Health and Wellness
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Mid Back Release with B Yoga’s B Roller
That slouching life reduces mobility in the opposite direction👉🏽👉🏽 Thoracic Extension. When we slouch (thoracic flexion), we put excessive strain on the muscles in the mid back and the neck because the weight of our bodies is held forward.
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April News: Self-Care Is possible at home.
Community, this month has been quite a change hasn’t it? What I’ve learned is that we can continue to thrive and heal as a community. I’ve made some strong collaborations this month and created content that I want to share with you. It’s all inside my latest e-newsletter.
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New Resource to help dancers achieve goals.
After working with many dancers privately and in an group session over the years, it became evident that accountability is a huge determining factor on the success of the dancer. A major roadblock for the developing and professional dancer is comparison. This is not surprising since training hours are for the most part in front…
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What to expect at your first visit.
The history is where you tell your story. This is the part where you tell me where it hurts, when it started to hurt and what makes it worse. Then, I will ask you to go deeper.
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My favourite exercise that improves balance and strength while you dance.
This is one of my favorite dance conditioning sequences that I developed to challenge balance, core and coordination. Using a small pilates ball increases the level of difficulty to maintain the lines in the lower limb and spine. Breath control and ease of movement are all challenged here. This exercise prepares for choreography and provides…
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Video: Pilates Half Roll Back for Low Back Stiffness and Core Activation
The Pilates Half Roll Back with a flexband helps to promote the opening of the Lumbar Spine in flexion and the activation of core musculature.
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Video: Pilates Leg Pull Front with Loop Band
Pilates Leg Pull Front with a loop band around your forearms is an excellent way to prompt scapular stability during this complex core exercise. 🔊Turn the sound on, vibe with me and read the prompts and follow along! Let me know how you feel. I personally love how it adds a challenge and improves the…
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The Fundamentals of Self-Care that have the Most Impact but often Overlooked
When you think of Self-Care, what is the first image that comes to mind? Is it a vacation? A massage? Time with people you love? These are wonderful things. Self-care? Maybe later. Now, once you visualize these things, how quickly do you take action to make your day dreams happen? Or do feelings of fatigue…
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Healing is Part of the “Messy Middle”
It’s often during healing that self-doubt creeps in, because on the other side of healing is great power. An injury or sickness is like an initiation or call to action. What is required of you to make a change? What actionable steps do you need to commit to in order to change your current trajectory…
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Practising Yoga or Pilates with Sore Wrists.
In the age of constant smart phone use, raising young children or having a full-time job that requires the use of your hands, it’s not surprising that your wrists can hold you back when practising Yoga or Pilates. Repetitive strain can cause tension and pain in the flexor and extensor muscles that course along the…
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