Return to the Earth

For most of our history, humans have had regular physical contact with the earth either through bare skin or conductive animal hides. Only in modern times do we almost never connect with the earth anymore. Rather than walk barefoot or in leather shoes, we have synthetic soles that separate us electrically from the earth. Rather than live in houses with dirt floors or sleeping on animal hides on the ground, we live in elevated buildings separated from the earth. Rather than ride on horses or walk, we use vehicles with rubber tires. Every creature except domesticated pets, animals in zoos, and modern humans still live in daily contact with the earth (for some, like birds, more intermittent but still regular).

Joseph Pilates was inspired by nature. In particular, he watched babies and animals as he was growing up in Germany and wild cats on the Isle of Man where he was interned during WWI to inspire his movement method. Towards the end of his life, he regularly visited the New York Zoo to watched the caged lions and tigers, lamenting their unnatural and limited movement. Another reason for the poor health of animals in zoos is their disconnection from the earth.

Electrons from the Earth

The earth is negatively charged, possessing electrons that pass into conductive materials that connect with it. This includes trees and plants, dirt and rocks, oceans and lakes, animals and humans. As soon as we touch the earth or something connected to it, our electrical potential matches that of the earth’s. And for as long as we stay connected to the earth, electrons pass from it into us.

Increasingly our bodies are subject to inflammation. Many chronic modern diseases are diseases of inflammation—heart disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, etc. Our current health model is that we can reduce some of this oxidative stress from free radicals by consuming or supplementing with antioxidants. It’s one of the reasons why a diet high in fruits and vegetables is encouraged and why supplements like C, E, resveratrol, quercetin, and carotenoids are trendy. But not everyone has access to fresh fruits and vegetables, or expensive supplements, and the research doesn’t always show that they reduce inflammation like we’d expect (source).

But everyone on this earth has free access to its electrons. Normal physiological processes produce free radicals, like when our immune cells attack a foreign pathogen or when the mitochondria in our cells make energy (ATP) in the electron transport chain. The body needs a steady supply of antioxidants to deal with this oxidation and we can often make our own with the right resources (like glutathione) or we can get them from touching the earth.

Research on Earthing

Touching the earth is called Earthing or Grounding. As soon as you do, your inflammation is reduced (source). Earthing also reduces pain (source), promotes wound healing, increases vagal tone (source), improves sleep, normalizes cortisol levels (source), improves circulation, thins the blood (source), and reduces severity of viral illnesses like Covid (source).

Our current medical model focuses on the mechanical (which we address with surgery, physical therapy, Pilates) and biochemical (using pharmaceuticals and supplements). But our bodies are also electrical, clearly evident in the function of the nervous system, heart, and muscle contraction. Considering our electrical environment is something we haven’t really done, but I believe it will prove to be a potent paradigm for understanding the human body and maximizing health.

Personal Experiences with Earthing

For the past six months, I’ve been exploring earthing while also increasing my sun exposure (see our blog post for more about that experiment). I started by putting my bare feet on the earth while getting sun. Then I would garden without shoes on. When I tried putting my feet on a brick patio for 30-45 minutes before bed while watching the sunset, I noticed huge improvements to my sleep. It motivated me to ground more, which meant using tools to also ground indoors. I began connecting to the earth through the grounding wires in our homes and working up to sleeping grounded (working up because even though grounding is healthy, you may still need to dose it correctly for you and work your way up slowly to doing more—I estimate about 10-15% of the clients I’ve taught this to are in that category). I taught select private clients about earthing and offered the opportunity to try grounding during a Pilates lesson. Here are some of the things we have noticed from earthing/grounding:

  • Reduced pain

  • Quicker healing from injuries and surgeries

  • Improved sleep. Clients who used to wake after a couple hours are sleeping twice as long before waking. I had over a solid week of sleeping 8+ hours/night, something that hasn’t happened to me in decades.

  • Improved mood

  • Feeling more “zen”

  • Reduced swelling

  • Reduced muscle tension

  • Increased flexibility

  • Less emotional stress when grounding during work in a high stress job

  • Ability to drink alcohol without hangovers (if earthing while drinking, noted by multiple people)

  • Decreased reactions to vaccines. One person who had ten vaccines in the past few years (Covid boosters, flu shots) went from being “down” for 1-5 days after each shot to feeling perfectly fine post vaccine. She is grounding overnight and also increasing sunlight exposure.

  • Decreased blood pressure. Having to lower medications because BP is so much lower.

  • Improved energy

  • Decreased brain fog

  • Decreased digestive issues

  • Faster healing from viruses

  • Feeling calm, clear and focused after a grounded Pilates session

Before and after 45 minutes of grounding during a private Pilates lesson. Visible reduction in swelling and fingers that hurt to bend before did not after.

One unique improvement relates to me and bodywork. Celia, who offers Moving Manual Therapy at Kinesis Pilates on Thursdays, has been my body worker since 2016. I’ve seen her at least once a month for those seven years. Once I started grounding, she said that her ability to do her body work—organ work, cranial sacral therapy, fascial work—on me improved greatly. She said that previously, it was like watching a TV screen with a poor connection and static. Now with grounding, the signal is clear. She’s so compelled that she is grounding more herself as well as grounding massage clients.

Americans spend an average of 93% of their time inside buildings and cars (source). Ninety-three percent! That equates to less than two hours outside in a 24-hour period and even then, we are disconnected from nature via sunglasses, hats, sunblock, clothing, and synthetic shoes. I believe that more time spent in nature with fewer things separating us from it is important for our health—something we can presume Joseph Pilates thought too by the way he lived his life (often seen outdoors in minimal clothing and footwear).

How to Earth

To earth, simply touch any bare skin of your body, not just feet, to the earth or conductive materials in contact with the earth. This includes dirt, sand, rocks, grass, the leaves of plants grown in the ground, brick and flagstone patios, even concrete (wood decks do not ground you, nor does asphalt). Natural bodies of water are conductive, especially if they’re loaded with salts and minerals like the ocean. You’ll benefit immediately, so even for a minute is better than none. But the longer you do it, the more benefits you’ll reap. Try earthing when eating meals—that’s 30-60 minutes you could be grounded each day without setting aside additional time. Another great time is first thing in the morning when you’re outside getting natural sunlight into your eyes, as is prior to bed. If you toughen up your feet, you may be able to go on barefoot walks (this took me months to do with the use of moccasins first). I sometimes even take my small barrel or chair outside and do Pilates on the lawn.

It is getting cold as winter approaches, but fear not! There are tools to help you ground indoors through the grounding wires installed in every electrical outlet in your house. There are mats to place your feet on, sheets, patches you can connect directly to specific body parts, even grounded socks and shoes. If you’re nervous about grounding through your house’s electrical system, remember that almost all scientific studies were done this way rather than by touching the earth so that the studies could be double blind (participants and researchers didn’t know if they were actually grounded or in the control group ungrounded).

Plumbing fixtures in houses as well as pools, fountains, and hot tubs are also grounded. Maybe that’s one reason why we think spending time in a bath or hot tub is so relaxing and restorative. The tools I use to ground clients in the studio are from earthing.com. If you’d like to try being grounded during your next Pilates private lesson with me, just ask.

Joseph Pilates believed his movement method would return you to life. You’ll reap even greater health benefits if you also return your connection to the earth!

Feel free to email sophia@kinesispilatesdenver.com with questions or to share your experiences. And check out the resources below to learn more.

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Dirt on your feet is okay!

All the sunshine you can get

“By all means never fail to get all the sunshine and fresh air that you can… Whenever and wherever possible, wear shorts or sunsuits outdoors, and let the lifegiving ultraviolet rays reach and penetrate into every skin pore of your body,” said Joseph Pilates on page 28 of his 1945 book Return to Life Through Contrology.

Meanwhile, the U.S. FDA suggests avoiding the sun by wearing clothing, hats, sunscreen and sunglasses, and not going out at certain times of the day. We are told that the sun is dangerous and causes burns, aging, and cancer. They say the sun’s UV radiation causes “harmful effects.” If we follow this advice, we get very little sun and end up spending more time indoors.

Joseph Pilates, Edgar Trier (Carola Trier’s husband), and an unidentified third person spending time together outdoors. Joseph Pilates clearly is trying to get all the sunshine he possibly can. Photo taken by Heather Erdmann. Found at The Pilates Transparency Project.

But humans evolved with the sun. Every living thing on this planet evolved with the sun. How could something we’ve co-existed with for so long be so dangerous for us?

D deficiency epidemic

For the past four years, I’ve been testing my vitamin D levels and always had slightly low levels. Below 20 ng/ml is considered deficient, while below 30 is insufficient. A 2011 study found that 42% of Americans are deficient in D (with 82% of Blacks and 69% of Hispanics deficient). We are led to believe by the medical community and government organizations that we can supplement our way out of this problem. However, I was personally taking high doses of vitamin D daily (5000 IUs) and still my blood level was only in the 30s. It is generally advised to aim for levels between 40-60 ng/ml.

More sun, better health?

Interestingly, some research shows better longevity with more sun exposure. In fact, this 2016 study concluded that sunbathers live longer. The authors state that “avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor for death of a similar magnitude as smoking.” Another 2020 study concluded that “exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation reduces the risk of breast cancer, especially in women over 40.” Many diseases—like cancer, diabetes, and multiple sclerosis—have a higher incidence with higher latitude, implying something in sun exposure is preventative for these diseases (source and MS source).

So is the sun life giving, as Joe called it, or “harmful” (FDA) and “damaging” (American Academy of Dermatology) as many in the medical community claim today? Perhaps the answer isn’t so black or white.

I’ve been following the typical sun avoidance recommendations for 18 years—always wearing hats, sunglasses and sunscreen when outside. But I decided to research the sun and try exposing myself to a little more of it. I had been using various infrared lights on my body but about 40% of the sun’s rays are infrared. So why buy a machine and use it indoors when the sun gives it daily for free? Also, my vitamin D levels were low despite supplementation and I wanted to see what would happen if I tried to increase them through sun alone.

Joseph Pilates in 1958 showcasing the bed he designed. Clearly he’s been getting a lot of UVB. Photo taken by Joseph Costa. Found at The Pilates Transparency Project.

I began by exposing my eyes to sun when I first woke in the morning. Early morning sun is full of infrared rays, increasingly shown in research to be healing to the body. When the weather was cooler, I sat inside next to an open window and as the weather permitted, I would go outside for a morning dose of sun. Earth’s atmosphere filters most UV light in the early morning so this is a great time to enjoy as much sun as you can without worry about getting burned.

So long sunglasses

Getting rid of my sunglasses wasn’t easy. The sun’s rays were initially intense for my eyes. However, early morning sun is more tolerable and within a couple weeks, I found myself no longer needing sunglasses. At midday, I will wear a hat if it is bright, but I don’t really use sunglasses anymore. Sunlight directly into our eyes provides a whole host of benefits—photosensitive cells in the retina connect to various important structures in our brain like the hypothalamus (setting our circadian rhythm which controls many biological processes within the body), pituitary gland (the master gland that controls a variety of hormones), and pineal gland (responsible for making melatonin in the morning from exposure to light and then releasing it at night to help us feel sleepy). Sunlight in the eyes also helps the brain understand the true level of light in the environment and prepare the body appropriately and increases production of neurotransmitters like serotonin. Why cheat yourself of all these benefits by avoiding sunlight in your eyes?

Prior to this self experiment, I didn’t realize that sunlight through a window was significantly altered. So if you think you’re getting natural sunlight when you’re driving in your car or sitting at a desk near a window, you’re not. Open your windows and now the full spectrum of sunlight can enter your eyes.

Ultraviolet light

Sunlight in the morning is good for you, but what about midday sun? Depending on your latitude and time of year, UVB and UVA rays start to hit the earth around 9-10am. This is why we’re often told to avoid the sun from 10am-2pm (or sometimes we’re told 4pm. My phone’s weather app tells me to use sun protection until 6pm!) However, UV rays aren’t all bad! Those are the rays that Joe called lifegiving. We use UVB rays to synthesize “vitamin” D, which isn’t a vitamin at all but rather a hormone. We actually need to make more vitamin D in the sunny months and store it because often we cannot produce it in the winter, again depending on your latitude (latitudes above 40 like Denver will result in no ability to synthesize D from November to March).

This means I had to get midday sun. I downloaded an app called D Minder and started figuring out how much midday sunlight I could handle without burning. I tried 10 minutes initially and began increasing it. To date, I have not burned once, even during a week long trip to the beach. Not disrupting the sunlight’s signal to the body through sunscreen and sunglasses has helped my skin develop a base tan and now I can tolerate longer time in the sun. By mid-July, an hour walk during high UV times does not result in a burn.

Photo taken by Bob East and published in the Miami Herald on April 9, 1961. Found at The Pilates Transparency Project.

Blood tests show that this UVB exposure is increasing my vitamin D production. In just 4 weeks of thoughtful and measured sun exposure, my level went up 6 ng/ml. I’m no longer hovering near insufficiency in the 30s but now have my level in the 40s. UPDATE: I tested again in September, after four months of intentional sun, and my D levels are now in the mid 50s. They rose 60% in just four months, without any supplementation!

Vitamin D isn’t the only hormone to increase in response to sun exposure. Sex hormones—like testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone—also increase in response to UVB light, according to this 2021 study.

And while we think of UVA light as being mostly responsible for aging, it is also highly antimicrobial, found to kill bacteria, viruses, and even influenza and coronaviruses. In the flu pandemic of 1918, hospitals were so full of patients that they began treating some of them outside. The death rate for patients within the hospital was 40% but for those treated outside, it was only 13% (source).

Sunscreen and false security

Sunscreen was developed around the time Joseph Pilates was writing his book and what it’s designed to do is block UVB rays. These are the rays we need to make vitamin D and they are the rays that cause sunburn. However, most chemical sunscreens do not block UVA rays. These are the rays we usually think of as causing aging. UVA also penetrates deeper than UVB. The problem with wearing sunscreen is that it blocks the rays that warn us that our sun exposure is too much (by causing a burn), therefore allowing us to stay in the sun much longer without blocking other rays like UVA. This allows us to overdose on certain rays. Furthermore, many sunscreens contained dangerous ingredients that are known hormone disrupters or that can be destabilized in the presence of sun then sit on our skin exposing our cells to oxidized ingredients. Mineral sunblocks don’t carry the same risks as chemical sunscreens, but they still give a false sense of security in the sun. One final sunscreen/sunblock consideration is that some ingredients like oxybenzone may penetrate past the skin to enter blood, the placenta, breastmilk, and even the brain. Is that something you want to be lathering on your body daily?

Is melanoma reason enough to avoid the sun?

One of the reasons why we use so much sunscreen/sunblock is that we’re worried about melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. This is a huge driver in recommendations to avoid the sun. However, let’s get a little perspective. While 97,000 cases of melanoma are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, that is 0.029% of the population. In the meantime, more than 3x that number will be diagnosed with breast cancer, whose risk is reduced by sun exposure. And 42% of Americans are deficient in vitamin D from sun avoidance, which can affect a whole host of health issues (like osteoporosis/osteopenia which affects 54 million Americans—556x more common than melanoma) as well as cancer rates. Higher levels of vitamin D are correlated with lower cancer risk (source and source) so while avoiding the sun may reduce the risk of skin cancer, it may increase the risk of other cancers and illnesses. Of course no one wants to get melanoma, but consider its relative risk and weigh that against the other diseases you’re trying to avoid. Do you avoid driving in a car just because of the risk of a car accident? No, you just take proper safety precautions instead. I’m arguing for the same with the sun.

Joseph Pilates was inspired by animals. I too learn by watching my dog’s movement and behavior. One day, she was in a basement bedroom for most of the day while the house cleaners cleaned. When I got home and let her out, the first thing she did after her confinement was not pee, drink, eat or run in the yard—it was laying on the patio couch in the sun. Of all the needs she wanted met most, it was SUN. If we pay attention, the natural world has a lot to teach us.

A great way to avoid melanoma is to avoid sunburn and a great way to avoid sunburn is to prepare your skin for the sun. The way people tend to sun these days is not optimal. We avoid it all winter, then overdose on it on our beach vacation. Would you ever sit on the couch for six months and then go and run a marathon? Your skin needs training in the same way that your muscles do. To prepare your skin for summer vacations and more time in the sun, make sure to get good doses of healing infrared rays (available in the early morning and before sunset), don’t wear sunglasses (this blocks your brains ability to understand the true level of light in your environment), and slowly work your way up to higher doses of sun. Begin with 10-minutes of midday, high UV sun. Then slowly increase it. Your body’s natural response is to produce more melanin, which is your own natural sunblock. Once you have that, you can tolerate higher amounts of sun. If you have no tan, you have no business spending a full day in the sun on vacation.

Now that we’re not so fearful of ultraviolet radiation, let me share how I get mine. A great way to get a little UV exposure is to eat lunch outside, giving you a brief but effective dose. Try the D Minder app to estimate how many IUs of D you’ll make in your sun session (in mid July at the 40th latitude, the app estimates that a 20-minute lunch on a clear day with shorts and a t-shirt from 12:20-12:40pm would make 5400 IUs of D—so you really don’t need much. If you’re worried about a burn, expose more of your skin so you can make more D in less time). I often sit on the ground to stack multiple healing modalities—sunning and earthing/grounding—and wear a hat because high sun is too intense for my eyes and I’d rather make my D on my body than my face.

But I don’t want to look old

I know a lot of you reading this are worried about wrinkles and aging. We care A LOT about our appearances. But you know what I care about more? My health, how I feel, and enjoying life. I’m not sure if avoiding looking my age is really worth all the sacrifices. That being said, the only place I do continue to use sunblock (zinc oxide) occasionally is my face and I do wear hats midday. So I guess I’ll retain some vanity for my face, and let the rest of my skin make one of the most useful and important hormones for my body.

Evening sun

The end of the day is much like the beginning, with minimal UV light and proportionally more visible red and infrared light. This means at our house, dinners are eaten outside and our evening routine frequently involves watching the sunset. The healing infrared rays are a great way to balance out the midday UV exposure you had over lunch. You aren’t the only one enjoying the dusk—the mosquitos are out too. I just cover up in more clothing if they’re out and about.

What more sun has done for me:

  • I am sleeping better. After an adjustment period, I’ve fallen into a very consistent routine of getting sleepy at the same time each night and waking up approximately 8 hours later with maybe one night waking to use the restroom. (For sleep, make sure to avoid artificial light, in particular blue light from screens, in the evenings).

  • It’s easier to get up in the morning. I was a very slow starter, feeling quite groggy for a while after waking. Now the sunlight into my eyes halts melatonin release and I feel more alert and ready to start my day.

  • Improved mental energy and creativity (as evidenced by this long blog post).

  • Increased vitamin D levels (measured by a blood test).

  • Perceived increased sex hormone levels (subjective not measured, and if you really want to know why I think my hormone levels are up, ask me in person. I’ll tell you.)

  • More time spent outdoors and in nature. Has led me to explore other ways the environment heals, like grounding (blog post on that coming soon).

  • Increased hair growth. Infrared light improves collagen production and I can tell my hair is growing faster. I mostly notice that I need to shave my legs more often, but my eyelashes, eyebrows, and head hair are also growing faster and thicker without any expensive serums.

  • Improved healing. When I get sick, I recover so much quicker than before and without the aid of bottles of supplements (my former go to strategy).

  • I think my vision is improving. This was already the case from regularly practicing Face Pilates for one year (optometrist found improved vision in both eyes compared to two years prior and improved astigmatism in one eye). But now that I no longer wear my prescription sunglasses, my eyes have to work to focus themselves. Furthermore, being outside means I’m looking at greater distances, something shown to improve nearsightedness.

  • I’m taking more steps every day. A great way to get more sun into your eyes and onto your skin is to walk outside more.

  • I am more tan and people comment regularly on how good and healthy I look. I find it interesting that we are intuitively attracted to tan skin (as seen by the regular compliments I’m getting—no one said this in prior years when I was quite pale). It’s almost as if the more time I spend in the sunlight, the more of it is absorbed and then radiates out—and others can perceive that and like it.

Doing the Pilates exercise Star on a sunrise walk on the beach. We spent a week on vacation at 21-degrees latitude, didn’t use sunblock, and never burned. We got as much sun as we wanted early and late in the day, then used a lot of shade midday.

Friend or foe?

My conclusion after six months of studying light and four months into my sunning experiment is that with a little knowledge and at the right times of day for the right amount of time, the sun is more friend than foe. I will continue to get as much sunshine and fresh air as I reasonably can, just like Joseph Pilates advised.

Recommended books and articles:

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The black and white photos in this post were found via The Pilates Transparency Project, which is working to ensure that all Pilates enthusiasts have fair access to images of Joe. The cause they’re supporting was at work here. From the photos I have seen of Joe, I had a deeper understanding of really how much time he spent in the sunshine and fresh air—clearly more than those around him as he is often quite shockingly tan in comparison. These photos informed me and I appreciate the work of The Pilates Transparency Project. For every like on this post up until 7/31/23, we donated $10 to their GoFundMe page for a total of $350.

Moving Manual Therapy

Movement therapy (what you’re doing in Pilates) is extremely powerful, but manual therapy and movement therapy will make the fastest changes in your body. We’re super excited to take manual therapy and movement therapy to the next level by combining them in one session.

Meet Celia Downs. She’s been practicing a multi-disciplinary approach to manual therapy for over 18 years with modalities like structural integration, craniosacral, and visceral organ therapies. She also graduated from The Pilates Center Intermediate Plus teacher training program in 2016 and has been taking regular private lessons with Sophia for six years.

She’s had a vision of melding fascial postural re-education with movement and now that vision is becoming manifest in a new offering at Kinesis Pilates called Moving Manual Therapy. For months, she and her massage therapist peers as well as Sophia having been working out the details and we’re excited to officially launch this new option in February 2023.

Celia will offer a four-session series that will explore spinal, hip and shoulder mobility. This series is designed to give you freer movement with a deeper understanding of where your body lacks strength or where bound tissues limit the muscle’s potential. Her hands on approach will help you put your bones where you want them then educate the soft tissues to hold them there.

This work is intense, but also intensely powerful. In our experience, it creates more profound change more quickly in the body.

Get a 4-pack for $380, then individual sessions for $100 once the intro package is complete. Sessions are available on Thursdays at 10am, 11am, 1pm, and 2pm starting in February. Get started here.

Testimonials:

“I have worked with Celia Downs on Moving Manual Therapy at Kinesis Pilates since February 2023. I am thoroughly grateful for the learning, growth, and change my mind and body have experienced, as well as the confidence I feel as I become stronger and empowered and my body is more organized.

I often show-up with an unusual gait pattern due to neurological conditions, or cardio or digestive issues. Celia integrates many modalities into her work. Over a few sessions, I understand what is occurring, and through movement, touch, and deep bodywork, I am aligned and connected. Celia has helped me discover and embody the full capacity of my lungs - my breath is full, and my heart rhythm is steady. Additionally, she has helped me with digestive issues, and I continue to use her homemade remedies for digestive support.

It is remarkable to witness and experience her extensive knowledge of the human body and its complex systems, as well as all the networks of blood and lymph vessels and so much more! Celia is truly a skilled manual therapist. She intuits, palpates, assesses, feels, and hears what the body is saying. She ‘knows’, and she listens.

My experience with Celia has been transformative, and I wholeheartedly recommend Celia.”

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“Working with Celia has been enjoyable and enlightening. Celia has helped me change some fundamental things in my posture and gait to have more flexibility and more stability. I walk differently because of Manual Movement Therapy, which has changed some habits I've had since childhood. It's easy to see how knowledgeable and experienced Celia is, so I'm not worried when she asks me to do something unfamiliar or presses hard on a muscle. She listens to me when I tell her what I feel (or what hurts). And she patiently answers my questions about how things work anatomically. She's great at explaining anatomy in just enough detail to help me understand what I'm doing with my body and how I might want to change that movement.”

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“Manual therapy with Celia was working specifically on how to retrain my body to undo maladaptive positioning and bias I had developed over years of injuries and surgeries. I am a very active person who has had spine surgery and through long term chronic compensation asymmetries and unbalance of effort and musculature use had led to misalignment. Through our work, I was able to correct some of those, via practicing the principles during our sessions to my everyday life and activities outdoors. I improved by ability to maximize by strength and technical abilities to climb, hike, mountaineer while staying healthy.”

Meditation and Movement

Did you know that 90-95% of your brain activity in subconscious? This includes the way you hold and move your body—the very thing we are trying to address in Pilates.


Most waking, conscious brain activity is beta brain waves. However, through meditation, you can calm your brain waves into alpha and theta waves, which allows you to better connect with your subconscious mind and body. In this state, you can have greater influence over your body—its tensions, its patterns, your attitudes and reactions to your body.


Our newest workshop—Meditation and Movement—is a chance to calm your brain waves and then go through gentle movement that allows you to connect deeply with your body and better appreciate it and understand it. It will leave you deeply relaxed and give you tools to release your tension and change your mind and body on your own. See how this kind of practice can calm your nervous system, enhance your breathing, reduce tension, change your relationship with your body, and promote an environment in which the body can heal.

Next session will run in the Fall of 2023.