Pilates and More

They are reaching through their foliage to celebrate!

Weeding is good for human bodies, as long as we move with mindfulness. Notice if your shoulders creep up to the ears. Let your core initiate movements. Tune in to bodily tension, and see if you can breath a little more fully.

And if you don’t feel like weeding in the heat, you can celebrate National Sewing Machine Day instead! Or, go find your Pilates mat and make a date with The Hundred.
📷: “Erbario: a 15th-century Herbal from Northern Italy / from . .

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breath to movement
winter to spring
mind to body
navel to spine
leaf to limb
limb to trunk
idea to motion
head to heart
passion to action
then as now
parts to whole
within and around us
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Even when the world is doing cartwheels on a teeter totter, you can create your own stability. And after that, you can do it again.
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Before we begin:
Notice the location of your bottom rib.
Let your collar bones be wide.
Feel your scapula reaching for your back pockets.
Allow your ears to stretch away from your shoulders.
Let go of the tension in your feet if you can.
Tune into your breath.

Ok, maybe that’s SIX steps. What am I forgetting!?
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