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In this section you will find tutorial videos or slow workouts where many explanations are provided. The content is for beginners, advanced students and everyone in between.

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  • Members' Meeting December 2024

    In this meeting we talked about GDN and the importance of moving the body in different ways!

  • Closer LOOK: The Saw

    In this session, we’re diving deeper into the SAW, a classic Pilates exercise. The SAW is a powerful movement that focuses on pelvic stability and spinal articulation, making it an excellent tool for understanding and improving complex functional movements.
    In this video, we break down the key co...

  • November Meeting

    In this meeting we focused on neck health and we also covered some specific exercises for the inter-scapular muscles.

  • Strong Toes don't Fall

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    Do you know that strengthening your toes prevents falls? In this video we'll see how we can do that with simple but targeted exercises that you can incorporate in your own workout routine.

  • CLOSER LOOK: Obturator Internus

    CLOSER LOOK: Obturator Internus
    In this video, we'll explore a myo-fascial stretching technique for the obturator internus, focusing on modifications to protect your knee. I'll guide you through each step, ensuring that you can effectively stretch the muscle while maintaining knee alignment and s...

  • Pelvic Floor Awareness

    Reinforcement and stretching for the pelvic floor are two important aspects of the work but the coordination of the work of the pelvic floor with other key muscles like adductors, glutes, diaphragm and transverses abdomini is even more important.

  • Members' Meeting June 2024

    Nice conversations regarding the foot placement on the reformer and the connection of the feet to the pelvis

  • Ashelii May: Tortillas 3 ways

    3 yummy ways to taste tortillas! Thank you Ashelii!

  • Members' Meeting May 2024

    Great conversations this month regarding the connection glutes/feet and also about the importance of foot placement to properly and purposely activate the pelvis.

  • Leg Circles

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    This is a very challenging exercise although it's included in the beginner sequence.
    Difficult to execute correctly when the range of motion is limited by tight hamstrings but also because of the difficulty to stabilize the rest of the body while the leg is moving. I'll give you a cou...

  • Upper Body & Spine Class

    Upper Body & Spine Class
    Program by Anita Naegeli.
    Length: 50 Minutes
    Props Used: Yoga Block, Hand Towel

    The wrists, spine, and shoulders are the focus of this class. All three areas are targeted individually with specific stretching procedures that improve the range of motion and create stre...

  • Ashelii April

    Self Care Remedies to support your Lymphatic System

  • Why Rescue LOOP

    Note from the founder:

    I’ve been focusing on this important part of our body since 2016 when I started creating a method of exercises that makes it easier for everyone to take care of the foundations and include the feet in the workout. This method of exercises is supported by Rescue LOOP™, a ti...

  • Lower Body Class with Squat Focus

    Lower Body Class with Squat Focus
    Program by Anita Naegeli
    Length: 45 Minutes
    Props Used: 2 Yoga Blocks, Hand Towel

    The focus of this class is on the lower body. More specifically, the squat is used as an example of how you can improve a movement pattern by assessing the individual joints and t...

  • Full Body CARs Routine

    Full Body CARs Routine
    Program by Anita Naegeli
    Length: 35 Minutes
    Props Used: Yoga Block, Hand Towel, Small Ball (something similar to a Tennis or Lacrosse Ball)
    In this class, Anita leads you through a Full Body CARs Sequence. “CARs” is an acronym that stands for Controlled Articular Rotations....

  • Members Meeting March

    Interesting conversation regarding "FOOT to POSTURE" and more!

  • Detorsion of the Fascia Iliaca

    Open Level - Pace: Slow
    Dive into the intricate web of the ilio-psoas fascia, a crucial component intertwining with various joints within the limbo-pelvic complex and the abdominal cavity's internal organs. Discover how disruptions in this fascia can reverberate across the body, affecting numerou...

  • At the Grocery Store with Ashelii

    Learn how to read labels and chose healthy foods! Thus is an incredibly useful guide for everyone! Knowing how to read the product label is the first and most important thing when starting a regimen or a diet.

  • Members' Meeting February 2024

    In this meeting we went over February's material and we also talked about two main topics:
    The exercise of Detorsion of the Fascia Iliaca (Fascia of the Psoas complex)
    How to stay accountable on our own workout so that we do what our body needs, we challenge our body and (in case of instructors) ...

  • Pelvis Warm up

    Open Level - Pace: Moderate
    This is the perfect warm up for the pelvis. We’ll warm up all the joints of the body but the pelvis more in depth

  • Webinar Ashelii

    Tune in to listen to this incredible webinar! Ashelii has been fantastic explaining us what happen at the level of the blood when we eat so that we can do educated choices! We talked about blood sugar hacks, she was able to answer both general and personal questions (that might relate to more tha...

  • A Closer Look: Spine Stretch Forward

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    The Spine Stretch Forward is a beginner exercise but also very difficult to execute correctly,
    According to the body type you might have different challenges. We want to elongate the whole posterior chain as the anterior musculature (mostly the abs) support the movement and the positi...

  • Asian-Inspired Recipes

    Asian-Inspired Recipes - Ashelii Rabelo founder of HKHL

  • Members' Meeting Jan 2024

    Conversations about "Fit at the Desk" and more...