A different kind of efficiency

Yesterday I wrote about the kind of efficiency that comes from doing a bunch of stuff at once.  There is also an efficiency that comes from doing one thing at a time.  This is what I love about Pilates.

When we do Pilates, we are focusing in on what we are doing.  We move on purpose, in coordination with our breath.  We think about the movement.  That level of thought puts us in touch with the mind body connection.

 

With attention, we are able to refine our movements.  We learn where we need to work a little more and where we need to ease up a bit.  We discover flow.

 

Then, when we go back to our other workouts, we find that our bodies move better.