I saw this article recently and found the wording interesting https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/women-dieting-wellness.html The author makes the statement, “That said, I am probably never going to love my body, and that’s O.K. I think loving our bodies is not only an unrealistic goal in our appearance-obsessed society but also a limiting one.” I have to disagree with her. […]
Longevity in Movement
On a recent driving vacation I had the luxury of listening to some podcasts. Outside Magazine did a really interesting podcast on why some athletes burnout young and others can endure the test of time. I know as I age I have found varying what I do has been a good recipe for me. Also, […]
Pain and your Mind
I have been using a somatic approach to how I teach pilates for about 10 years now. It is good to see we are moving past the old paradigms of pain therapy. I am always amazed when a client comes in with a chronic pain pattern and within one lesson they get relief. The power […]
Movement & Pain
Here is a simple article on how movement can help with pain. https://www.plantcityobserver.com/article/focus-on-fitness-exercise-for-pain-relief
G.I.F.T.-Gift It Forward Today
For those of you who know me, I am a big fan of the online learning platform http://www.coursera.org A couple of years ago I audited a Positive Psychology course; it’s a new, blooming field in Psychology which focuses on how our positive emotions affect us. The concept has become a rich resource in personal and […]
Pilates vs Gyrotonic Expansion System
I first wrote this article below in 2009 for Pilates Digest. You can find it here http://www.pilatesdigest.com/pilates-vs-gyrotonic-expansion-system/ There really is not much I would change about the article. I would add Pilates is more about uniformity and precision of the body. GYROTONIC® is less so. I do not use the word “core” any longer when I […]
8 Things About the Gyrotonic Expansion System
I am usually ahead of curves, but after over a decade of teaching this movement system, I am surprised it is still a novelty. GYROTONIC® originator, Juliu Horvath, developed his system after having several injuries from his dance career. His work is still evolving and I’ve seen several adjustments since I have been teaching his method. With that said, here are 8 things to […]
Posture and Mindfulness
Turns out our parents were right. Sitting up straight is an important skill to achieve. However, the definition of what “up straight” is can be relative to where our bodies are used to being in space. Yes, we need to have balance between the front, back, and sides of our bodies. We need to have […]
Party like it is 1999!
1999 seems a long time ago, but in the same instance time has flown. As Einstein said, time is relative! When one of my teachers came to me and said, ” Deborah, no one knows where we are.” It gave me pause. So some 18 years after we opened the first studio location in Hannibal Square, […]
5 Reasons to try Pilates
There’s no secret here: Pilates is good for EVERY body. And I do mean everybody and here are 5 reasons to try Pilates today! If you’re still wondering what Pilates is, that’s OK – you’re not alone. It’s still a somewhat misunderstood corner of the exercise world, even though it’s one of the fastest-growing areas […]