Author: Carla Ricalis
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Monthly Wrap Up – January 2022
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” — Dr. Wayne Dyer These monthly wraps are new for 2022 and are meant to quickly summarize things learned, reflected upon, considered, discussed, forgotten about and tried over the last month in the studio. For January 2022, the theme has…
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Introductory Pilates sessions – what are we doing?
Knowing how to teach strong introductory sessions is a crucial part of every Pilates instructor’s toolbox. If we’re unable to communicate to new clients the value of starting a regular Pilates workout, then it’s going to be a hard go of building and retaining a clientele. For new instructors, trying to figure out what to…
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Strength, Shift, Support = Success for Advanced Reformer
The Star is a simple movement (abduction and adduction of one arm) but it’s such a hard exercise to do and to do well. Below are 3 ways that we’re working to strengthen the key muscles, shift the focus and support the movement in order to succeed in this classical Pilates exercise: