It is the mind that builds the body
Friedrich von Schiller

Pilates is a systematic holistic training that creates harmony between body and mind. Done correctly, condition, posture, equilibrium sense, and flexibility are improved with consideration. At the same time, the circulation is activated and the musculature is strengthened. For those reasons more and more doctors and therapists recommend Pilates exercises to be very effective. The inventor, Joseph Hubert Pilates, also called his method contrology, since Pilates is above all about using the mind to control the body. Therefore in particular in the beginning it is important to take the time to develop such new awareness for one's own body. Then quite soon you will begin to master your everyday life with a new body awareness and increased well-being.

The disposal of thoughts is the disposal of body and life
Buddha

Essential for Pilates-training are concentration, control, aware breathing, centering, relaxation and the coordination of movements. To create the pre-conditions for well-balanced and symptom-free movements, every exercise starts with the ideal alignment of the body. This concerns not only the posture of the shoulders but especially of the spine, because this central axis of the body is the basis for the whole body's stability and mobility. In addition to that - besides relaxation and total concentration on the own body - aware breathing plays a decisive role. Breathing affects the energy flow inside the body, works against muscular and psychic tensions, and gives our movements the optimal flow and rhythm. Here lies a special emphasis on the phrenic, which is responsible for about 75 per cent of the body's breathing. Accordingly Pilates considers the middle of the body as the inner centre or the powerhouse of the body. Therefore a concerted training of the phrenic, the muscles of the pelvic floor, the back and the deeper abdominals does not only disburden the back, but will soon be perceived through a completely healthier posture.

After 10 hours you feel the difference,
after 20 hours you see the difference, and
after 30 hours you have a new body
Joseph Hubert Pilates

Pilates motivates to let one's own body rise to new challenges. By pictorial instructions and competent assistance you will learn to improve the flexibility in every joint of your body and accordingly to avoid and release blockades. Moreover you will learn to get rid of false movement pattern and to carry out your movements so precise that the interplay of sinews, ligaments, muscles and bones saves energy. If you manage to use your body according to its natural determination, you will automatically live healthier and achieve a new self-confidence. The essence comes from within: PILATES ESSENZA | Mario Alfonso.