There’s still a lot of talk in the Pilates world about neutral spine.

It’s time we put a line through it. Now.

Joseph doesn’t talk about it. Indeed, quite the opposite. He teaches the spine to move via the head; by instructing that we move the head “as much as...

Engage this, contract that. Such instructions set you and your clients up for failure.

Tell them to engage their core and the internal dialogue you facilitate is on the spectrum of:

"What’s my core?"

"Where’s my core?"

"How do I know if my core is engaged?"

"Is it engaged enough?"

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