by Laura Helsel | Jan 6, 2019 | Fitness, Pilates For Everyone
The research is loud and clear.
Sitting is the new smoking.
You’ve heard this line before, and it’s not just another passing trend.
If we want to improve health on all levels or increase our chances of aging well and living longer,
we have to ….
by Laura Helsel | Nov 21, 2018 | Pain management, Pelvic Floor, Pilates For Everyone, Self Care
When we feel stress rising, and start to sense pain, headaches or tension, connecting with our breath can be an effective tool. As something we do over 20,000 times per day, breathing is worth some consideration.
by Laura Helsel | Oct 24, 2018 | Fitness, Pilates, Pilates For Everyone, Pilates Teacher Training
Cues and images are very personal. Pilates teachers can offer a cue to a group class and get 5 different responses as to how that cue is embodied. The direction to simply “Stand Up Tall” can illicit a variety of responses from improving posture and alignment, to worsening posture and tension levels and adding excess neck strain…
by Laura Helsel | Aug 24, 2018 | Pelvic Floor, Pilates For Everyone, Pilates Teacher Training
Pelvic Floor Health: beyond the Kegel Tiffany Johns, B. Kin., is one of our Vancouver based Pilates Process ™ teacher trainers. A recent graduate of UBCs kinesiology program, Tiffany’s final project was the development of a paper presenting the most recent...
by Laura Helsel | Jul 25, 2018 | muscle spasm, Pain management, Pilates For Everyone, stretching
Stretching can and should feel wonderful. When we stretch healthy tissue, we should experience a sense of comfort and ease that leads to a greater range of motion. And…
by Laura Helsel | Jun 10, 2018 | Pain management, Pilates For Everyone
Working with clients in various levels of pain over the past 15 years, I’ve developed an understanding, a respect, of the specific challenge that is coping with chronic pain. Fluctuating in intensity but always present, the pain is frequently without obvious cause....