The Co Pilates

MELTing in Brooklyn!
Monday, July 17th at 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
Your investment to attend: $30

This 90 minute workshop aims to help you learn about the science behind the method, and how to integrate some of the technique into your personal care routine with a focus on pelvic health this month. MELT props will be provided for the class and available for a discounted purchase after. This workshop will be held in-person at our Brooklyn location inside
The Floor on Atlantic: 310 Atlantic, 2nd Floor.

Sign up at www.thecopilates.com

"It feels so good to be back in my body again!"

We will stop being amazed and advocating for the power of having the opportunity to connect with your body.

Mindful Movement | Better ES.EE.EX.

Wednesday, June 28th @ 6-7:30pm
In-person Workshop at our Brooklyn Location -
$30

We offered the first iteration of this workshop in early in 2020 and was inspired by the eye-opening stat that 1 in 3 women report experiencing pain during es.ee.ex. Our approach has evolved since then, but unfortunately that stat hasn't.

When you are intimate with a partner or even yourself, are in your head or in your body? Are you anxious or preoccupied by discomfort so much so that feelings of pleasure feel distant? In this 90 minute workshop we will employ physical (foundational Pilates), intuitive (meditation and reiki), and emotional (journaling and discussion) strategies. These strategies will allow us to explore how to find deeper awareness of where we are in vulnerable intimate moments, and where we want to go in order to access the pleasure we all have a right to bask in!

Everyone deserves to feel good in their body, to feel pleasure, in their body, to have good, healthy, healing, respectful, and honoring es.ee.ex. However please note, at this time for this workshop we are inviting in all women to attend.

ATTENTION ATTENTION!!!

New Season. New class time. Grab your spot and join the heat wave in thawing out winter!

6pm ET every Monday.

"Our relationship to our body determines how we make our way in the world."
- Bessel van der Kolk

"I'm gaining a whole new awareness of my nervous system, how I move, and how these things connect to each other. It's like there's this whole new world I'm understanding."

- Lyla T.

We are obsessed with the big realizations that come from a deepening awareness and mindfulness through movement. OBSESSED!

Our Intro to MELT seasonal workshop is open and comes with a bonus this time! The first 3 to sign up will receive a free MELT ball to continue the practice long after the workshop has ended!

Friday, April 21st 5:30pm-7pm
$30 (ask about our sliding scale option)

This 90 minute workshop aims to help you learn about the science behind the method, and how to integrate some of the technique into your personal care routine. MELT props will be provided for the class and available for a discounted purchase after.

This workshop will be held in-person at our Manhattan location inside F Squared Physical Therapy, 19 W. 21st St. #901.

Call to action in the name of change.

As mindful movement practitioners, we are in the business of supporting and guiding our clients through change. That change does not happen in a vacuum, but instead has ripple effects. In that way, we are in the business of change in the individual, the community, and the world.

In our newsletter this month we highlighted some work from these leaders and activists in honor of Black History Month. Regardless of what designated month it is we invite you to join us in continuing to explore and support these Black History resources:

Sonja Herbert's Antiracism Affirmation Guide
Nicole Hannah Jones' The 1619 Project
Rachel Cargle's Black History Month Daily Posts
Layla F. Saad's White Supremacy

"Cultivation is key... committing yourself to a practice of tending is what makes things grow. It is not hustling... I am not killing anything. I am nurturing. I am cultivating. I am wedding. I am singing. I am praying. I am moving my hips and swaying. I am feeling the elements touch me. I am being tender. I am being receptive. I am listening. I am not hustling. I am not killing it." - Latham Thomas on the Emergent Strategy Podcast: S2 E12

There may be some years when hitting the ground hard and fast is absolutely appropriate and aligned with where you are, what you need and want. As we become more aware of what is happening inside of our bodies we become more attuned to the specifics and timing of its needs. We can become more tree-like, embracing stillness as part of the doing that is necessary for long lasting change and growth.

In advocating for embracing hibernation are we suggesting do nothing for the next three months? No, of course not. That is not possible in the reality we live in, even if many of us are working to shift that reality to a more fair and equitable one that actually collaborates with nature. We still have to work with what we have in the present. Instead, what we are advocating for is illumination of the subtle ways in which we can identify and allow ourselves to have cycles of ease and fluidity without judgment, shame, or guilt. To check our motivations and energy behind “New Year, New Me!” types of goals. Which, btw, at this time of the year many are already loosing steam and feeling bad about it.

What we are speaking to is the sneaky expectations, meanings, and pressures we put on ourselves and how that settles into the way we view, use, and move our bodies. Often many of us find that we’ve put so much pressure on ourselves to achieve or be productive the goal becomes impossible to complete, or we're robed of the satisfaction we thought we’d feel once we do achieve it.

Sometimes, laying down and doing what may be outwardly perceived as "doing nothing" is actually doing a lot.

"Even this simple movement, I'm always so amazed at how impactful it is." - Eileen B.

When a little is lot!