This is one of my favourite ways to do extension movements in Pilates. Allows you to feel grounded in the feet,
Elizabeth Larkham of Balanced Body shares some video on strengthening work using the LB. Continue reading…
Grab your diary, enter April 30 as a weekend of professional development in a bushland setting, intensive style retreat.
140 delegates spending the weekend in Sydney with Madeleine Black, Rebecca Leone, Fran Phillip (level 2 Franklin teacher).
Contact the APMA if you are interested in trade/sponsorship opportunities.
See you there.
Get on with this one as you only have 4 days to get a bargain from the short n sweet abiandjoseph SALE.
In regards to ‘Where’s Melissa?’. Yes, cheeky he is because I never intended this to be a personal blog, but rather a unique kind of Pilates resource that leads you to the things you need. Having said that, it was the most highly viewed post I have ever had on the site, so maybe I need a bit of both, you tell me readers….
The bilateral mastectomy with left axial node clearance and tissue expanders was done, I am now healing and moaning and sleeping and eating and moaning some more, as it’s mighty uncomfortable down there. Panadeine Forte and Voltaren really only just touch the sides. For the time being I dabble at my keyboard, in amongst naps and answering the door to wonderful friends that are feeding us with great gusto. In about 4 weeks chemo time kicks off and the hair will go I am told, now THAT freaks me out. Enough for now, onward and upward.
The gorgeous Mel McKirkhas a new youtube video on using grip in pole dancing and other activities, like Pilates. Continue reading…
Hi Pilates Scene readers, have you been wondering why you haven’t received your regular fix of Pilates Scene for a while? It’s because Melissa, the heart and soul of Pilates Scene, the owner and only employee, is still in hospital recovering from a bilateral mastectomy procedure she underwent last Thursday to remove breast cancer.
We’re hoping she’ll be coming home this weekend.
We’ll have to play it by ear as to when she returns to updating Pilates Scene, but she misses it as much as you do, rest assured! Coming home from hospital is not the end of this journey, but the doctors say she will be rid of it before the year is out.
Since August 2008 she’s been pumping out the Pilates news for us all, for nothing more than the satisfaction, the joy of learning, and the occasional bit of positive feedback from us, her readers.
I think we all owe her a little in return, and I hope you think so too.
If you’re in Australia and you’d like to let her know that you’re thinking of her, you still have time to brighten up her hospital stay (until this weekend at least). You can send card/flowers/chocolate/champagne to:
Melissa Turnock
c/o Mater Hospital
Rocklands Road
North Sydney NSW 2060
Australia
Alternatively, you can also leave a message on her Facebook profile, her Twitter page, or right here in the comments section below this story.
I know she’ll be surprised and delighted to hear from you, and your support will really help her get back up and blogging much sooner.
Thanks in advance, on her behalf,
(Melissa’s sneaky husband, who originally helped setup her blog, still has for technical support, and decided he should sneak in and publish this without asking her about it!)Myofascial release can be done by yourself, in the privacy of your own home with toys you have already purchased, foam roller, Franklin balls etc. A free download on just how to do it available here from Mike Robertson, Masters degree in Sports Biomechanics. 
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Thera-bandacademy.com offers 9 different foot strengthening programs on their site. None of them earth shatteringly different from what we do but some ideas may add to your skill set. You may need to register first, but that is no hassle and it’s free. Great resources to be found throughout this site. Continue reading…
Here are the details on the first batch of CEC accruing APMA workshops for 2010 Continue reading…
