How to help your client with PAIN – what is pain, how emotions and mindset influence pain, and how to start help.
Teachers, do you have clients that struggle with pain, after the injury should be healed and wonder Why? It’s a signal from the brain. It’s connected to our emotions and the stress mechanisms in our body. As Pilates teachers we know movement can heal the body; however, sometimes, movements aren’t enough and we need to […]
Understanding embodiment and how to encourage your students towards a body positive attitude in their Pilates practice.
It happens nearly every class. I like to take the temperature of the room…. I ask questions when the students start to arrive and my favorite one is: How is your BODY feeling today? I know this is a loaded question. The answers I usually get range from:TiredOKFineFat That last one always gets me. I […]
Parallel Leg Position: Tibial Torsion and understanding it in Pilates
Light weighted Rotational Disks – Tibial Torsion and Hip Q-angle. I am bow legged and my parallel is internal rotation with a straight leg. These disks are very helpful for me because they give me feedback. They are weighted with a light spring and I have to maintain even pressure as I move through the […]
Somatic Practices in Pilates: Spotlight Feldenkrais Method- Awareness, Range and Differentiation
The teaching of Pilates falls under somatic practices, because we teach movement that is focused on the patterns, posture, bodily awareness, strength, mobility, flexibility, releasing energetic tension, and connection of lines of energy. Today I sharing the Feldenkrais principles, an extract adapted from: The brain’s way of healing: Stories of remarkable recoveries and discoveries, By […]
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Hi, I’m Carrie Miller Smaczny. Welcome to my blog. I love sharing my passion for movement and would love your comments!
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