What is the Origin of Pilates?
Pilates is an innovative and safe system of mind-body exercise using a floor mat or a variety of equipment and props. It evolved from the principles of Joseph Pilates (1883-1967), whom came to believe that the "modern" life-style, bad posture, and inefficient breathing lay at the roots of poor health – these fundamental elements evolved into a engineered methodology to improve one’s life. Pilates dramatically transforms the way your body looks, feels and performs. It builds strength without excess bulk, creating a sleek, toned body with slender thighs and a flat abdomen.
What are Private Pilates Sessions?
Want an intensive, one-on-one Pilates experience customized to your individual goals or special needs? Nothing beats Private Pilates Sessions. A mind-body centered and client body-led session that supports the individuals goal to find optimal functionality and improve body awareness. ELT Dynamics Pilates is characterized by its safe, science-based sensible exercise system that will help you look and feel your very best. The process teaches body awareness, good posture and smart intelligent graceful movement. Pilates also improves flexibility, agility and economy of motion.
What is the process of sessions?
Your first session will centre around a case history and discussion about why you feel you need Private Pilates.
During the session, you will perform a series of small movements that identify your current key movement strategies.
Once a case history profile and movement assessment is created, than I begin sharing with you the movement principles that will structure your developing practice.
Through my clinical and artistic approach, I will centre the teachings around the whole body form thus providing an opportunity for your body to recognise and observe patterns. I find this is the key to embodying a self-resourcing way of life for positive long-term effects.
Each session will conclude with one or two homework exercises for you to develop between sessions. The homework is an integral piece of the puzzle to integrating and adopting new movement patterns. The next session will likely pick up themes from your previous session, however, I always will be led by your needs on the day.
During and after the session you may feel challenged both mentally and physically, this is the true magic associated with Pilates. You may become aware of ‘new’ parts of your body which might express sensations of tingling, deep heat, pulsations, release, lightness and length which is seen as part of the process.
I will check in with you throughout the session, but also encourage you to vocalise anything that comes up.
Anything that happens in a session remains confidential.
Conditions that respond well to Private Pilates Sessions:
physical stress
headaches due to poor postural alignment
difficulty in "switching off"
ankle pathologies
jaw pain and teeth-grinding
muscular pain
shoulder pain
hip and knee pain
"me-time"
to be heard
faulty breathing strategies
pelvic floor dysfunction and more.
If you’ve been injured or are seeking physical therapy for chronic neck and back pain, hip/knee replacements, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, scoliosis or other conditions, research is showing that Pilates can be an effective treatment. Discuss any treatment program with your healthcare team.
Session Duration & Details:
Studio Sessions are 50-minutes and cost £80 (C. London)/ £60 (Kent); this includes an initial wellbeing assessment followed by prescribed exercises.
Online Video Sessions are 1-hour and booked in blocks of 3 sessions and cost £100 total.
Group Sessions (Pluckley Village Hall, Kent) are 1-hour and paid for by the block to secure a space or individually and cost £12 per session. See postings on Nextdoor or email to find out about the current and upcoming series.
Introductory Offer, (2) x sessions for £75; valid for 1 month from date of purchase
Block Studio Session bookings are available which are useful for guaranteeing you a weekly time slot:
Block of 5 sessions, £275; valid for 2 months from date of purchase (Details: 8% savings, £55 per session)
Block of 10 sessions £500; valid for 4 months from date of purchase (Details: 16% savings, £50 per session)
I offer a free telephone consultation service if you would like to briefly discuss further prior to booking.
Private Pilates is suitable for all bodies.
Group Sessions are mostly suitable for all persons, unless there are specific needs and then private sessions are more suitable.
Please review my health questionnaire & waiver, this is mandatory for your session.
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