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Be certain that you have your entire body under complete mental control . RESULTS OF CONTROLOGY Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control . Graceful carriage follows as ...
Be certain that you have your entire body under complete mental control . RESULTS OF CONTROLOGY Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control . Graceful carriage follows as ...
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Pose 1 ( a ) Lie flat with entire body resting on mat or floor ( b ) Stretch arms ( shoulder - wide , palms up ) straight backward ( c ) Stretch legs ( close together , knees locked ) straight forward ( d ) Stretch toes ( pointed ) ...
Pose 1 ( a ) Lie flat with entire body resting on mat or floor ( b ) Stretch arms ( shoulder - wide , palms up ) straight backward ( c ) Stretch legs ( close together , knees locked ) straight forward ( d ) Stretch toes ( pointed ) ...
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... against mat or floor ( b ) With knees locked " roll " body over until ( c ) Spine is raised off mat or floor ( about 5 ' ' ) Pose 4 ( a ) " Kick " legs in snappy " jack - knife " fashion straight upward until ( b ) Entire body rests ...
... against mat or floor ( b ) With knees locked " roll " body over until ( c ) Spine is raised off mat or floor ( about 5 ' ' ) Pose 4 ( a ) " Kick " legs in snappy " jack - knife " fashion straight upward until ( b ) Entire body rests ...
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User Review - brainvsbraun - Overstock.comI had to get this book since I am a Pilates teacher. And I enjoyed but I put it down wanting a bit more from it. It very short and most of the book is pictures which I have seen plenty of pictures of ... Read full review
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accomplish achieve acquire action activities arms arms shoulder-wide backward balance Begin Bend blood bloodstream breathing Bring carrying CAUTIONS Pose chest circle complete Contrology exercises correct daily downward Pose elbows entire body EXHALE fatigue feet floor Pose follow foot foregoing exercise three forward and downward fresh Grasp hands head Heels high as possible hips ideal important indicated INHALE SLOWLY Keep knees locked left leg leg forward legs upward living Lower lungs mat or floor matter mental mind motion movements muscles natural never night normal NOTE Repeat organs perform person physical fitness Pose 2 position practically pressed raised reach reason relaxation Repeat the foregoing result Return to Pose right angle position right arm right leg Rock rolling shoulders side spine straight forward straight line Stretch Swing Take position illustrated Toes pointed touch mat Turn Twist upward upward and backward vital walking
Bibliographic information
| Title | Return to Life Through Contrology |
| Authors | Joseph Hubertus Pilates, William John Miller |
| Publisher | J.J. Augustin, 1945 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 5 Feb 2016 |
| Length | 87 pages |
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