Month: November 2021

On all fours! Let’s take a break from being so upright and stiff all the time! Let’s allow our spine to breathe deeply. This is wonderfully possible in the quadruped position! Unfortunately, we humans move into the quadruped position far too seldom. Paradoxically, however, it is precisely this position that is excellently suited to realigning our spine …

Instead of climbing a tree, in the Pilates exercise ‘Climbing the Tree’ we climb up our leg. Have you ever watched toddlers climbing up their legs to get to their ‘magical’ toes? From the look in their eyes, I would say they enjoy it. There seems to be something magical about it. And there is something magical in it for us! A release of our hamstrings, hips and lower back. Have a go …

For full control and development in breathing, we better do not think about breathing. It is way more useful to learn to sense our breathing. How to expand our chest wall correctly? How to release it? Take a look at our video about faulty breathing patterns and breath control. Let’s dive into some breath sensations …

Has your spine over the years somehow become stubborn and unyielding? Kind of arrogant? Then the Pilates Short Spine Massage is to your rescue. It is an exercise that takes care of your spine by massaging it segmentally. True to the motto ‘We are as healthy as our spine!’ But don’t simply believe me, try it yourself. Then see how it affects your pelvis and neck …

We all know the negative voices in our head: “I can’t!”, “I’m not good enough!”, “I’m not made for this!”, “I’ll never get it!”. These negative phrases trigger a lack of presence. So, what now? What to do? Let’s substitute the habits the discourage us for habits that encourage us. We will show you 4 self-encouraging habits to engage in that will bring your training to a higher level …

“Magic is simply a moment of illuminating surprise!”
To get to this kind of magic, I need to decode the nervous system of my students. The first thing I need to do is to switch off the reptilian defense system – fight, flight and freeze – so that my students can switch on their social engagement system – see, hear and laugh. How I do this together with my students so we can create the change they wish for? …

If there are different kinds of people, then there must be different ways of knowing. If there are different ways of knowing, then there must be different ways of learning. If there are different ways of learning, then there must be different ways of teaching. If there are different ways of teaching, then there must be different ways of doing. Whichever ways we choose to do, it is wiser to understand before we do because …

Did you ever wonder whether the straight back in a military drill or in one’s state of arrogance are the same as the one Pilates propagates? They seem to be the same but there is a crucial difference. The ‘military back’ and the ‘Pilates back’, actually, have 2 diametrically opposed effects on our backs. The ‘military back’ tightens and weakens the muscles of our backs whereas the ‘Pilates back’ brings our backs ‘back to life’ …

How about you? Back pain? It doesn’t have to be like this. I use the Pilates Roll Up to take pressure off my discs by releasing tension in the muscles along my spine. It’s a great way but it only works if we do it the correct way … Because only the articulated movement of our spine relaxes our fasciae in our back! Now, how to get our spine to move vertebra by vertebra? …

How I define warriorship? Warriors can realize solutions! They put themselves in a position of awareness until the job is done. But first of all they make their desires and wishes a basic need – a necessity! … well, as far as I can see, there is no lack of solutions, but a lack of warriors. Where are the people with the attitude of a warrior? Are you a warrior? …