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Verbal Cues — Pilates & Writing Series: Part 5 of 5
When I started working with Lauren, my Pilates instructor here in Pennsylvania almost two and a half years ago, she gave me a lot of verbal cues. The ones I heard the most were "keep your shoulders down" and "relax your neck and shoulders." It didn't matter if I was working on an upper or… Continue reading Verbal Cues — Pilates & Writing Series: Part 5 of 5
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Concrete Tools – Pilates & Writing Series: Part 3 of 5
On pages 62 - 63 of Day by Day, I talked about the role of Pilates and its connection to writing workshop in a detailed discussion called "Concrete Images for Support." Here I talked about one of many concrete tools, a ball, I used to help support my body as I did Pilates. I want… Continue reading Concrete Tools – Pilates & Writing Series: Part 3 of 5
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Differentiation – Pilates & Writing Series: Part 2 of 5
If you do a Google image search for a "Teaser Pilates," hundreds of photos will come back to you. Many of the photos are of a person sitting on a Pilates mat with their arms and legs reaching diagonally into the air. Some of the photos are of a person sitting on a piece of… Continue reading Differentiation – Pilates & Writing Series: Part 2 of 5
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Modifications – Pilates & Writing Series: Part 1 of 5
I began working with one-on-one with a Pilates instructor in August 2008, just 15 months after I had an artificial cervical disk replacement in my neck. In an effort to regain the strength I lost as a result of the surgery I was told to try Pilates (since physical therapy alone wasn’t cutting it). At… Continue reading Modifications – Pilates & Writing Series: Part 1 of 5
