it's time for another exploration of one of the classical Pilates Mat exercises but first...
This might be the worst video I've ever presented...
CENTRING or, is it CENTERING??
There are six Pilates Principles and while not coming directly from the mouth of Joe, they are none the...
Go With The FLOW
Flow is one of the six, with a capital "P" Pilates Principles
Click >> HERE << for my blog on Concentration, and...
Do you have a hard time concentrating?
In this day and age let me assure you you’re not alone. There are so many things that distract us -...
Celebrate Yourself!
Hey, I wrote this whole blog and then twigged that I'm massively repeating myself
You see, several months ago I wrote...
Your Pilates Vase
I have no idea when you’re reading this but one Mother’s Day, the hubby gave me a bouquet of flowers,...
Something New... check it out, an embedded video!
Hello Spine Stretch!
How can such a simple movement, literally bending over forward, sometimes...
Just to get it out there, the six (or eight or ten) generally accepted 'Pilates Principles' are an arbitrary list that do not come from Joseph...
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