What is Pilates? There are many studios in the area where you can practice Pilates using mat and equipment, but how much do you know about the training concept? How does it compare to yoga?
You can learn more about Pilates training at an open house offered by Pilates in Germantown on Saturday, March 19, between noon and 2 p.m.
The benefits of pilates and yoga are extraordinary. They are both known to support the development of long, strong, graceful bodies that move efficiently without creating bulky muscles. Both disciplines are integrative; associated with stress reduction and increased well-being. Both yoga and pilates are used as rehabilitative systems. They can be adjusted for a wide range of people and fitness levels, and both support the achievement of very high levels of body/mind/spirit fitness. Joseph Pilates studied yoga and meditation. It is clear from his writing, and the principles infused in his work, that he intended his method to be a vehicle for the enhancement of body, mind, and spirit. Many Pilates practitioners do find their lives enhanced, well beyond physical fitness, through Pilates.
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When people think of yoga and Pilates, they sometimes think that yoga is "spiritual" and Pilates is not. Hatha Yoga does offer a long history of being associated with spiritual practice, or of being a spiritual path unto itself. Undeniably, the spiritual aspect of yoga is much more overt, and directive as a spiritual path, than what one finds in Pilates. However, while one is unlikely to find meditation or chanting in a pilates class, Pilates is a body/mind/spirit discipline.
If you would like to see how the Pilates Reformer works and how he can be part of a plan to condition your body, plan to attend the open house. The studio is located at 5904 Greene Street in Germantown, at Rittenhouse Street. Light, healthy refreshments will be served. For more information call 215-848-3275.
