So it’s been a minute since our last blog post. Let’s start with something sweet! Did you catch the New York Times’ December 30th article about sugar? Are you thinking about your sugar intake this year? The recommended limit for men is nine teaspoons and six teaspoons for women, the average human is consuming much more! Sugar accelerates the aging process and can be just as hard on the liver as alcohol. Not so sweet!

Let us know if you’ve taken (how did it go?), or planning on taking the NYT’s 7-day sugar challenge.

That’s it, short and…

Happy 2020!

It was a dream of Joe’s that his method would be taught in schools… what a wonderful world that would be! This young man is taking matters into his own hands. 🙂 (more…)

Exploring the essence of Pilates, this premiered on October 10th in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and it’s making its way around the country and world, screening schedule here: http://www.movementofmovement.com/screenings.html. “This is a methodology for a lifetime… So if we’re better to ourselves, we can be better to the world around us.” It looks amazing, hope it finds its way to Seattle soon! (more…)

We’ve received some fantastic entries thus far, but there’s still time (6 days!) for all you procrastinators sitting, maybe even posing, on the fence out there. Let me take a moment to remind you just what we’ll be looking for, and what you can win: CREATIVITY! (more…)

Well, I don’t know why I’m surprised that there’s an animated History of Pilates in existence, but I’m certainly glad to have found it! I haven’t fact-checked everything that’s said in the video, but am led to believe they did do their homework, for the most part, in putting this together. (more…)

How’s your teaser? Have you dedicated yourself to improving yours, vowing to get to that next level? Maybe you’ve reached that 3rd and final level. Awesome. Wherever you are on your teaser journey, here’s your chance to show the world! We are very excited to announce Mind and Body Pilates’ first ever teaser photo competition! (more…)

A deeper exploration than may be necessary, I found this to be one of the more thorough pelvic floor discovery and strengthening videos out there, and who doesn’t enjoy listening to an Australian accent? This truly is Pelvic Floor 101, and she’s not shy about the language (I found “back passage” to be kind of endearing) or telling you to touch yourself, think Divinyls (also Australian) but if you have any doubt about how your pelvic floor works, why it’s important, or how to activate these crucial muscles it’s worth watching. (more…)

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