Multiple modalities to optimize your wellness routine.
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Multiple modalities to optimize your wellness routine. *
The Pilates Methodology
Originally named Contrology, Pilates is a codified movement method of over 500 exercises designed to improve your life! The principles of Pilates include breath control, rhythm and flow, focus and uniform development. Centered around the movements of the spine, flexion, extension, side bending and twisting, Pilates will improve your posture and alignment and help you feel freer in your daily chores. What makes Pilates unique is the use of spring loaded equipment. The equipment provides support and resistance related to your body weight so that the exercises become real life applications of your day to day movements. Many of the Pilates exercises are done lying down and later progress to standing. This allows movers of all capabilities to participate in Pilates as a movement and exercise modality.
Benefits of Pilates
Strength
Flexibility
Pain Reduction
Injury Prevention
Precision
Efficiency
Focus
Unity of Body, Mind and Spirit
Uniform Muscular Development
Whole Body Concentration
Improved Happiness!
Who Does Pilates?
Anyone!
Everyone!
Athletes
Dancers
Post Injury Clients
Post PT Clients
Pre-Natal Women
Postpartum Women
Elderly Clients
Teens
YOU!
SOMA Breathwork
SOMA Breath is a life changing practice that combines movement, chanting, intention setting meditation and breathwork. The practice is set to inspiring music that will hold space and time while we breath together as one. I am certified to teach the energize meditation routine. This routine always begins with movement to get our blood moving and wake up our bodies. Then we move into 3-5 minutes of AUM chanting. This is led by rhythmic music so that everyone chants in time. SO POWERFUL! I will then invite everyone to get comfortable as I lead you all on a visualization journey so that we set intention for our breathwork practice.
Everything is guided so you do not need to have any experience to join the class. An introduction with specific instructions will be given during each class with an opportunity for questions.
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Stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system bringing us into heart coherence.
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Increases the co2 levels in our blood prompting the o2 in our bloodstream to detach from the hemoglobin and travel deep into our organs and tissues promoting healing and regeneration.
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Inhale breath retention: expands our consciousness bringing new insights and ideas.
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Is SOMA Breath safe for everyone?
The guided meditation and rhythmic breathing are safe for any and all bodies!
Contraindications
Forceful mouth breathing, prolonged breath holds and extended intense fast breathwork/hyperventilation for more than 5 minutes, should NOT be practiced in the case of any of the following:
Severe/critical diseases or infections if it impairs your ability to breathe
Severe uncontrolled hypertension (usually after a heart attack)
Organ failure or late-stage terminal illness
Pregnancy
If you have epilepsy, a pacemaker, or irregular heart beat (Exception: your doctor gives you specific permission).
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What are the benefits of SOMA Breath?
Increased aerobic capacity
Reduced symptoms of depression
Strengthened immune system
Promotes weight loss
Improves heart health
Lowers inflammation
Reduces cholesterol
Reduces blood pressure
Enhances learning and memory
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What should I bring to class?
Comfort is key during this practice so feel free to bring any of the below items to enhance your practice:
A Mat
A blanket
A bolster or pad to prop your hips
An eye mask to block light
Strength Training
Strength is so important! It keep us injury free, helps us move through life with ease and allows us to do the things we love with power. When I added strength training to my movement routine my Pilates practice expanded, my energy upleveled, and I started sleeping more deeply.
Diversifying your movement practice WILL create a deeper relationship with your moving, breathing body…that’s why I offer both Pilates and strength training! Though I am in a small studio space, it doesn’t take much to build a strength circuit and my clients love when we divert to a free-weight exercise or move to the TRX in order to answer a question or create a solution to a difficult Pilates exercise.
A well rounded movement routine is a successful movement routine!
