Spine Twist is one of those Pilates exercises that took me years to really “get”.  I have to say though now that I get it…I really get it! It is a ton of work and also one of my favorite exercises as I love how I can really feel my oblique muscles engage and work […]

The Pilates Shoulder Bridge exercise is a great whole body strengthening exercise that teaches us how articulate through our spine and just plain feels good!  This is such a great exercise for any body.  As your practice advances you can challenge your strength and your ability to strengthen by holding in the bridge and then […]

The Pilates Scissors and Bicycle mat exercises are quite challenging in their fullest form and really require that you have first progressed through skills learned in many of the other mat exercises.  Even if you are not quite ready to lift the hips off the mat and support yourself to do the scissor and bicycle […]