Oct 15, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
I was part of the Pilates Research Forum at this year’s Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in mid October, presenting a report on “How Brain Science Can Improve Pilates Teaching and Learning.” I discussed research... read more
Oct 3, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
Where can I stay for the Body Brain Connect Workshop? Suggested Overnight Options Metro Hotel (walking distance Pilates with Anne) Sheraton Hotel Cherry Hill Bed and Breakfast Visit Petaluma Options Click here for the workshops details November 8-10th,... read more
Oct 2, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
The Taylor and Ivry article makes three useful points about motor learning, teasing out the difference between motor strategy and motor adaptation, and exploring how they work together to contribute to motor learning. Here are my three takeaways: 1) Strategy is... read more
Sep 30, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
While in Stanford University’s Collaborative Haptics And Robotics in Medicine (CHARM) Lab reading group this summer, I was introduced to the paper, “The role of strategies in motor learning,” by Jordan Taylor and Richard Ivry from University of California at... read more
Sep 24, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
Execution attention network in mindful movement: The “oh #*$%” moments Alerting Attention Network Part 1 Orienting Attention Network Part 2 The execution network is sometimes called the “0h #%^@” network because it detects errors and monitors conflict. If your... read more
Sep 20, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
Orienting attention network in mindful movement: Can you sustain attention to your body? Attention is not just one network. There are actually three attention networks.1. Alerting 2. Orienting 3. Execution The orienting network allows you to select to... read more
Sep 18, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
What makes movement mindful? In brief, it’s because you are paying attention to it! There are many types of mindful movement. Here’s a short list: • Yoga • Pilates• Feldenkrais ®• T’ai chi • Gyrotonic ® • Body Mind Centering ® • Z-Health ® What... read more
May 6, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
Part 2 My focus at the April 23rd Annual Society for the Neural Control of Movement (NCM) Conference in Puerto Rico was on ways in which movement teachers like myself could collaborate with researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral students on the cutting edge... read more
Apr 30, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
Part 1 In April my intern, Jeanne Masterson, and I traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to attend the 23rd Annual Society for the Neural Control of Movement (NCM) Conference. I was the only movement educator at the NCM conference and I learned a lot while enjoying the... read more
Apr 11, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
The Role of Emotion, Vision & Touch in Movement Learning. Body Brain Connect intern, Jeanne Masterson supplied a look at the hard data for her research project “The Role of Emotion, Vision and Touch in Movement Learning.” Statistical significance was... read more
Mar 26, 2013 | Body Brain Connect Blog
In February and early March 2013, my studio, Pilates with Anne was a hive of activity in the evenings as the arena of a new research study. The lead researcher was Jeanne Masterson, an undergraduate student at Dominican University of California; her adviser is a... read more
Dec 17, 2012 | Body Brain Connect Blog, PWA Blog - "Mind Body Blog"
Over years of teaching Pilates classes, sessions and certifications, I have noticed that some cues are more effective than others. The feedback that works best, I’ve found, encourages students to pay attention to what their bodies are doing. I’m reminded... read more
