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Pilates for Neck Issues

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Welcome back to week 13 of Pilates With Marilyn

This week we will focus on pilates repertoire for people with neck issues. Often when we focus in on a lot of core, that’s inherent in pilates work, those that have any sort of disc issues within their neck, chest lift may not be available to them or they don’t quite have the neck strength they need yet to keep it in the front of the neck in the deep neck flexors and out of the base of the skull, they leave pilates complaining that it really bothers their neck.

This week we will talk about options, modifications, and p.s. I’m gonna tell you a secret, if you do pilates without doing a chest lift, it’s actually harder. You’re working the most elongated versions of your muscles so never think of it as a modification or lesser, just think of “what’s right for my body” versus “what’s not great for my body.” And build up from there.

Additionally, some of the traditional moves such as bridges can put uncomfortable pressure through the neck so what are options to allow for those activations without the negative consequences in your body.

Join me this week in Pilates With Marilyn. Happy to have you and thank you for practicing your self-care this week.

You are worth it.

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Marilyn Harder

Marilyn Harder is an ambassador of all things self love and self care. She holds both a Master’s Degree in Business (MBA) and a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from UC Davis and well over 60 certifications in the movement and wellness industry. She has an advanced knowledge of kinesthetic movement that she acquired in her work with dysfunctional movement patterns in a 55 and older retirement community. She works primarily as a Pilates Master Trainer and has taken over 150 people through the 500 hour comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training program. Concurrently, she works as Bowenwork practitioner and a Restorative Wellness Practitioner both as additional modalities to troubleshoot healing and optimal wellness. She utilizes her education in all realms (psychology, movement, naturopathic health and nutrition) in her approach to beauty. What we put on and in our bodies matters but not nearly as much as HOW and WHY we do so. Marilyn approaches health and beauty through a triad -movement, nutrition and self care. Out of self care, self love is born. And out of self love authentic purpose, passion, and works are done. She believes that all pursuit of happiness and purpose begins by anchoring yourself spiritually and loving yourself through the eyes of God.