What is Vinyasa?
What is Vinyasa? Vinyasa refers to the movement between the poses in power yoga. This movement is more of a focus than the poses themselves. Whereas in other forms …
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana Pose
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana Pose Start by standing at top of your mat, then swing your right foot out, turning your full body to the right and place your right foot …
Utthita Hasta Padangustasana
Utthita Hasta Padangustasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Begin by standing with your feet 3-4 feet apart and your knees unbent, then raise your left knee up towards your belly. 2. With …
Anjaneyasana
Anjaneyasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin in the ‘Downward Facing Dog Pose’, but on an exhalation, …
Natarajasana
Natarajasana INSTRUCTIONS:(note this image shows an advanced version of this pose. these instructions are for the easier version which involved holding the foot with the hand, rather than the …
Prasarita Padottanasana
Prasarita Padottanasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Begin by standing with feet 3-4 feet apart with your feet parallel to each other and your knees unbent, with your hands resting on your …
Vrikshasana
Vrikshasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Begin by standing with feet 3-4 feet apart with knees unbent. Keeping your left foot firmly on the floor, bend your right knee and put your …
Hanumanasana
Hanumanasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by kneeling on the floor. Step forwards with your right …
Prapadasana
Prapadasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin standing on the floor with your feet together, then bend …
Garudasana
Garudasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Begin by standing with your feet 3-4 feet apart and your knees unbent. Bend your knees slightly, and while balancing on your right foot, raise your …
Bridge Pose Yoga
Bridge Pose Yoga You need to consider this in the work environment too. Don’t hold grudges against someone. We all lose our rag occasionally. But be slow to criticise …
Pilates Gentle Mat Workout Ruth Alpert
A Pilates teacher for nearly 25 years, Ruth Alpert has studied numerous other healing and movement modalities. She also has a secret life as an Appalachian flatfoot dancer. Pilates …
I Keep Reading That Today’s Habits Sitting at a Desk, in The car Ttc Contribute to a Hunched Posture So Why do We Still Perform So Many Forward Flexion Exercises in Pilates?
A Joseph Pilates foresaw today’s trademark collapsed slump when he wrote, “civilization impairs physical fitness.” The hunch or slump is a passive state in which abdominal muscles, including the …
Have You Ever Had a Client Who Was Skeptical About Pilates in The Beginning? What’s Your Best Advice for Getting Someone Hooked on The Method?
A Absolutely. I have had many clients who were skeptical in the beginning and later became Pilates devotees. First, I would like to share my belief that although Pilates …
THE RED THREAD: THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM AND VARIATIONS OF PILATES: THE MAT
LEVEL All EQUIPMENT MAT WHO Kathyrn Ross-Nash, a Romana’s Pilates Level 2 Trainer, is the owner of American Body Tech Pilates Studio in Allendale, NJ, and an international educator. …
STATIC OR DYNAMLC?
The great stretching debate continues, thanks to new research out of Canada published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. Up until the ’90s, researchers believed that static stretching (while …
Can Yoga and Pilates Really Detoxify The Body?
Can Pilates Really Detoxify The Body? Pilates will help detoxify the body if practiced regularly, no question about it. Note that no actual studies have been conducted on this …
Yoga and Pilates Gift Guide 2019
‘Tis the season to be jolly—and for every kind of food-related temptation, from Christmas cookies to heavy holiday meals and booze-y fetes. “We all have challenges during holidays, when …
Safe Yoga and Pilates Tips
WHILE WE LOVE THE PILATES APPARATUS FOR INGENIOUSLY DELIVERING SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE AT THE SAME TIME A FULLY EQUIPPED HOME STUDIO IS NOT AN OPTION FOR EVERYONE You know …
Pilates Exercise Modification Tips
Two Pilates Style staffers take on Joe’s challenge In 10 sessions, you’ll feel the difference, in 20 sessions you’ll see the difference, and in 30 sessions you’ll have a …
Waist Trainers Seem to Be a Big Trend Lately, But do They Actually Work? Are They Even Considered Safe?
Waist trainers are nothing more than modern-day corsets and, with long-term use, offer the same negative impact of the traditional corset. Think: poor posture, weakened back muscles, squeezed organs …