Two Weeks On from our Covid 19 Closure

Yes! PilatesJ You Tube Channel has been created.
Thanks to our son and his partner just before moving from our place to theirs.

The Easter break offers an opportunity now to create videos and learn the next steps to upload them for your viewing and home practice.
This means there will be links to Pilates Videos in the next Newsletter which will take you to a growing collection of short videos, as the weeks roll by.

On-Line delivery will never match Face to Face Pilates, however...
We can keep our bodies moving and videos will help during our time of self isolation.
            There have been some requests for aspects of the moving body to be
covered in a video format, so keep those requests coming.
And please let us know how you and your bodies are feeling as this Stay At Home time extends itself.

There are more for tips for connecting with your bodies over Easter below.
Thanks for your feedback on the last initial 'blog'.
 

Happy Easter At Home to you all.
May there be peace and good health for you and your loved ones.

Julie

APMA (Australian Pilates Method Australia) is Calling Us All To Action - Instructors and Clients alike.
Please use the letter offered to lobby our Federal, State and Local politicians for inclusion of Private Pilates in the Allied Health sector so that clients of fully qualified Pilates Professionals are eligible for Medicare Rebates.

Professionally delivered Pilates saves our country the cost of many joint and spinal surgeries, helps manage and resolve pain scenarios and makes a significant contribution to assisting mental health challenges of participating Australians.

How to Keep Moving at Home For Easter.

Let's begin again in Constructive Rest, following all the tips from the last Blog, taking time to feel into our whole bodies and yield our weight to gravity so that...we give our whole system the chance to let go of some of the held tension we become aware of.

Let's be curious about how our fluid bodies are feeling right now, as Easter approaches.

This process requires our Attention, Our Intention and our Willingness to allow
our whole being to soften, with breath before we start.

 Begin now with gentle fluid pelvic arches and curls, then settle between the arch and curl into neutral pelvis. And now adding on to our last fundamental work out continue to work slowly, gently and deeply with breath, keeping your pelvis stable...
Breath In to prepare, Breath Out to connect core gently and deeply before making your moves. Give your body time to connect well and hold while you move.
Supine Single Leg Slides, add Single Knee Sides and Single Knee Floats.
Now on a long roller or a rolled up blanket do your Arm Floats, Arm Shrugs, add Hug-a-Tree and Alternate Arms, Curl ups add the oblique direction this time.

Now off the roller Pelvic Curl to Bridge, add PCTB to a one leg knee float, keeping pelvis even and Supine Spine Twist (knees to one side, head looks opposite side).
Roll gently now onto your front and prepare with breath connections for Diamond Press, Dart and Single Leg Reaches add some swim legs.

Side Lie next for Chest Openers, Clams, Leg Reaches (top Leg), Adductor Lifts (bottom leg), add a Quad Stretch, then onto your back for a Pretzel Stretch and all other leg stretches. Now sense again in Constructive Rest - how does your body feel?
Your mind? Your breath? Your weight?
 Again you might like to stand for a Side Stretch and a Standing Roll Down.

You gave yourself permission to pause your life and safely move well.
Well done.
You deserve an Easter Egg and a Bun!