• Free Sessions Now Being Offered

    Posted November 1, 2011 By in Blog, Events, Special Topics, Student Forum, Studio Forum With | No Comments
    Seva Sessions = Seva is a sanscrit word meaning selfless service.
    Starting in November Pilates Collective will be offering up to 10 hours of free one-on-one sessions per month to those in need.

    Although we will keep the  process very informal – no application required — potential Seva students must be referred by current students or teachers and sessions will be given on a first come, first serve basis. Each candidate will be gifted 1-2 sessions. We will have 1 rotating spot that will include up to 10 or more sessions. Please ask us for more information.

    We are excited to be offering the tremendous gift Pilates as a service to our community. If you have suggestions about groups or organizations that we might reach out to, please let us know.
    In the meantime, here are some loose guidelines.

  • Pilates and Arthritis

    Posted May 25, 2011 By in Special Topics With | 5 Comments

    Can you do Pilates if you have arthritis?

    Yes, absolutely!

    We would love to hear from those of you who have some form of arthritis and are willing to share your experience with your fellow students and/or teachers.

    Pilates can be a marvelous way to relieve arthritis pain, especially because it addresses efficient posture which in turn puts the body in a more aligned and tension-free or reduced tension state. This only can help to alliviate a majority of arthritic discomfort.

    Depending on the severity of pain, however, you will need to monitor how much you do and how hard you push. Everyone will have a different threshold at which they have done enough to feel better but not so much that the joint or area becomes aggrevated. This takes monitoring on the part of the student and the teacher.

    Here are some additional notes and articles that you will find helpful: Read More …

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