Pilates Blog - Incorporating Movement

Life in 3D (or Tripping on Formaldehyde)

Rebekah — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:03:02 +0000

Last week was my sixth consecutive year of Gil Hedley's cadaver dissection at New Jersey medical school, an experience I fondly refer to as “cadaver camp” for the personal growth and time away it offers. I was struck by how intensified every sensation was. Everything I touch, see, smell, hear and taste is amplified. Life is in 3-D IMAX... (Read more)

Wild Horses may Run Past

Rebekah — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:41:18 +0000

Yesterday morning, the end of my transformative week of guest teaching at Rancho La Puerta, I hiked up the mesmerizing Mount Kuchumaa as I have the past three years at the resort. We suddenly noticed a pack of four wild horses on the mountain trail less than 50 feet in front of us. We stopped, spellbound and captivated by the sight.

Shout out to Women’s Health

Rebekah — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:26:27 +0000

At the last Pilates Method Alliance conference, my colleague and friend Leah Stewart and I had some good laughs filming a joint video to tell you about our new DVDs. Whether you're a new mother, an old mother or a non-mother -- better yet, a WOMAN of any age -- this video is for you!

Occupy…Your Body

Rebekah — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:12:51 +0000

With all the discussion of Occupy Wall Street and every other movement, what if we started one for Occupy Your Body? Could we encourage people to experience motion and their bodies in new ways? Imagine that – a movement about movement!

Heart, Lungs & Aspen Trees

Rebekah — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:09:02 +0000

I’m breathless. Sitting amidst the Colorado Rockies, it’s not the elevation, but the astonishing views that are taking my breath away. It brings to mind my recent experience in the dissection lab with the lungs embracing the heart.

Return to Cadaver Camp

Rebekah — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:10:00 +0000

I’m preparing for my fifth year at “Cadaver Camp, “ a term I coined last year during the annual dissection I participate in led by Gil Hedley, PhD. Who would have thought that a gross anatomy lab could be the seed of a spiritual awakening?

What’s a mind-body experience when it’s not a mind-body experience?

Rebekah — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:34:19 +0000

During a recent workshop at The Breathing Project, a fellow colleague told a story which caught me off-guard about a yoga teacher workshop he had led. He recalled how some of the instructors revealed that this was the first time they’d paid attention to what their bodies were doing. So what is a mind-body experience when it’s not about self-awareness?

Finding the Pause in Pilates

Rebekah — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:09:18 +0000

I was struck that Pilates in itself is NOT about the pause but about the continuous movement. So I've been exploring where to insert or discover the pause in our work as Pilates instructors.

Lounging in my Synapse

Rebekah — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:45:25 +0000

Feel like you're running on auto-pilot? ...I’m working on “sitting in my synapse.” It’s a concept of Body Mind Centering that I explored in a workshop with Amy Matthews last month... Rather than hit 2011 full steam at a pace destined for exhaustion and adrenal fatigue, why not explore an alternate route to your destination – perhaps experiencing a new one – and sit in the synapse with me?