{"id":5813,"date":"2016-02-20T20:10:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T20:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2016-03-06T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T16:14:22","slug":"give-to-get-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/give-to-get-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotta “Give to Get” Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my biggest thrills\u00a0as a teacher comes from the glee in the face of a student when they finally “get it.” \u00a0That has been happening quite a bit lately. \u00a0New students “getting it” and gleeful faces leaving the studio.<\/p>\n

I wish I had $10 for every time I hear a new student exclaim, “OMG, I can’t believe how much easier it is when you breathe!” as one finds themselves Rolling Like a Ball or moving through Teaser. \u00a0 \u00a0Another joyful expression of “getting it” is suddenly finding the ease\u00a0of “pushing the ground away” as one\u00a0“pulls the powerhouse in and up” to move through a plank-to-push up\u00a0for Frontal Support.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0“giving” and the “getting” is cyclical; \u00a0you have to give to get it back. \u00a0 As I get more joy out of my own personal work, I find I have more to give to my students and help them find it for themselves. \u00a0Those OMG! exclamations have\u00a0been happening quite a bit more frequently as I have been feeling more joy in my teaching and that translates into more\u00a0quality in the work of the students.<\/p>\n

Note to Self:<\/strong>\u00a0 The\u00a0merit of\u00a0doing Pilates everyday is the open space created in your own body. \u00a0It fills me and opens me. \u00a0I am lighter, more open and<\/p>\n

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Backbend on Cadillac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

more available consciously to others as I am much freer in my own movement and body.<\/p>\n

This open, joyous feeling is like the backbend stretch that I enjoy\u00a0on the cadillac at the end of a session with Brett.\u00a0The stretch\u00a0moves me so much it feels like a primal release.<\/p>\n

I start with a pull up and, he lies on the trap table underneath me and uses his feet to walk the length of my spine.<\/p>\n

Then I melt through a full backbend release, completely opening my lungs, heart and chest so much that I have to tape my mouth shut so the noise doesn’t scare the others in the studio. \u00a0 Admittedly, I\u00a0am\u00a0such a wild child!<\/p>\n

The point being, the opening and joyous release is nothing short of phenomenal. \u00a0Back bending is the most vulnerable space you can put your body into. \u00a0It involves opening the heart and chest – the very place we generally shield and\u00a0protect.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it takes a\u00a0backbend over some stuff to reach another and help them find a way to “get it.”<\/p>\n

Give joy to get joy.<\/p>\n

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