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Thoughts and tips about the world of Pilates, from the experts at Pacific Northwest Pilates in Portland, Oregon

Cueing for Clients: Glute Activation

By Leslie Braverman | November 7, 2018

Toss out the bad eggs. Miscommunicated imagery and cues can lead clients to worse pain patterns and problems. Melanie reminds … Read more

Motor Progression: Leg Extensions on Arc Barrel

By Leslie Braverman | November 7, 2018

Progress your clients through the phases of cognitive, associative, and automatic motor learning theory. Our focus today is on a … Read more

What Can We Learn: Ab Prep

By Leslie Braverman | November 1, 2018

Assess and then cue. When working with clients, assessment exercises can reveal insightful information on muscle recruitment and movement tendencies. … Read more

Big Toe Assessment in Single Leg Stretch

By Leslie Braverman | October 25, 2018

Diving toes, beware. It takes a smart and trained eye to catch unhealthy movement patterns, which can either begin proximally … Read more

Motor Progression: Rotation Prone from Chair to Arc Barrel

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

Put motor learning theory into practice. April’s Therapeutic Pilates segments highlight the three phases of motor learning and how to … Read more

Motor Progression: Stability in the Hips

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

Let’s take a look at the hips. Melanie Byford-Young shows how to stabilize the hips in closed chain and open … Read more

Hip Centering: Posture and Alignment

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

Hip pain is a common complaint among clients and it helps if you can begin to identify posture and alignment … Read more

Hip Centering: Squish the Goo

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

Remember to squish the goo when it comes to preventing Anterior Femoral Head Syndrome. In this second episode, Melanie takes … Read more

Shoulder Centering: Scapular Isolation & Squish the Goo

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

Squish the Goo again. This time it’s all about finding center for your humeral head.

Restore Stability of the Neck: Neck Extensors

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

Just in the neck of time. The last clip in our February series takes a closer look at the neck … Read more

Restore Stability of the Neck Overview

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

Hold you head up with confidence. Melanie Byford-Young chats about the stabilizers of the neck and how we can retrain … Read more

Restore Stability of the Neck: Tongue Placement

By Leslie Braverman | October 24, 2018

It may be surprising that tongue placement can be a contributor to unnecessary neck tension. Today’s session addresses this sneaky … Read more