12/24/2022
Happy Holidays everyone. Wishing you joyful movement for the end of the year and beyond!
Helena Birecki, Pilates Instructor
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08/13/2020
Looking for an image for neck alignment in a plank?
https://twitter.com/katieledecky/status/1290347483357261829 Watch and be inspired...
Katie Ledecky on Twitter “Possibly one of the best swims of my career! (~open for debate~) What can you do without spilling a drop?! Check out the on TikTok. https://t.co/F05UzvaqCo”
04/05/2020
Missing short spine? Try this variation on the roller.
This is an excerpt from a full roller workout I'm creating. Warm up before doing this exercise!
Tip: To get into the starting position, lie down on your back with your knees bent and put the roller between your feet and your sitting bones. Bridge up, and pull the roller under the back of your hips.
**Not every exercise is appropriate for every body. Check with your doctor before starting a new exercise regimen. If you're new to Pilates, it's best to find a qualified instructor near you.**
03/29/2020
Hello from my home to yours! I hope this post finds you and your families healthy! In this uncertain time, Pilates is (no surprise) helping me Center myself mentally and physically.
Today's workout was a Mat with no props, and as I was doing this fun "transition," I remembered I had it in my video archives too!
Whatever your choice of transition, enjoy your workout!
03/16/2020
Feeling stressed and cooped up? Me too. Highly recommend taking a deep breath and grabbing a couple of cans from your emergency supply for an indoor workout!
It can be worthwhile without being perfect.
(Please note: The traditional order of the series has the side to side stretch before the bug, with the zip and shave after the bug.)
08/25/2019
“Life should be a balance of work, rest and play.” Joseph Pilates
So grateful to have been able to take a week out to backpack in Sequoia National Park,
and arrive at camp early enough to play with a little "Reformer on the rocks" (moment from dippity-do exercise in picture).
03/24/2019
Happy Spring everyone!
I have been silent on this page for a while because my work focus has shifted from teaching to Environmental Advocacy-- I am doing Climate/Environmental work with the Climate Reality Project, Citizens Climate Lobby, and the Sunrise movement-- check them out!
But that doesn't mean I have stopped using Pilates for well-being... both physical and mental. I appreciate it Even More now that I am not in the studio all the time, and highly recommend that even if you have your own home practice you treat yourself to a session with an instructor to freshen your practice and clean up bad habits!
Video for your enjoyment-- a little "Spring" on the ball that was part of my workout this morning... good for leg alignment, and of course the jumping variant increases the challenge to balance and ankle strength!
**not every exercise is appropriate for every body. Consult your doctor before starting a new exercise regimen. If you are new to Pilates, it's best to find a qualified instructor near you.**
11/04/2018
🦀If you are eligible to vote in the US midterm elections, please participate! 🌲
Facts:
1)Joseph and Clara Pilates were immigrants.
2)The most influential first generation teachers include an African American woman, a Puerto Rican woman, a breast cancer survivor, a German-Jewish woman who had fled the N***s, and a gay man.*
3)Mr. Pilates also said, back in 1945, that pollution was detrimental to human fitness (paraphrased from page 96 of Return to Life through Contrology)
Opinion:
The health of the Pilates community is not a bubble; we are interconnected with the health of the environment and humanity.
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*Kathy Grant, Lo**ta San Miguel, Eve Gentry, Carola Trier, and Ron Fletcher.
🦀🌲The Crab and the Tree are likely not our favorite exercises, but they are still useful...
11/03/2018
Commemorating Bob Liekens, a great teacher. Sending love to all who knew him. May memory carry on his legacy.
The PMA is saddened to learn about the passing of Bob Liekens. May he rest in peace. 💕
www.bobliekens.com
Page paused for civic action.
Voting day is November 6.
10/01/2018
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GMB's technique is like the improvised version of Pilates. Instead of "find this shape and then do these movements on all the different equipment with different angles of force" it's "find (the same) shape and then play around with different angles of force."
If you like formal, come to Pilates. If you like Improv, do GMB. If you like both, do both!
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