Embodied Anatomy: Training the Calves to Improve Posture

Embodied Anatomy: Training the Calves to Improve Posture

Calves We don’t always think about our calf muscles in improving posture.  Where your shins stand in relationship to your foot influences your entire structure.  Balancing the muscles of the calves help with our function . With having ACL tears in both knees,  my...
Embodied Anatomy Pilates Mat w. Lesley A. Powell Zoom

Embodied Anatomy Pilates Mat w. Lesley A. Powell Zoom

Embodied Anatomy Pilates Mat makes you think differently about your practice and body. Every system; yoga, pilates, ballet, etc., has a repertory of how to warm up the body and create new connections.   When your mind becomes too routine, your practice deadens. ...

Tuckeroonie vs Posterior Tilt by Lesley A. Powell

June 3 at 2:15 PM we are going to explore Tuckeroonie vs Posterior Tilt in my online Embodied Anatomy Pilates Mat class.   A lot of clients mistakenly initiate abdominal work of posterior tilt with their legs.  You can see the muscles over engaged at the femoral fold...
Reformer Series Exploring Spinal Engines w. Lesley Powell

Reformer Series Exploring Spinal Engines w. Lesley Powell

A well-working engine requires all the parts moving well.  This includes the concept of “spinal engine”.  With my studies with my teachers: Jean Claude West, Feldenkrais, Bartenieff Fundamentals and Pilates, I have come to new ideas about working with the spine.  We...