Lower Back Pain can be brought on by any number of things, from doing too much to not moving enough. You may have a muscle strain or nerve compression, wear and tear or osteoarthritis. If you back pain is mechanical and feels better with movement this will be a lovely Read more…
Following on from the Rolling Like a Ball Tutorial, The Seal introduces variety and complexity to the rolling exercise. The Seal challenges our balance, using the core muscles, stretches the hip and adductor muscles and is a fun spine mobiliser.
Chip video bombs this routine but also beautifully demonstrates PANDICULTION, which is how we stretch our body when yawning. I hope it makes you smile as much as it did me!!! This routine follows the muscle and myofascia fibres that run multi -directionally across the body, to help increase our Read more…
In Day 4 of this Mindful Movement series we are doing a Child Pose to all 4’s flow that allows you to explore moving in a way that feels good for you as you create physical spaciousness and mental stillness. Notice how it feels to be in your body as Read more…
Day 3 of Mindful Movement brings 5 minutes of mobilising into your lower back and pelvis. We can hold a lot of tension and tightness in our lower back. By bringing our awareness to our breath and how it feels to be in our body we can start to release Read more…
Day 2 of 5 Minute Mindful Movement focuses on bringing your awareness to your pelvis and lower back. We can hold a lot of tension and tightness in theses areas which can lead to lack of mobility. Giving yourself just 5 minutes a day to connect to your body with Read more…
The Roll Down is an important transitional exercise in the Pilates repertoire as we use it to bring us from standing to the floor.
I designed this lovely sequence for one of my students who was very stiff and achy in the mornings and finding it hard to even get out of bed.
we are using the resistance band for support and control to help us improve our technique in some of our Pilates mat work exercises
This is a complimentary routine to the seated flow where we mobilise and stretch on our breath from standing, which means we can include scoops and roll downs to increase blood flow and circulation.
In this three part series, Ange will help you relieve any tension and pain in your hip and mobilise the area around your hip
