Teaching Motor Programmes A Motor programme can be defined as: “ A set of motor commands that is pre-structured at the executive level and that defines the essential details of a skilled action ” (Schmidt & Wrisberg 2000). Teaching motion / motor patterns and therefore movement patterns, like any other skill is a progressive process. Whether an [...]
Did you know? It takes 300-500 repetitions to learn a new movement pattern, but a whopping 3,000-5,000 reps to break a bad habit! The way you move every day matters—small, repetitive compensations can lead to pain, stiffness, and inefficient movement. Imagine you've had a knee injury, the leg may be immobilised for a period of [...]
I encourage all clients and teachers to come into the studio through a 30 minute spinal screening. Why is this? Because the body works as an integrated system and the cause of pain is always multi-factorial. While movement may help many, it can actually worsen some clients if the correct move is not chosen and [...]
We all have our own way of moving, this individual movement pattern is termed as locomotion. 'Locomotion refers to an entire organism moving from one point in space to another. This change in location requires energy expenditure and coordinated actions of various body parts. Unlike internal movements or stationary actions, locomotion results in the displacement [...]
The biggest secret of movement patterns in life actually spans from infant development. Most medical and therapy specialists treat injuries, without looking at the ergonomics of the environment in which the person lives in, plus diet and lifestyle factors. This includes our psyche, that being emotional and mental factors. Infant development will carry you through [...]
Growing up in an Indian culture, you never wore shoes in the house, they were removed at the front door, and you went bare feet or wore slippers or socks in colder weather. In many spiritual traditions, feet represent humility, devotion, and the path of service. In Hindu culture, touching the feet of elders or [...]
Fashion, marketing, media and of course TV heroes (including tough girls and guys) emulating perfect aesthetics and six pack abdominals are driving the concept of reality and the ideal. But is chasing this idealism holding you back in life? Stanley Keleman book Emotional Anatomy shows the interplay and connection between the body and emotion. Keleman emphasized how [...]
Does it feel good when we judge, criticize, blame, shame and put other people down? NEVER PUT OTHERS DOWN-EMPOWER AND INSPIRE INSTEAD! As a Pilates teacher, we have been given the greatest gift ever. Everyone that we meet brings us a gift in life. There are no negatives without positives, everything happens for our growth, [...]
I’ve just been to watch the spectacular shapes produced by the glass blower at 'St.Helens World of Glass’. The amazing glass blower spent five years apprenticeship training in Poland. The boiling hot glass if not handled properly would disintegrate the entire arm if mishandled. The heat alone from the kiln like ovens blew to the [...]
Firstly there are no good or bad. Everything in life is based on our perception. Our perception is determined by our upbringing including schooling, education, religion, beliefs and environment. Perception bias is the tendency to perceive ourselves and our environment in a subjective way. Although we like to think our judgment is impartial, we are, in fact, [...]
