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Yogalates with Erin in a fun, safe environment.
full length Yoga Pilates Yogalates workout
Seated Meditation: Starting the session with a brief meditation helps to ground participants, bringing their awareness to the present moment and preparing them for the practice ahead. This can help reduce stress and anxiety, and increase focus.
Breathing Exercises: Deep breathing exercises are integrated throughout the session. Deep breaths help to oxygenate the body, reduce stress, and calm the mind. They also help participants connect with their bodies and maintain focus.
Gentle Movement: Gentle movements, such as tilting the head, circling the spine, and rocking the pelvis, are used to mobilize the body and release tension. These movements can improve flexibility, relieve stiffness, and promote relaxation.
Mindfulness: Encouraging participants to be mindful of their state of being and to honor themselves with kindness helps cultivate self-awareness and self-compassion. It allows participants to acknowledge their current emotions and physical sensations without judgment.
Core Strengthening: Various exercises, including marching in tabletop position, lifting head and shoulders off the mat, and engaging the core during different movements, help strengthen the core muscles. A strong core supports posture, stability, and overall body strength.
Balance and Coordination: Incorporating movements that challenge balance and coordination, such as lifting one leg in tabletop position while maintaining stability, helps improve proprioception and balance. These movements also engage multiple muscle groups and enhance body awareness.
Proprioception Training: Using a ball or block between the hands or legs during certain exercises challenges proprioception, the body's sense of its position in space. This type of training improves body awareness, enhances stability, and supports functional movements.
Dynamic Stretching: Dynamic stretching, which involves moving the body through a range of motion, is used to warm up the muscles and joints. Dynamic stretches help improve flexibility, increase blood flow, and prepare the body for movement.
Pilates and Yoga Inspired Movements: Many of the exercises in the session are inspired by Pilates and yoga principles, such as engaging the core, focusing on breath control, and emphasizing alignment. These movements promote strength, flexibility, and mindfulness.
Progressive Muscle Engagement: Exercises that involve progressively engaging and releasing muscles, such as lifting and lowering the torso, help build strength and endurance while promoting body awareness and control.
Body Alignment Awareness: Throughout the session, emphasis is placed on proper body alignment, including alignment of the spine, pelvis, and limbs. Awareness of body alignment helps prevent injury, improve posture, and optimize movement efficiency.
Breath Coordination with Movement: Coordinating breath with movement, such as inhaling during one phase of an exercise and exhaling during another, enhances mindfulness and helps synchronize body and breath. This coordination promotes relaxation and focus.
Stretching and Release: Ending the session with stretching and relaxation poses, such as child's pose and puppy pose, helps release tension in the muscles and promote relaxation. Stretching also improves flexibility and mobility, while relaxation poses calm the nervous system and reduce stress.

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