The image above reminds me of someone who has no Lithe knowledge in a regular level class : )
After a rough start with Lithe, newbie, "A" writes:
Dear Lauren,
It is a good thing I don't need my leg/arm/stomach muscles to write you an e-mail as I am like a piece of cooked spaghetti right now. I just wanted to give a little testimonial re: taking a private beginner's session and signing up for the Immersion Program prior to taking regular Lithe Method classes.
I am a recent NYC transplant who is getting married in a little over 4 months and I was reluctant to follow your protocol ("what? Me? Need intro classes - But I KNOW how to use my body and I have practiced yoga and I don't have time for this beginner's thing - I need to get in shape for my wedding dress ASAP and I swear I will keep up with your classes") but boy am I glad I took your rules seriously.
I just got home from my private session with Tiffany (loved her!) and I would have never made it through a regular class without being guided through the basics of the Lithe Method first!
I am looking forward to my next private session so that I can continue to figure out proper techniques and so that I can come to regular classes and actually reap the benefits of Lithe rather than ending up exhausted, frustrated, and left behind! Thanks so much for the tough-love.
Hey A,
Great, great, great! Thanks so much for understanding our policies and taking the time out to write to me.
As you know, I'm really strict about people learning how to Lithe correctly before they enter regular level classes. Our regular level classes are not for beginners and so many "fit" people want to get started NOW in our regular-level classes and don't want to hear that taking the Immersion or a private IS getting started.
It literally takes people who do not take the Immersion (or 2 privates or three Lithe 101 classes) at least 10 weeks to 6 months longer to see results because they have to figure out what the heck is going on, keep up, boot-camp themselves and even worse, it throws the whole class programming and class levels off course. it's kinda like dropping into an advanced level salsa class without knowing a thing about salsa.
I've seen people go even longer than that without knowing what they are doing--Especially those who come in with no Lithe Immersion knowledge and apply their classical Pilates or Yogic breathing and principals to what we do in our classes and we see and hear it all...Yoga breathing, no pelvic placement, unstable shoulder girdles, ribs popping, Ron Fletcher style "ch" breathing, Bar method tucks...I can go on and on.
Good for you, "A", --Now that you know how to Lithe and what you are doing (by applying our 5 basic principals), you will see results and will be looking fab in that dress in no time flat!
"The Difficulties of Staying in Shape" Illustration via Marcos Chin.
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