My Quiet Mat Pilates Class

It is so rare to have quiet, many people relax by watching a show or listening to music, going out with a friend or somewhere like a museum.  Even in my Yoga class I play really subtle music, it really helps to keep the mind focused, the attention should be on the movement and how you feel, but if the mind starts to wander, the music can catch it and put you in the right mood and stay present.

Other workouts get fueled by intense music, you kind of get lost in the momentum, and some workouts follow the beat of the music.  One thing I find that sometimes is lacking is focus on form and alignment, which can lead to injury.  In Pilates especially when you are strengthening the core, it is so important to do it correctly or the back will do the work instead of the abs, and doing that constantly is do dangerous, our back is not meant to do the work.

YOU SHOULD NOT FEEL YOUR BACK WORKING, IT SHOULD BE THE CORE.

So for Pilates I love to have a quiet room with no other distractions.  What helps us focus and stay in the moment is the special Pilates breath that is in through the nose, out through the mouth very intensely making a SHHH sound, not a quiet library shh, not blowing out a candle, but a SHOUT, a SHUT UP!

When the whole class focuses in on this breath, we make our own music, share energy, but each person is completely in their own individual zone focusing on their form and alignment.

Quiet is vulnerable,
Quiet is real,
Quiet is necessary,
Quiet is healing,
Quiet is dealing,
Quiet is revealing,
I LOVE QUIET,
Coach Yulia

I miss my quiet full nights of sleep and wonderful naps, other than that life is fabulous