Imagery Cuing for Texture and Tone
By Laurette Ryan
Definition for cuing: to give direction, a stimulus to action, to hint or prompt.
One of the greatest assets of any movement modality teacher, is rich cuing. There are several ways to cue movement and I’d like to discuss three of those ways. 
Anatomical cuing is instructing the [...]

Why Baby Boomers Can Benefit From Pilates!
Alex Baldwin, age fifty-five, turns to his ex-wife Meryl Streep, age sixty-two, after making love to her  in the movie “Its Complicated” exclaims  “Pilates is really paying off!”   That line has invoked a laugh from many, especially my “over forty” clients who agree whole heartedly. Pilates [...]

Do Hips Need to be Square When Twisting the Spine?
By Liz Koch
I am going to answer a great question from YesPilates.com on why keeping the hips squared can result in more Core Integrity.
Q: Do hips need to be square when doing twists? For example, when a person is sitting with legs and feet straightforward [...]

PhysicalMind Preparing for Future Growth
PhysicalMind Institute began in Spring 1991 with the formation of the Institute for the Pilates Method. The facts are well known: ninety-nine percent of the public and the fitness industry had never heard of this technique. So PhysicalMind Institute began to build the category with the [...]

A Timeless Exercise
By Kathy Corey
The Beginnings - “In the Stone Age and onward people lived mostly outdoors with practically little shelter from the elements. We have not yet lived long enough indoors with protection against the elements to be able to successfully withstand the daily strains and stresses imposed upon us by our present mode [...]