32. Safe Movement for All Spines with Gwen Miller
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11/10/22 • 48 min
If you have a spine, and especially if you have back pain or teach Pilates or any movement to clients with back pain and spine pathologies, this episode is for you!
Today's guest is the fabulous Gwen Miller, author of the upcoming book, Safe Movement for All Spines - A Guide to Spinal Anatomy and How to Work with 21 Spine and Hip Conditions, and creator of The Dynamic Spine, a continuing education course for Pilates, yoga, and fitness professionals.Gwen and I talk all things spine. We address the dangers of keeping the spine static and "neutral", discuss the importance of recognizing that every spine is different, and talk about how to allow every person to move in safe and supportive ways.
Listeners save 25% on The Dynamic Spine enrollment using the code PilatesGoddess:
https://www.gwenmillerstudio.com/the-dynamic-spine/
About Gwen:
Gwen Miller is a certified Pilates teacher with over 20 years of experience, a registered yoga therapist, and a Hendrickson Method manual therapist.
After losing 80 pounds and rediscovering her health, Gwen Miller discovered that she had “degenerative disc disease” and “degenerative joint disease.” She was only forty!
Unfortunately, due to her prior obesity and poor posture, the discs between her spinal vertebrae had become compressed and worn thin, and this caused excessive wear-and-tear of Gwen's spinal vertebrae. It was shocking news. She had to change everything she was doing or my discs and spine would continue to degenerate.
That was when Gwen discovered Pilates. At first, it was just another certification to add to her ever-growing list of qualifications, but when she found that it was a system of exercise that she could do even with her degenerated spine, Gwen fell in love. So much so that twenty years later she's a Master Instructor for Balanced Body Pilates, an international Pilates education company.
Gwen has a reputation as a teacher who helps people, working with those who have spinal pathologies and other joint issues, or are healing from injuries or surgeries.
Links:
Website - https://www.gwenmillerstudio.com
The Dynamic Spine Course - https://www.gwenmillerstudio.com/the-dynamic-spine/ (use code PilatesGoddess and save 25%)
Pre-order The Book - https://amzn.to/3NSBPkM
FB - https://www.facebook.com/gwen.miller.37853
IG - https://www.instagram.com/gwenmiller_/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KKXXCSXrKiOieANp2v81g
Music by Nerd Salad
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Thank you!
If you have a spine, and especially if you have back pain or teach Pilates or any movement to clients with back pain and spine pathologies, this episode is for you!
Today's guest is the fabulous Gwen Miller, author of the upcoming book, Safe Movement for All Spines - A Guide to Spinal Anatomy and How to Work with 21 Spine and Hip Conditions, and creator of The Dynamic Spine, a continuing education course for Pilates, yoga, and fitness professionals.Gwen and I talk all things spine. We address the dangers of keeping the spine static and "neutral", discuss the importance of recognizing that every spine is different, and talk about how to allow every person to move in safe and supportive ways.
Listeners save 25% on The Dynamic Spine enrollment using the code PilatesGoddess:
https://www.gwenmillerstudio.com/the-dynamic-spine/
About Gwen:
Gwen Miller is a certified Pilates teacher with over 20 years of experience, a registered yoga therapist, and a Hendrickson Method manual therapist.
After losing 80 pounds and rediscovering her health, Gwen Miller discovered that she had “degenerative disc disease” and “degenerative joint disease.” She was only forty!
Unfortunately, due to her prior obesity and poor posture, the discs between her spinal vertebrae had become compressed and worn thin, and this caused excessive wear-and-tear of Gwen's spinal vertebrae. It was shocking news. She had to change everything she was doing or my discs and spine would continue to degenerate.
That was when Gwen discovered Pilates. At first, it was just another certification to add to her ever-growing list of qualifications, but when she found that it was a system of exercise that she could do even with her degenerated spine, Gwen fell in love. So much so that twenty years later she's a Master Instructor for Balanced Body Pilates, an international Pilates education company.
Gwen has a reputation as a teacher who helps people, working with those who have spinal pathologies and other joint issues, or are healing from injuries or surgeries.
Links:
Website - https://www.gwenmillerstudio.com
The Dynamic Spine Course - https://www.gwenmillerstudio.com/the-dynamic-spine/ (use code PilatesGoddess and save 25%)
Pre-order The Book - https://amzn.to/3NSBPkM
FB - https://www.facebook.com/gwen.miller.37853
IG - https://www.instagram.com/gwenmiller_/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8KKXXCSXrKiOieANp2v81g
Music by Nerd Salad
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Thank you!
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31. Why There Is An Order To Pilates
Did you know that there really is an order to the Pilates exercises? And that knowing the order will make structuring a workout so much easier, whether it's for yourself or a client?
Today I deep dive into the order and why it exists. I talk about why some teachers and clients don't know the order, and how this makes it more difficult to put together a flowing workout with appropriate modifications and variations.
Pilates Teacher Mastermind® - https://www.subkit.com/pilatesteachermastermind
Pilates Mat Mastery - https://fitlynda.com/mat
Strong Bones Pilates Studio - https://lyndalippin.com/strong-bones-online-pilates-studio
Classical Order from Pilatesology - https://pilatesology.com/2022/08/classical-pilates-exercise-order-exercise-lists-sequences/
Andrea Maida's Blog - https://pilatesandrea.com/new-blog
Pilates Profit Lab FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/pilatesprofitlab
Strong Bones Pilates FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongbonespilates
Music by Nerd Salad
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33. When Your Client Comes In With Lower Back Pain
Short and sweet today! A colleague of mine asked a question in a Pilates teacher's forum -
"What are your tricks for lengthening out a spasming low back? Sometimes I’ll have a client come to their lesson with a low back spasm - I’m talking about a fit client who I know well - no referred pain. They may have been in the car too long or been gardening, etc."
This is my answer!
Resources:
Pilates Profit Lab FB Group - https://pilatesprofitlab.com
Pilates for Back Pain eCourse - https://bit.ly/backpainecourse
Replay of Pilates for Chronic Pain 4-week workshop - https://bit.ly/chronicback
Music by Nerd Salad
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