Body and Balance: YogaPilatesFusion
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Based on our unique YogaPilates Fusion combination of Yoga poses and Pilates for core-strengthening, the baffling question of whether Yoga OR Pilates is best for your family is removed – integrate them!
Movements reduce the impact of everyday spills for the littlies, and the incidence of pesky (yet debilitating) injuries mum or dad might sustain.
Finish up with a cleansing meditation leaving the whole family feeling calm, relaxed and ready to tackle the next week.
Jill Healy-Quintard
Jill Healy-Quintard has trained and worked for more than 30 years in fitness and wellness for the body and the mind. She is highly trained and experienced having come from a dance and teaching background. Jill trained in dance as a young girl and when completing high school trained as a teacher specialising in teaching children with learning difficulties. She also studied acting and ran a drama school at the same time as moving into fitness. Dancing, teaching and acting training all play integral parts in the skilled and knowledgeable way she is able to work with all ages and fitness levels and provide a thorough program in order to bring out the best in people. Her classes are taught with her client’s health and wellness always in mind and with this she brings these skills as well as a sense of fun to all her classes. Clients always leave a class feeling energised as well as calm and relaxed after a Body and Balance total balanced workout. Classes include Pilates, Yoga, YogaPilates Fusion, Cardio Dance Fusion, ZUMBA and GROOVE Fusion and are geared for small or large groups, schools, one on one and corporate. Jill also offers Small Group Meditation and Pilates equipment classes and private sessions. Having also trained as a Remedial Massage Therapist Jill has a solid understanding of Anatomy and Physiology and holds degrees and diplomas in a number of linked fitness and wellness fields. Australian Fitness Network and Fitness Australia have awarded Jill for her long-time achievements and contribution to the Fitness Industry. Jill has registered her YogaPilates Fusion name and is running training programs for other Fitness and Wellness Professionals in courses such as Yoga for Pilates Instructors and Pilates for Yoga Instructors. Jill has had a lifelong passion for fitness and wellness believing that most issues in life can be aided or even avoided by living a fit and healthy life, she brings to each program an enormous amount of knowledge and experience.
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Body and Balance - Jill Healy-Quintard
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ody Alignment, Posture and Breath Check
Aim: Aim is for focus and awareness of breath and posture
Start Position: Body Alignment Pilates and Tadasana (Mountain Pose) Yoga
Standing with legs hip distance apart and arms by side.
Eyes closed and focusing inwards.
Breathing in through the Nose and Out through the mouth or nasal/nasal (both will warm up the body and help focus), but there is a benefit of not breathing in and out through the mouth.
Breathing: Breathing through the nostrils has an immediate effect on the brain and opens the lungs, clears our mind and helps with detoxification of the body but only breathing through the mouth can have the opposite effect as it has a similar response to the flight/fright pattern and can actually increase toxins and clog the body, so Pilates breath being traditionally through the nose and out through the mouth stimulates, clears and balances the body and mind and releases toxins. The effect of nasal only breath is more stilling and quietening the mind then energy charged Pilates.
Feet Parallel (hip distance)
Spread toes evenly.
Lift the toes standing taller
Drop gently balancing on both feet evenly
Visualise moving up through ankles and shins
Come to knees, soften
Lift the kneecaps to thighs.
Lift thighs to centre, core abdominal muscles
Lift pelvic floor only 30% (engage transverse abdominus or bandas (Yoga belt/pelvic floor)
Imagine wide belt around lumbar spine meeting in front between navel and pubic bone. This belt has 10 holes.
Tighten imaginary belt to 10thhole or 100% on the breath out.
Breathe in and out while holding tight and then loosen for 10th-3rdhole
Holding pelvic floor and abdominal muscles at 30%
Breathing in fill the lungs imagine filling each space between the ribs and around to thoracic cage and expanding the lung capacity, breathe out keeping rib cage broadened.
Lift the shoulders and drop to shoulder blades forming a V shape into the back.
Lengthen the neck and crown of head to ceiling.
Take a breath in and rise up onto your toes with your eyes closed (x 3)
Open your eyes and continue by 3 with arms reaching the ceiling
Watch Points: Keeping Feet parallel and awareness of Body Alignment
Contraindications: Dizziness with eyes closes, ankle strength, shoulder injuries