A classical pilates studio in West Portal, SF offering in-person, private, duet and trio classes.
Why Pilates?
Pilates relieves stress tension in your body. It improves posture, balance and flexibility, and it improves the functioning of your nervous system. It can benefit everyone, but can especially serve those who are recovering from a physical injury or dealing with chronic pain.
“Every pain has its own narrative. I listen to that and develop personalized movements and exercises to transform that pain into a positive story. When you suffer less, life begins to have more meaning, and then you can have a more wonderful story to share.”
~ Hye-Yeon, Owner and Teacher
Joseph Pilates called his method Contrology, which refers to the way the method encourages the use of the mind to control the muscles. At our studio, our program focuses on the core postural muscles that help keep the body balanced and are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, our classical exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and strengthen the deep torso muscles, which are important to help alleviate and prevent back pain.
During your lesson
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You will learn how to breathe in and exhale mindfully.
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Then your nerve system will be relaxed
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which will enable your postural awareness to improve.
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Then your breathing and circulation will improve even more.
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Your endurance and flexibility will increase.
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Your spine will be decompressed.
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All your muscles and joints will get stronger and balanced
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Your mind-body connection and awareness will be increased,
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so that you can control your body and its movements.
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This will help you to prevent injuries and premature aging of joints
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so that you can enjoy your life, fully!