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Sitting tall with balance

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LuzLife is introducing in her Studio the Balance Cushion to Strengthen Core Stability and to have a happy spine.

As a Spiritual Fitness Instructor, I like to introduce and share with you our very own experiences in our private  Studio here in Qatar.  For weeks I have kept a e Balance Cushion in a chair and I asked to my students use it and to give feedback.  And the results are all good news!

All was agree that the balance cushion works to improve balance, pelvic floor and core strength and  the Power House,improving the posture.  So now I am making the Balance Cushion available to selected students to continue the practice in their own home.

Just sitting on balance cushion encourages active and dynamic sitting, helping to the hip and sacroiliac joints to decrease the tension. The Balance Cushion is placed directly onto the chair in your home or office or any place that you will be seating for long hours, which means that the body has to make continuous small movements to correct balance and correct our posture and release the tension that we create in our upper back, shoulder and entire body. These movements that we use are simple and efficient to help strengthen the deep core stabilizing muscles which provide postural support to the body, breathing with freedom and our mind is more present and we can be more connected from within.

I am experiencing and testing the cushion myself to demonstrate that what the advertisements say is true and yes it works! It’s also easy to carry, and has benefits similar to the medicine ball that you may have at home or your work place or maybe in your storage…

The best way to use a stability cushion to improve core strength and posture is to simply to sit on it for short periods during the day.  It is still possible to slouch when sitting on a stability cushion so it remains important to be aware of maintaining a good sitting posture.  That way we can avoid many injuries and misalignment in our marvelous spine, joints, and our entire body will get the benefit.

Healthy sitting, healthy spine, peaceful mind!

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Namaste.

Luz A. Lovern

 

 

Pilates Reformer Footwork, healing our roots

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Pilates Reformer Footwork at LuzLife Studio is focusing in help and restore the physical fitness of your Foots and entire body; and I like to calling our healing our Roots.

The toe exerciser is a strengthening and correcting device using at LuzLife Studio by Luz, senior Pilates Teacher and teaching the Pilates Reformer Footwork Repertoire.  Some people have reported that it helps correct bunions.  And that is great feeling of accomplished that we can give solution to our Mind, Body and Soul.

The toe exerciser can be used as to strengthen the toe joints and align them as seen here. There are also exercises where one foot rotates away from the other, stretching the toe exerciser and increasing strength of the joint.

If you find the toe exercise beneficial you might want a real toe exerciser. I found them available online from Gratz Pilates,  is what we have at LuzLife Studio here in Qatar.

A Few Final Thoughts on The Benefits of Strengthening the Feet with Pilates Reformer Footwork

Not only will effective Reformer Footwork help strengthen the muscles of the feet, but the entire lower leg will get stronger and learn to work more correctly.

Which in the long run is helping to train correct foot and ankle action for the roll-through-the-foot required for good gait work to walk & run, cycling and simple walk and any activity of your daily life.

Learning to get the length needed to work your “Flipper Toes” increases joint space for improved flexibility of the toes, as well as helping to increase mobility at the ankle.

Increased ankle mobility allows more reach through the heels with helps stretch the calf and lengthens the Achilles tendon to reduce your risk of injury.

Pilates Reformer Footwork done well can be a very valuable asset to your foot health, and is helping to train your feet to work well.    With flexible Pilates feet will remember what it felt like to work well, transferring these well-trained muscle habits back to your everyday life activities.

Namaste,

 

Luz A. Lovern

 

Yoga Karuna at LuzLife

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Hello Universe!

Yoga for Compassion

I Like to introduce our Yoga Session every Thursday at 4 pm.  Fee: Yoga by donation

Please book your mat, spaces are limited

at LuzLife Studio in Qatar

Barbara Moreno our Yogini and Yoga Teacher is giving as a beautiful and organic way to approach Yoga practice to help and release the emotional and physical tension that we can create.  Learning to Breathing and relax our mind.

Meaning of Karuna (compassion): Karuna is related to the word karma. It is the intention and capacity to relieve and transform suffering, to lighten sorrow. While the word karuna is generally “translated as “compassion,” which literally means to suffer with,” Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk and teacher, has pointed out that we don’t need to suffer ourselves in order to alleviate the suffering of another person. Doctors, for instance, do not have to suffer illness in order to relieve their patients’ pain. The Buddha described karuna as the “quivering of the heart” we experience when we are open and able to truly see suffering and are moved to do something about it.

 

Please for more information visit our website and click in this link.

Yoga

Sarva Mangalam!

Luz A. Lovern

 

 

 

 

Fang Song Gong The Art of Relaxation at LuzLife

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The art of the Movement at LuzLife is taking a break to relax and renew energies.

 

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Fan Song Gong – Relax and Renew
LuzLife Private Studio Class schedule July – August 2014

Learning to inhibit unwanted contractions of muscles that function without, or in spite of, our will, is the main task in coordinated action.  -Moshe Feldenkrais

Let this summer our inner child manifest in our body, mind and soul.  Keep flowing and moving and always remember to be respect with your self, others and the Universe.

Standing Like a tree, playful like a child and practice the embryonic respiration like when the fetus is in the womb.  When we are connecting with the Cosmos, we are connecting with our Great and loved Mother.

I will be out of Qatar from July 22 until August 4th. I wish to all of you Ramadan Kareem, and keep creating the light from within.

Namaste.

LuzLife

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Relaxing body and relaxing mind; Emotions that have been repressed for long periods of time are armored into specific muscular tensions and postural defect. For instance here finally I am relaxing my cervical spine even I have implant after ACS with diseconomy in May of 2013.
I just let the mind relax and then my body follow my breathing. I like to share this experience with the idea that we all are available to move again little by little with loving kindness energies. Namaste

 

 

The physical and emotional benefits of Yin Yoga and Pilates by Luz A. Lovern

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Many injuries are caused by muscular imbalances within our bodies. Also we can injure our bodies when we are tense or move without to be present and fully aware of the movements.
There are many causes for these imbalances; our posture, our breath, our emotions, our state of mind, the way we walk, bend over, sit, lie down, or work out  this includes the way we sleep, or the way we talk…  basically the ways in which we move.  Most of us move incorrectly in some way or another, which puts too much pressure on some muscles and weakens others, causing an imbalance, causing unnecessary stress and using the wrong muscles.
In Yin Yoga we put emphasis on releasing our thoracic lumbar fascia, and all our Fascia network, targeting joint and relaxing muscles, breathing,  calming our mind and letting our body talk and communicate from within. 
I have had the magnificent experience to have had my own physical and emotional rehabilitation after 12 months from having had ACS with Diseconomy.
The way that we move may put too much pressure on the spine, hips, while weakening the pelvic muscles in the front of the body.  Either scenario creates an imbalance, which means the body is much more susceptible to serious strains, pulls, tears or worse.
Yin Yoga and Pilates exercises promote an even musculature throughout the body by strengthening the Hips area, Sacrum, Core, Spine, upper limbs and lower limbs.  As a Pilates and Yoga Teacher always I like to think that our body is a Work of Art.  No matter what is going on with us at the present moment, we are all unique and we all have the capacity to embrace the present, we are ONE!  
The Power House is considered the “center” of the body and consists of the deep abdominal muscles along with the muscles closest to the spine.  And also as everybody know me I just redefine the Power House as a Unit and our entire body, mind and spirit.  You can read about that in my past posts. https://luzlife.com/2014/05/26/defining-the-new-power-house/
Working also with Yin Yoga principles helping to release the tension created by my own traumatic experience.  Realizing fiscally and emotional my entire humanity.  That why I give to Yin Yoga all the credibility because prepare your body for the Pilates as a Yang exercise.  As we know Yin and Yang are part of our inner Universe.  As the Universe is outside, it is also within.
At LuzLife Private Studio we work with all the Pilates equipment necessary to give the necessary energies to spinal and pelvic alignment, which is critical in getting us to move the way we are supposed to move to avoid injury.
Based on the principles of the Pilates repertoire; breathing, core strength, even musculature, we work on Fascia release and deeper stretching of the joints.
Another reason is that it provides a greater degree of flexibility than most conventional forms of physical therapy. This is true because Pilates and Yin Yoga exercises can be modified for each person to be extremely effective. You can go from basic movements to very advanced, depending on how a client or student needs to progress or how badly they are injured.  LuzLife Studio will take care of you, at the same way is taking care of me day by day.
Namaste. 
 
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Taking a Break…

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Dear Students of LuzLife Private Studio

I like to inform that I will taking a break from July 22nd until August 03rd.  Time for myself to relax and renew.  
 
I am sure all of you will be continue with the healthy life style that we promoting every single time that we meet. 
 Remember Pilates, Yoga, Garuda, Indoor Cycling and Reiki tought by Luz A. Lovern are more than Life Style are imprinting in your body, mind and spirit to have positive memories that you can apply in every step of your daily routine. 
 

 Choosing a good quality of foods, good quality of love and good quality of movement that is the key!  quote by Luz A. Lovern 



Namaste!


Luz A. Lovern, Teacher




 

			

		

			




	

						

			
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“Contrology (Pilates) is complete coordination of body, mind and spirit.  Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind and elevates the spirit” Pilates’ Return to Life Through Contrology


2014-06-11 06.47.49-1Pilates and Yin Yoga integrate well to create a series of exercises that promote physical, mental and emotional well being addressing the two main concerns of society today: fitness and stress.

Unknown-1 Modern lifestyles have grown increasingly less active and more stressful, impacting quality of life. The pace of today’s society, the worldwide aging population, and the now-public awareness of the mind-body connection has created an increasing interest in Yin Yoga and Pilates as mindful programs.

The Classical Pilates Method is based on an ample, integrated system of equipment. The mat exercises are only part of the technique, i.e. only 25 % of the Pilates exercises can be performed on a mat.

2014-06-11 09.18.19-1 The equipment works better and faster to change our body memories and keep you at the present moment, as the varying springs provide support and resistance that allow an individual to enhance his/her core connection in a way that is difficult to do on the mat alone.




Because of this, the equipment allows one to shape, tone, lengthen and align the body differently from that of the mat.  In short, the equipment works better and faster to change the body.

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Practice shows that the body needs to learn how to move correctly. The ability to perceive movement properly is rarely emphasized in modern society, allowing dysfunction to exacerbate.  While the brain recognizes basic movement patterns, it does not naturally focus on muscles or muscle groups or know how to sequentially build upon basic patterns of movement in a healthy way.2014-06-11 06.48.29-1



LuzLife Total Pilates by Luz A. Lovern provides are wonderful tools to enhance your modern life; providing Private and Semi-private sessions that will strengthen and stretch muscles, restore muscular and physical balance, provide efficiency of movement, and build endurance by employing Meditation and working with the Principals of Yin Yoga.  Movement relies upon the synchronization of the muscles throughout the entire kinematic chain, and improves the nervous system’s ability to initiate and control all movement patterns easily by rote.  LuzLife Total Pilates, improves stability and balance by promoting the nervous system’s awareness of the our body and helps in the rehabilitation of our Physical and Spiritual Machine.




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Just had a fantastic private lesson with Luz. Excellent focus on the mind – body connection , engaging the core at all times. As a result my alignment has improved so much as has my core strength. It’s really made a difference to my lower back which at times had been a bit of problem. Can’t wait for my next lesson !!! by Julia Key.


Yin Yoga and Pilates, both yin and yang forms of exercise are necessary, and they supplement each other.  Life bring both energies to work together in harmony and balance from within.


Much love and light!


Luz A. Lovern, Teacher


 

			

		

			




	

						

			
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We are going to dedicate the entire month of June of one of the Kings of the Pilates equipment belonging to the original Pilates program and created by J. H. Pilates.


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The Cadillac was originally devised by Joseph Pilates to rehabilitate bedridden patients back when he was working as a hospital orderly. The apparatus has evolved a bit since the makeshift bed spring days, but its inspiration is apparent and it continues to be a bridge between exercise and physical therapy.


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The Pilates Cadillac is an extremely versatile piece of the Classical Pilates Repertoire and, like all other Pilates equipment, can be used to progress and regress movement in order to address the functional needs of both the beginner and advanced Pilates Students. Also, a special thanks to a lovely student, Natalie, who is performing the “Art of the Movement” at Luzlife Private Pilates And Yoga Studio In Qatar


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564550_530450603665557_994528738_nI am looking for Pilates Teachers and Yoga Teachers, with experience in musculoskeletal issues, Classical Pilates; Standing Pilates and Apparatus and Yoga Therapy.


Be able to work with Private Session and Semiprivate Session.


I am offering be part of LuzLife Private Studio here in Qatar and spread the benefits of Yoga and the energies of the “Art of the Movement”


Please for more information send me email to timeless@luzlife.com


Namaste.


 

			

		

			




	

						

			
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What is Flowing at LuzLife Private Studio Mayo – June 2014


Summer is here and the Holy Ramadan is coming next month.


Be part of the revolutionary and healthy way to be fit from inside out.  Balance your Body, Mind and Spirit!


Now I am blending Yin Yoga is targeting the connective tissues (cartilages, tendons, ligaments, fascias). with Classical Pilates  Mat work, sitting and standing Repertoire.


I am opening “Part Time Pilates Private and Semiprivate Session this season”  Contrology the Art of the Movement or Pilates Method s designed to give your suppleness, natural grace and that will be reflected in all you do.


– J. Pilates


Strengthen, lengthen, and sculpt your muscles with the full range of Pilates Method by Luz A. Lovern and J. Pilates.  At the Same time Teaching Yin Yoga Principals to relax and be more centered.  Stretching our Fascia tissues and calming our Mind and Body.


LuzLife, Private Studio; is working in Rehabilitation Programs in Pilates and Alexander Technique, Meditation and Reiki sesion.  Including also Rehabilitation programs and Isometric exercise to strength for special needs.






Before beginning your exercise program at LuzLife Studio


You will have a personal interview and physical assessment,  where you will have the tailored day program by Luz Lovern.  Please advice your medical and physical condition.  This evaluation and personal interview has not charge for the future client.


For more information about Class Schedule please visit the following link https://luzlife.com/class-schedule/  and you can contact me only at timeless@luzlife.com for now.


Namaskar!


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