The York Pilates Space journal
Ideas, reflections and practical guidance from our studio — gathered from more than a decade of teaching, learning and listening to the body.
From the archive
14 articles from the York Pilates Space archive.
We read a lot about 'the core' in the media, in social media sites and fitness blogs. Yes, sure, for bodyworkers like myself it is a convenient shorthand to describe a particular muscle function but it is really time to bust the myth of…
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So, what is 'somatics' and what are we going to do to discover all this good stuff? My practice of somatic dance is to do with sensing, feeling, noticing what is happening in body and in mind as Imove. We might say this is dance but there…
Read article →Somatics is a broad brush describing many approaches to embodied movement practices, put briefly, a somatic approach develops perceptual, kinaesthetic and proprioceptive sensitivity with the purpose of developing awareness of soma, the…
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The body always strives for homeostasis. In other words the body is constantly adjusting itself to ensure cells have enough oxygen, or the gut is functioning as it should, or that we can balance upright and don’t fall over and. Of course,…
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We tend to think of movement as being to do with our limbs, our muscles, our skeleton and overlook the most fundamental movements of all. Deep in our body our heart is beating a rhythm against our diaphragm, and the diaphragm responds by…
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Just like any movement method, in Pilates we work with a set of principles and the 8 principles of Pilates are all an important part of how we learn to move. Yes, for sure, they are part of developing what physiotherapists call a stable…
Read article →I’m often asked for an exercise to ‘fix’ a problem. For example, someone recently came to Pilates class with a niggle in their upper back and asked if there was anything they could do to sort it out. I get it of course, I know if I ever…
Read article →Foreword For twenty years I have been practising and teaching the Pilates method for health and wellbeing. In that time I have learned from many different practitioners, all with their own voices and interpretations. Some have led me into…
Read article →When my personal training students ask me for a Pilates exercise to help strengthen a particular muscle area, or a stretch to help with a muscle restriction, they might be surprised when we begin our session with movements that seem to be…
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If Pilates is your passion and you love to work with others, our MK Pilates Matwork Teacher Training Diploma will give you all you need to begin your career. Look in the 'teacher training' tab on the menu for all our upcoming dates and…
Read article →I often get calls from would be Pilates students who have been referred to my studio by their physiotherapist. When someone comes along for a private class I always ask why they would like to do Pilates, what has brought them here?…
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Body, Mind & Soul: Pregnant mums rush for Pilates (From York Press) Health, Beauty & Wellbeing Body, Mind & Soul: Pregnant mums rush for Pilates Patricia Issitt First published Monday 19 January 2015 in Health, Beauty & Wellbeing by…
Read article →Clients at York Pilates Space always say such good things about Pilates. here are a few of them... Sue Bos said: " Pilates has made a huge difference to me - my back is stronger and more reliable. I am amazed at what I can now do after…
Read article →York Pilates Space has been featured in the York Press! Read the feature here.
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