{"id":5917,"date":"2016-03-27T13:09:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T13:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/?p=5917"},"modified":"2016-03-31T13:56:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T13:56:07","slug":"precision-is-the-art-of-pilates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/precision-is-the-art-of-pilates\/","title":{"rendered":"Precision is the Art of Pilates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether the practice is arranging flowers, capturing the beauty\u00a0of that sunset\u00a0image or finding the full length of the stretch, the pinky toe point or the total body extension, its the perfect precision of the practice that makes beautiful art with Pilates. \u00a0I will forever practice this work. \u00a0Always, for the precision of it all. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"IMG_20160324_090759\"Small, precise, slow movements can be so much more powerful in expression of the form and the art then big, choppy, momentous approaches to the movement. \u00a0There is perfection in the minimalist approach. \u00a0One\u00a0can appreciate the richness of the minutiae and the simplicity of its elegance.<\/p>\n

That is my takeaway from the last week of of practice. \u00a0Moving slower is not a step backwards. \u00a0It is the forward step with precise intention.<\/p>\n

As I write this post, Day 27 of #MarchMatness2016, the exercise activity of many of my teacher colleagues around the world is #Boomerang and it is a perfect example of finding an artful, minimalist expression to a very complex movement.<\/p>\n

This particular exercise is an advanced move. \u00a0It is also joyous flow of contradictory energy, as the body and gravity are at odds with each other. \u00a0We all work to avoid getting “stuck” in the middle. \u00a0Of course, I have upped the ante by keeping the \u00a0ankle weights on for the movement, which therefore demands more control and precision.<\/p>\n

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There is #ArtInTheForm and #AnkleWeightsRule<\/p>\n

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