"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." Jim Rohn
Soma Pilates

Pilates

Pilates is known for its flat belly /long and lean legs effect.

We can achieve this result because in PILATES we work on developing a stable and strong core (the deep abdominal muscles), called in Pilates language the POWERHOUSE, and on moving the peripheral limbs from this center outward.

But it is much more than this, and  even if it is already worth doing just for these reasons  at first ;), you’ll very quickly discover other benefits.

Pilates is an exercise method which has indeed different positive effects and purposes:

  • It is a one hour focus on movement flow intertwined with breath  which can refill you with energy.
  • The type of BREATHING pattern we use greatly helps in fully oxygenating the body and making our lungs work to their utmost potential.
  • Because it works on developing our whole body and all our muscles in a an harmonious and balanced way , you become GENERALLY MORE TONED.
  • Because the  practice of Pilates exercises give you bodily awareness and develop  muscles in a balanced way,  it  improves your posture and everyday life movements : by learning to move better you can become more efficient  and stronger in sport AND in any daily action!
  • Pilates requires  PRECISION, CONTROL and CONCENTRATION :  when performed with the proper focuses and activations, Pilates can dramatically help you to deal with your everyday pains.
  • It also increases flexibility and joint efficiency  and is thus appropriate for dancers and sports people;  a lot of athlete and world’s best dancers are doing Pilates!
  • Last but not least , it can even have a positive effect on your sex life as it teaches you how to develop strong pelvic floor muscles…

PILATES is actually the name of the founder of the method, a German man who lived in the early part of  the 20th century.  As a child he was suffering of rheumatic fever, asthma an rickets and  had a weak respiratory system. He started to study anatomy and movement to improve his condition. He did yoga, martial arts and kick boxing and finally developed his own exercise system which he called Contrology and is now known as PILATES.

This system includes mat and apparels exercises. It is now becoming very popular and over  10 million people practice it in the United States...

At Parinama and Devi Centers, PILATES is a combination of all the fundamentals  of the method with  a deeply somatic approach.

As a Balanced Body University Pilates teacher, a Body-Mind Centering Somatic Movement Educator and dancer , your  teacher, Céline Louis, is mostly interested in helping you to feel yourself throughout  your pilates practice.

For better results it is important to have an understanding of how the body is working and what are the objectives of the movement routine we do. This is why we will start the class experimenting some basic anatomical landmarks and/or principles which we will then use in the exercises. We will also use somatic principles to free our body from tensions and prepare it for an efficient practice. This is why our classes last 70 minutes instead of the traditional 60 minutes Pilates practice.

I believe that it is only through awareness of our patterns, be it of thinking, of breathing or of moving, and with an ability to focus that you can go on the path of PARINAMA ( transformation in Sanskrit) in whatever field  of your life (physical, relational, or spiritual).

This awareness can also bring JOY to us: it has recently been proven that happiness is higher in any activity when people are focused on their embodied experience without having distracting thoughts.

You’re welcome to give it a try!!

Céline Louis

Céline Louis

Céline Louis, born in France(1978), recently came to live in Slovenija.
She's been dancing in France for many events and projects (shows, operas...)and for contemporary dance choreographs (Laura Scozzi, Blandine Martel).

She's been trained in dance in Scène Formation, Villeurbanne and with contemporary companies such as Anou Skan, Cie Propos, Cie Pierre Deloche, Désoblique and in France's National Dance Center with various teachers such as Martine Cardinal, Roland Bon, Lance Gries...

She's always been very interested in somatic methods and took parts in seminars in MLC (Méthode de Libération des Cuirrases created by Marie-Lise Labonté) and Fasciatherapy method from Danis Bois.

In 2007 and 2008 she took part in a graduation program called "Art of the Experimental Movement" relying on Body Mind Centering (BMC), directed by choreographs Lulla Chourlin and Janet Amato.
She's now a Balanced Body University Mat Pilates teacher and a certified BMC Somatic Movement Educator.

She's also certified in Korean Relaxation massage and in Thai massage and Thai chair massage.

Classes

MAT CLASSES will  now be hold in SLOVENE or in French:

Contact Céline: 031 276 848

 

 

Price list

  • 1 class: 12 €
  • 4 classes: 40 € (validity: 30 days)
  • 8 classes: 70 € (validity: 60 days)
  • 12 classes:100€ (validity: 90 days)
  • Individual class: 40 €
  • Semi-individuals: 2 persons 20 €/person or 3 persons: 15 €/person
  • Yearly subscription to Parinama or Devi Center: 20 €