The Pitfalls of Meditation

The physical benefits of meditation are well documented, lowered blood pressure, relief from anxiety, and stress reduction.

Even though a strong meditation practice has its physical benefits it can have some pitfalls in other areas, many of which fall under the umbrella of pride. Pride is one of the biggest pitfalls of a meditation practice.

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The Men Behind The Modalities

The men behind Pilates and Gyrotonic….

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The Secrets To Teaching The Hundreds Part I

Do you teach the hundreds in mat class?

Do people want the ab burn but it hurts their neck ?

Does your class try to lower their legs to get the ab burn but their lower backs hurt?

As a teacher you see all of these problems going on while teaching the hundreds. At the same time you are trying to get the timing and the 5 breaths in and out with the arm beats, the lifting and lowering of the legs, and basically it’s too much to handle….so you end up not teaching it at all.

So my question is? Do you teach the 100s in a mat class?

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The Story Of Your Pain

Pain is a call to action.

It is a signal from your body to pay attention.

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Things To Avoid In the Morning

Things to avoid in the morning to start the day right.

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How To Get Motivated To Train Outside

How Do We Get Motivated To Train Outside?

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Is Mat Pilates Effective?

Is Pilates Mat Effective? It sure is. It can be the most challenging work in Pilates. It also can be varied to different levels of intensity or can be geared towards specific goals.

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How Is Gyrotonic® Different Than Pilates?

How is Pilates different from Gyrotonic

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Intuitive Movement Hack or Whack?

Intuitive Movement is a fairly new lingo adopted by the masses to solve a problem people knew they had, but couldn’t put words to it.

The problem, I hate exercise or the gym, for reasons. The reasons being, numbers whether they be on a scale, a watch, a timer.

Is Online Learning As Good As In Person?

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How Do You Deal With Difficult Personal Training Clients

Letting go of the idea that we can capture and retain every person that walks through our door is one that takes faith, maturity, and trust.

Faith in a belief in the modalities we teach because we have practical experience that they work.

Maturity that not everything is about us.

Trust that there is a global consciousness behind the work we do, and a new client is coming to replace the one who left.

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How Do I Train My Hips?

Why are my hips getting bigger but the range of motion getting smaller?

Hip mobility does go away with age and there are many factors that contribute to this. Health, lifestyle, nutrition, genetics, accidents and injuries all play a role in hip health. Just for the sake of this article let’s just talk about issues due to lifestyle in an otherwise healthy person.

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Should You Workout When Injured?

You really can gain strength and mobility even with injuries. You can be stronger and return to activities better than you were before. You can do this because you‘ve taken the time to turn your injury into an opportunity.