by Kristi Perry Brown | Pilates, Self-Care
This summer our family had a rather large transition on our hands. We moved from New York back to Alaska and whew, has it been a transition. We left New York in June and arrived in Alaska in early August, which means we had quite a bit of travel time between...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Digestion, Pilates, Self-Care
If you don’t have a strong core, you can’t have healthy digestion. BOOM. It’s kinda obvious right? So obvious that you can easily miss it… If you don’t have functional use of the abdomen, it is going to restrict digestion. It has to. Just by...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Pilates
Long ago, I rode a big beautiful Morgan horse. Riding his canter was like riding a real life rocking horse. I can still feel his powerful stride consuming the ground beneath us, but leaving me (the rider) with just a gentle roll to navigate. It was nothing short of...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Pilates, Self-Care
Breathing. It is something we all do, day in and day out and it isn’t too often that we put much thought into it. But, your breath is highly influenced by your state of mind regardless of your awareness of it. Let’s say you are on a deadline at work, your breath is...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Pilates, Self-Care
People often ask, “What is Pilates? Is it like Yoga? Is it just abs and core work?” The truth is, pilates is hard to put in a box. To answer these three questions I will start with how Pilates came to be: Pilates was first created by Joseph Pilates during his time...
