We filmed our morning conversation on Day 4 of Pilates Excel. The first half of this video is me addressing questions about how the practical application of theoretical wisdom then we talked about our experiences in the Cadaver Lab and if you've ever wanted to come to Seattle for this program, you'll get a really good feel for what it's like by watching us all talk about it the day after we'd gone in. Enjoy!

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The fabulous Tracy Maurstad, aka Pilates Mistress, Facebooked me that her back has been hurting after matwork since she's started trying to be more lengthened in her spine, consistent with what I call Lifted Flexion or Resisted Flexion. I immediately suspected she was focusing too much on length and too little on stability so I asked if we could do a Skype session so I could check her form. About 3 minutes into the session, I thought to turn on…

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After a dance career, sitting through law school and carrying a GUN on her right hip for 25 years, Susanna had labrum repair and socket remodel surgery in 2008. Here's the good news: The pain that WAS there prior to the surgery is gone. Here's the bad news: New pain moved in and has plagued Susanna ever since in spite of rehab protocol and seeking the help of over SIXTY practitioners looking for relief but never finding any. Her range of…

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Here are two cheater ways to open the front of the body and make extension exercises much more comfortable. Tibetan Tummy Rub and Windshield Wiper Feet are two of my favorites, they're easy to teach and the results are pretty awesome. There's a full version of Tibetan Tummy Rub already up on this site, search for it if you want the full experience. There are examples in a bunch of the 38 full length mat classes up on this site of how to teach Windshield…

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With a couple of lateral curves in her spine, Deanne's Roll Up was dicey and straightening her out was my main focus in helping her work on her Roll Up technique. We used my Domes and Elevator alignment protocols to straighten her out and you'll see how I go about working on one element at a time, starting with the most important which is always, always, always proper alignment.

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