Therapy balls are a great (and in my book, must-have) tool for taking care of your body AND getting the most out of your workouts. I first became familiar with using therapy balls as a dancer. If I have very little time to get my body ready for movement I’m going to do two things: warm up my core, and roll out my feet. Then, through studying Pilates and anatomy, my understanding of what I was actually doing with the therapy ball deepened, and took my body care practices to a new level, incorporating release of both mental and physical stress.

In this workshop, we will combine a Pilates movement practice with some basic anatomy and simple techniques to release and lengthen muscles using a therapy ball, leaving your musculoskeletal system more pliable and better equipped to naturally take care of itself. We know that when you are stressed, muscles tense up. You can de-stress and release the mind and body with a brain-to-body approach (think breathing and mindfulness exercises), and you can also release mind and body with a body-to-brain approach (think getting a massage, or the self-massage tools you’ll learn in this workshop!). These are practices you can do at home or on the go, to reset your body and nervous system at any point in the day.

$22 to drop-in / FREE for OBY & Dual Studio Members