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The Shape of All Things Pilates: Twist!
By Andrea Maida on April 23, 2014
Welcome to the fifth and final installation of The Shape of All Things Pilates. We have been exploring the...
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The Shape of All Things Pilates: Side Bend
By Andrea Maida on February 18, 2014
Welcome to the fourth installation of The Shape of All Things Pilates. We have been exploring the organization of...
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The Shape of All Things Pilates: The Arched Back
By Andrea Maida on December 17, 2013
Welcome to the third installation of The Shape of All Things Pilates, exploring the organization of the Pilates exercises...
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The Shape of All Things Pilates: Round Back
By Andrea Maida on October 16, 2013
Welcome to the second installation of The Shape of All Things Pilates, exploring the organization of the Pilates exercises...
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The Shape of All Things Pilates
By Andrea Maida on August 26, 2013
The exercises of the Pilates Method are all interconnected. We have one exercise, or main theme, and countless variations...
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The Entire Mat is in the Short Box
By Andrea Maida on April 11, 2013
“The Entire Mat is in the Short Box.” Imagine my delight at hearing Jay Grimes utter this phrase. In...
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One Pilates Exercise that will make all the other ones BETTER.
By Andrea Maida on February 11, 2013
Joe Pilates said if you can do only one exercise a day, it should be the
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Last Chance Pilates Stance
By Andrea Maida on December 27, 2012
This just in from my favorite Pilates enthusiast in Scotland…you know who you are… I wanted to ask you...
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The Teaser: The Truth Will Prevail
By Andrea Maida on June 10, 2012
Throughout the Pilates repertoire there is perhaps no other exercise that instills in us as much dread, angst and...
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O, be some other name!
By Andrea Maida on May 12, 2012
The Pilates Exercises: What’s in a name? Joe Pilates is indeed responsible for some of the names of his...
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How to Make Time for Your Own Workout…and Other Fairy Tales
By Andrea Maida on April 16, 2012
Several weeks ago Alisa asked me to write about how one can manage, as a practitioner, a teacher or...
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BTW Joe Pilates was a Genius
By Andrea Maida on April 8, 2012
This just in: Joseph Pilates was a genius. I realize this with the usual Duh!/Aha! realization that is my...
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The 7th Principle of Pilates: MOVE!
By Andrea Maida on April 1, 2012
Most all Pilates training programs – mine included – spend the first hour of the first training weekend imparting...
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Teaching Clients Autonomy
By Sandy Shimoda on March 25, 2012
One of the essentials of Pilates that has been lost over time is autonomy. Each student should be working toward...
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Two-Way Stretch Mat
By Sandy Shimoda on March 18, 2012
When you use the two-way stretch you are reaching in opposite directions to fully activate your body and extend outward from...
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Pilates is good for your Heart
By Alisa Wyatt on February 14, 2012
Pilatesology Instructor Andrea Maida (check out her Advanced Mat here or visit her in San Diego: www.pilatesandrea.com) has some...
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