KInney Fontecchio Movement/ABsolutions Pilates Studio

06/18/2026

Fantastic and flow type session for Margaret today!

There were some firsts today and she was able to take the challenge and move from exercise to exercise without large breaks.

06/15/2026

After doing some work with the Yamuna black black in the arm pit to help with release, connection, and some mobilization of the shoulder. We did each arm separately, in a prone position with the working arm able to hang off the side of the Cadillac.

Then we went to the Pulley Tower and then Handle Unit for various exercises

06/12/2026

Fine tuning Teri’s Roll Up: Finding connections to T-8, the obliques, the rhythm of the scapula as they adjust to the different shapes of the spine and ribcage, lengthening and expansion in the upper chest

Using imagery, hands on, a few prep exercises, breath work, and some discussion to bring into focus concepts that were particularly helpful for her body to execute the Roll Up and to add to her mental checklist during her mat practice at home

06/10/2026

Helping clients feel connected to the apparatus so they feel connected to their body

06/08/2026

Using the ball for sensory feedback: how to lengthen the spine up out of the pelvis with out pushing back into the ball; how to find opposition with sacrum and sitz bones reaching into the earth and the spine lengthening away from the lumbar vertebrae up through crown of head and not dumping

06/03/2026

Rib glide, weight shift, breath to help build a better rib and pelvic stack

05/20/2026

Nice work, Kirkland!

05/15/2026

Remember Margaret’s marching from the other day? Here is a video of her doing alternating heel raises finding the mobility in the leg joints and the stability in her spine and pelvis

05/13/2026

Working on curves and rotations using gentle hands on to encourage rib glide and derotation of the spine and ribs for a better stack of the ribcage over the pelvis. See how breath, gentle coaxing of bones, and calm help bring about the desired changes and shifts in the body, brain, and nervous system

05/13/2026