Workshop

Ground, Gravity and Embodiment

with Madeline Black

Workshop	Free Member	Forever Member
Ground, Gravity and Embodiment	$59 USD Register Now	$39 USD Get Access Forever Members enjoy early access, special pricing, and no expiration dates! Add Forever Access here.

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About This Workshop

Madeline Black explores how we can help our clients (and ourselves) to sense the ground, gravity, and alignment through the use of foam pads strategically placed for tactile feedback. The sensation of the foam pads can help students feel the weight of their bodies against gravity and experience subtle bone movements. The use of the pads provides a whole new sense of proprioception that allows students to fully embody the Pilates mat work. In this online Pilates workshop, Madeline leads you through introductory movements to feel the ground and gravity, then moves into the classical mat repertoire. Watch her work with two different clients to see how the foam pads can be used for different bodies and hear from the participants as to how the pads allow them to experience familiar movements in new ways.

Concepts & Techniques

Learning how proprioception enhances movement ability
Finding deep bodily sensations while moving fully
Allowing gravity to help move through the difficult places in the body
Using imagery concepts for better movement

Objectives

Teach how to feel the body's weight and movement in gravity
Use foam pads to increase sensory feedback and proprioception
Stimulate a deep-felt sense of how the body moves
Learn how to cue proper body function through the experience of movement and strategically placed pads for feedback
Become more embodied in Pilates Mat

Props & Equipment

Mat Small Props Foam pads

Workshop Level

Advanced
Beginner
Intermediate

Duration & Access

This workshop is approximately 2.1 hours long and you have 30 days of access. — No expiration for Forever Access Members

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Workshop	Free Member	Forever Member
Ground, Gravity and Embodiment	$59 USD Register Now	$39 USD Get Access

About Madeline Black

Madeline Black has distinguished herself as an international leader in movement and exercise education. She is known as the “teacher’s teacher” for over 25 years. Madeline draws from her vast knowledge, continu…

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Feedback on Ground, Gravity and Embodiment

I enjoyed this workshop and they way Madeleine uses props for building body awareness,it s really necessary for many clients and relevant to add to teaching.

ANNA O

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Featured Student Feedback

Cassidy M

One of my biggest take away's is thinking of the hand anchor in push up.

ANNA O

I enjoyed this workshop and they way Madeleine uses props for building body awareness,it s really necessary for many clients and relevant to add to teaching.

Anna M

I have played with gravity and feeling grounded. This is a good reinforcement of that. The breath facilitating the bones relaxing into the ground to make movement more efficient is a concept I love and try to get my clients to experience. I enjoyed this workshop.

Serene Teo S

I Enjoyed the workshop very much.

Michele B

Interesting awareness changes seemingly small but noticing internal connections awaken.

SO JEONG K

I have been struggling with my unintentional holding. Her insight helps me become aware of that. I think It’s subtle. But it improves the quality of movement. I appreciate it.

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