Movement Heals Pilates & Dance/Movement Therapy

Movement Heals Pilates & Dance/Movement Therapy Movement Heals, created by Megan Shaffer, seeks to provide opportunities for healing the body, mind,

08/20/2026

The feedback of this chair is like none other.

I practice Pilates to improve and maintain my strength and mobility. But I also practice to learn things about my body.

How it’s compensating.
How it’s releasing.

I’m not the same mover I was when I was 24. I won’t be the same mover that I am now in 10 years. Pilates helps me stay on top of the changes I experience so I can continue to live the active life I love.

This chair is one of the apparatuses that continues to teach me. It shows me where I am and where I need to go. It’s been a favorite as of lately to end my workouts with.

What’s your favorite Electric chair exercise?

🪑: Contrology by Balanced Body

06/15/2026

Welcome to my Misunderstood Series ~ today we are looking at The Elephant

Biggest mistake I see - IT’S NOT DOWNWARD DOG!

As with all exercises in Pilates, Elephant is a full body exercise. Is it intense like mountain climber on the wunda chair or the 100? No, but the work is deep and super beneficial for opening up our backs that are always so tight. The tailbone should point down towards the heels, not to the wall behind you.

There is a time and place for flat backs but the Elephant is not one of them.

Elephant teaches us how to engage our center and more importantly, move our lower limbs FROM our center. It’s a weird concept to grasp but it’s essential in Pilates.

The other mistake I see - Elephant is a SMALL movement. We move the carriage about 6 inches is all. Your heels should stay down and the upper body should not move back and forth.

If you’ve been wondering what Elephant is all about, give these changes a try and experience the difference.

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