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Temporary Studio Location

admin April 15, 2015 April 20, 2015Info

As many of you know we are excited about our upcoming move into a new studio! However, construction delays have caused us a temporary change of location. We have NOT yet moved to the Kingston Village studio at 102 – 3rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

We have moved to a temporary location at 1560 Boyson Road, Suite D, Hiawatha, Iowa. This is easily accessed off of I-380, at the Boyson Road exit. Be assured we will continue to offer the same great service at the Boyson Road location.

Thanks for your understanding and continued patronage.

Blessings,

– Donna, Risë, and Debbie

What Are the Benefits of Pilates?

admin February 13, 2015 February 13, 2015Info

Pilates is a form of exercise that emphasizes the balance of body, mind and spirit. It focuses on the development of the body through core strength, flexibility and body awareness to support efficient and graceful movement.

Pilates teaches you to move in a mindful way. It develops stronger, leaner, longer muscles. After doing Pilates, many students have a feeling of being taller, or a sense of moving with ease.

What Can You Tell Me About Pilates?

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+ Brief History of Pilates

Pilates is a form of exercise that was originally created by a man by the name of Joseph Pilates. Joe was born in Germany in the early 1900’s. He was small and sickly as a child. He was influenced by his father, a prize winning gymnast and his mother, a naturopath, who believed in the body’s ability to heal itself.

With this influence he chose to educate himself in anatomy bodybuilding, yoga, and martial arts. He strengthened his body and became convinced that bad posture, and inefficient breathing were the roots of poor health.

He developed a unique series of exercises to help correct muscular imbalances and improve posture, balance, coordination, breathing, strength and flexibility. He also created a variety of machines, based on spring resistance that could be used to perform these exercises.

+ Our Holistic Approach

At Metamorphosis Pilates we emphasize the connection between mind, body and spirit. We believe that the physical body is a manifestation of our mental, spiritual, and emotional body.

With attention on the physical body, we can also move the emotional, spiritual and mental body. We believe when you connect with mind body and spirit, you will flourish.

Our metaphor for this is the caterpiller and butterfly. The caterpillar’s DNA does not change when it changes into a butterfly. The butterfly is a stage of growth in the caterpillar’s life.

Our goal is to use Pilates, and other mind body exercises as a catalyst to discover the whole you, the true you. Like the caterpillar, we hope that you discover the butterfly in you.