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Opening out the anterior chain with Pilates

Published on 4th March 2019

This week the circles and balls will add to our depth of feeling and awareness, strengthening us in a very real way from the inside out and we'll do a wonderful move to open the anterior chain and guide our spine and postural muscles into length and alignment, we'll tone the oblique fibres and shoulder girdle, while we'

Pilates Videos include Seal, Crab and Jack Knife

Published on 25th February 2019

This week we're working with the ball and circle. We're working the abdominals from the inside out, we're using our centre to balance and strengthen our work, as we roll and balance, hold positions to challenge our core, we're also releasing our shoulders and hips, we're performing the dog to lengthen the hip rotators and

Every Pilates move you do is good for you

Published on 10th February 2019

Pilates this week is about strength. Full body power from the inside out, in many positions and flowing from one to another. It doesn't matter who you are, or how strong you feel, the best position for you will be discovered in each and every move. Always knowing and feeling that everything you do in class is good for

Benefitting from breath, connection and flowing movement

Published on 3rd February 2019

Breathe, feel, connect, move, stabilise, control, lengthen and release at AllSaintsWestDulwich, DavidLloydBeckenham and TheRoyalAcademyofDance. Everything we need to keep mobile, strong, centred and, what's brilliant is, we do it for ourselves. Empower your knowledge of your body, message your body and benefit by feeling good all over. See you in class.

Secrets of the pelvic floor revealed

Published on 27th January 2019

When you hear the term pelvic floor, do you think of women or men? The pelvic floor is not gender specific! It's an essential muscle group for us all. Where is it, what is it, why do we need to exercise it, how can we best activate it and be sure we're activating it enough? Join me, as

Using our minds to mend our bodies

Published on 20th January 2019

What can we control in our lives? Anything? Nothing? Something? Can we take conscious control over our thoughts? Can we guide ourselves out of a flood of unhelpful thoughts? Can we take conscious control over our movement? Can we guide our bodies out of repetitive unhelpful everyday positions? We can. This week we'll take our minds to our bodies