Journal.
Occasional writing by the people who teach here. Mostly about the gap between what this industry says and what is actually happening in the room.
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·5 min read
The timetable is not the problem
Every studio in this city publishes a timetable and hopes. Here is why that does not work, and what we did about it.
by Nadia Kellner, studio director
·6 min read
You cannot lengthen a muscle
"Long and lean" is the most repeated promise in this industry, and the anatomy behind it is simply wrong. What is really happening is more interesting.
by Ruth Ferreira, instructor — rehab & recovery, tower & chair
·5 min read
What the springs are actually doing
Nearly everybody assumes more springs means harder. Very often it means the opposite, and understanding why changes how you use the machine.
by Priya Raghunathan, senior instructor