Class Schedule:
STL Fundamental: Monday/Wednesday 5:00 - 6:00 pm (HS)
STL Intermediate: Monday 7:00 - 8:15 pm (MPS)
STL Fundamental Intermediate: Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm (GG)
STL Intermediate: Thursday 5:30 - 6:45 pm (MPS)
Click below for directions:
HS - Home Studio
MPS - Mecca Pilates Studio
GG - Gables Gym
SESSION FOCUS:
STL Fundamental - Session focus is sustaining the flatter belly through deep recruitment of the Transverse Abdominal (TVA) muscle during all basic chest lifts. The goal is to create a strong "kinesthetic" feel of TVA engagement for all Fundamental students by session's end. The Pilates ring is introduced in this session for deeper connection of TVA as well as for inner thigh awareness and recruitment.
STL Fundamental Intermediate - Deep TVA recruitment is also the focus for the Intermediate level. Work with the Pilates ring will be more challenging to enhance abduction/adduction engagement and core stability. The "flow" series will be introduced 3rd week of session.
STL Intermediate - Lifting chest to more maximum levels while maintaining deep TVA engagement is the challenge throughout all exercises for Intermediate (I) students this session. Movement transitions with exact and detailed form is integrated 2nd week as is the "flow" introduction. Continued effort, practice and focus of the importance of maintaining form and technique while moving rapidly through a flow series is introduced 3rd week. Week 4 and 5 will focus on continued flow for additional challenge and endurance development.
In the stretching format, all levels will focus on hips and shoulder opening throughout the session.
Please let us know your comments, questions and feedback on the focus principles and exercises as we progress through the session so we can all help one another to foster a deeper understanding and more graceful execution of these important concepts!
To contact Lee about session enrollment, visit the CWS Web Site.
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Hello everyone and welcome to our STL (Strength Through Length)blog. We will be posting articles, info on our program and feedback from others as they move through the learning and awakening that this movement can provide. If we allow...this community will embrace all of our thoughts, ideas, inspirations and goals- physically, spiritually, professionally. Let's enhance our hopefullness and health through mindful movement, generous sharing of self, giving back, and leadership. I look forward to every new day of working with each of you and learning as much as I teach...more learning than teaching has already been my experience.
In health and hope. Lee
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