Fall Newsletter

FALL 2006 NEWSLETTER

Text Box: Begin standing in Tadasana. Lift your right knee up. Gently turn the leg out in the hip, without distorting your alignment. Place the foot onto the left inner thigh, calf, or ankle. Make sure you do NOT place it on the inner knee, this is too much pressure for the knee joint.. Press you foot into the leg and the leg into the foot. Feel your outer hips hug in and the abdominals lift in and up. Now, bring your hands in front of your heart for a prayer pose, press the hands into one another. Find balance here by focusing on a point ahead of you eye level. Breathe here for four deep breaths. Place the foot to the floor. Repeat to the other side

Welcome

Semi-privates are back!!!! Sign up today for Tuesday, September 26^th at 6:30pm.

Also, I will be teaching a special class for Fit For You NYC. For details, check out www.FitForYouNYC.com You can also email Phoebe@MoveYourCoreNy.com for more information on any of this.

Text Box: As you perform this exercise it is important to know you are holding center in the shoulder girdle and the pelvis. Your supports are strong holding you above ground. The working arm and leg are originating from your core and reaching out . Try to hold for four calming breaths. Repeat to other side.

Text Box: Start in Plank. Make sure your hands are directly under your shoulders. Press down through your supports and lift up out of them. When you are ready, extend your right foot off the ground, think of lifting the right inner thigh up towards the ceiling this will help keep the leg parallel and the pelvis neutral. Looking to a point ahead of you, begin to extend the left hand off the floor and reach it forward.

Text Box: Balance is so important for all of us, especially New Yorkers. Physically, we have to balance on trains and busses so that we do not fall over or into someone lap. In life, we are consistently trying to balance our time between our careers, our friends, our family, our hobbies, and our quiet times (is there such a thing?!) The older we get it seems to be harder to balance. In our bodies, the more bad habits we create (ie. slouching at the

Text Box: computer) we become less aware of our alignment, our true center. In our lives, the same thing is true. We are always in the battle of doing things outside of ourselves, taking care of our families,

Text Box: working long hours to please the boss, getting wrapped up in gossip and drama, that there is no time to see who you are and what you need to take care of your true self. No matter where you are it is always important to find balance.

Pilates Pose: Plank with balance

Featured Poses

This is one of my new favorite exercises. It is a killer but the only way you can achieve it is with patience and focus.

Physical benefits: Core Strength! Improves coordination and balance

Level: Advanced

Yoga Pose: Vrksasana (Tree Pose)

When I think of fall, I immediately think of trees. I recently visited and fell in love with the Redwoods (I am performing Warrior 3 in the middle of a hollowed out one in this photo!) When you perform this next pose think of your self as a Redwood, tall and strong, and nothing will knock you off of your feet even in the hurricane of life.

Physical Benefits: Strengthens the supporting leg, core strength, improves coordination and balance

Level: Beginning