In neuroscience, it is proven that the brain and the body both react in very similar ways. We KNOW that a pattern can never be erased.
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Jocelyne Pelchat - Founder and Principal at The Cornerstone Pilates in Burlington, Ontario
In neuroscience, it is proven that the brain and the body both react in very similar ways. We KNOW that a pattern can never be erased.
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There are researchers in the field of movement that study and write thesis assignments based on the work that they do. Movement Specialists, studio owners, teacher training schools read these and create easy to understand programs based on this research to be made available to all Pilates Instructors and movement practitioners. This is called continuing education.
The experience of pain is deeply personal, shaped by the complex ways in which our brains process and respond to it.
Read MoreAttention to detail, specific cues to isolate specific muscle fibres when doing a set of exercises. Focused areas where we will tell you what you should feel and where you should feel it. This attention to detail delivers information through proprioception and motor control.
Read MoreThe psoas (pronounced so-az, is a deep muscle that’s part of our core) intricately webs our structural biomechanics and our emotions to form one heck of a powerful piece in our beautiful machine we call the human body.
Read MoreAdding Pilates to sports training helps the body learn to execute moves not only automatically, but with proper biomechanics. Using the core and deeper intrinsic muscles to move the arms and legs can prevent injuries.
Read MoreTo lose weight, you need the physical capability to do exercises. Many people who are busy and/or sedentary struggle to perform weight loss exercises. Pilates will help you build strength, tone your core and increase flexibility and range of motion in your joints.
Read MoreBuild your brand and stick to it. There will be days when you want to give in, when you start to second guess yourself and wonder if you went about it all wrong. Stick to what you know, your main reason for starting and don’t add what the business around the corner is adding just to compete with them. Instead, be better at what you know, continuously learn about your trade and become the expert you need to be for the best outcome for your clients.
Read MoreIn Pilates you learn to move correctly, with the right muscles, firing at the right time. This helps prevent fatigue (one of the most common symptoms) because you aren’t using more muscles than necessary. We learn to isolate specific muscles and instead of recruiting a whole mass of muscles to do an exercise…
Read MoreAfter 2 hours, we had the honour of meeting our bodies. Having been in a shared space with the cadavers, all 5 of them, for 2 hours…. we were calm, aware of their presence, but no longer nervous about the prospect of meeting them for the first time.
Read MoreThe Foundation class is designed to introduce someone new to the concepts of Pilates, the terminology, and the language we use, but also to build the body up in order to eventually be able to move on to the Integration (Intermediate level) and Signature (Advanced level) class that we offer. If you come to Pilates and want that feel of building blocks and a start to progress, then that’s the path you would take.
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