Pilates Scene

The search term Franklin balls is one of the most popular ways people are getting to Pilates Scene. So to recognize the need, I thought I would fill you in on where I know of to buy the little gems. Continue reading…

Appshopper.com offers me an iphone app costing $1.19 through iTunes called FitVideo Pilates. Can’t resist this one.

Fishpond.com.au is a book site I have mentioned before, and after a history of easy and efficient transactions I can vouch for their service. I received an email from them this week offering some suggestions of books I may like based on prior purchases, and with this kind of customer service I have been spurred on to mention them again. Continue reading…

As a body worker and open minded seeker I took myself off to see a massage therapy colleague who dabbles in healing of the not so touchy feely, but rather hocus pocus kind, I’m poking fun here, it was indeed a real and enriching experience. Scoliosis and I were ready to try something new. Continue reading…

We all work with, or know of women recovering from breast surgery. A very skilled Pilates colleague who has undergone breast cancer surgery in the last 12 months, recently commented that the two videos she found on Pilates for breast surgery clients are not as good as she hoped for. She is working on that though, more on her later. Here is some current information on breast cancer. Continue reading…

Look around and check out the upper body posture of most people. The slumped, rounded shoulders with the head jutting forward of the neck and chest. Therefore lungs are compressed, mid back extensors/rhomboids on length, pecs short and tight. etc Continue reading…

Pilates Digest website currently has an article on rolfing and the author says Pilates and rolfing are made for one another. Continue reading…

Or ‘logs’ as my friend Fiona calls them. We all use foam rollers at least once a day in our teaching environment and I find clients either love ‘em or hate ‘em. The nicest part can be when you slip off, and lay on the floor to feel a new body in contact with the mat. The nastiest part can be when you encourage clients to use the roller for some myofascial release, mwahahaha! Continue reading…

So the Wii now has Pilates too.

Check out the slightly miffed commentary by Alycea Ungaro at Pilates Pro website. Continue reading…