@margaretelizabeth__: this is the 🔑 Pilates isn’t just about flexibility or range — it’s about how you move within that range. So often you hear Pilates teachers talk about getting longer, or taller - and that’s what length & opposition is all about My favorite way to teach length & opposition is in leg circles - telling my students they’re drawing their circles on the wall but the wall is moving further away, so they have to reach longer It’s all about reaching in one direction while grounding in another - so that you can feel taller, or feel longer and stretched When you move with intention and oppositional energy, you find strength, space, and control all at once. #PilatesWithMyMom #PilatesFundamentals #LengthInOpposition #CadillacPilates #PilatesEducation #MindfulMovement #PilatesForRealBodies #StLouisPilates #MovementMatters #pilatesinstructor #pilateslovers