I used to shy away from anatomy, it seemed so complicated. Now I love it and weave effective anatomy through all my sessions. What is effective anatomy, you might be asking? It’s when you don’t need to know the names of the SITS muscles on your skeleton, for example, but it’s good to know where your rotator cuff muscles sit.
See, so many of our injuries come about from muscular imbalances and that’s a big reason why I love Pilates. It “rights” the muscles so they align more effectively with your whole skeleton crew. You’ve heard me say this before, I know, but truths often bear repeating.
One of my fav teacher trainers is Kathy Jacques who teaches at Body Evolve in Highland Park. She says “we’re so much more than Pilates teachers, we’re movement educators, and we make a real difference in people’s lives.”
I love is seeing clients “get” Pilates and understand their movement patterns. There’s no doubt, we all have default patterns and after a while you start to notice when things are “off.” Students become the teacher, and vice versa.
YOU are your best movement teacher, after all.
And I love when my clients “get it” by sharing their stories, “I wore these funky shoes to a wedding and knew I needed to jump into my N.B.’s the next day.” Or, “I could tell I was sitting for too long, so I got up, turned Zoom screen off, and did my squats.”
Problems that used to take a long time are righted faster.
You’ve brought your internal GPS to life and the body recognizes balance is home. Things just feel right with Pilates.
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