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Special Price for First Pilates Session!
Pilates in the Garden for Pilates Day
Body Awareness Studio presents our first annual
‘Pilates in the Garden,’ May 7th 2011.
This unique and very special event has been created in honor of International Pilates Day®.
Join us for Pilates classes outside in nature;
breathing in the peace and tranquility of a beautiful local garden sanctuary.
Be filled with sunshine and light as we guide you deeper into your core emergence.
Beg/ Interm. Pilates sessions available: 10 AM, 11:30AM, 2:30 PM
Community lunch in the Garden~ 1 PM
$15.00 per session~
$30.00 for the full afternoon, which includes a delicious, fresh Spring lunch!
Proceeds raised will be donated to Japan Relief via Red Cross.
Save the date and RSVP ASAP as space is very limited! 404 252 7550
        
New Team Members at Body Awareness Studio!We are so excited to have new team members at Body Awareness Studio! Meet Karin, Marisa, and Harmony, two new intructors and our new business developer!
Pilates and Energy Work Events
I love the way Pilates moves energy through my body. You might know that feeling when you've done the 100's correctly and the rush of heat moving your body cleanses your blood cells. It's awesome! Even the softer more restorative exercises move energy
What Did You Eat on Super Bowl Sunday?I know Super Bowl Sunday took a lot of us on a fun ride with football, funny comercials and the Black Eyed Peas. If your like most people, you ate lots of food you normally don't. At the same time that was happening the Great Health Debate kicked off it's first night of a 7 night conversation. Last night I heard Health Experts Dr. Gabreil Cousins and Dr. Marcola share their expertise and knowledge on how to make your diet the best it can be. Whether you're Vegan or Omnivore, there are healthy choices in both camps.
Second Movement Principle: Core ActivationThe second movement principle Body Awareness Studio and Balanced Body emphasizes is Core Activation. The core, or powerhouse, is the foundation of every exercise in Pilates and in life. We emphasize this area of the body as it is the key to efficient, graceful and balanced movement. The elements of the core include: Transversus abdominus, Pelvic Floor, Multifidi, and Diaphragm (mentioned in the first principle of breathing). These four muscle systems work together to stabilize the pelvis and lumbar spine when stress is placed on them as in lifting, bending, sitting, twisting, walking, running or jumping. Lumbopelvic stabilization is important because the bones of the spine are both mobile and delicate without the stabilization provided by these deep muscles that surround them.
First Movement Principle: BreathingBreathing is the first movement principle, because it is the foundation of our existence. It creates the fundamental rhythm that underlies our life, and in Pilates we strive to learn the optimal way of breathing to enhance our well being. Here is how breathing works according to Body Balance and what we continue to promote in the studio: · The diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration. If forms a dome...when the inhale occurs, the diaphragm contracts, drawing the dome down toward the bottom of the rib cage. This increases the volume of the lungs and draws air in. As the diaphragm relaxes, the dome rises back up and the air is pushed out of the lungs. In addition to the diaphragm the following muscles are also involved in breathing: the intercostals, serratus posterior superior and inferior, the scalenes and the upper trapezius.
Teacher Tips from Elizabeth BrownTeacher Tips from Elizabeth Brown Ever wish you could remember some of the fine tuning cues your instructor provided during a Pilates class? Here are some tips and pointers captured 'in the moment,' from certified instructor Elizabeth Brown
Become a Pilates Instructor in 2011!!
Hey Everyone,
Pilates: Can Be Slow Medicine
Slow Medicine:
Doctors do surgery (if needed). After surgery you go to the physical therapist, or sometimes in lieu of surgery. Then you’ve only just begun to get better. How do you get to a point where you’re back to normal – better function, more strength, return to life as you know it and to the things you love? Pilates can provide a way back. I tell my clients, “It’s like slow medicine.” We teach you what proper alignment includes, what it feels like, and how to utilize those muscles and awareness in your every day life, whether it’s pulling a suitcase through the airport or picking up your grandchildren. Have patience, it will get better.
Here are some simple steps to get you started on your road to feeling better and less pain in the body – and these steps can be done anywhere:
#1 Check your posture – when you’re standing and sitting. When you’re standing do you have proper alignment, feel light on your feet and stand with weight distributed evenly on both sides of the body? When you are sitting, using the computer or driving, are you aware of you head and shoulder placement –i.e. chin jutting forward and shoulders creeping up by your ears?
#2 Lift properly and safely – support before you reach and prevent injury of the back. Lift from the abdominals. Support the spine as you lean over, with one hand resting on a bent leg, table or chair. Hinge at the hip AND the knee, and then reach. As you reach retract belly muscles into the spine and do this all the way up to standing…simply, “pull the belly button into the backbone.”
Instructor: Susan Frenzel
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