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Why this common cue is messing with your breath, your core, and your pelvic floor and what to do instead You’ve probably heard it a hundred times: “Pull your navel to your spine!” But what if I told you that cue might be the very thing keeping your core from working? When most people think of the core, they picture crunches, planks, or some kind of “ab workout.” What rarely gets mentioned? How you breathe, how you manage pressure, how your pelvic floor responds, and whether y

What your neck pain, pelvic floor issues, and stubborn belly pooch all have in common Tight neck and shoulders? Belly that won’t go flat no matter how much you work your core? Pelvic floor heaviness, leaking, low back pain, or just feeling constantly on edge? These aren’t separate issues. They often share a single root: you’re not breathing into your back. We’re all told: “Take a deep breath into your belly.” But if you’ve ever watched someone do that all day long, expanding

Why your hips feel tight, heavy or emotional - and what to do about it I had heard it a million times before that we store emotions in our hips. I believed it in a vague, surface-level way. Hip openers felt intense. I wanted to get out of them. But I didn’t truly understand the weight of that statement until 2013, after I had just moved to New York City. I was teaching at New York Pilates in the West Village, back when it was a small, intimate space. One day, a woman came in

If you’ve ever leaked when you sneezed, held your breath during stress, or clenched your glutes without realizing it, this is for you! The Myth of the “Weak” Pelvic Floor The pelvic floor wasn’t something I thought much about until I started teaching Pilates to moms. Over and over, I heard some version of the same phrase: “I can’t jump anymore since I had kids.” What they really meant was, “I pee myself a little.” At first, I chalked it up to childbirth. The pelvic floor goes

Let me ask you something. How do your feet feel? How much attention do you actually give them? What if I told you your food health might be the reason your hips feel locked, your glutes won't activate, or your knees constantly ache? What if I told you the feet that carry you through your life are likely weak, compressed, and undertrained, and that your favorite shoes, even sneakers, might be doing more harm than good? Because they are. And if you ignore your feet, your body w

I think I held my breath for most of my life. Not in the obvious way, but in the way you brace yourself for the world without realizing...

Hi, I’m Regan — and movement has been at the center of my life for as long as I can remember. As a retired ballerina, lifelong athlete,...