Avanti Pilates

HERE IT IS!! Today is the last day of August and the vision board is complete! For the month of August, I asked you: What does being healthy mean to you? Wow, I am so impressed with these answers - I absolutely love them! They are all so different and creative. Thank you to everyone who contributed! Perhaps one or two of these answers makes you think a little differently. And hopefully enable you to become healthier in ALL aspects of your life. I know I definitely need to wor

Pilates Around the World - Edition 7 - Granby, Colorado! This place was so beautiful, no filter was needed for this pic. It also felt so nice being able to do Pilates barefoot in the grass. This time around I decided to demonstrate The Saw. This exercise looks easy, but there's lots going on... First, you're using your obliques, erector spinae, transversus abdominis, and semispimalis. These muscles allow you to turn and stretch forward and enables you to articulate your spine

Today is Wisdom Wednesday and it's time for another Pilates Principle! This month is all about CONCENTRATION. This principle combines the previous three principles and is necessary to achieve the mind-body connection, and thus creating muscle memory. Don't forget: Focus and being present is key! #pilates #avantipilates #avanti #barre #yoga #josephpilates #pilateskeyprinciples #pilatesprinciples #concentration #focus #mindbody #musclememory #present #pacificbeach #sandiego #wi

This past weekend I happened to be in wine country and was a little spontaneous... So I decided to perform the Open-Leg Rocker in the middle of the vineyards. 🍇 Crazy, I know, but it's always fun to immerse yourself with beautiful surroundings, doing something you love. ❤❤❤ This exercise is awesome! You definitely work on balance, coordination and it targets your adductors, spinal flexors, core, hip flexors, and hamstrings. P.S. it's a LOT harder after drinking exquisite w

April Pilates Principle = Precision! I know I say all of Joseph Pilates Principles are important, but PRECISION definitely helps differentiate Pilates from other types of fitness. I believe Pilates is the foundation to all exercise and focusing on PRECISION allows you to progress without injury. #pilates #avanti #avantipilates #barre #yoga #josephpilates #april #pilatesprinciples #precision #safe #sandiego #pacificbeach #mindbody #visionboard #pilateslovers #pilateslife

"Breathing is the first act of life, and the last." Joseph Pilates Joseph was right and consciously breathing is so important for our mental and physical well-being. Another month, another Pilates principle! For the month of March, Avanti Pilates is tackling another Pilates Key Principle: BREATHING. Sounds easy enough, since we need to breathe to live, although this focused approach can be an exercise in itself. This technique not only helps during Pilates, but can help you d

Achieve the mind-body connection in Pilates by following Joseph Pilates' Principles and asking yourself these questions during your Pila

Pilates in the streets of Pittsburgh!

Yoga for the Employees of the Doubletree Hotel San Diego

Avanti Pilates now teaches Barre!

Pilates Around the World: Las Vegas

Avanti Pilates and a new device - the Oov!

Joseph Pilates' 6 Key Pilates Principles

Did you know Joseph Pilates was inspired by yoga, so much so he incorporated various poses into his Pilates method? It's true! I, too, love yoga and finally got certified. Today is not only my birthday, but it's also a day I can say I got my certification in yoga - what a life changing experience! #Yoga #Pilates #Vinyasa #BirdRockYoga #YogaTeacherTraining #SanDiego #LaJolla #PrivatePilates #SemiPrivatePilates #vinyasaflow #pacificbeach

Daniella received her CoreAlign 1 certification! She originally received her CA1 certification in 2013 and recently Balanced Body revamped the program into two programs. What an amazing machine and what a great addition to the Pilates practice. Try a CoreAlign session today! #CoreAlign #BalancedBody #Pilates #SanDiego #Rehabilitation #workout #LaJolla #PrivatePilates #SemiPrivatePilates #rehab #fitness

Ah, New York New York. What a beautiful and exciting city! What more can one ask for? How about some warmth! I left sunny, warm San Diego for this wonders of New York during the first week of January. The day I chose to explore Manhattan, however, the windchill dropped the local temperature to a balmy 9 degrees Fahrenheit. Brrrr! This photograph was taken in front of the Exxon Building in Manhattan, just across the street from Radio City Music Hall. I'm grateful the Christmas

Avanti Pilates was invited to teach a Geriatric Pilates mat class at the UCSD Geriatric Interdisciplinary Symposium on October 25, 2015. During the seminar, Daniella demonstrated the Pilates modifications used to work safely and effectively with seniors. The audience of physicians not only learned about Pilates mat exercises and chair exercises for those with impaired mobility, they also got to actively participate in the exercises as well! Thank you, Alice Tsai, for coordina

While exploring Chicago, not only was I checking out historical landmarks and popular sites, I was also looking for the perfect backdrop for my next Pilates picture. And then I saw it -- the GIANT reflective bean! The famous Cloud Gate in Millennium Park was great, but it was cold for this Southern Cali girl. Jeans, boots, and frigid autumn temperatures were not ideal for such an advanced Pilates exercise, but I couldn't pass up the chance to pose in front of a giant, reflect

Welcome to Pilates Around the World, where you too can help bring the benefits of Pilates to different corners of the globe! I encourage you to join me in posting pictures of Pilates poses in locations worldwide. Send me pictures of your Pilates poses from all over the world and I will feature you on my website. In this photo, I am performing the Side Bend exercise on top of Glacier Point in Yosemite. This exercise strengthens the shoulders, obliques, and back muscles. It als