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Warrior Iii, Mary Myers
Warrior Iii, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in Mountain pose with feet together. Inhale and raise your arms overhead. Transfer the weight of your body onto your left leg and then step your right foot straight behind you so the toes are barely touching the floor. Remain balanced for a couple of breaths. Stay mindful of keeping your hips squared and level. Inhale and length the spine. Exhale as you slowly begin to fold forward from your left hip, lifting your right leg off the ground and lowering your torso until both are parallel to the ground. With each breath in, continue to expand and lengthen …
Hero, Mary Myers
Hero, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Kneel on the floor with your thighs perpendicular to the floor, and touch your inner knees together. Angle your big toes slightly in toward each other and press the top of each foot evenly on the floor. Exhale and sit back halfway, with your torso leaning slightly forward. Wedge your thumbs into the backs of your knees and draw the skin and flesh of the calf muscles toward the heels. Then sit down between your feet. If your buttocks don't comfortably rest on the floor, raise them on a block or thick book placed between the feet. Make sure both …
Monkey, Mary Myers
Monkey, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in Forward fold and press your palms or fingertips into the floor beside your feet. Inhale and straighten your elbows and arch your torso away from your thighs, finding as much length between your pubic bone and navel as possible. With your palms (or fingertips) push down and back against the floor, and lift the top of your sternum up (away from the floor) and forward. To help arch the back, bend your knees slightly and work toward elongating the legs. Exhale. Inhale and look forward, being careful to not compress the back of your neck.
Infographic: Student Motivation In Schooling, Jo Earp
Infographic: Student Motivation In Schooling, Jo Earp
Teacher infographics
In a UNICEF Australia national survey, secondary students were asked for their views about the education system. What aspects of school do they feel positive about? What motivates them to succeed? Find out in today’s infographic.
Corkscrew, Mary Myers
Corkscrew, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Lie on your back in neutral spine, with your arms by the sides of your body. Exhale and slowly raise your legs and overhead. Keep the arms by the sides of the body and ensure that the shoulders are pulled down towards the back. Inhale when you reach the top point of the movement. Exhale and let the legs create a semicircle together in the air. Repeat this movement. Make certain to keep a continuous even flow to your movements and work each side of the body evening.
Work towards raising the torso up and overhead with the legs. Slowly …
90-Degree Hold, Mary Myers
90-Degree Hold, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Lie on your back in neutral spine, with your legs extended up toward the ceiling. Align the ankles, knees and hips. Arms rest on the mat alongside the body with the palms facing down.
Clam, Mary Myers
Clam, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin lying on your side with the torso and head lined up along the back edge of the mat. Flex the hips slightly so the feet line up with the front edge of the mat. Support the head on the hand with the arm on the mat and the other hand in front of the chest. Keep the shoulders and the hips stacked on top of each other and the spine straight. Bend the legs at the knees and keep your legs together. Place the legs so that the thighs are perpendicular to the torso and the shins are parallel …
Criss Cross, Mary Myers
Criss Cross, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin lying on your back. Stack your hands under your head, and keep your elbows wide. Inhale and lift the head and shoulders off the mat. Draw the shoulder blades together. Bend the knees in toward the chest and lift both feet off the floor, keeping the lower legs parallel to the floor. Maintain the back flat to the mat (imprinted) throughout the movement. Inhale and extend the right leg straight out, but not touching the floor. At the same time bring the left knee into the body testing the torso to lower the left elbow to the floor. Exhale …
Bridge, Mary Myers
Bridge, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Lie on your back in neutral spine, with your knees bent and feet on the floor. Place your feet a foot length away from and in line with your hips. Your knees should be in line with your hips. Anchor your palms and shoulder blades into the mat.
Inhale: Press down through your feet to lengthen your spine and press your hips up. You will come to a bridge position on your shoulders with your knees, hips and shoulders in one line. Your abs and hamstrings should be well engaged.
Can Can, Mary Myers
Can Can, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in a seated position with the legs bent at the knees and held in toward your chest. Keep your feet together and toes flat on the floor. Place the hands behind you, making sure to keep them slightly wider than the length of your shoulders. Keeping the torso lifted, twist the legs to the right. The knees will roll to the side, angling down toward the ground. Press your hands firmly into the floor behind you. Avoid allowing the lower back to sink down or tuck under. Twist to the left, continuing to lift tall in the upper body. …
Half Roll Down, Mary Myers
Half Roll Down, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in a seated position with your legs bent at the knees so that the feet are flat. Hold onto the back of the thighs. Inhale to prepare, and exhale as you start to draw the lower abdominal region in and curl your tail bone under. Continue to roll backwards as you feel your tailbone roll under you and roll down onto your lower back. Hold the position when you are half way down. Inhale. Exhale and scoop the abdominals in more as you come forward rounding over your knees. Inhale and straighten up the spine, one vertebra at a …
Cat, Mary Myers
Cat, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin on all fours with the knees under the hips and the wrists under the shoulder. Keep the chest lifted away from mat (like pushing the floor away. Inhale to prepare. Exhale while drawing the mid-section inward. At the same time allow the head and tailbone to drop down toward the floor. Take the stretch further by imagining that you are bringing your head and tailbone together, as if you were going to make a big circle of your body.
Balancing Push Up, Mary Myers
Balancing Push Up, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin on all fours. Extend your legs behind you one at a time, feet hip-distance apart (push up position). Lengthen through the crown of your head. Balance on your hands (placed under your shoulders) and balls of your feet. Maintain a strong powerhouse. Slowly extend your right arm and lift the left leg until both are hip height. Refrain from shifting your hips from one side to the other. Hold. Lower the extremities and repeat with the opposite arm and leg.
Half Roll Back, Mary Myers
Half Roll Back, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in a seated position with your legs bent at the knees so that the feet are flat. Hold onto the back of the thighs. Inhale to prepare, and exhale as you start to draw the lower abdominal region in and curl your tail bone under. Continue to roll backwards as you feel your tailbone roll under you and roll down onto your lower back. Hold the position when you are half way down. Inhale. Exhale and scoop the abdominals in more as you come forward rounding over your knees. Inhale and straighten up the spine, one vertebra at a …
Frog, Mary Myers
Frog, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin lying on your back with legs extended up towards the ceiling. Align the ankles over the knees and hips. Engage your abdomen towards your spine and maintain the imprint. Draw the heels together and point the toes. Inhale and bend your legs at the knees while bringing your knees close to your torso. Strive to bring the soles of the feet together when in the knees are near the shoulders. Exhale as your extend your legs at the knee, returning to the original position. Keep the heels together throughout the exercise. Inhale as you lower, and exhale as you …
45 Degree Hold, Mary Myers
45 Degree Hold, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Lie on your back in neutral spine, with your legs extended up toward the ceiling. Align the ankles, knees and hips. Arms rest on the mat alongside the body with the palms facing down. Make certain to maintain Pilates feet. Head may be down.
Double Leg Stretch, Mary Myers
Double Leg Stretch, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in table top. Bring both knees into your chest and grab your ankles. Lift the head and shoulders. Look into your abdomen. Maintain the imprint throughout the movement. Inhale as you reach the arms back toward your ears and extend the legs out long in front at a 45-degree angle. Circle the arms to the side, keeping them in your peripheral vision. Exhale as you bend the knees into your chest and grab your ankles. The height of the legs will depend on keeping the back flat into the mat (imprinted).
Double Toe Taps, Mary Myers
Double Toe Taps, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in table top. Place the arms by the sides of the body with the palms down on the mat. Engage the muscles of the powerhouse and stabilize the pelvis. Ensure the thighs remain perpendicular to the floor and the shins parallel to the floor. Squeeze the legs together. Maintain the imprint throughout the movement. Inhale to prepare. Exhale and move both legs at the hip to lower them down toward the floor so that the toes gently touch the mat. Continue to contract the muscles in the lower extremities. Inhale and return the legs to the starting position (table …
Cat With Balance, Mary Myers
Cat With Balance, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin on all fours with the knees under the hips and the wrists under the shoulder. Keep the chest lifted away from mat (like pushing the floor away. Inhale to prepare. Exhale while drawing the mid-section inward. Hold the spine neutral. Inhale while raising the left arm up near the ear. Keep the shoulder down. While the arm is lifted, extend the right leg and lift upward. Keep the hips facing the mat. Exhale. Repeat with right arm up, then adding left leg.
Neutral Spine, Mary Myers
Neutral Spine, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin lying on your back with knees bent, feet hip-distance apart and flat on the floor. Place the arms along the sides of the body with the palms down. The back, pelvis and spine should be in a neutral position.
Hundreds, Mary Myers
Hundreds, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in table top. Inhale to prepare. Extend the legs to the ceiling. Maintain the legs perpendicular to the floor. Lower your legs only as far as you can control, keeping the back flat (imprinted). Maintain the imprint throughout the exercise. Inhale and lift the head and shoulders off the mat until the bottom of your shoulder blades are pressing into the mat. Head looks into the abdomen. With the arms straight, pump them up and down, approximately 6 inches off the mat, inhaling for 5 counts and exhaling for 5 counts. Repeat 10 times.
Side-Lying Front And Back Kicks, Mary Myers
Side-Lying Front And Back Kicks, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin lying on your side with the torso and head lined up along the back edge of the mat. Flex the hips slightly so the feet line up with the front edge of the mat. Support the head on the hand with the arm on the mat and the other hand in front of the chest. Keep the shoulders and the hips stacked on top of each other and the spine straight. The bottom leg can be parallel or turned out with the bottom foot flexed and the toes tucked under. Maintain this position throughout the movement.
Lift the top …
Seal, Mary Myers
Seal, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in a seated position. Place the soles of feet together, knees wide open. Grab the outside of ankles, moving them away from the inside of the thighs. Hold legs off mat and balance. Inhale and extend through the spine. Clap feet together by opening thighs (knees move away from each other) in hip sockets 3 times. Tilt tailbone under and roll back onto shoulders (not neck). Hold this position on shoulders and clap 3 times before rolling back up. Pause after each roll back. Repeat.
Imprent, Mary Myers
Imprent, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin a supine position with the back, pelvis, and spine in a neutral position. Bend the legs at the knees. Place the feet hip-distance apart on the mat. Bring th arms to the sides of the body, palms down. Inhale. Exhale and contract the abdominals and imprint the spine by gently rolling the pelvis and lowering the back toward the mat. Avoid pressing the lower back all the way into the mat or tilting the pelvis too far by overusing the abdominals or gluteal muscles. Move the hands to the mid-section (rib cage) of the body. Inhale and return to …
Hot Potato, Mary Myers
Hot Potato, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Lie on your back in neutral spine, with your arms by the sides of your body. Exhale and slowly raise your legs and overhead. Keep the arms by the sides of the body and ensure that the shoulders are pulled down towards the back. Inhale when you reach the top point of the movement. Exhale and let the legs create a semicircle together in the air. Repeat this movement. Make certain to keep a continuous even flow to your movements and work each side of the body evening.
Work towards raising the torso up and overhead with the legs. Slowly …
Shell, Mary Myers
Shell, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in table top. Shift hips towards heels and draw head to mat. Extend arms overhead.
Forearm Plank (Hover), Mary Myers
Forearm Plank (Hover), Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin on all fours. Direct your gaze downward. Place your forearms flat on the floor, elbows under the shoulders, and knees under the hips. Keep your arms shoulder-width apart. Pull in and up through your abs, supporting the lower back. Draw the shoulder blades down. While focusing on your powerhouse, inhale and straighten one leg behind you, then the other, pressing the balls of your feet into the mat. Lower your hips until the body forms a straight line from shoulders to heels. Hold the position. Breathe naturally. Lower the body to the mat. Repeat.
Rolling Like A Ball, Mary Myers
Rolling Like A Ball, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Sit tall on your sit bones. Form a bracelet grip with one hand around the other wrist, and hug your lower shins to your body. Look down to your navel, and maintain your back in an even C-curve. Concentrate on an even C-curve rather than maximally bending your back. Scoop your abdomen in and up. Squeeze your gluteals and roll your shoulder blades away from your ears. Breathe in to roll back. Breathe out to roll up. Keep your curve! Stay zipped! Keep your eyes on your abdomen!
Mermaid, Mary Myers
Mermaid, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in a seated position. Sit on your left hip with your legs folded to the right side. Place the palm of your left hand on the floor beside your left hip and let your right arm form a gentle arc out to the side, palm up. Exhale and lengthen up out of your hips and through the crown of your head. Inhale as you raise your right arm overhead alongside your right ear, stretching as far as you can over to your left side. Your left elbow bends, but don't worry if it doesn't reach the mat. Be sure …
Saw, Mary Myers
Saw, Mary Myers
Critical Instances
Begin in a seated position with the legs extended straight on the mat and spread more than hip-width apart, knees pointed to the ceiling and feet flexed. Inhale and sit tall on your sits bones with your back against an imaginary wall. Extend the arms out to the sides and parallel to the floor at shoulder height. Palms face the floor. Lift the chest and bring the shoulders back and down. Exhale while twisting to the right and bending forward, reaching toward the foot on that side with the opposite hand. Reach with the fingers toward the outside edge of …