Breath to Body
Breath to Body is the latest release in Move With On-Demand and has taken shape by integrating our passion for breathwork and meditation, with our love for Pilates and all things movement. We originally fell in love with Pilates not because of the aesthetic results, but by how it taught us how to be present in our bodies and how integral it was for to connect to our breath in order to move efficiently. Breath to Body was created to give you even more awareness, not just in your movement, but also for your nervous system as a whole. We have found too often that we look at breath work and mindfulness as separate entities from movement practices, and the goal of this method is to showcase that when combined you reap more benefits than when performed separately.
Every time we lay down on a reformer or mat and tune into our breath we feel at home. This practice was developed to give each and every one of you a little taste of that feeling: to move, to breathe and to be in your body.
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Breath to Body: DIY Stretch (30min)
Explore your movement and connect to your body on a deeper level with this DIY stretch class with Kelsey. You will begin the class with guided breath work, then you are guided to explore different stretches that will help release your shoulders, spine and hips. The goal of this class is for you t...
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Balanced Breathing + Guided Mindfulness (8min.)
Kelsey guides you through a breath balancing exercise that helps to get you into a more relaxed state and strengthens your lungs. Then she layers in a guided visualization that will help bring more ease into your day.
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B2B: 5min. Breath Activation 1
Kelsey guides you through a breath activation sequence that can help boost your energy and clear your mind. It is a combination of a yogic modality called Breath of Fire with an expansive inhale. Do this before a workout or in preparation for an event that requires you to be energized.
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Breath to Body: Hip Connect and Restore (30min)
Kelsey guides you through a 30 minute class that helps you to connect to your hips and spine, and restore mobility through the joints within the hip/spine complex. As always with B2B classes you start and finish with guided breath work that builds lung capacity and helps to regulate your nervous ...
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Breath to Body : Flow
Join Kelsey for a 40min B2B Flow that is a full body workout, with an emphasis on sidebody and glutes. As always these classes start and end with breath work techniques that help prepare your body to move and regulate your nervous system.
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Breath to Body : Down-Regulate (Neck & Low Back Release)
This 25 minute class hyper-focuses on releasing tension in the neck and low-back while incorporating breath work techniques at the beginning and end. Wind down or start your day with this session!
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Extended Exhale - Breath Work Tutorial
Extended exhale breathing is a slow, controlled technique where the exhale is longer than inhale and no breath holds in between. The longer exhale activates the vagus nerve, sending a signal to your brain to turn on the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) and ease out of the sympathe...
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Breath to Body : Down-Regulate
This prop-less, 30 minute class is designed to connect you to your breath
and down-regulate your nervous system. It is ideal to do this class to wind down at the end of your day, or if you are feeling like you need to gently move stagnant energy out of your body. The majority of the movements ... -
Breath to Body : Up-Regulate
This prop-less, 30 minute class is designed to connect you to your breath and strengthen your lung capacity through the initial warm-up. You will then move into an active full body, Pilates based class with a focus on core, legs and arms where you will up-regulate your breath and nervous system t...
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Alternate Nasal Breathing - Breath Work Tutorial
This short tutorial is dedicated to providing you with tools to optimize your breath and lung capacity as well as reset your nervous sytem. Alternate Nasal Breathing is ideal to do before winding down your day, or helping you slow down and regulate your breath if you find yourself in a space of a...
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Box Breathing - Breath Work Tutorial
This short tutorial is dedicated to providing you with tools to optimize your breath and lung capacity. Box Breath is great to do before a workout because it prepares your body to move and it helps to strengthen your lungs and diaphragm. You can easily incorporate this short practice into your da...
