I'm excited to announce that Lithe will be carrying FOAT soon! Foat Design is run by twin sisters (who are both Jivamukti Yoga instructors!), Kaja and Zoe Foat.
Their designs are beautiful, urban, modern, comfortable, sweatshop-free and made in the USA!
2.6.10 UPDATE: ALL LITHE METHOD STUDIOS ARE CLOSED & ALL SATURDAY CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE WEATHER.
Everyone wants to know about classes and the impending snow. Are we canceling
Friday evening classes & Saturday classes at all locations?? Well, to be honest, we really won't know until it starts to snow. If it's snowing as much as they say it's going to snow, I bet that most of you will cancel and then we will cancel if class numbers dwindle too low.
Stay tuned to the blog and check
our MindBody reservation system before you head out tonight and in the am so that there are no surprises.
Image via garance dore.
UPDATE: THE RING HAS BEEN RECOVERED! IT WAS HIDING OUT IN THE BOTTOM OF ANOTHER LITHER'S GYM BAG JUST LIKE WE THOUGHT! YAY!
Hey everyone, read up! A Lither lost her three stone emerald cut engagement ring (exact ring above) at Lithe Rittenhouse this evening while taking Higher Power. She thinks she placed it in her hat in the locker room and maybe it fell out into someone's bag or shoe?
Everyone, please check your belongings if you were at the studio between the hours of 5:45-7pm. We're all a little sad and still searching!
Lauren, I saw this article on nytimes.com and I immediately thought of Lithe. Glad I can do them now! Susan
Thanks for the link, Susan! You're right on. There's nothing like Lithe's Push-up sequence to work the entire body and spike that heart rate.
Image of Lithe Instructor, Krista DeNofa via Dominic Episcopo.
I am loving Lithe's Barlesque! What's it all about? Think a half hour of high energy barre work and then we take it to the floor with our Thinny's around our wrists to up the ante...Pop, melt, shimmy and shake!
Image via (love her!) Lajla Toullec.
It's really important that you never press or push your back down into the mat when you're doing abdominal work or squeeze your bum to cheat that martini tip (in the case of Method Abs, you're not pressing your back down into the mat, you're engaging your abs in imprint and then really going further in that pelvic tllt 'in tuck' and therefore, the back will rest against the floor during your compression work).
Being neutral and imprinted recruits your back muscles while keeping your spine in proper alignment, which keeps your abs in the proper position to engage, and you'll be a lot less prone to injury and low back pain/tension.
Image of Lauren Boggi via Dominic Episcopo.
Just about every new Lither starts out in our Immersion course. There is no better way to learn how to Lithe, get to know the workout, our instructors and build your strength and stamina for regular level classes.
So many seasoned Lithers get super strong and want to work harder, faster and stronger and in the process, forget our basic bio-mechanical principals that make Lithe, Lithe Method and give you that Lithe body.
Here's a little rundown of reminders that will get you back to basics and purify your practice. Remember, that if you don't know (and do) the basics (hello, correct breathing), you will miss out on Lithe's middle-minimizing benefits!
Take a Breath:
The key to the method is the breathing. The breath fuels and paces the workout. When done correctly, our classes activate more muscles in your core then anything else out there and our exercises are over 200 percent effective! The key with our breathing is engaging that deepest abdominal layer (transverse abdominis).
When you chew gum during class, not breathe at all or breathe normally or shallowly into your belly, shoulders or chest, you create slack in your middle and those deep, inner muscles just won't activate. As much as we cue breathing, there are so many of you who don't do it and to be honest, you're cheating yourself out of an amazing workout and real results.
Visualize This:
Remember to keep your abs taut as you inhale through your nose, feel your ribs expand out out to the sides like an accordion and then on that exhale, blow out through the mouth with pursed lips and pull the belly in while you simultaneously knit those ribs right back to together. it's a forced exhalation.
I'll be back this evening with some back and pelvis tips and reminders!
Images of Lithe Instructors, Nicole Sewall, Lauren Boggi and Krista DeNofa via Dominic Episcopo.
It’s that time of the year again…to live and Lithe under the sweet Jamaican sun!
Our
last Lithe Escape was a time for restoration and rejuvenation, and also
a time to slim down and tighten up. The results from our last Escape were
unprecedented—both in how everyone felt, and how everyone looked! Come
join us to renew and refresh in time for summer!
This time we are
escaping for five nights so more people can fit an Escape into their
schedule and their budget. During May 4th-9th, 2010, our Lithe Escape takes us to yet another breathtaking, historic Jamaican villa. Please join us this spring at the Hammerstein Highland House, set dramatically high in the hills over Montego Bay.
The Highland House is an incredibly unique and luxurious property designed in a way that combines both traditional colonial style and striking modern amenities. Originally owned by renowned composer Oscar Hammerstein, the Highland House is one of the most incredible villas on the Island. Think Blue Mountain coffee every morning delivered to your room; fabulous island-inspired organic and detoxifying cuisine; a mid-week fresh tropical juice cleanse; and of course two Lithe classes a day--one on land, and one in the expansive pool. Not to mention the beach, spa, local culture, and …peace and quiet.!
To top it off, Highland House has its own organic garden which is maintained by our very own Liz Solms. You will be able to tour the garden, and even pick the veggies you’ll eat at dinner! In fact, twenty percent of your stay will be donated to the local school nutrition program and school garden sponsored by Highland House.
To keep our Escape as intimate and hands-on as last time, we are limiting the Escape to nine people. The first four people will receive a rate of $2300/person. Accommodations are shared unless a solo room is specified and comes at an extra charge. Accommodations will be given out on a first come, first serve basis, though we assure you each and every room is like paradise. The last five people will receive a rate of $2500/person. So book early!
Wow, when we bring Higher Power back on the schedule, it's just unbelievable. The sweat, the burn (600 calories at least), the energy, the intense cardiovascular/strength workout AND the results that it gives is just incomparable to anything that I've ever experienced (our band system is the only workout that has ever come close to college level cheer-leading for me).
I've taught it twice this week and I can already see and feel a change in my body. I Love it! Lithe Instructor, Krista DeNofa allowed me to take some pics of her in Higher Power on Monday night. Here she is in Goddess Abs, Plyos in "V" and See-Saw.
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