MOVEMENTS AFOOT NEWSLETTER
Fusion Fitness is having a Pilates Day  sale this Saturday, May 2nd! And I am a part of it!  Fantastic videos of myself and top teachers about teaching and the body for an outrageous sale.


 

FusionPilatesEDU.com is hosting a MEGA sale of some of our best selling courses for movement teachers! 


 

There are tons of new course bundles and bonuses, including the Release Work Foundation Pack (you can get this for free, which is pretty rad). Check out all the Pilates Day Specials here!


 

Enrollment in the Pilates Day courses ends on May 2nd at midnight EST so register now before this window of opportunity closes!


 


Anatomy Dances Calendar December 2015- November 2016 plus Lesley A. Powell 2015 Watercolor calendar
$15  Plus tax and if needed shipping $4 

 

See below for workshops with Doris Pasteluer Hall on Fascia and Pilates and myself, the shoulder and gait!

 

Some students requested privates with Doris.  Please contact her at dlphall1@mac.com


Sincerely. Lesley Powell


Workshops with Lesley Powell

  

Franklin Method - Liberate your Shoulders 

with Lesley Powell June 28,, 2015
$150  Early Bird discount pa, 2015  2-3:30  $45

 

When you embody the body's natural support structure, 'you' don't have to 'work so hard' to stay upright and moving forward in a world of 'stress'.  Discover the flow and ease that exists within you. Lengthen and balance shoulder and neck musculature to dance through life with free healthy shoulders, a liberated neck and a dynamic supportive spine.

 

A unique evolutionary invention, our shoulder girdle allows us to maintain our arms above our heads for a  fairly long period of time without tiring. The counterbalancing effect of the shoulder blade is especially helpful in arm elevation. Dancers, gymnasts and anyone attempting to reach for the coffee container on the top shelf needs to be able to lift their arms effortlessly without disturbing their centers or increasing tension in the shoulders, back and torso.

 

In this workshop, you will learn simple and profound ways to catapult your shoulder experience to a beautiful new awareness and then integrate this magical sensation into your daily life movements. Use this every day and embody easeful shoulders and an easeful life. This workshop is highly recommended for dancers, movers, shakers, yogis, desk sitters, children, grown up kids, sky divers, swimmers and anyone who carries a bag.

 

Shoulder Revolution - Using Pilates to create healthier Shoulders

with Lesley Powell  June 28,, 2015  2-6

$150  Early Bird discount pay by prior month by the 15th   15% off PMA 4 ceus

 

In this workshop, we will start with Franklin Method: Liberate your Shoulders. Embodied anatomy will lead to healthier function.  We will explore the bone rhythms of the shoulder girdle and how correct rhythms will lead to better physicality.

 

A great scapular-humeral rhythm will invite the correct phrasing of the arm and core muscles. When you get a client to better use her shoulder girdle, her arm strength, posture and connection to the core will improve. Learn how this rhythm works and how to help your clients improve theirs.  Using Pilates repertory,  this shoulder workshop will help you and your client to

 

Pilates Gait training -Using Gait For Assessment and Improving Function 
PMA cec 12 with Lesley Powell
July 31 - August 3   2-6 PM
$500   Early bird discount before 7/1  $450
We take walking for granted.  When we lose the ability to walk comfortably, we lose our freedom to do things.  Poor posture, lack of strength and mobility and diminishing balance skills affect our gait.  This course is an introduction to how the body moves in gait and how as trainers we can plan a workout that encourages better walking skills.

We will learn observation skills about how the body moves and applications using the Pilates repertory to improve mobility and strength in relationship to gait.  Applications to the Pilates repertory will also include modifications with diminished range of motion.

Objective:     
 

  • Learn how the body moves in gait anatomically
  • Learn observation skills about gait
  • Address muscular imbalances in gait observation
  • Improve walking skills with muscular training and balance skills
  • Address modifications needed for seniors
  • Problems with level changes- i.e. getting on the floor
  • Safe stretching for an older population
  • Props used to facilitate better alignment and comfort
  • Home program of stretching, balance skills and training

 


Pilates Lab: Fascia and Pilates
Master Equipment class with Doris Pasteleur Hall
Intermediate/Advanced 2-3 PM  Single $36  Class Rates Apply.
  • May 9        Reformer: Connecting the Arms to the Core
  • June 27     Reformer and Functional movements
  • July 11      Reformer and Standing
Pilates Lab: Fascia and Pilates
with Doris Pasteleur Hall
Saturdays 3:15 -6:15 PM
$150  Early Bird discount pay by prior month by the 15th   15% off

Doris had studied with Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains. Throughout each workshop you be able to identify and trace fascial connections. These tools will expand your postural assessment and provide more effective choices on how to help the student/client within the Pilates repertoire.   
  • May 9    The Arm and the connection to the core. 
    We will trace the muscle/fascial chain from the core to distal end of the arms.
  • June 27  Functional Movement
    This applies to the coordination of the arms,torso and legs. It is mostly used in contralateral movements of every day life and sports.
  • July 11    The Psoas and the Deep Core
    We will trace the muscle/fascial chain that goes from the foot through the adductors, psoas, diaphragm, throat and side of the skull.
For privates with Lesley Powell:
(212) 904-1399 or
  Online: Les.More

To sign up for classes and workshops:

231 W. 18th St.
(212) 414-1103
New York, New York 10001

Artwork by Lesley A. Powell



Pilates & Embodied Anatomy Classes
with Lesley Powell

Thursdays & Fridays 3 PM until 5/22

Starting June 10
for the summer only

Wednesdays & Thursdays 3 PM

 

  
with  Lesley Powell 

 

MAT I
June 5-8. 2015

MAT II
October 16-18 2015

REFORMER I*
November 6-8 2015

REFORMER II
December 4-6. 2015

REFORMER III
TBA

APPARATUS I
April 17-19 2015

APPARATUS II
May 15-17 2015

APPARATUS III

TBA    

   

HOURS

Friday 5-9

Saturday Sunday 2-8 PM

  

Courses $499 (except for Reformer I $549) plus costs for materials

Registration is with Balanced Body

 
 
Lesley Powell with Fitness Online has created a series of videos to take your teaching to the next level.