We are all prone to overuse injuries. My Pilates teaching career started at a physical therapy practice in 1990. Majority of our clients were journalists suffering with Repetitive Stress Injuries due to overuse injuries on computers. The typewriter offered some...
With our overuse of our devices, many of us are having discomfort with our hands, wrists and forearms. By improving function and movement of our hands, wrists and forearms, our health and our pilates workout can be improved. Using the pilates repertory we will add a...
With both knees having ACL tears, keeping the physicality of my legs is essential. I find that I need to slowly wake up the coordination of my legs and spine. Closed chain movements are important. How you organize your legs in standing is very different than open...
Rudolph Laban’s Space Harmony describes how the body moves in space. Laban’s Space Harmony are many rich maps describing how the body moves and organizes in different spacial demands. How does the body move differently in ballet, fencing, golf, tai chi to karate? ...
What is Embodied Anatomy? It is taking concepts of the anatomy and biomechanics of the body and applying it to movement. Besides understanding anatomy and biomechanics intellectually, embodied anatomy is the learning through physical movement, imagery and the senses. ...
