by Lesley Davenport | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Let me share a success story. My father, aged 68, is a dentist who operates a small private practice in a little town with two stop lights. He also devotes his time to his farm. My parents live on 160 acres as a lifestyle choice to foster their equestrian enthusiasm...
by Lesley Davenport | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Anytime you spend working on your body counts – you can learn simple, easy ways to layer self-care into your life. Mother’s day is this month, but we want to take a moment to celebrate all people who birth ideas and care for others. To birth an idea and...
by Lesley Davenport | Feb 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
So along the years of teaching, invariably a lovely client comes into the studio and lets me know that their knees, back or lower hips are really sore. Sore, from what I ask? “Cleaning. I just think that when I am cleaning my house I am not really using my body...
by Lesley Davenport | Jan 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
What’s the most powerful thing in the world? An idea. We hold many ideas in our minds regarding our health. We hold ideas about our bodies and capabilities – whether they are accurate or not. We tell ourselves we are fragile, consistent (or not), capable...
by Lesley Davenport | Sep 30, 2020 | PILATES, Uncategorized
We, at the studio, truly hope you are well. I used to write this phrase and not think about it but now it means something different to me. We hope you are well: whole in health, body, brain and soul. This is our “why” for everything we do in the studio. We...
by Lesley Davenport | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Extension has been on my mind quite a bit this summer. Once I started feeling the physical effects of lifestyle changes, anxieties, unemployment fears, etc. my patterns of rounding my shoulders and gripping various areas of my body (i.e. chest closing) showed up...
