Connections by Suzanne Lavender

Connections by Suzanne Lavender

I’ve been teaching Pilates for over 20 years and have had many clients with varieties of issues. Over the years I’ve found that there are some people that have a hard time connecting their core and specifically, their deep abdominal muscles to their...
Oh, My Aching Back! By Barb Sferra

Oh, My Aching Back! By Barb Sferra

Several years ago, while teaching a mat class, one of my newer clients asked, after hearing my unending queues to engage the abdominals: “So, do you walk around all day long sucking your gut in?” My first image was of someone aggressively sucking their gut in to look...
How Pilates Builds Self-Awareness

How Pilates Builds Self-Awareness

How Pilates Builds Self-Awareness For nearly a decade I have relied on Pilates based exercises to help teach my patients about their bodies. My interest in Pilates started way back when I was working in neurologic rehab, primarily with individuals who experienced a...