The prophet Ezekiel did not know anything about Pilates when he saw the vision of the valley of dried bones. But, he did grasp one of the essential underlying themes of Pilates as he watched the bones knit together again: it’s all connected. (Sorry about the earworm about the foot bone connecting to the leg bone and all…)
This connection is good news. It means that when we work on any part of our body, the whole body feels the effects. Sometimes it means that it’s better to work on a part that is not the part that hurts because what’s causing the pain is not what is happening right there. We are a holistic system.
That said, we often get best results when we begin with the spine. As we get good alignment along this central part of our body, the extremities can fall into place. If they don’t, we can work on them more afterward.
Go play.
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