I Pledge Allegiance to my Breastbone by Lesley Powell

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Hand It to Me: Connecting to the Core	$39.00 USD Register Now	$29.00 USD Forever Members enjoy early access, special pricing, and no expiration dates! If you’d like to take advantage of this special price, please add Forever Access here and then come back to this page to make your purchase. (If you have Forever Access - make sure you are logged in to make this pricing available.)	NPCP CECS Not offered

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Description

Join Lesley Powell in a transformative exploration of the hand anatomy and its correlation with the radius, ulna, humerus, scapula, and core. Elevate your Pilates practice and cue clients into a better understanding and awareness of scapular placement, which will improve overall biomechanics.

Gain insight into the placement of the hand during both open and closed-chain movements, and its profound impact on the body's mechanics. This knowledge is then applied to a wide range of Pilates exercises, creating a dynamic understanding of the shoulder complex and its role in embodied movement and performance.

Join Lesley Powell on this enlightening journey and transform your Pilates practice today.

Objectives

Explore the anatomy of the hand and forearm
How to improve hand mechanics
Coordinate the connection of the hand to the thoracic spine and sacrum

Concepts & Techniques

Identifying movements of the hand and lower arm bones
Bone rhythms of the hand, forearm, and scapula
Implications of open vs. closed chain movements on the shoulder complex
How to enhance awareness of the hand/scapula connection

Props & Equipment Used

Reformer
Trap/Cad

Workshop Level

Advanced
Beginner
Intermediate

Duration & Access

This workshop is approximately 2 hours long and you have 30 days of access.

Forever Access members will have access for as long as their subscription is active.

(No expiration for Forever Access Members)

About Lesley Powell

Lesley A. Powell – Master Teacher and Balanced Body Faculty Lesley A. Powell brings together her unique career as a dancer, choreographer, world acclaimed Pilates instructor, movement educator an... Find Out More Other Workshops by Lesley Powell

Feedback on Hand It to Me: Connecting to the Core by Lesley Powell

" Great workshop; Lesley's knowledge and explanations are very clear. Terrific information for teachers. "

Cynthia B

" Lesley is wonderful!! I really enjoy listening to her present "

Jackie W

" Love these exercises! I've already had some great feedback from clients :) "

Stephanie W

" It was wonderful to see and feel how a simple movement of the hand and wrist can be so challenging. We are always thinking about all the big muscle groups, and we often forget the importance of the small ones, the ones that are used every single day are on our routines. We should give the same attention. "

Eliane K

Featured Student Feedback

Kelly H Excellent

Cynthia B Great workshop; Lesley's knowledge and explanations are very clear. Terrific information for teachers.

Jackie W Lesley is wonderful!! I really enjoy listening to her present

Nalin D Thanks a lot Leslie. Great workshop. I learned a lot.

Lori R I Loved this information and will put it to good use.

Stephanie W Love these exercises! I've already had some great feedback from clients :)

Eliane K It was wonderful to see and feel how a simple movement of the hand and wrist can be so challenging. We are always thinking about all the big muscle groups, and we often forget the importance of the small ones, the ones that are used every single day are on our routines. We should give the same attention.

Laura B Very informative

Mary Sue C Loved the addition of the Laban, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and Irene Dowd work to Pilates with Lesley. That was my very beginning Pilates training and I loved having those influences to my Pilates work. I would like to have some reference to the level of springs used in the workshop.

HOLLY K Valuable topic, but perhaps harder than some to convey via video. Found myself taking LP's word for much of what was happening/what should or should not be happening (not that I had any reason to doubt her).

Tonya T great course