Thank you to all my clients and associates for your loyalty, love and support.

Watching old friends move on and new ones enter the studio is testimony to the bit of magic that is behind the running of any business.  

  The new face you may see in the studio is Julie Weinberg. She is  a teacher of Pilates teachers and has generously agreed to contribute her insights and expertise.  Who knows? maybe she will be offering classes or seeing clients in the New Year.

After Julie attended our Open Studio class on Monday she observed how independent and involved my clients are in designing their own sessions.  I am proud of my students as they appreciate how important the role that the mind plays in staying fit!

For example, Janice (not her real name) a busy, 52-year-old mother of two boys, 8 and 12 suffered a whiplash seven years ago. Up until her 50th birthday, she believed that it had been treated and corrected.

She was a regular member of the local gym and decided to try the new Pilates mat class as she had heard it could tone her abdominals. Though the Pilates mat teacher was earnest and tried her best to address all the different needs of the 13 students in her class, she could not. As a result, Janice aggravated her old injury.

After her initial visit to my studio she learned that there was a lot more to Pilates than what one session could show her. On her second visit, we went over her medical history and did a postural evaluation. I found that she had a tendency to a forward head position and rounded shoulders that aggravated the muscles in her cervical spine. I showed her some simple neck and jaw stretches/releases that she could do at home.

Over the course of the next ten weeks, we used the Reformer and the Cadillac to strengthen and connect her upper body to her core, thus releasing the muscles in her neck.

Today, Janice attends her private session once a week and supplements it with her original mat class. She is becoming more confident with the machines (Reformer and Cadillac) and is talking about moving into the open studio class on Tuesday morning.

Through the Pilates system postural evaluation Janice and I were able to first identify and then tone those muscles that had been taking a back seat, helping her to recover from her injury, while strengthening core muscles and building balance throughout her body.

bring your naval to your spine

keep your heart lifted,  

grow tall through the tips of your ears,

lengthening your lovely neck -

don’t collapse!

 trust.

The importance of the EXHALE to  facilitate  toning of the Core.

 Notice as you forcibly exhale your waist narrows and your belly moves towards your spine. ( as when you cough and sneeze).

This is the beginning  of toning and the  setting up for core strengthening exercises.

With the Pilates system the ability to maintaining the “naval to spine during the exhalation and inhalation is essential.

Next week: Thoracic breathing 

Remember?  Keep your heart lifted!

Notice how your rib cage narrows, sinks and settles like a birds wings.

Keep your heart lifted as you breath out three times completely emptying your lungs.

Inhale fully each time.

TRUST

Stayed tuned for more Anatomy of the Breath Tips.

These two new class are being offered at the request of two  Pilates students.  Thank you Julie and Catherine!  

Fundamentals of Pilates Mat 

Tuesdays 3:00-4:00

Beginning/ Intermediate Pilates Mat

   Saturdays 8:30- 9:30

 Please join us or create your own class!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Please call before attending your first class.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              For schedule and rates please see schedule page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

SATURDAY AUGUST 13 & SATURDAY AUGUST 27

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Saturday August 13th:

One hour of pre pilates: 

Learn 4-6 Pre Pilates exercises that will ease overall tension and help you feel more settled in your body. 

Saturday August 27th

A review of the PrePilates and 3 or 4 comprehensive  mat exercises that will leave you feeling more tone and centered.

I hope  you can join us, if so please email me at archerspilates@gmail.com

and I will send you a brief questionnaire.  Your answers to these questions will determine what will be presented in the class.  In other words, the class will be tailored to your particular needs.

To secure your place please send $45.00 for both or 25.00 for one class 

Archers Pilates & Massage

497 Walnut st.

Napa, Ca.

94558

JULY 23, 2011 4:00-7:00 pm

Please join us on Saturday July 23 for refreshments on the patio.

Archer & Jennifer (my new neighbor) invite you to an evening of good company and refreshments.

Archer is offering 30 minute massage to whomever brings the most guests.

Jennifer  and I are pleased and proud of the healing space we have created.  We want to ask your to help in spreading  the word the  about the healing benefits of Pilates & massage.  We will be available to answer your guests questions and Archer will give some demonstrations of how the Pilates Machines work.

Please join us and if you can, bring a friend.

Please RSVP by July 19th. 

A  selection of beverages and snack will be served.

Do you know you have a muscle called the Illio-Psoas?   Ever heard of the Serratus muscle?  Did you know that learning how to release and engage these muscles will intensify your core workout?

At the clinic on Saturday the 19th some of us were introduced for the first time to the Psoas.  Most were relieved to discover it and all were fascinated by how much more toning occurred in their core as a result of learning how to contract or release  it.

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Our Next Clinic:  Saturday April 30th 11:00 -2:00

The milder the resistance often times delivers the greatest core challenge.

If you are fortunate enough to have access to the Pilates Reformer or Cadillac this next workshop is for you.  Often times the tendency is to think more resistance will create more core tone.  This however is not always the case with the Pilates Apparatus.  Stay tuned for more details.

Mat vs Reformer  and Cadillac

With mat-work your body provides both the resistance and assistance for the Pilates exercises, affected only by gravity and your body weight. The  Reformer and the Cadillac extend the available range much farther, offering either additional resistance or support. Exercises can be more restorative or challenging, as desired

Introducing  Exercise coach Cinder Ernst.

For your free consultation Coach@CinderErnst.com or 415 699 5797

and/ or sign up for her 12 week coaching group done by phone

REPLACING WORRY WITH ACTION!

Do you feel frustrated or sad because you can’t get yourself to exercise even though you know it would improve your health?

I can help you to exercise consistently, without struggle.

There is no focus on weight loss.

This is a 12 week 4 person coaching group done on the phone. You will learn and then practice life skills into doing what you know you want to do…exercise. By the end of group you will be exercising 3 times a week consistently and with joy, and you will be able to do that for the rest of your life.

Say Yes to your life, your loved ones and yourself!

Take a small sweet step right now and call or email Cinder

For your free consultation Coach@CinderErnst.com or 415 699 5797

For Women who are worried about their health

And are willing & ready to do something about it.

Group starts Tuesday April 5^th at 5pm

Total price $547 (payment plans available)

Get started now!