Pilates teacher Chris Lavelle joins us this week to share her journey from pain to empowerment and freedom.

Classified as a 2nd generation Pilates Instructor, having completed her training with Pilates Elder, Romana Kryzanowska, Chris taught alongside Romana in her training centre in New York during 1998/1999.

You will learn:

• How chasing our passion liberates us
  
  


• Valuable lessons she shares from Romana Kryzanowska, a student of Joseph Pilates.
  
  


• What is Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation and why Chris added this powerful technique to her Pilates approach.
  
  


• Why Pilates is not just a method of exercise but actually a way of being.
  
  


• Ways to tune into your own innate movement patterns and listen to your body.
  
  


• How to make powerful decisions and rediscover yourself through movement
  
  

16:40 Chris on Learning to trust your teachers it was a way of life, so positive, never felt like she asked you something you couldn’t do. Watching her work with people and feeling so good… pushed me over the edge to make that decision

20:00 Romana passing on Joe Pilate’s work  Physical and mental health intertwined, We cannot live a full and nourishing life if we do not pay attention to our physical body. Civilisation impairs physical fitness. The first prerequisite to happiness. Contrology – taking back control of your movement, being in control of your body rather than your body in control of you

22:00 Learning to move correctly: we are not outside moving anymore not doing natural activities. Let’s look back to the baby, children, animals, movements. Inspired by nature.

42:50 The importance of breathing correctly:  until we find that stability… until we learn to breathe properly

55:00 keeping our body physically well functional we feel well happy our mental health is improved.

Chris on following your passion: I never ever thought I’d end up doing what I’m doing. I actually get to work with and inspire people to move better and feel better in their body