Hi Benjamin - thank you. Can I get a clarification? I watched your intro and did the very first video that was 20 min. Then I did watch yesterday your second video in the series which at first I thought would be too hard but it seems like some of those exercises I can probably do...so when you said series of four - were you referring to the 4 in your program? or did I miss something before this? I'm new to PA so finding the very easy workouts can be hard sometimes - esp. with severe limitations. I appreciate your time!
Great way to explain the lenghtening on the back of the neck with the fist infront! Thanks for your great teaching style :) It's a whole new sensation of the body.
I felt so amazing after this class, even when it was just the basics. The final breath put a smile on my face knowing I am doing something great for myself. Thank You!!!
wonderful class!! thank you!!! I love how you present and teach 'one leg circle'. It is very different from the way I do this exercise and It feels wonderful. Question: is this the way Joseph Pilates would have taught 'one leg circle'?
Everyone, thanks for watching! Mary—in his original book, Joseph Pilates noted that the "hip is raised" while performing the biggest circle available, but "shoulders and head must always remain on the floor" (to maintain control and opposition). It isn't taught this way much anymore, I am so glad you appreciated this "old new" way of experiencing the movement.
This is the class that made me a Benjamin Degenhardt fan! I love the explanation of the stance as an exercise in and of itself. The cues are spot on and I have found myself using them with my own students both in Pilates and in my other somatic movement lessons.